The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-28
STATE ELECTIONS THIS YEAR.
Elections occur this year in seventeen
States, to-wit:

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Minnesota ...... Tuesday, November
Missouri Tuesday, November
New York Tuesday, November
New Jersey. ..............Tu Tuesday November
Pennsylvania .....-..... Tuesday, November
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In Kentucky Governor is to be elected
; succeed Preston d. LIE slie, full State tickle
and members of the Legislature. The Sta
is Democratic by majority of forty or fif
thousand.
California elects q Governor in place
Acting Governor Romulado Pacheco, Lieutel
ant Governor, whose term expires in Decen
Der, and who was elected on the ticket wit
Newton Booth, elected to the United State
Senate. Three tickets are in the field, th
Democratic, Republican and Independent
California was Dem ocratic State from 1856
to 1861 inclusive, since which time it ha
been chiefly Republican. 1t elected Demo
| cratic Governor in 1867, Democratic Suprem
Judges in 1869, and an Independent Cover
nor in 1873.
Newton Booth having been elected to tn
Senate of the United Stated, his Office is fllet
by the Lieutenant Governor. The Indepen
dent party in California seems to hold th,
balance of power at this time Local issue,
enter 80 largely into the canvass that it is mo-
easy to say whether the majority of the voters
in California are now opposed to the Gran,
administration or not. Whether Republicans
or Democrats are in the ascendant there it is
quite certain that the great majority of the
people favor home rule low revenue tariff
and return to specie measure of values.
In Arkansas there is to be the form of an
election in which q. Democratic Legislature is
to be chosen. The Slate is Democratic by q
majority SO large that the opposition has no
hope nor chance. z
In Maine the election is for Legislature, the
Republicans in that body now having ma
jority of 81 on joint ballot. The Republican
majority in the State in 1874 was IL, 397
Maine has. since 1854, given uniform Repub-
ican majorities ranging from BIS to 80, 1885,
She polls more than 1875, 200 votes.
Iowa elects Governor, State ticket and
Legislature. Total vote over 100000. The
State has been uniformly Republican since
1852 by majorities ranging from 1854 to co..
O39 in 1872. Her last Republican majority
was 25,O78 Republicans in her Legislature
have majority of 16 on joint ballot Her
delegation is 8 Republicans to
Opposition.
Virginia elects Legislature. The present
Legislature contains Conservative majority
IN joint ballot of 90votes. Her COMPRESSION
Il delegation, chosen in 1874, is entirely
Democratic. Total vote in 1874 was about
l7S, 900.
Kansas elects Legislature, which, as it
low stands, has Republican majority Of So
IN joint ballot In total vote OF Sc, 172 for
Governor in 1874 there was Republican ma.
GRITTY Of 1928. The State was admitted in
1859 and never gavea Democratic majority.
Maryland will elect State officers and
legislature. Her present Legislature has
Democratic majority of 40 on joint ballot
delegation all Democrats To-
Il vote in 1874, 1928. $50, with Democratic
majority of IA, 1926. The State has been uni |
'rmly Democratic for the past nine years. In |
300 it gave Breckenridge majority of 1894
Massachusetts, elects Governor uice Will |
am. CASTOR, and State Legislature, the
resent having Republican majority of IS
n joint ballot Her Congressional delega-
on is composed of five Republicans, four
emocrats and two Independent. She has
ven Republican majorities for the past sew
lteen elections except in 1874 when Dem
,rat was elected Governor. Total vote in
~, about 5000. Republican majority at
Q last election for congressman, 1874, 659l.
Mississippi elects Legislature, the present
wing Republican majority Of thirty on
int ballot. In any fair election the State
Ill give an nti-Radical majority.
Minnesota elects State officers and Legisla-
re. Since 1857 the State has given Republi-
n majorities ranging from four to twenty
ousand. In the Legislature the Repubi-
ms have a majority of three on joint ballot.
'tal vote in 1874 "a, 107. The contest in
is State will be close, with a fair prospect
: the Democrats.
Missouri elects Legislature. Her total
to in 1874 was 261. $50, when the Demo-
attic majority was 37,452. In the Legisla- 9
re the Democrats have majority of '
venty-two on joint ballot. Congressional q
legation all Democrats T
New York elects Legislature The tota .
to for Governor in 1874 was 794, $50, when
lden's majority was IS, $40 over all. In the
esent Legislature there is Democratic
ljority of l6 on joint ballot The Congress !
nal delegation stands IS Democrats to Is \
publicans.
New Jersey elects Legislature in place of y
) present, which has Democratic majority =
II on joint ballot The last vote of the t
tie was ISL, 1913, the Democratic majority b
ing 10, 233. The Congressional delegation I
nds five Democrats to two Republicans. 4
Pennsylvania elects Governor, etc., and {
gislature. At the Congressional election in
"a the Democratic majority was 1850. In