The Morning herald., 1875-11-02
THE ELECTIONS TO-DAY,

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The dawn Of this morning ushered
one o. the most i'm sortsst days known
the political interests Of America. Impo
tant elections will take place in New Yor
Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania, Minnesot
Wisconsin, MARYLAND, New Jersey, Missi
sippi, Kansas and Virginia.
The most important of these, ofcourse,
the one in Pennsylvania. 1t follows closel
after the Ohio election: and the result
looked forward to with no ordinar
amount of interest. Upon the result il
ttis State will depend many Of the issue
that will be involoed in the National cleo
tion. The first Of these will be the settle
ment of the much vexed currency question
but while it will..be question worthy til,
earnest consideration of the people, allyine
them to some fixed principle in the grea
agitation, there will not at the same tim.
be such blind following as to lead to dis
affection in Democratic party ranks. The
field has been we'll canvassed by both part.
les, The champions have measured their
blades and ,susht earnestly for their re.
spective CAUSES.
The Democracy hold decidedly the van.
taSe ground. The whole of the coal re.
gionwill vote for Judge Pershing, the lum-
ber regions show that inclination, and the
western portion Of the State is decidedly
for the Democratic candidate. The Pro-
hibi:ion ticket will have their candidates
in the field As usual to let the people
know that they still e1is, and are strue-
CLING for their cause. Mr.. Robert Audlev
Browne is The candidate for Govern or snd
Elijah Penaypacker for State Treasurer.
HartTanit> majority va. So, ,564, bu, in the
election OF Mackey, State Treasurer. ther.
was very marked falling off in the Repub-
lcaa majority coming down to 25, ,352. Blu,
sst iall there was complete revolu,io. in
the politics of the State. General Latta
Democrat, uuder the amended Constitution
was chosen Lieutenant Governor bv ma
lority Of 1, 6-9. There were at the same
time seventeen members Of Congress ele,.
ted ly the Democrats and the Republicans
only secured ten. This was mos, .urpris.
ing change and there is no reason to doub,
that large majority for the Democrats
will be polled to-day.
Maryland will vote to-day for Gov.
ernor, Controller and Attorney General,
State Legislature and county officers, and
a vote upon an amendment TO the Consti-
tuition in relation to the removal Of trials
from one court to another. There are onlv
TIVE State tickets in the field: the Demo
cratic-C Conservative and the Citizens Re-
form, which Is coalition Of the Citizens
Reform party and the Republicans. Upon
The financial question, the planks in the :
platforms Of each favor a return to specie
payment at the earliest practical moment
The fight in Maryland las been reduced {
,luarely to contest between Religious !
Liber,y and Know Nolhingism. The
Democratic party presenting as their can 7
didate for Governor, Mr.. John Lee Car .
roll, gran,.son Of Charles Carroll, of Car ,
rollton, to whom the Reform party has no
other objection to offer than simply that he
is Catholic The rest Of the names upon
the Democratic ticket are Levin Woodford,
Controller, aad Charles J. NJ. Gwyn, At
torLey General. The Reform ticket is a. 7
follows: J. Morrison Harris, for Governor,
Edward Wilkins, for Controller, and S. ,
Teaklc Wallis, for Attorney General.
Greeley carried Maryland in 1872, by
a majority Of 9N. In 1873 Wood.
ford, Democrat, got q majority for Con- I
troller Of 1898. In the Congressional
election in the year 1874 the Democrats
carried the entire delegation, which was
six in number, BY an az sregatc majority Of
l4,137.. The contest in this State will be !
one Of the varmsst that has been known
for many year., but it is thought that the
elestisn there a last " elnssday, which
gave m, Democrats The Mayer. Q tie in he
Fin. Branch Of shs Council, and . .s-
jority for TIE Deasczas Ia ths Ssosad
Branch Of tho CSkadk vst fair index Of