The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-07
STATE ELECTIONS THIS YEAR

STATE ELECTIONS THIS YEAR.
Already state elections have been held,
this year, in four states--Ncw Hampshire,
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Kentucky
with varying results, but not with such as
indicate in any way the drift of public
sentiment as regards the presidential can
vass in 1876. In these elections, however,
there has been a gain of one state to the
republicans, New Hampshire having &C.
cured republican legislature and COVER
nor but this gain is overbaanced, so far
as numerical vote is concerned, by other
states. When the election occurred in
New Hampshire, the third term question
was as yet unsettled and the republicans
regulating it gained thereby while in
Connecticut the subject was ignored, and
the republicans, while reprobatng the
presidents southern interference policy in
in terms, heartily endorsed his administra-
ton as whole and more than endorsed
his Louisiana policy by its gubernatorial
nomination. 1t is enough to say that the
opposition made large gains, and that the
republicans were utterly and overwhelm-
ingly defeated. In Rhode Island and Ken
lucky, the situation remains unchanged,
the republicans carrying the former and
the democracy the latter by large MAORI
ties-so that, thus far, as we have said, the
elections afford no sure criterion of the
drift of public sentiment.
Further elections are to be held, this
year, in California and Maine, in Septcm-
Der in Iowa and Ohio, in October and
in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania. Kansas. Maryland, Virginia,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Texas and Wiscon-
sin, in November. That in California
comes first, but will have no important
bearing on the result of the presidential
election, as the contest is mainly between
the independents" on the one hand and
the democrats on the other, the republicans
although having ticket in the field, are
said to have so constructed their platform
and made their nominations, as to practic-
ally confine the issue as above stated, and
that while, of course, the republican state
ticket will receive considerable vote, the
mass of the party will divide its vote and
favors between one or the other of the two
parties mentioned.
Maine generally fires the opening gun Of
the campaign, but the canvass is being con-
Quoted in an unusually quiet manner and,
both tickets being unexceptionablc, 1t is
not expected that there will be much of a
change from last year. Then Dingley's
majority was trifle over eleven thousand,
being two thousand less than the previous
year-nothing more than an ordinary
change in the "off'' year-yet the great re-
publican defeat followed we believe,
therefore, unless there should be very
great change, this year, one way or the
other, the result will be of no particular
significance.
In the October elections, Iowa seems
sure to Ego republican" by one of her ole
fashioned maJorities, although it is sale
that the ticket will loose votes from the
fact that it is understood that the candi
date for governor, Samuel j. Kirkwood
intends to make the gubernatorial Office {
stepping stone to the United States senate
1t hardly seems possible to us that this con
sideration will weigh much with the goot
people of Iowa-it looks the more like 6
happy way out difficulties. Governor
Kirkwood is man of experience, ability
and integrity, having served his state in
congress, as governor and in many Other
capacities, and his election as governor anC
transfer to the United States senate would
be happy issue out of the aflliction of {
contest between Rev. James Harlan anC
Secretary Bclknap with a favorable pros
pect for either, and such an escape ought
to, and we believe will, win votes to, rather
than repel votes from, the republican stat.
ticket.
But the canvass in Ohio overshadows al
others. In reference TO the probabilite.
there, an Ohio democrat writes to the Bal
timore Gazette that the independent ant
liberal republican vote is an unit for Hayes
on account of his hard money proclivities
and then sums up the democratic chance.
as follows: at does not require elaborate
ciphcring to find that all the chances
" therefore, are against them. With 10,
:" 900 liberal votes, as many more for the
temperance ticket, and an unpopular can
ddate against him, Allen was only sue
cessful two years ago by thousand ma
"jorty, receiving the smallest vote pollet
" by any democratic nominee for years
Add fully three-fourths of the above 90,
1000 to the republican ticket this year
" count an increase of $4,000 more owe
the republican vote for Noyes, and 20,
have about the total vote Hayes will re
"ceive this year. This is $1,000 more
" than Allen had two years ago, 0, 900 more
=" than that cast for the democratic tickle
in 1874, and about the same as that or
which Hayes beat Pendleton in 1860. Al
"a safe estimate Hayes will have 10, OO(
"over Allen in 1876. These are melan
choly facts, but they are facts that you
+" can't shut your eyes to-"
We believe that the Ohio democrat Il
correct In his estimates, but the question
recurs, what will be the effect of repub
lican victory on the national canvass mex,
year The contest there. this year, is or
a clear, well defined national issue. 1t |,
the issue between initiation and repudiation