New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-08
Elections in Octeber.

Elections in October. i....'
On Tuesday, October II, elections will be
held in Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska. Our
readers know how earnestly the canvass is
being contested in the first named State,
wnere the managem' ntof the public schools
10 becoming vital question, and the direct
issue is brought whether the nat:ons prom
iee, through Congress, that specie payments
shall be resumed on the first of January.
lS79. shall be honestly kept. or whether
such resumption shall be indefioiteiy po,t
Aponed and the smount of the currency be
stlil further increased. The Republican
ticket is beaded by General Rutherford b.
Hayes for Governor, end Thomas u, Young
for Ldenten.nt Governor. while ths Demo
era present Governor William Allen for
re-elert'on, and General Samnel F. Cary for
Lieutenant Governor. The Prohibitiopists
also placed y ticket In the field some time
since, with jay Odell for Governor, but
a0vernor Allen was elected two years ago
BY the small plurality IF Sl7 votes over
Governor Edward +. Noyes, who had been
nomin 4ted by the Republicans for re- eiec-
tion. The total vote for Allen was 2l4, ,654,
and for Noyes 213, 837. The ProhibitioDists
then po'led 1851 votes for their candidate
for Governor; and there was an indepen-
dent nOmn s,iOn by what was At the time
spoi lively called the Homeless party, which
polied 1871 votes All the other Republican
candidates for State officers, except Gov
ernOr, were elected by msjorities ranging
fr' m III for State Treasurer, to 1854 for
member Of the Board Of Public Works,
For Secretary Of State last year the Demo.
crats csst 238, ,406 votes, the Republicans
%, ,2O4, and the Pr0h,bitioDists ISIS.
An amendment to the constitution of
Ohio is also to be voted upon on the twelfth.
which is acceptable to the great mass of
both parties. and will probably meet with
little opposition ut the polls 1t ia designed
to relieve the Supreme Court Of the State
OF much business now pressing upon it. aud
provides for the appointment BY the Gov
ernor, with the indorsement of the Senate,
of commission of five members. for three
years, who shall pass by . majority vote
upon such eases as may, by agreement, be
referred to them. The amendment also au-
thOrizes that the commission may be re-
newed BY two-thirds vote Of the Legisla-
ture, every ten years for the term of two
years, on the certificate of the Supreme
Court that it is desirable. The Supreme
judges strongly recommend this amend
INT mt, saying that the business of the court
is now four or five years in arrears, and is
steadily on the increase. Another proposed
amendment to be voted upon authorizes the
Legislature to lay special tax on doxs
vide for the cOnfiscation and killing of such
animals when this tax is not paid.
The campaign in Iowa has not been go
closely contested as in Ohio. the Reuubli.
cans having large preponderance here.
and their success being assured unless they
fill, through over-conhdence, to bring out
their vote. Here the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, judge of the Supreme Court,
Superintendt mt OF Instruction, onehalf the
members OF tine State Senate, and the full
House of Representatives are to be Oh osen
Two amendments TO the constitution of the
State are to be submitted to the people, one
Of which authorizes woman's suffrage by
striking out the word ''male" where it oc-
ours in nneetion with the right of suf.
frage, and the other b'iDgs the doctrine into
harmony with the amended federal consti,
tnti0n by striking out the word "white"
Ex-Governor Samuel j. KitkwOod leads the
Republicans as their candidate for CIV
ernor, and the Democrat. will throw their
votes for Hon. Shepherd LETTER. At the
publican vote of Iowa was l05,12 and the
Democratic 1854 The Legislature now
to be elected will elect successor to United
pire in 1877.
The election in Nebraska will be for three
judges of the Supreme Court and six re.
gents of the State University, and for a few
members of the Legislature, TO fill vacan u
cies. More important than these will be
the vote on the proposed new constitution
tor the State. This Increases the member.
ship of the lower house of the Legis ature
from fifty-twO members to ia, increases
the number of district judges, and creates
certain new judicial and executive officers.
1t places new restrictions upon the expendi
ture Of money, provides new checks upon
hasty legislation, and forbids any S'ate
officer or member of the Legislature from
being Interested in any contract with the
state, or any county or city, during b
term or within . year after its expiration.
The fate Of the proposed instrument is un.
certain.
On Wednesday, October 20, California
will hold its judicial election, choosing at |
the same time Its Superintendent of Instruc.
ton The independent candidate for the |
latter office has retired, and the contest will |
liz between Ezra p. Carr, Republican, and |
0 P. Fitzgerald, Democrat, but it is donbt-' |
iui II the contest is Q strict party one. The |
at the election in September has not vet |
been promulgst ted, hut unofficial figures |
give Democratic majority of 973, the totals |
being: For Irwin, Democrat, 81 525; Phelps,
Republican, 30922; Bidwell, Independent.
On Monday. October a5, elections are to |
be held in Oregon and Colorado. 10 Ore.
gon the electi' n is special one to fiji the
vacancy in Congress caused by the death |
OF Hon. George A. La Dow, Democrat. Mr..
L. Dow was elected last fall by a vote Of |
9642 TO 9340 for chsrd Williams, Republi-
can. and $3.50 for Timothy w. Davenport,
Independent. There are now three candi-
dates in the field-Henry Warren, Republi-
can; Lafayette Lane, Democrat, and George
M. Whitney. Independent. The election In
Colorado will be for the choice of members
Of q convention to prepare constitution
preliminary " the admission of the Terri
tory as State into the Union on the -four th
having been apr oyed BY the President on
the third Of March last. If carried, the CON.
vention will meet in Denver on the twen-
tieth of December next
The final election of the month will be
held in Missouri on Saturday, October 30,
when the new constitution, adopted in con
vention ON the, second of August last, will
be submitted to the vote Of the people. IL