The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-02

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The November elections, to be
held Tuesday, the 9th, are Of nation
al importance, inasmuch as they
may possibly result In the election
of democratic legislatures which
will elect democrats TO succeed out
going republicans to aD extent that
may give the democrats . majority
after March 4ih, 1879, in the Uaiied
States Senate. These sisetions aud
the various tickets in tile field we
sGmmarfze As follows, in order
that our readers l.4sy understand
ths election kilograms u hen they
come: 80
Rev York elects Secretary OF
State and other minor State officers,
and Legislatures. There are FIVE tick
cts in the field, republican. demo
cratic, prohibitionief, greenback,
Workingmen, but the latter. two
comprise voters of the same finan-
cial views.
New Jersey elects its governor
one-third of its Senste, and its as
sembly. For governor, there are
already four tickets. in the field
the republicans having nominated
Ex-Governor William A. Newell,
the. democrats General George B.
Mcclellan, the prohibitionists Ru-
dolphus Bingham, aud ihe green.
hackers Thomas D. Hoxey.
Massachusetts hold its annual
/ AtaafSnTa ~ aNaA~ - - II
and other officers. For state officers
four complete tickets are in the
field, the republicans having nOmi-
mated Alexander Fl. Rice for re-
election as governor, while the
democratic have nominated ex-Goy-
ernoF William Castor, the prohf-
bitionists Robert G. Pitmab, and
the greenbackere and woFkingmen
Wendell Phillips. sszs
Minnesota elects lite full ticket of
state officers and legislature. For
governor the republicans have NOM
mated John 3. PfIlsbury for re-
election the prohibitionists A.
Willy, q clergyman, and the green
hackers William A. Banning. The
democrats held nominating ne6Ei-
vention in st. Paul, Oct.
Pennsylvanis will elect it's su-
preme judge, auditor and treasurer,
the first for twenty-one years, the
second for three years, and the
third for two years. There have
been aye tickets nominated-the re-
pnblicans naming james p. Ster-
rett for judge and William B. Hart
for treasurer; the democrats, John
Turnkey for judge and Amos G..
Noyes for treasurer; the prohibi-
tienists, 4. II. Winton for Judge
and Samuel Cornett for treasurer /;
tho workingmen, William Elwell
for judge and James L. Wright for
treasurer, and the green hackers,
Benjamin s. Bently for Judge and
James L. Wright for treasurer.
Marylan will choose q controller
and the legislature. The Legislature
will elect q United States senator.
For controller the republicans have
nominated Gabriel Ellis Porter, and
the democrats Thomas j. Heating.
The regular election of state Off
Gers, legislature, &C., occurs in Vir-
ginia Nov. 9th. AS yet only the
democratic; nominations have been
made for state officers, with Fred
erick w. II. Holiday as the candi-
date for governor. No call has
been issued for republican state
convention, and the intimations
that sn ''independent" state ticket
would be run hsYe thus far result
ed in nothing.
Wisconsin, will elect it's full tick.
ct of state officers and the legisIa.
ture. For the former there are
tour tickets in the field. The re-
publicans have nominated William
E. Smith for governor, the demo-
Gratis James Mallory, the prohibi-
tiOnists G. F. Hammond, and the
gre an hackers Edward P. Allis.
Mississippi will elect q governor
snd the members of the legislature.
A special election will be held in
Nebraska for the choice of q justice
OF the supreme court and two Re-
gents OF the state university.
Elections of county o1icers will
be held throughout Illinois,
On Wednesday, December 5th,
the people of Georgia wilbclose the
elections of the year. They will
elect the members of their legisia-
ture, and will ratify or reject by
the popular vote the new constitu-
ton.