The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-03
TIE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.

On MONDAY last, the SllnSt., llle lnosI
important elections Of the year came
off in about one half of the States of
the Union, including Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Maryland, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and New York; all of whom
except Minnesota, were Democratic at
the last general election, and all of whom
elect Governors except New York,
where the chief office to be filled is Sec
retary of State.
In Pennsylvania, Judge Cyrus L..
Pershing is the Democratic candidate
for Governor, Governor Hartranft, the
Republican candidate for reelection,
and r. \. Browne, the temperance CAN
didate. Last year Lieutenant-Governor
Latta, Democrat, was elected by 4,6T9
majority, the temperance party, then as
now, having a third candidate in the
field, Benjamin Bush Bradford, who
got 1852 votes.
The Massachusetts election is also for
Governor. that official being chosen an
nually. William CASTOR, the present
Governor, who is the candidate of the
Democrats for reelection, was chosen
last wear by I, 1852 majority over Thomas
Talbot, Republican. Mr.. Talbot, who
had been Governor for an uneXpired
term, was strict temperance advocate,
and was opposed by the entire liquor
interest, their opposition not being
made against the balance of the Repub-
lican State ticket, which was chosen by
majorities ranging from 1000 to nearly
% 600. This year the Republican can
didate for Governor is Alexander H..
Rice, of Boston, and the Labor Re-
formers and Temperance party have
also placed tickets in the field, so that
the Massachusetts, voters will have four
candidates to choose from.
For many years past, in Maryland,
the Democrats have uniformly carried
the elections, their majority at the last
General State election, that of 1878,
when State Comptroller was chosen,
having been 1883. This year the
Democratic candidate for Governor is
John Lee Carroll, who was nominated
by the Democratic Convention after a
bitter contest Accusations Of corrup-
ton were made against his supporters,
who were also charged with not con-
Quoting the affairs of the State govern
ment as they ought, and the party
divided, a faction, the strength of
which is not very clearly estimated,
forming q coalition with the Republi-
cans, and nominating J. Morrison Har-
ris as the Democratic Reform and
Republican candidate. The chances
favor the election of Carroll.
Asst New York, the Democrats elect
ed Governor Tilden last year by 50,317
majority. This year the candidates for
Secretary of State, the chief officer to
be voted for, are John Bigelow, Demo-
crat. and Frederick ". Seward, Re-
publican. Much of the interest in the
New York election is just now absorbed
in the contest in New York city for the
local offices, where the various parties
oppose to Tammany Hal have united
upon ticket in opposition to the one
put in the field by that organization. .
In Minnesota, the Republicans elected
Chief Justice Mcmillan last year by
1856 majority. and Governor Davis, in
1878, by 5,5l0 majority. There is Gov
ernor to be chosen this year. In Wis
cousin, in 1878, the Democrats and Lib
eral Republicans were seccessful over
the Regular Republicans, and elected
Governor Taylor by Is, AZ majority, and
a Governor is also to be chosen this
year.
The above six States furnish the most
important of the November elections,
and will afford some data from which to
prognosticate the ballot of 1876.