Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-10-30

to be voted upon. The legislature to meet
next January will elect United States
Senator to occupy the seat filled by Mr..
Fenton. The canvass has been conducted
with a good deal of spirit in this State,
the democrats making great exertions to
elect their State ticket and make gains in
Congressman. The republicans had "a
of the members Of Congress at the last
election.
PENNSYLVANIA elects State officers, a new
legislature, and q representatives in Con-
gress. The legislature will elect United
States Senator to succeed Mr.. Scott. This
election is the first under the new consti-
tuition and the new apportionment OF Con-
gressonal districts. The Congressional
delegation stands % republicans to dem
ocrats. There are independent nomina-
tons made in several districts.
Rhode Island will elect two Congress
men. They will both be republicans, as
they are now. The democratic candidates
first nominated declined but new names
have been substituted.
In South Carolina there will be State
officers, legislature and five representa-
tives in Congress elected. A bolt was
made from the regular republican nomi
nations, the boilers nominated ticket.
and that has been endorsed and will
be supported by the conservatives. The
present Congressman are all republicans.
Tennessee elects Governor, legisla-
ture and ten Congressman. The legisla-
ture will elect successor to Senator
Brownlow. The delegation in Congress
stands seven republicans to three demo
Gratis. Republican loss is anticipated.
Texas elects six congressman. The re-
publicans have nominations in only four
districts. Present delegation are all dem
ocrats
Vermont will hold an election in the
second congressional district, where there
failed to be an election Of any candidate
in September, owing to a split in the re-
publican ranks by the name of Mr.. Dea-
nison being used against Mr.. Poland.
Virginia elects nine Congressman. The
delegation is now four republicans to five
democrats. Independents are running
against the republicans in the second and
fourth districts.
Wisconsin will choose eight Con-
gressmen, and legislature which will
elect United States Senator to succeed
Mr.. Carpenter. The only tickets in the field
are the republican and reform. In the
present Congress the republicans have six
members and the democrats two.
Elections for territorial delegates will
take place in Arizona. Idaho and Wash
ington.
This brief notice of the elections to oc-
cur next week will convey to our readers
some idea of their importance. They
will decide the political complexion of the
next House of Representatives, and in
fiuence very largely the campaign of 1876.
Occurring midway between the recent cleo
ton for President and the next Presiden-
tial election, it is time when we may ex.
pect losses to the party controlling the gov.
eminent. 1t is not impossible that the
democrats may succeed through combi-
nation of circumstances exceedingly ia
vorable to them, but by no means perma.
nent, in obtaining majority in the next
House Of Representatives; but such VIC
tory to them would be but transient we
believe. Only the returns can tell the re-
suit. Should it prove to be against the re-
publcans, it will unite the party to make
a strong and victorious effort in, rs, that
the country may De spared the danger OF
rebel supremacy threatening it.
TIE GPEAT EORGERY