Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-06
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Elections To-day.


will elect State officers and legislatures !;
Kansas. Nebraska and Pennsylvania will
elect State officers but not members of the
legislature: Connecticut will elect ) ate
senators and representatives and county
sheriffs.
The elections in regard to which the
greatest interest is felt .in the country at
large are those of New York, New Jer-
sew, Massachusetts,. Minnesota, Pennsyl-
vania and Wisconsin. Besides this being
the off-ycar, when party lines are usually
drawn and held somewhat loosely, there
are issues entering into the elections
which tend to distract and divide parties,
as the Presidents policy, the soft money
question, and other matters OF a local
nature.
In New York the highest office on the
tickets is that OF Secretary of State.
The number of State tickets are six, viz:
republican, democratic, greenback, pro-
hibition, united workingmen, bread WIN
ners. The republican platform ignores the
Presidents policy. The Democratic plat
form vigorously denounces the election oil
HAYES as fraudulent, but comments his
withdrawal of troops from the South.
There is no doubt that the democrats will
carry the State, but there will be sharp
fight for the control of the Assembly, par
ticularly for the control of the Senate, the
composition of which is important in Its
bearing upon the election OF United
States Senator to succeed Senator Conkling
at the expiration OF his term. I1 New York
City there is a combination of parties
against the Tammany nominations, which
will make things lively. particularly in the
seventh senatorial district. where Morris
sew runs as the anii-Tammany candi-
date against Augustus Scbell, the Tamma-
ny magnate.
In New Jersey the appearance oil Cen
eral George B. Mcclellan as the demo-
cratic candidate for Governor creates
some interest. Had the management OF
the campaign been in the Generals hands
there would have been no doubt OF his de-
feat, but his we'll known tactics have not
prevailed and so the chancesare in his IA
yor. The republican platform endorsed
the Presidents southern policy. The
democrats denounce the Presidential
Grand" and congratulate the country
that the President has adopted the policy
Of the democratic party in dealing with
the South. There are four State tickets
in the field, republican, democratic, green
back and prohibition.
Massachusetts has five State tickets in
the field. republican, democratic, pro-
hbi,ion, greenback and workingmen's
The endorsement of the Presidents pol
icy by the republican convention created
a good deal of dissatisfaction in the re-
publican party, and will doubtless reduce
the republican vote in some degree and
enlarge that given for the prohibition can
didate. who is republican in sentiment
and opposed to the policy. The demo-
Gratis have been Boosting loudly that they
would carry the State, but appearances
are that they crowed to early. The re-
publicans have been very active the past
week. The letting down of the civil
service policy by the letter of General
Dsvens had favorable effect, The office
holders. led by Collector Simmons, have
been briskly at work since, and the re-
publican papers speak with confidence of
the election of Rice. The republican ma
jority for Hayes in 1876 was 0,423.
The election in Pennsylvania will be
for q Judge of the Supreme Court, an
Auditor General, State Treasurer and
county officers. Five State tickets were
nominated, but the union of the green
hackers and labor reformers leaves but
four in the field. The platform of the re-
publicans is evasive in regard to the Pres
ident's policy and favors the silver dollar.
The democratic platform is loud on the
Presidential fraud and demands the
repeal Of the Resumption act. Very lit
tie interest is taken in the election.
Minnesota has four tickets in the field
for State officers. The republican plat
form cordially endorses both the southern
policy and civil service policy of the Pres
ilent; 1t also commends the conservative
financial policy which is leading steadily
to coin standard, and favors the remon-
etization Of silver. The democratic plat
form cries fraud" on the Presidential
election and favors gold aud silver as the
legal currency. The republican majority
FIR Hayes was 21.630; for governor in
1875 it was 10.267. The indications are
that the vote will be close this year.
Wisconsin elects State officers, sixteen
State senators, full Assembly, and votes
upon two proposed amendments to the
Constitution, one in relation to the election
of Chief Justice and Associated Justices
of the Supreme Court, the other in rela-
ton to matters connected with the State
Treasury. There are five State tickets in
the field. among them one with new