Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-11-02
SIDNEY PERHAM, Secretary of State.
ELECTIONS TO-DAY.

SIDNEY PERHAM, Secretary of State
ELECTIONS 70-DAY.
Elections are held to-day in Illinois,
Kansas, Maryland Massachusetts,. Mime
sofa, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York.
Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin,
eleven States. In Illinois the election is
only for county and municipal officers.
In New York, State officers, members
of the Senate and Assembly. Justices OF
the Supreme Court, and county officers
are to be elected, and member of Con-
gress is to be chosen in the Thirty-third
district, to fill vacancy caused by the
death of Allen, a liberal The nomina-
lions of the democrats and republicans on
the State ticket and for member of Con
gress arc as follows
Republican. Democratic.
Sec. of State, Fredk w. Seward, John Bigelow.
Controller, Francis E. Spinner, l.. Robinson.
Treasurer, Edwin A. Merritt, c. n. Ross.
AttI General, Geo. +. Danforth Z. S. Eairchild.
Eng. & Surv', o. II. P. Cornell, J. d. Van Blu
rem, Jr.
Canal Confer. W. T. TinsIey, c. A. Walrath.
Prison Ins'p'r, Benoni l. Ives, r. X. Crowley.
Cong's, 33d. Nelson l. Norton, Chas. S. Carey.
The prohibitionists have full ticket in
the field. at the head of which. for Secre-
tary of State, is the name of Geo. Is. Dusin-
berre. The total republican and demo-
cratic vote for Governor in 1874 was 1872
400; the majority of the democratic candl-
date over the republican candidate was
50,317. The prohibition candidate for
Governor received II ,76S votes. There is
fierce fight in New York city against
Tammany by the portion of democrats in
conjunction with the republicans, upon To-
cal nominations, the effect Of which upon
the State ticket cannot be known until af-
ter election.
Pennsylvania elects a Governor, State
Treasurer, members of both branches of
the legislature and county officers. The
democrats stand upon an initiation plat
form similar to the democratic platform of
OHIO. The republican and democratic
5 ate tickets are as follows:
Republican. Democratic.
Governor, John F. Hartranft, c. l.. Pershing.
State Treas, Henry Rawle, Victor +. Plolet.
The prohibitionists support Robert Aud
ley Browne for Governor. The total DEM
ocratic and republican vote in 1874 Tor
Lieut.. Gov. was 549,711; the democratic
majority was 1879. The temperance vote
was 4.632. The election has been warm
" contested and a full vote will be polled.
Massachusetts will elect State officers,
members of both branches of the legisla-
ture, executive councillors, one commits
sioner in each county, and member OF
Congress in the First district to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of James But
finton, republican. The principal tickets
are as follows;
Republican. Democratic.
Governor, Alex. II. Rice, VIM. CASTOR.
Lieut.-Gov. ii. G. Knight. John q. Adams,
Secretary, Henry b. Pierce, g. ii. Monroe.
Treasurer Chas. Endicott, W. Rowland.
Auditor, Julius l.. Clarke, j E. Fitzgerald
Au'y-Gen. c. X. Train, Geoge T. Very
Congress, Vim. W. Grape, Chas. q. Davis
There is full labor reform ticket in the
field with the name of Wendell Phillips at
the head, as candidate for Governor.
n candidate for Governor, but have no
other candidates for State officers. Last
wear the total vote for Governor was 1885,
720; the democratic majority for CASTOR
was 1882. but the remainder of the re-
publican State ticket was elected, also
majority in both branches of the legisla-
ture.
Iu Minnesota. State officers, members of
the legislature, and county officers are to
be elected, and four amendments to the
State constitution are TO be voted upon
The first amendment changing section 4
Of article VI, provides for the formation
of judicial districts composed OF contigu-
Gus territory, and. the election of judges
for IA term Of seven years, and also pro-
vides that every district Judge shall re-
side within the district at the time of his
election and during his continuance in
Office. The second amendment says the
legislature may provide by law that any
woman, q years Of age. and upward, may
vote at any election for school officers, or
upon any measure relating to schools and
may also be eligible to hold any office per-
tanning solely to the management of
schools. The third amendment directs
the legislature to provide for the safe in
yestment of the principal and interest of
all funds arising from the sale OF certain
lands in United States bonds, or the bonds