Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
The FAIL Elections.

THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY COME AND THE
OFFICES TO BE FILLED.
In view of the Presidential election in
November, the State elections which will
precede it will be looked 10 with interest.
The following is the order of these cleo
tions
1. Kentucky, on the first Monday in Au-
gust This election will be for members of
the Legislature and Circuit Judges. The
Democrats are making active preparations
for the election, but 80 far the Republicans
indicate purpose to allow the canvass to
go by default.
2. California, on the first Wednesday in
September. This election is for members of
the General Assembly and members of Con-
gress. The parties are pretty equally divi-
ded, each claiming the victory, and an ex-
citing contest is predicted.
3. Vermont ON the first Tuesday in Sep
tember. This election is for State officers
and members of the General Assembly, and
as the State is overwhelmingly Republican,
the only interest attached to the election
will be in noting the relative loss and gain
of the two parties.
4. Maine, on the second Monday in Sep
tember. Here a State ticket will be elected,
and there seems to be no doubt OF the re
election of en.Selden Conner, Republican,
the present Governor.
5. Georgia, on the second Tuesday in Oc-
tober Gen. A. FL. Colquitt is likely to heac
the Democratic ticket for the Goyernorship
whose election is predicted by 75,0 900 major
ity. AS yet the Republicans have not indi
Gated purpose to contest the field.
6. West Virginia, on the second Tuesday
in October. This election embraces ,
State ticket, members of the Legislature
4 of I,an Off
are already in the field with State ticket
headed by the Hon. A. M. Mathews, pres
ent Acknowledgement for the Governor
ship. The Republicans will nominate
State ticket during the latter part OF tn
present month. The Democrats claim tina
all their dissensions are healed, and tina
they will carry the State by a large major
ity.
4 Ohio, second Tuesday in October. Ii
this State a full ticket, with the exception
of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, vii
be elected. The Republicans claim they wi
carry the State by an increased maJorlt
over Hayes vote in 1875.
8. Indiana on the Second Tuesday in DC
tober. Here a full State ticket will b
elected, the Democratic being headed b
the Hon. ]. D, Williams, present membe
of Congress, for the Goyernorship, and th
Republican ticket by the Hon. Godlove
Orth, late Minister to Austria. Indian
promises to be the battle ground prepara
tory to the Presidential onset in November
and both parties will put forth their bet
efforts to secure the ascendancy.
g. Iowa, on the second Tuesday in Octc
Der. This is Republican State, and ma
be expected to cast its vote in that diret
tion both IN October and November.
10. Nebraska, second Tuesday in Octobe
This is also Republican State.
IL. Texas, on the first Monday in NJ
vember. This State will probably go Dem
/ ocratic by from 65,0 900 to 10000 majority
but the election is too near the time {
/ holding the Presidential election to affeC
, it in any perceptible degree.
3 North Carolina, which has heretofore ha
, its State election early in August, hs
/ changed it, by constitutional amendmen
j | to November.