The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-02
STATE ELECTIONS TODAY.


glnia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kan
sas and Mississippi. AS matter of gen.
eral interest at this time, and that our read
ers may have some data from which to
compare the results as received by tele
graph, we give herewith n general state
ment of the officers to be elected, and OF
the vote or majorties in the several states
for year or two past
Massachusetts, elects a governor, lieuten.
ant governor, secretary Of state, state treas
urer, auditor, attorney general, one mem
Der of congress in place OF James Bufllng-
ton deceased, eight councillors, forty SEN
ators and two hundred and forty represent
atives.. For governor there are four candi-
dates, namely Alexander II. Rice, re-
publican William Castor, the present in
cumbent, democratic John j. Baker pro-
hbltion and Wendell Phillips, labor re.
form. In 1878, the republicans had 49,
S33 majority out of n total vote of 1871 534,
while in 1872 their majority was over sew
enty-four thousand and the total vote OF
the state rising of one hundred and ninety
three thousand. Last year, the total vote
was 1876, 700, CASTOR being elected govern
or by majority of over seven thousand,
the democrats, or opposition, having nearly
the same majority on the congressional
vote, while the republican state ticket,
with the exception of governor, was elect
ed by majorities ranging from over twelve
thousand to nearly twenty-,hrce thousand.
In New York, there are to be elected a
secretary of state, controller, siate treas
urer, attorney general, state engineer ard
surveyor, canal commissioner, state
prison inspector, a member of congress in
place of Augustus f. Allen deceased, six
justices of the supreme court, thirty-two
state senators and one hundred and TWENTY
eight members of the assembly, besides
county, and, in some instances, city off.
GERS. For state officers there are three
tickets in the field, as foilowsthe cand
date for secretary of state alone being
gwen republican, Frederick w. Seward !;
democratic, John Bigelow !; prohibition,
George b. Dusinberre. In 1872, the re-
publican majority was, in round numbers,
ffty-three thousand out Of a total vote OF
eight hundred and thirty-eight thousand,
while in 1878, out of a total vote of six
hundred and seventy-two thousand, the
democrats elected the secretary of state by
nearly ten thousand majority and the re-
publicans elected the controller by four
thousand. Last year, Tlden was elected
governor by majority of fifty thousand,
the vote being as follows: democrat, 416,-
391 republican, $500 /; prohibition,
11,T6s total, 7S2, 465. The state senate
Is chosen once in two years, the last cleo
ton being in 1878 when it stood, republic
cans. eighteen democrats, twelve; indie
pendents, two republican majority four.
The assembly elected in 1878 was, republic
cans seventy-three democrats fifty; lib
eral republicans and independents five-re-
publican majority eighteen. In 1873,
republicans fifty-three; democrats seventy
fve-democratic majority twenty-five.
New Jersey elects eight state senators
and full house consisting of sixty mem
bers. besides county officers. The legisla-
ture in 1878 was as, follows Senate, four
teen republican and seven democrats, be-
ing a republican majority of seven house,
thirty-two republicans and twenty-eigh'
democrats, a republican majority of four.
That of 1874 was Senate, thirteen repub-
licans and eight democrats, republican
majority of FIVE house, forty-one demo.
Gratis and nineteen republicans, a demo
cratic majority of twenty-five. Thirteen
members of the last senate-seven republ
cans and six democrats hold overs while
the counties to elect, this year, are now
represented by six republicans and two
democrats--the democrats, however, las
year, carried six of these eight counties ant
the republicans onlytwo. L ..t
Pennsylvania elects a governor and stat
treasurer besides filling vacancies in boil
branches of the legislature and choosing
county officers. There are three tickets il
the field, the candidates for governor being
John +. Hartranft, republican Cyrus l.
Pershing, democratic /; and Robert A
Browne, prohibition The republicans car
red the state in 1878, by a majority o
twenty-five thousand out of total vote o
four hundred and sixty-four thousand
and the democrats in 1874, by a majorit.
of nearly five thousand out of total vot
of five hundred and fifty thousand b.
the new constitution, senators are to hol
office Tor four years and representative
two years, but this does not take effec
until 1876, but those elected last year ar
to hold Office two years and those, thi
year, for one-only vacancies caused b
the expiration OF the term to which the
were elected under the old constitution, o
otherwise being filled either year The las
senate had ten republican majority an
the house nineteen democratic majority.
In Maryland, y governor, controller, a
-, torney. general, twcnly-six state senators
eighty-four representatives, and count
officers are to be chosen, and constitt
tiona amendment relative to the remoy,
of trials from court to court is to be acle
upon. John Lee Carroll IS the democrati
candidate for governor, and is opposed b
j. Morrison Harrison who is supported b
the republicans and the "citzens reform
party composed manly of democrats. TIL
democrats, in 1873, had majority c
nearly twenty thousand 10 Il vote OF Of
hundred and thirty-nine thousand, an'
last year, majority of four thousand in
vote of one hundred and eleven thonsan(
In tho last state senate there were twent.
three democrats, two republicans, and on
independent democratic majority
twenty in the house, there were fifty-nir
democrats. twenty republicans, and fi'