The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-02
The November Elections.

| GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE RESULT.
The following is a carefully complied
summary Of the returns from the recent
| State elections, as far as could be ascer-
tanned on Nov. 10:
ARKANSAS.
Our advices from Little Rock are that,
with the changes OcCasiOned by the re-
cent election. the Legislature will stand
about as follows: Senate, Republicans
IS Democrats 10. House, Democrats 40,
Republicans g.. Democratic majority Oh
joint ballot 10.
ILLINOIS.
The Chicago Tribune says that otficial
returns from sixty-fOur counties Of
Illinois give q total OF 10000 votes cast.
Estimates for the other thirty-eight
counties including Cook, swell the to-
tai to 100000. No State officers were
elected.
KANSAs.
Returns from Kansas up to the 18th
received by the Topeka Commonwealth
give the following as the complexion OF
the new Legislature: Senate, 2 Repub-
liCan, 5 Farmers, l Democrat; House,
AZ Republicans, 80 Farmers, 10 indie
pendents, 2 Democrats. This gives n
Republican majority of 8 on the joint
ballot, but three districts remain to be
heard from and may reduce this majority
slightly.
NEW JERsEY
The election was for one-third of the
members of the State Senate, twO-thirds
holding over, anda full Assembly. The
Senate of this State last year was COM
posed of IA Administration Republicans
and 7 Liberals. This year there will be
ID Republicans and Z Democrats, the
Republicans having gained q Senator in
Hunterdon cOCnty and lost one in Hud-
son county. The Assembly of 1878
was composed of Al Administration Re-
p%ublicans, Is Liberals and one Inde-
pendent Democrat supported by the Re-
p%ublicans. The next House will con-
tain 80 Republicans, 7 Democrats and /
Independent Democrat, giving the Re-
pnblicans a majority o njOint ballot of II.
The Democrats have gained two assem-
blymen each in Essex, Hudson and Pas
STAG counties, and n each in Bergen,
Camden, Cumberland, Mercer and
Ocean counties. The Republicans also
gain n assemblyman in Middlesex
county.
NEW YORK.
In New York City the Tammany coun~
ty and judiciary tickets and most of the
assem- blymen were returned by good
majOrities varying according to the per-
sonal popularity ofthe candidates. Will
lers, the candidate for Secretary of State,
received 1881 majority. In the whole
State the majOrities by counties give as
far al received O total Democratic ma
iority of 10,984. The Legislature it is be-
lieved will stand about asfollows: Sen
ate Republicans and l Democrat,
Assembly-T Republicans, IS Democrats
and l indie PENDENT.
MARYLAND.
Unofficial returns from all the coun~
ties have been received, and it is thought
will not vary much from official figures.
They make the majority of Woolf0rd,
Democratic candidate for Comptroller,
1885 over Henry II. G~oldsborough, the
Republicans candidate Woolford's ma
jOrity in 1871 was 1915. Unofficial re-
turns for legislative candidates from all
counties in the State except one Indicate
that the Legislature will stand about as
follows: Senate, 90 Democrats and 3
Republicans. House, 81 Democrats and
90 Republicans. Democratic majority
on joint ballot 60.
MASSACHUSETTS.
1t is difficult to get any detailed infOr-
nation from this State, and until the
official returns are promulgated it is not
likely anything more than was indicated
by the first returns will be known. In
Boston, CASTOR, the Democratic candi-
date for Governor, received 1,349 plur-
atty, a gain Of nearly 1000 from last
year. Besides this, Boston sends /
Democrat and two Independents to the
Senate, and 10 Democrats against s last
year to the Assembly. The strength Of
the Opposition in the Legislature has
been largely increased. Returns from
81 towns, leaving 80 still to hear from,
gave the following figures: Washburn,
69,426; Glaston, 1880; scattering, 426.
MINNESOTA.
SO tar as the complexion Of the Leg
lslature is known, it will stand about as
follows: Senate, 81 Republicans, -
democrats; House, SIS Republicans, 40
Democrats. Republican majority on
joint ballot 20. Last year the Senate
stood II Democrats and 80 Republicans,
and the House % Democrats to 81 Re-
publlcans a Republican majority on
joint ballot of rs, which has been reduced
to 90.
VIRGINIA.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 9th
published returns from all but sixteen
counties, giving the following result:
Kemper, 109,6333; Hughes, 81, 1O4: ma
jority for Kemper, 1850.
WISCONSIN.
Official returns come in slowly and the
latest advices make Taylor, the Refor~
mers' candidate, ahead at least $4,000.
The State Senate will stand Is Refor-
mers and 17Republicans, andthe Assem-
bly, about 80 RefOrmers to DO Repub-
hcans.