The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-06
NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.

State Elections were held on tuesday Il
Massachusetts,, New York, Pennsylvania
Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Mississip
nj, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Kansas, Tn,
results were generally anticipated, and few
are taken by surprise,
In Massachusetts, where Castor, democrat
by combination between the democrats ant
anti prohibitionists, was elected Governor
last year, there having beer no such combt
nation In his favor this year, lie is defeated
by Rice, Republican, by majority of from
five to seven thousand votes. The Legislature
is of course also carried by the Republicans
In New York the only state officers to elect
were Secretary Of State and comptroller, and
the election was not sufficiently exciting to
bring out full vote. Yet the democrats
have sustained themselves nobly. They have
carried the state by majority OF 10000
though the republicans claim, as between
Bgeow and Seward, the democratic major.
ity is but 10000, and the democrats have done
this IN the face of the fact that in New York
city and Brooklyn the democrats were so bro.
ken up by local feuds that those cities gave
but $4,000. whereas ordinarily they gave from
5000 to $1,000 democratic majority. New
York cnn thus be said to have been really
carried by the democrats by 10000 majority.
The democrats also claim the Legislature in
New York.
In Pennsylvania the republicans have tri-
umphed, Hartranft, who runs largely ahead
of his ticket, being reelected Governor by
from 10000 TO 1900 majority. The demo
Gratis, especially after the defeat in Ohio, had
little hope of carrying the state, as they stood
upon the rckety OHIO platform on the cut
rency question.
In Maryland, Carroll, democrat, has been
elected Governor by large majority, and
both branches of the Legislature are Gemo-
cratic.
Virginia has elected democratic legisla
turc of about the same complexion as the
last
New Jersey has elected republican legis-
lature, but the state IS so divided and torn up
on local Issues that the result is not regarded
as fair party test.
In Wisconsin, in spite of the lusty growing
OF the republicans before they were out of
the woods, they had to concede yesterday that
the democratic state ticket vas elected all ex.
cept Governor Taylor, who, they claimed
was still In doubt, though the democrats
claim his election by 1900 majority, and
he legislature Is conceded to be democratic,
Ia Mississippi, in spite oftwo-thrds of the
voters being negroes, the democrats have
swept the state, electing all the congressman
md majority in both branches of the legis
Azure. The negroes had become disguised
With Ames, and combined with the white
democrats to give him "hyst"
Minnesota elects a Republican Governor
~ the usual majority and the Legislature is
epublican by about to T.
Kansas also has gone republican, that par
y carrying about two-thirds of the legisla-
ure.
Upon the whole, there is nothing in the re.
ults of the November elections to discourage
democrats in anticipation of the presidential
contest next year They show that, with the
light man for candidate, upon sound plat
orm, the vote of New York, Connecticut
iew Hampshire and New Jersey can safely
Ne relied upon at the east, with Wisconsin,
lliLois, Indiana, &c, IN the west, and the
Whole south, insuring triumph unless spoil.
Il by inexcusably stupid management.