Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-02
The November EIeetioas

Louisiana votes to-day, snI tO-mDrrov the
contest for political supremacy comes of in
twenty-thr states and three territories, and
Vermont rE hold special election in it, Sec
pnd district, (POlsnd's.) where there Wa no
choice In September. On another page will be
found full showing or election statistics, from
which 1t will be seen that the states % vote to
morrow are Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware.
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Michigan, MiuHe-
sofa. Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York
PennsyiEanis, Rhode Island, South Carolina
Tennessee, TeIss, Virgins, and Wisconsin,
while elections for territorial delegates will Dc
held in Washington, Idaho an AriE1as tsrritl-
Ties. The main interest l. felt the result in the
Congressional districts, IN view # the sanguius
and not altogether unf1und7f. expectations Of
the democrats that they Will gain enough msn-
bers, in addition 20 their Esiu- IN the October
elections, TO secure the new H)use OF Repre-.n-
tstiVes. TO 10 this they must gain thirty four
more members, and, II they can maintain cue
same rstiO Of z aims As in October, tuey viii Ne
coed. Can they maintain this ratio? On the one
side II can be said that they have the pres.i- II
victory 20 ait them with the fence mem fhs
bread-and butter men, and tI8 colsiisr.bla
number OF democrats voters, who, thrluyh rha
discourage mFnts of l4re years, have been in tn.
habit of Saying st home On election DAYS.
but who will now be encouraged to cons
ont and 10 battle for their p,--v
On the other hand I may be claimed tha- che
republican, OF tbe great leading States Of Penn
sylvariz and New YORK viii 90 into the II IN.
much less heavily weighted than did their
brethren Ia Chic and Indiana, wbO not only
were buTtsned With prohibition Temperance
platform, but had 10 maintain the unpopular
banner OF sound finance. Ia the East their
financial doctrines will give them sympathy
and probably said support from tue
heavy financial, commercial and mann
featuring interests. IL cannot bs d.
med, however, that the democrats are
good deal more sanguins, than their op1o
Dents- Whether they are over sanzuine with
the elati0n from a few successes after years u
defeat II mains 70 be seen. No IJu5t they VII
gain several more members; but in the opinion
CT cool observers here not enough 70 give than
the newt House. By some thoughtful reouhIi-
cans II il held that reverse jus. nov ni,1r h.
good thing for the party by putting tao d.
nocrsCy on the defensive, ard enabling the rs-
PUbiicsns 20 10 q little nee led h0uss- cI.sliuy
IL its own establish ment before the Presidential
contest
Meantime y would sc m. according TO tha
Estimates on either side, that the majority in
the next House, whether republican or den,-
cratic, vii be exceedingly close. Thus the
Cincinnati C4sHtsr t1I (Ind.) figures out that
the democrats will have a majority Of two. Tho
Iouis vile CoTrisT-J 5arHGl lDsDA speculatss
upon democratic majority Of one The Gin
ciunat' EHggirsr ,Dem) TANKS there will be a
Il" good drm'crstic majority. The PhiIsfsI-
phia Press lBep.) claims q republican majority
Of eighteen; while the Boston AErey.issr tR,n.l
thinks the House will be uncOulfortably close.
Ihe Hartford Post (Bsp.) cIa rs = republican
majority II twenty; and the New York World
(DeIn-l n siu-ains that there will be atsna,-
cratic majority OF fourteen.