Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-15
VOL. 81.
ELE -TIONs To-Day.

r lie interest centcrs upon Ohio, a. upoI
sle result in that State will depend th
conduct, and probably the cand dste, o
both political parties in the next Pre>i
dential campaign. If Allen o.rrie
Ohio to-day on tue greenback platform
by decided majority, We look for ,
R1mllar Democratic succr.s in Z snus vI
vsnia next month, which will force the
cOntraotionists to abandon all idea o1
controlling the National Democratic
Convention, and will eeeure for 81.
West or Pennsylvania, the cand ldate
Tor President. How fsr d ,fferent re-
suit to-day in Ohio will reverse these
opinions will derend upon the R"rniD-
| November elections.
TIL campsign in Ohio has been prob
| ably the most vigorous ever In ,wn IN
that State. The Republicans have had
! have been more enthusiastic and hope
f u;hoth have had the best .pes king tai
! ent III their respective parties, aud the
| vote will Doubtless. be the largest ever
cast 1t would seem to be death
srruPgle, for upon the result the pol
/ itlc. Of the State depend for many
| years.
TIE Democratic ticket is headed by
Governor VIM. Alden Tor re-.lcction.
End General Samuel: T. Carrev f,r
Lieuteuent-Goveruor. The Repuhl, :
cans present. cx-GoveruOr Rutherford
b. Hsye- for Guvcrucr, aud Thos. l.
Young for L;eutef4ani-tfover TIE
Prohibltlnrnsts also placed a ticket e
tn" het3 som. time aince, with .Tay
OJeii for Governor; but very little has
been heard Of it lntely. Governor Al
len was t!ected two years ago by th,
small plurality of 8l7 votes over Gov
crnor Edward F. Noy%s. who had been
nominated by tho Repnbhcans for re-
election. Tie total vote for Allen was
PA, 634; and for Noye., 2l3, ,S37 The
Irohlbitl"nlsta then polled 10,O84
votes for their candidate fog Governor;
ton by what Wa. at the time spur-
tivciy called the Homeless Party,
which polled 9,971 voter. All the
other Republican candidate. for State
offe "a, except Governor, were "ltcted |
by mai"rtloa ranging from III. for |
State Treasurer. to l,754, for mem |
bzr of the Board OF Public Works. |
For Secretary Of State lest year the
Democrats cast 23S, 400 votes. the r.
publicans 221, ,294, and The Prohib
tiouists 1915.
In Iowa the campaign appears TO be
rather quiet ono. Two years ago the
Republican majority was nearly 23,-
600. Both parties have delared in ia
vor of hard money. A Governor,
Lieutenant-Governor, Judge of the
Supreme Court, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, one-haIf of the
State Senate and full House of Rep
rcsantatIves are to be chosen. The
ex-GOv' rnor Samuel J. Kirkwood, the
Democratic candidate is the Hon.
Sheppard Leffler. The Legislature to
be elected will choose a successor to
United States Senator Wright, whose
term expires in 1877. Here there are
amendments to be voted
on. One, if adorttd, will give the
right of suffrage to women by merely
striking out the words "male" III the
clause referring to that snbject and
the Others will strike ont the word
8 white" Wherever it is applied II citi-
zens.
In Nebraska three Judges Of toe Sr:-
preme Court and SIX Regents of tie
State University are t. be elected, and
a few vacaucies filled in the Legisle-
tnre. Tie new Constitution IS also to
be submitted to vote of the people.
The present State government is Re
publican.