Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-07
The Elections Next Tuesday.

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The Elections Next Tuesday.
In SIX states-Vermont, Maine, Colorado,
Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia-eIections
have been held this fall. The hrst three
have been carried by the republicans by
average msJorities, and the three southern
states have gone "solidly" democratic. The
interest now eliminates In the election OF
Tuesday next In Indiana, Ohio, and West
Virginia.
In Indiana, state officers, members OF the
s5th Congress, two represeD tatives to I'LL va
cancies In the 4ith Congress, members of the
legislature, and town and county officers
will be chosen. There are three State tickets
In the neld-the republican, democratic, and
independent (green oackl The independent
candidate for governor, Arson wolcott, has
Just withdrawn his candidacy. but the rest
of the ticket for state officers and Congress
Is yet In nomination. the republican plat
form was adopted In ebruary, and declares
that any attempt to hasten the period for
redeemipg the national currency In gold and
silver would be inexpedient. The democrats
met In April, and opposed any contraction
OF the currency, favored the gradual suosti-
tuition ofgovernment notes for national bank
notes, and declared In favor OF measures
and policies that will produce uniformity In
value in the coin and paper money Of the
country without destroying or embarrass-
ing the business interests OF the people"
Both platforms demand the repeal of the
resumption act, and also oppose the pay
ment of any part of the rebel debt or OF
claims for emsncipated slaves. The indie
pendent or greenbsck party adopted resolu-
lions approving the 3.65 bond scheme,
as well as other imitation measures
The republican candidate for Governor is
Benjamin Harrison, the democratic candi-
date for the same ONCE Is James ID. Will
Iiams, better known as "Blue Jeans.o Be-
low We give the republican aud democratic
nominees for Congress. The vacancy In the
ID district was caused by the resignation of
James ID. Williams, the emocratic nominee
for Governor; the Sd district vacancy was
occasioned by the death or Speaker Michael
G. Kerr:
45tn Com. G. A. De Bruler. !. B. s. Fuller.
2. Louis Loveless. Tnos. B. Cobb.
X Newsom. G. A. Bicknell.
5. Tbs. N. Browne .W. s Holman oai
8. ms Robinson. ~, Chambers.
!. IN; c; Hunter. W E; Mclean.
10. w. III. Calkins. *W. Raymond
II. sJas l.. Evans. A. Armstrong.
~ w. A. Booham. . a. Hamilton.
Is. .Jno. H Baker. Free'n Kelley.
'h c0n 3 fv Vac splosly NA a.Sn HTcsli:
-ReDominated. ton democratic and indie
pendent tickets.
The vete of Indiana In past years is given
below. 1t Will be noticed that In October.
1868. the republican majority for governor
was s.611 smaller than for President In
November following. In October, 1872, the
democratic majority for governor was LIS,
and the republican majority on the Congress
sional vote was 96s; two months later the
republican majority over all for President
was 2l,OSo- In 1872 the democrats elected
only the governor and superintendent of
public Instruction.
Rep. Dem. Total. Maj.
1G4-Congress. fI6s SIC 1878 35I Col 4'62sd
1S72-President.. 1s6 If tI65 Oi6 35l 196 2I O9s
1s.-Governor. .1es.Z!6 ls9 i2i S17,7OO 1.1isd
162-CODgress. .IsS,712 Isl ,sO4 1856 96sy |
1s6s-President. I'D, 552 1G6 $50 343 $50 1927
1s6S-GOvernor. H. SIS 1861 3I2 lS9 96Ir
(Farmers' tndy Including all the oppo-
sition To the democratic nominees. In
GLIDING AZ votes for the O'Conor straight |
out dem.) electoral ticket.
The Ohio election will be for state officers, |
members OF the XLVth Congress, members |
OF the legislature, and county officers. In |
the democratic state convention the hard |
money men were defeated By q vote of 36s to |
800, the question being the substitution or |
the mir ortty or soft money platform In place
OF that reported by the majority Of the com
mittee on resolutions. The republican plat
form recognizes gold as the true standard OF |
value, and urges steady steps toward an
equalization OF the values OF the paper and
coin dollar. The grsenback men Of the state
cat the suggestion OF Samuel F. Cary, their
candidate for Vice President, and others) |
have not nominated Q state ticket. They |
have made some nominations In the con-
gressional districts, but will generally sup
port the democratic state ticket. The pro- |
hibitionists have . state ticket In the field. |
The three state tickets and the congressional |
nominees are given below:
For sec,y-M ssrnes. .w% smf ssna jr.
s5lh CON-. n r Force M. Sayier
2. S.Matthews. . II. b Banning.
3. ~ H Gsransr. .Ionn s 3 Savage.
Glib. Long. "a. ": Rice.
6.J. ID: Cox. *Frank Il. Hurd.
.. A. l.. Brown. III. l.. Dickey.
s.y.W. Keller. George Arthur.
q j. 3. Jones. sE- +. Poppleton.
10. &C. Foster. John H Hudson.
II. g. K. Nash. Thomas Ewing.
Is. III Barnhill VI. /. Southland. |
C-Follett(ind dem L q. Delano, (g'ok) |
IA IS Grosscup. Z. Ii: Finley.
Is. IN NanVorhes. W. w. Poston.
16- IL. Danford. VIM. Lawrence.
IL. W.McKinley Leslie l. Lsmborn. |
Is. y. Monroe. John ]. Hail.
10. %J.A. Garfield. ". 8. Easement.
20. A Townsend. A. B. Payne.
Prohibition,
For Secretary......E 8. Chapman.
18Th CODgress......l2- III. NJ. Robertson.
% w. III. Doap.
sReDominated. lind. rep. and can'dte. |
A summary Of the vote OF the state In past |
years is given In the following table:
Rep. Dem. Total. MAJ.
1s75-Gov..... 2S7 SIT 1892 ,273 592, 6s3 2S5Ir |
1sI4-Sec 80. t229 0l9 -, 400 i67 ,425 . 3SI |
1S74-COng. t22l 2s2 23o GO 459.9Sl Il All d |
1s73-Gov .. =. 213 s37 PA 654 tiis, 500 Ss17 d |
1s72-Pres't. 28I, $50 H2f7 T45 SO 59S 81, lO6 |
Is12-Sec 265. 900 2l2 s25 519Ih5 IL los Y |