Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-09
Thu Elections OF 1875.

ELECTIONS for State officers in which
party lines have been drawn and each
party has had . ticket in the field have
taken place during the year in twenty ono
Of the thirty seven States of the Union
The spring elections were Of mixed"
character. New Hampshire gave q Re-
publican plurality of 1872, whereas in 1874
she had given . Democratic plurality Of
1,475; and Michigan increased the Re-
publican majority of 5000 which she had
given in the gubernatoral election in No
vember to Is, 420 in the election in April
for Judge Of the Supreme Court. But. on
the other hand, the Democrats OF Con
necticut increased their plurality from
6,7S2 in 1874 to 9, asa in 1885, and split
in Rhode Island divided the Republican
vote almost exactly in two, and prevented
any election by the people. The vote cast
for the two Republican candidates in that
State was, however. the largest ever polled
by that party, and both of them had
decided majority over the Democratic
nominee.
The single election in the summer
that of Kentucky, in August-showed
quite Republican gain on the election OF
1874, but left the State, as before, hope
lessly Democratic.
The September elections, in California
and Maine, both resulted very discour-
agingly for the Republicans. California,
which at the last general election in the
State had given IL. 302 majority Uor Grant
over Greeley, now elected Democratic
Governor by clear majority of 435 and
plurality over the Republican candidate
of 30,2S1, while Maine gave aRepublican
majority OF only 1859, the smallest since
the war.
But the turn Of the tide came in the Oc
tober elections. In Ohio the gallant and
sturdy fight which the Republicans made
resulted In \ splendid victory, and the
Democratic majority Of l1,202 in 1874
was transformed into . Republican ma
jority Of 5,549 in 1875 Nebraska in
creased her Republican majority from
~, 4O3 last year to 1915 this; Iowa,
which last year gave q, 202 majority, this
year gives 81 ,725.
The glorious beginning Of October was
we'll followed up by the work OF Novcm-
Der. In Massachusetts, the people turned
out William CASTOR, Democrat, who had
been elected Governor in 1874 by 1888
majority, and put in Alexander II. Rice,
Republican, by 5.0O7 plurality. In New
York the Democratic majority has been
reduced from 50,3l5 last year to about
1900 this. In New Jersey only mem
bcrs Of the Legislature were chosen, and
the returns do not give any figures IS to
the majority in the State, but Democratic
majority of II on joint ballot in the Legis-
laturc has been transformed TO Republi.
can majority Of Is, and we are within
bounds in estimating the popular Repub-
l!can majority this year at 5000. Penn
sylvania was Democratic last year by
4,676; it Is Republican this year by ma
iority of about Is, 900. Maryland is Dem
ocrstic still, but by a reduced majority.
Wisconsin gave Democratic majority at
her last State election Of 15,411 this year
it elects Republican Governor by about
1000 majority. Minnesota holds her Re-
publican majority of 9,8S5 last year at
about 10000 this year. Mississippi 10 the
only State electing in November in
which there were Democratic gains, and
in that State, AS is we'll known. systematic
intimidation was resorted to to keep the
negroes from voting. In Virginia and
Kansas only members Of the Legislature
were voted for, and we have no definite
returns from either as to the popular vote.
Both States, doubtless, remain as last
year, the first overwhelmingly Democratic,
and the last overwhelmingly Republican.
In the following table we recapitulate
the facts stated above, giving the majority
in each State in 1875 and 1874, and show
ing the net gains of the respective parties: