Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-10-03
The October Elections.


The October elections began yesterday
with the election of town officers In Con-
necticut. At the same time six amend
ments to the State constitution were voted
upon. No political importance is attached
TO this election.
The first State election oil the month is
that of Colorado. which occurs to-day
State officers. members Of the legislature.
couAty officers, &C., are to be elected.
The legislature to be chosen will elect two
members of the United States Senate and
three Presidential electors. A member oil
Congress is to be chosen for the remain
der Of the term of the present Congie ss.
A member for the next Congress will be
chosen in November. probably. The can
dilstes for Governor are John l.. Routt,
republican; Bella NJ. Hughes, democrat.
On Wednesday. October All, the State
Of Georgia will elect its Governor, county
officers and legislature. Congressmer
will be chosen on the 9Th OF November.
For Governor. the republicans have NOM
mated Jonathan Norcross and the demo-
Gratis Alfred II. Colquitt. The last legls-
lature of Georgia was almost entirely
democratic. The white-liners will carry
the State by their peculiar tactics for the
democratic ticket.
On Tuesday, October 10Th, occur the
important contests in Indiana, Ohio and
West Virginia. In the first named State
will be elected full ticket of State Off
GERS, thirteen members of the next Con-
gress. the legislature and various minor
officers. There are three tickets for State
officers in the field. The candidates for
Governor are as follows: Benjamin Harri-
sIn, republican; James d. Williams, dem
ocratic; Arson Wolcott, greenback. In
1872 the democratic candidate for Gov
ernor (Hendricks) was elected; the rest
of the State ticket was carried by the re-
publicans, with the exception of the can
didate for Superintendent Of Instruction.
The present delegation from Indiana in
the lower House Of Congress is composed
OF five republicans and eight democrats.
The greeabackers have endorsed the dem.
ocratic candidates for Congress in several
districts. In others they have made their
own nominations.
In Ohio, minor State officers only will
be chosen. All its members of the next
congress and its legislature will also be
elected. For State officers there are three
tickets in the field-republican democrat
ic and prohibition, the greenbackers sup
porting the democratic. The leading
place ON the ticket is that Of Secretary of
State. and the following are the candi-
dates: Milton Barnes. republican; VIM.
Bell. democratic; +. s. Chapman. prohi-
bitionist. The present delegation from
Ohio in Congress is composed Of seven
republicans and thirteen democrats.
The State of West Virginia elects on
Tuesday, October 10th, its State officers
and legislature. Its members of Congress
will not be chosen until November 7th
For state officers there are three tickets in
the field, although the greenbackers' was
irregularly nominated. The candidates
for Governor are as follows: Nathan Golf.
Jr.. republican; Henry NJ. Matthews,
democratic; j. NJ. Laidley. greenback.
The legislature to be chosen on the 10th
will elect two United States Senators, one
for the full term and one TO fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Hon. Allen T. Ca
perton.