The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-10


The elections held ia Connecticut and /
Ohio, on Monday last, indicate distinctly /
that the great tidal wave Of political reyo. /
lusion i rolling on The slightly refuens
tide u New Hampshire. in March last,
could not have been sufficient to keep she
hopes efshe Republicans from dying within
them. Is the heavy Democratic maiorities
were announced from Connecticut and
Ohio, on Tuesday mosning.
In Connecticut every thing was done by
the Republicans that could be done to
carry the State Money was raised in the
State and out Of il, and used without stint,
while the Democrats scarcely raked TO-
gethsr enough TO pay their printing bin
and cafsiage-hire Many Of the best
speakers il the Republican ranks vigor-
Sously cauvassed the State. Blnine and
Hawlsy poured fourth their fiery eloquenee,
denouneing the Democrats as unworthy Of
confidence, and striving with might and
main 10 stir up the war-feeling against
them. Judge Hoar and Senator 0gleaby
followed suit. But all would nOt do.
Thurman and Bayardand the otherspcakers
who participated in the canvass on the
Democratic side, arraigued the Republican
party upon It's record with whitening esnpha-
sis and an effect apparent in the result ofthe
ballot. The Democrats elected their Gov
srnor. Ingersoll. by s,52s over Greene, and
6,S56 over ALL To show that the gains
have been progressive and springiug from
steadily growing distaste for Republican
men and measures. rather than from iinaa-
cisl and business arrangement or any
other cause, we snbjoin table of majori-l
ties for the past three years:
-IngsrsOll over Haven..........5,sl5
Over Ail--..-..., ,.-....-..,,..,...Ss2s I
1874 ngersoll over Harrison. .....s, ss4
Over all..-...--..................,~Lso 4
1e75-lngersoli over Greene .,.......9, 52e
Over ail..........t............x,. .6ssos
There was an enormous vote polled, the
Republicans gaining nearly four thousand
and the Democrats more than seven thou
sand over the respective yote Of last year.
There Is but one Republican elected to
Congress-Mr. Starkwcather, from the
Third district. The Democrats carry the
other three districts, gain Of two ia the
Congressional delegation The Lagisla-
ture il heavily Democratic. There is a
Democratic majority Of Q ia the Senate
and % in the House
The New Haven Conn. J Courier, Repnb-
lican, owns up as follows as to the defeat of
is party in that State on Monday :--sWe
have been fairly and soundly beaten in
square, stand-up fight There was no con
tention il our ranks, no pretense Of apathy on
either side, and no reason why we should not
have beaten except the very good one that
we didn't have votes enough.
Ono Municipal elections took place
on Monday throughout the State. In Gin
cinnati, johnson, Democrat, for Mayor,
received 1858 majority, and the whole
Democratic ticket was elected. The Dem
ocrais also elected their ticket ID Cleye-
land, Columbia, GAINESVILLE, Troy, Lima,
Tiiin, Akron, Ssndusky, Ashtabula, Nor
walk, fremont, Bucyrns, Crcsiline, Day
ton, Wooster, their mayor al Adrian, and
all excepting mayor in chilIicothe. In
Toledo. Springfield, xenia, Urbana, Mans
field, Wilmington, Youngstown, New
Vienna and London, the Republicans and
independents were successful.
The election in Rhode Island on We'd
ncsday had no political significance, the
question Of the repeal Of the Pfohibitory
law having nearly destroyed the regular
party organizations. There was no cleo
tion Of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, |
which win now go to the Legislature, and |
this ii is as yet impossible to classify. The
remainder of the Republican State ticket /
was elected
MIcHlsAs. The Judiciary election in
Michigan "Wednesday, resulted in fasorof
Of the Republicans, BY the usual majority.
AZ Adrian, Michigan, the Democratic
candidate for Mayor was elected on Mon-
day. AtColdwater, the Democrats elected
the Mayor, and the Republicans the other
city officers
ARKASsAs.--The Democrats at Little
Rock, Ark. elected their municipal ticket
on Tuesday.
The Danny LRADEHs ---siaee the ad-
jcurHment OF Congress, and the cessation