The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-08-05

fl 1874 was about 178, 600.
Kansas elects a Legislature,
which, as il now stands, has a re-
publican majority Of 58 on ioirt
ballot. In total vote Of 86, 172
for Governor in 1874 there was a
republican majority of 1928. The
State was admitted in 1859 and
never gave democratic majority.
Maryland will elect State officers
and Legislature. Her present
Legislature has a democratic ma
| iority of 40 on joint ballot. Con-
gressional delegation all demo.
Gratis. Total vote ii 1874, 128, $50,
with a democratic majority Of H.
| l26. The State has been uniformly
democratic for the past nine years.
In 1860 it gave Breckenridge ma
| iority of 1894.
Massachusetts elects Governor
vice William CASTOR, and a State
Legislature, the present having a
republican majority of SO on joint
ballot. Her Congressional delega-
! ton is composed of five repubIi-
cans, four democrats and two in
dependent. She has given repub-
lican majorities for the past sew
enteen elections, except in 1874,
when democrat was elected Gov
ernor. Total vote in 1872, about
$4,000. Republican majority at
the last election for Congressman,
1874, 6591.
Mississippi elects a Legislature,
the present giving republican
majority of thirty on joint ballot:
In any fair election the State will
give an anti-radical majority. .I
Minnesota elects State officers
and Legislature. Since 1857 the
State has given republican major
tiles ranging from four to twenty
thousand. In the Legislature the
republicans have majority of
three on joint ballot. Total vote
in 1874, 94,l07. The contest in
this State will be close, with fair
prospect for the democrats.
Missouri elects a Legislature.
Her total vote in 1874 was &C.,
$50, when the democratic majority
was 81, 452. In the Legislature the
democrats have a majority of sew
enty-two on joint ballot. Congress
sional delegation al democrats.
New York elects q Legislature.
The total vote for Governor in
1874 was 794,959, when Tilden's
majority was 80, $40 over all. In
the present Legislature there is a
democratic majority of Is on joint
ballot. The Congressional dele
cation stands 18 democrats to Is
republicans.
New Jersey selects a LegisIa-
ture in place of the present, which
has a democratic majority of II on
Joint ballot. The lust vote of the
State was 181 1913, the democratic
majority being 1928. The Con-
gressional delegation stands five
democrats to two republicans.
PENNSYLVANIA elects Governor,
etc, and Legislature. At the Con-
gressional election in 1874 the
democratic majority was 1880.
In the present Legislature. the
democrats have a majority of sew
en- on joint ballot. The Congress
sional delegation stands II dem
ocrats to 10 republicans,
Texas elects u democratic Legis-
lature by vote of about two to
one, having in the present Legis-
lature a majority Of ninety demo-
Gratis on joint ballot.
Ohio elects State officers and a
! Legislature. In 1874, Bell, dem
ocrat, was elected Secretary OF
State by majority Of II, 202.
10 1872, in d total vote OF 448,-
997, Aliens majority over the next
highest candidate was SIT, Stew
art, prohibitionist, receiving 10, 277
votes. Tn the Congressional cleo
ton Of 1874, the democratic ma.
jority was 26,753. To the present
legislature the democratic major