Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-01
The Coming Elections.

one territory IN OCTOBER.
On Monday, 4th, the people OF Connectf-
cut Will elect their town officers and vote
upon amendments TO their state cOu-
stitution in regard TO the time of
holding annual elections, &c. On Tues
day October 18th, elections Will be held in
Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska. In Ohio the
issues are the school question and "infia-
ton" The republican ticket is headed by
Gen. Rutherford b. Hayes for governor and
Thomas l.. Young for lieutenant governor,
while the democrats present Gov. William
Allen for reelection, and Gen. Samuel F.
Cary for Acknowledgements. The prohibit
tionists also placed ticket in the field
some time since, with Jay Odell
for governor. Gov. Allen was elected
two years ago by the small plurality
of ST. votes over Gov. Eiwa-d +. Noyes
who had been nominated by the republicans
for reelection. The total vote for Allen was
2li,654, and for Noyes, 2I5,Sj1- The prohibi-
tionists then pOlle1 10 OSt votes Tor their can
didate for governor; and there w8S an inde-
pendent nomination by what was at that
time sportively called the Homeless Party
which rClled 9,9.1 votes. All the other re-
publican candidates for state officers,
except governor, were elected by majorities
ranging from IL for state treasurer, to ISL,
for member of the board OF public works
For secretary of state last year the demo-
CrdtS cast 2.tc,iOt votes, the republicans,
221 ,2O4, and the prohibitionists, 1873.
In Iowa the governor, lieutenant governor,
judge of the supreme court, superintendent
OF instruction, oneh half the members of the
state senate, and the full house of represen-
tatives are to be chosen. Two amendments
to the constitution OF the state are submitted
to the vote of the people, one OF which au-
thoriZes womaE's suffrage by striking out
the word 'male" where 1t occurs in connec-
ton with the right OF suffrage, aud the other
brings the document into harmony with the
amended Federal Constitution by striking
out the word white" Ex-Governor Samuel
j. Kirkw God leads the republicans as their
candidate for governor, and the democrats
will throw their votes for Hon. Shepherd
LETTER. At the last election for governor, in
1873, The republican vote of Iowa was los 100,
and the democratic s., 56i. Tire legislature
row TO be elected will elect a successor to
United States Senator Wright, whose term
will expire in 1871.
The election in Nebraska will be for three
judges of the supreme court and six regents
of the state University, and for a few MEM
bers of the legislature, to fill vacancies.
More important than these will be the vote
on the proposed new constitution for the
state This increases the membership of the
lower house Of the legislature from 81 MEM
0ers 10 III, increases the number Of district
Judges, and creates certain new judicial and
executive officers.
On Wednesday, October 20, California will
hold its judicial election, choosing at the
same time its superintendent OF instruction.
The independent candidate for the latter
Office has retired, and the contest will lie
between Ezra p. Carr, republican, and o. p.
Fitzgerald, democrat, but 1t is doubtful if
the contest is a strict party one. The full
official vote of the state for governor at the
election in September has not yet been pro-
mulgated, but unofficial figures give a dem
ocratic majority ofg53, the totals being: For
Irwin, democrat, 81 525; Phelps. republican,
JO,922; Bidwell, indie .endent, % $50.
On Monday, October ., elections are to be
held in Oregon and Colorado. In Oregon,
the election is a special one TO NIL the vacancy
in Congress caused by the death of Hon
George a. La Dow, democrat. Mr.. La Dow
was elected last fall by a vote OF 9,Si2 t.
$50 for Richard Williams, republican, and
$50 for Timothy w. Davenport. indie
pendent There are now three candidates in
the feld-Henry Warren, republican; La
fayette Lane, democrat, and George VI. Whit
ney, Independent. The election in Colorado
will be for the choice of members of a con-
vention 10 prepare a constitution preIimi-
nary to the admission OF the territory as a
state into the Union on the Ith of July, 1876,
the enabling act OF Congress having been
approved by the President on the 81 OF
March last IL carried, the convention will
meet in Denver on the 10Th of December
rext.
The final election OF the month will be held
in Missouri, on Saturday, October 80, when
the new constitution, adopted in convention
on the 2d of August last, Will be submitted
30 the vote OF the people.
If citizens have any rights that street rail-
way corporations are bound to respect, ami
if there is any officer in the District of Col
Unbia charged with the duty OF looking
after those rights, it might be well for him
TO take look at the uncouth stones with
v hitch Tie horse tracks on the new railway
up 11th street, in the vicinity of Massachu-
sets avenue, are being laid. With two
tracks and in the first place there never
should have been dOable-track road on
this street, laid with these coarse stone
blocks, Eleventh street will be rendered
entirely unfit for pleasure driving. So
also, will be the intersecting streets, as
horses must be brought down 10 a dead walk
in crossing these rough stones. The cobble-
stone nuisance OF Riker's Ridge, on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, is trivial one compared TO
that Of these big humps OF coarse stone occu-
pyirg the main portion OF Eleventh street.
We cannot say who is at fault in the matter
the railway company or the officials in
charge, but 1T is quite certain that great
outrage will be committed If these rough
stone tracks are laid.
1t will be seen by reference 10 our report of
the proceedings in the Police Court to-day
that Judge Smell, in resuming mis- seat on the
bench, took occasion TO pronulgate an order
designed TO put stop TO the disyraceful bus
ness of straw bail which has m ade Justice a
mockery. This order comes not a day too
soon. The giving Of bail heretofore has in
many cases been a mere farce, but leading
sometimes to very serious results, such as
the escape from punishment OF numerous
criminals In one case only was a worthless
character taken as bondsman In several cases
looked after, but from some cause the prose.
cution against him for perjury failed, proba-
bly, because he hadn't even been sworn as to
the extent of his worldly possessions, which
possessions amounted To just nothing at all.
1t seems by the telegram In oday's STAR
that the Indian council has failed TO nego-
tate a ceeSiOn of the BLACK Hills bnt the