Middletown transcript., 1875-11-06
NEW YORK


Secretary of State, Comptroller. Al
torney General and other State officers
members Of both branches Of the Lsgis
lature, one member Of Congress, 10 th
33d District. to Gil vacancy. made b
the death Of Hon. Augustus F. Allen
democrat. The result showed clos
contest Mr.. Bigelow, the Democrat
candidate for Secretary Of State wa
elected by from 1000 to 10, 900 majori
ty against q majority Of over SO. .00'
for Gov. Tilden last year. The othe
State officers were also elected by
like majority In the Congressiona
district Nelson 1. Norton, Rep, wa
elected. -4 -
The Senate will stand 20 Republicans
10 Democrats and 2 Independents
In the Lower House the Democrat
will have 63 members, the Republics
62 and the Independents 8. .es1'gt
Last year the Senate Was 13 Demo
Gratis, 18 Republicans and l Indepen
dent. The House was SO Democrats
II Republicans and Independent.
4i MASSACHUSETTS. e1
In 1874 Castor, the Democratic
candidate for Governor. was elected b,
. majority Of 7042, while the Republi'
cans elected their candidates for Lieu
Governor and Secretary Of State BY
msjorities Of 1908 and %. .439 re-
spectively. This year the Republican
candidate for Governor (Rice) was
elected over Governor CASTOR (Dem. J
BY from 4. 1000 to 5000 majority. OF
the members Of the Legislature the
Democrats have elected 81 and the
Republicans 172. Nine towns to bs
heard from. .a 4ris
PENNSYLVANIA.
Last year the Democrats carried the
State on the vote for Lieutenant Gov
ernor BY 4.679 majority. They also
elscted II Of the 27 members. Of Con-
gress and secured a majority on joint
ballot in the Legislature, Of Z. This
year Gen. Hartrantf.: the Republican
candidate for Governor, is reelected
by majority Of about $4,000. The
other officers chosen were State Treas
urer, ~ Senator'S and representatives
to fill vacancis. In the Senate the
Democrats gain one member, which
gives them the control Of that body.
In the House the relative strength Of
the two parties is unchanged.
A MARYLAND.
The election was for Governor, At
torney Genera, Comptroller, 9 and Legis-
lature. This election was particularly
interesting on account Of a division in
the Democratic party and coalition of
a number Of Democrats who had with
drawn from the main body and assumed
the name of .Reformers' with the Repub-
licans for the defeat of the Democrats.
Hon. John Lee Carroll, grandson of
Charles Carroll, of Carrolton, was the
Democratic Candidate for Governor,
and was elected BY majority Of 49,
900 being even greater than that Of
1874 which was IA, 1876 on the Con-
gressional vote. The "Reform," or
Fusion, candidate was Hon. J. Nor
rison Harris. G. M. j. Gwin, ESQ,
the Democratic candidate for Attorney
General, was elected over bis opponent,
s. Teackle Wallis. Esq. by majority
slightly less than that Of Mr.. Carroll
The State Senate consists Of 26 mem.
bers Of whom ten democrats and two
hold over. OF the IA
chosen on Tuesday the democrats have
elected IL, the opposition 8. Of the
eighty. four members Of the House the
Democrats have elected go, the Re-
formers and Republicans "a.
NEW JERSEY.
The election was for State Legis-
|ature. In 1874 Governor Bedle,
(dem. was elected by 1928 majority.
The democrats also elected FIVE out, Of
the seven members Of Congress and
secured majority of II on joint bal
lot in the Legislature. The result Of
Tuesdays election gives the Democrats
3 in.the Senate and the Republicans
IL. . gain Of one for the Democrats.
[n the House the Republicans have SO
ind the Democrats "a, net gain to
he former Of II.
MISSISSIPPI.
In 1874 the Republican candidate
or Governor. was elected by 2l, ,403
majority. The same party also elected
he Lien. Governor A. K. Davis (Ne-
yro); Secretary Of State, James Hill,
Negro and SO of the 146 members of
he State Legislature. This year the
Democrats have swept the State. elect
ng the six representatives, to Congress,
ind their entire State ticket in nearly
every county. Fhey will have ma
ority Of SO on joint ballot in the
both branches Of which
ire in their hands. This is the great
'st triumph Of all. as it indicates q
'eturn Of right and justice to that
'arpet-bagger ridden State.
MINNESOTA.
Republican majority last year for
chief Justice. 1886. The same partv