Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-02
To.nAY.

ELECTIONS TO-DAY.
Elections take place to day in tel
States, namely: Pennsylvania, New
York, Massachusetts,, Maryland, MINI
sofa, Mississippi, Wisconsin, New Jersey
Virginia and Kansas.
Pennsylvania elects a Governor, State
Treasurer and members of the Legisls'
ture. The Democrats elected the Lieu.
tenant Governor a year ago by a majority
of 1879.
New York elects a Legislature and all
the State officers except Governor. Til
den beat Dix by q plurality vote of So
3l7 last year. A Democratic success
this year is a ~foregone conclusion.
Mississippi elects a State Treasurer,
Congressman, a Legislature and county
officers.
At the last election Ames was elected
Governor by 2l,4O3 majority. The pres
eut Senate stands twenty Republicans to
fourteen Democrats, and the House six.
ty-eight Republicans to forty.four. Dem
ocrats.
Massachusetts elects q Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary Of State,
Treasurer and Receiver, Attorney Gen.
eral, Auditor and members of the Leg
islature. Last year, Governor CASTOR,
Democrat, was elected by 1892 majority.
The present Legislature stands, on joint
ballot, one hundred and seventy-nine
Republicans to n~inety.iour Democrats
and seven Independents.
Minnesota. elects a Governor, other
State officers aud members Of the Legis-
lature. Last year the Republicans elect.
ed Mcmillan Chief Justice by 1886. In
the present Senate there ere twenty-one
Republicans to eighteen Democrats and
two Independents. In the House the
Republicans have ffty.four, Democrats
forty-eight and Independents four. Re-
publican majority on joint ballot, three.
In Maryland a Governor, Comptroller
and Attorney General will be chosen,
also members Of the Legislature. At
the last State election the Democrats
carried the State by a majority Of 1883.
In the Legislature the Democrats have
twenty-three in the Senate and 6fty-
seven in the House, and the Republicans
three in the Senate aud twenty-eight in
the House. The present contest is be-
tween the Democrats and citizens re-
form ticket supported BY the Republi
cans.
Wisconsin elects members Of the pop
Mar branch Of the Legislature. The
present Senate stands Republican sew
eutssn. Opposition sixteen; House, SIX
ty+our Republicans, thirty-twO 0ppOsi-
ton. Last year the Changers and Dem
ocrats carried the State by 8 majority Of
l5,4ll.
New Jersey elects a House Of Repre-
sentatives aud eight new Senators. The
Legislature viii elect Mr.. Freelinghuy-
sens successor in the United States Sen
ste. The present Senate stands thirteen
Republicans and eight Democrats. The
Hoase consists Of forty-One Democrats
and nineteen Republicans. The Demo
crats carried the State last year BY
1928 majority.
Virginia elects a new Legislature.
The last Legislature consisted Of thirty
three Democrats, nine Republicans and
one vacancy in the Senate, and ninety
nine Democrats, thirty-two Republicans
and one Independent in the House. The
Democratic majority for Governor 10
1873 was p, 1888.
Kansas also ~electsa Legislature. The
present Senate stands twenty-one Be
publicans, nine Reformers and three
Democrats; the House se~ventyeight
Republicans, fourteen Reformers, ten
Democrats and FIVE Independents. The
Republican majority for Governor last
year was 1928.