Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-19

AUGUST ~, 1870.


State and Senatorial Elections,
BY act Of Congress fixing the present
lraie of apporlionmCnt for Representa-
.tiyes and Delegates in Congress, II was
lnroyided they should thereafter be cleo
ii.d on the same day in all States and
Territories, that day being the Tuesday
Inexl after the first Monday in Noyem-
der. The law was % become operative
lat the coming Presidential election
1876. The Fortv-third Congress SO
modified this law that il does not apply
unless supplemented by the action OF
Itbc LEGISLATURE of the State, to any
State that has not yet altered Its DAY OF
election. and whose Constitution must
he amended IN order to effect change
( in the day of election of State officers.
} II Will be seen that the States IN which
ELECTIONS will be held prior to the Pres
Iidential contest with their several
dates. are these: August 18th, Alabama;
september 4th. Arkansas; September
18Th. Vermont; September 18th, Name
October 4lh, Georgia; October 10th,
Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, West Virgin
in: November 9th, Louisiana. We have
been i'm error rs To North Carolina,
State Legislation having been added
bv which the August election Is super
SEEDED. All the other States, except two,
elect Congressman, as well as Presi-
dental electors, on the 9TH of November
next Colorado elects "A Congressman
on the same dav that State officers are
elected. and New Hampshire on the
18Th of March, 1871 Alabama, Arkan-
sas. Connecticut, Florida Illinois, Iowa,
Indiana. Kansas, Louisiana, MaSSachu-
sets. Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska,
New York. North Carolina, South Car
olina. Vermont and West Virginia this
wear elect "a Governor and full set of
Stale officers. The Connecticut Clec-
ton is in accordance with IN amend
ment TO the Constitution adopted last
spring. Georgia, Maine and Tennessee
elect Governors in addition 10 Con
grcssmen and Presidential Electors.
Kentucky elects county officers and fills
a vacancy in lis Fifth Congressional
District August It'll, and OHIO elects
minor State officials Secretary Of State,
etc) on the 10th of October COnsti-
tutional amendments will also be voted
upon in the following States: Louisl-
ana. five amendments; Michigan,
three: New York, two; while North
Carolina VIII vote on large number.
In addition To the State tickets, the
Legislative elections are Of great impor-
lance, the election of 81 Senators de
pending thereon On the Sd of March
next there will be tWcnty-fOur seats Va
Gated in that chamber There are in
effect twcnty-siX prospective elections,
las the vacancy in Louisiana and the
death Of Mr.. CaperJOn, OF West Fir-
giuia, makes additions to the regular
.Changes. OF these tWcnty-sIX, seven
teen are Republicans and the balance
Democrats The successors to six are
already chosen: Governor kirkwOod,
Iowa, il place Of Nj Wright; Mr..
Rollins, New Hampshire, in place Of
Mr.. Cragin; Mr.. Anthony, Rhode Is
land, succeeds himself, these are Re
.publicans); Gov. Stevenson, Kentucky
lis succeeded by Mr.. Beck, eA-Rcpresen-
tative; Alcorn, Mississippi, by Mr..
Lamar CwhO will doubtless have diff
Guilty in securing his seaO; and Mr..
Texas. 10y Governor Coke,
Confederate Dcm0crat) This is loss
of two Republicans. The remaining
Senators who 20 out are, Republicans
Clayton, Arkansas; Logan, Illinois;
Harvey, Kansas; West, Louisiana;
Blaine, Maine; Boutwell,, Massachu-
sets; Ferry. Michigan Window, Mn
neso'a; Hitchcock, Nebraska; Frcling-
Auysen, New Jersey, and Robertson,
South Carolina. The Democrats are
GoldIhwaitC, Alabama; Salisbury, Del
aware; Norwood, Georgia; Ransom,
North Carolina: Kelley, Oregon; Coop
or, Tennessee; and Davis. West Viz
giLia. The other vacancies are Ca
pcrton, and the empty seat in which
PinchbaCk tried To sit down Sauls-
bury and I)aviS will be reelected
among the Democrats, Ransom, posi-
bly,; while Goldthwaite viii certainly
he sent to private life. and Kelley and
Cooper in ali probability. Clayton
Will be succeeded by a Democrat, in
cTcasing their present vote by three
Logan, Blaine, Ferry, Frelinghuysen
and Nindon viii probably succeed
themselves, while as To Boutwell,,
Hitchcock, Robertson, Harvey and
West, there IS doubt, with The proba-
hilitic5 in favor OF both Harvey and
Robertson. The Governors Of their
States are candidates for the honor
PinCh5ack means to be elected in Lou
isiana Enough hold over in the New
Jersey Legislature to insure FTeling-
hUyScn'- reelection There remains al
possibility Of RanSom's defeat in North
Carolina, as The Republicans hope to
carry this State. Parties are sure to be
mora evenly balanced hereafter in the
Senate.-Sau Francisco Evening Post,
August +.