Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-04

Elections were held on Tuesday of
this week in ten States, to-wit: gVir.
ginia, Kansas, Massachusetts,, ..!ass .!ass-s;-
land, Mississippi, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, New Jersey, New York and
Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania
election appears 10 be the center OF
interest. Although we have ise re-
turns at the hour of going to press,
we feel quite confident that the re-
suit in that State aud q number OF
others Is favorable to the Republican
party. The elections Of last month
plainly indicated that the tide was
turning In the right direction. We
hope this indication will be con-
firmed by the returns from Tuesdays
elections. When they are In, cslcu-
lations may be more safely made rs
To the probable result of the Presi-
Dental election next year. Massa-
chusetts will come back into the Re-
publican line, but New York has
probably gone Democratic.
The Register of Tuesday says:
To-day elections will be held In
the States Of Kansas, Massachusetts,
Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri,
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
West Virginia aud Wisconsin,. or
these only four, Pennsylvania, Mus
sachusetts, Wisconsin aud Minnesota
elect Governors-the others choose
State officers, from Secretary OF State
down, and also members OF the Leg
islature.
The chief general interest Of the
day will he concentrated on Penn
sy.vania, Massachusetts, New York
aud Maryland. III the first nanl.d
the Republicans confidently claim n
majority OF l5,O0o, and with mppsr-
entity good grounds; hut there are
within the computations two un-
known quantities that may seriously
affect the result one way or the other
the work of the financial issue, and
the size of the Prohibition vote. The
Democratic minority last year was
i,679. The Democratic managers
have labored assiduously to keep the
Prohibition candidates In the field.
hoping thereby 10 draw considerable
strength from the Republican ranks.
The measure Of their success il un-
certain, but IL viii not he inconsider-
able. Besides there are thousands
and tens Of thousands of operatives
out of epploynents-miners and me-
chanics. The party In power Is al
ways blamed for these things, and
we shall, therefore, lose many such
votes. We call Pennsylvar la doubt
full.
In Massachusetts, the Republican
nominee for Governor IL Hon. a. III.
Rice, and the Democrats have pu.
forward Governor GastOn for re-elec.
tion. in 1871, Mr.. GastOn was elected
over the Republican candidnte, Mr..
Talbot, by 1902 votes, while, in the
previous year, Ir. Washburn had
defeated him by 1888 votes. His
election Was the FIRST popular victory
which the Democrats had achieved
In Massachusetts for tliirty-Hve years
and he cHusrs Of it Wera purely local
and Irrespective Of party merits.
In New York the head of the ticket
Is Secretary Of State, the Republican
candidate being Frederick w Seward
and the Democratic, John Bigelow.
In 1874, the candidates for Governor
were Tldcn, Democratic, and Dix,
Republican. TiIden led Dix by O,.
3l7 votes, his majority over all being
s.. $40.
Maryland has long been Demo
cratic State, casting Democratic
majority Ia the Congressional cam
paign OF 1874 of li,l2G. This year,
however, there are new aud very
powerful elements at work. There
l. an immense reaction against papal
interference, and still another against
Democratic plunderinR.
The two, together, In the Baltimore
municipal election Of last week,
pulled dawn the Democratic majority
fully 3.gJO, and bnt for gigantic
frauds would have entirely dIssipaied
il.
In the other States Of the ten there
is no change that demands mention,
and no doubt. perhaps, of the iepub.
lican larty's holdlng It's own.
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