The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-01
The Election. To.morrow.

The Elections Tomorrow.
Important elections take place to-mor-
row IN New York Massach uaetts. pennsy.-
vania. Mary lind, Wisconsin md Minneso-
Ia. Each Of these States. except New York
elects n Governor, with certain other i'm
portant officers, and the whole or tho ma
Jor part Of their Legislatures. New York
elects seven state officers. m eutire Logs-
lature. and several Judges of our higher
courts. Four or i've other states hold
elections tomorrow, but they are partial
IN their character. aud otherwise unn-
portani Perhaps Mississippi is an excop-
ton. which elects II state Treasurer aud
ite delegation in Congress.
Last fail the Democrats elected Gov.
1lLDEN 10y n majority of J0,3l7. OF the
thirty-tllree members of Congress then
chosen, fifteen We're Democrats, ana three
were Lbeills, who were almost wholly in
dcbtcd TO the Democrats fOi their Success.
The Senate held over from the previous
wear, but the Democrats carried Il MAORI
" of twenty-five in the Assembly. Viewed
in the aggregate, the result was an over
whelming de1out of the Republicans.
The verdict rendered in Massachusetts
last year WIS more surprising than that ia
New York. WILLIAM GAsroN, Democrat.
was chosen Governor by II majority of
1852. In the Legislature. however the Re
publicans hid on join, ballot n majority
Ui seveuty-eight. The result on Congress
men was greater surprise than that on
the Governor. OF tn" eleven members four
were Democrats and two were Liberals
giving the Opposition II majority of the
delegation. such Il result was never be-
fore known in the history of the state.
Three years ago HAHrEANFT, Republic
can was chosen Governor of Pennsylvania
by a majority of 1851. In 1873 MAcKEY.
Republican, was chosen state Treasurer
by n majority OF 1885,. Last fall under
the amended Constitution, LArrA. D,mo-
clat, was chosen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by
n majority Of 4G19 At the same time the
Democrats elected seventeen members OF
Congress and the Republicans ten. The
aggregate Democratic majority Oh Con-
grossmon was much larger than on Lieu
tenant-Govcrnor.
In 1872 GnErLEY carried Maryland by
majority Of OF In 1873 WooLFoRD. Dem
clat got a majority FOR Comptroller OF
1883. Last fan the Democrats carried the
j. gislature, ginning ajority of nfty-four
on joint ballot. At the election OF Congress
men last fall the Democrats carried the
whole delegation, six in number, by an ag-
gregate majority of 1900.
In 1873 TAYLOR, Democrat and Liberal,
was elected Governor of Wisconsin by a
majority of IL ll2. This was nm average of
about 1000 larger than the maiorlties
for the other state officers who ran on
the same ticket with TAYLOR. Last fall
the Republicans elected i've of the eight
Congres men. but the aggregate vote was
very close, the Democrats having "a ma
jority Of about 800. In the Legislature
chosen ut the same time, the Democrats,
Rcformcrs, and independents when COM
bincd had majority Of thhty-three on
joint ballot
In 1873 DAVIS, Republican. carried Min
nosota by majority Of j,5l9. Las; fail
MCMILLAN, Republican, was elected Chief
Justice by n majority of 9,eS5. At the same
time Tho Rcpublicans elected the three
members Of Cong o-s, the outire dci,ga-
ton, by an aggregate majority Of 553j.
The Legislature was very close the Re
on Joint ballot
II Will be seen that last fall the Demo
Gratis obtained maiorites In all of thcsc
Fix states except Minnesota, the aggregate
Of the Democratic majorities beng 10000
ana n little more. The AVERAGE Republic
can majority IN Minnesota was "A little over
1000, ihus leaving net Democratic ma
jority in the six State Of 60 600 II will be
seen, too, that in these States the Demo
crnts and Liberals elected hfty members Of
Congress, and the Republicans thrty-cight.
win the Democrats be able tomorrow to
maintain their majoiitics Of last year in
these important States? If they do then
tho road TO success in the Presidential con-
test Will seem to be clear But suppose
their majoritie. fan wholly away or even
drop to small aggregate, what them
We Will not prophecy as to the results OF
these elections. We prefer to let the re-
tuIus TELL the story.