Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-16

Full returns from the elections held last
week do not materially vary the figures as
given in our last issue. In Pennsylvania,
where the result was at first uncertain, the
Democratic maiorities range from about 5000
for the candidate for supreme judge to nearly
10, 900 for the state treasurer The Democrat
ic majority in New York for the state ticket
will vary but little from $4,000, which, under
all the circumstances, is gratifyingly small to
the Republicans. The Republicans will have
six majority in the Senate and four in the As
sembly, and taken as n whole, their days
work on election day was a very good one.
Minnesota gave $1,000 Republican majority,
Nebraska 5000, and Kansas from 10000 to
80, 600.
All things considered the most notable sue
cess which the Republicans achieved last
week was in Wisconsin, where the chances
We're nearly all against them. The State is
always doubtful one, and in last years pres
idential election the Republican majority was
but 400. Moreover there is n strong green
back sentiment in the State. The old Repub-
licau leaders lacked faith. and many were
wanting i'll fealty to the organization. The
Republicans made an excellent nomination for
Governor, expressed confidence in the integ-
rity of the President and hoped for the sue
cess of his policy. Thereupon the candidates
with the new party managers entered upon a
vigorous campaign, and met the combined
opposition of the initiation Democracy and
Greenbackers by manly and open avowal
for an honest currency on the terms Of the
d, 81 Tho State committee 1gguAl
an address to the people setting forth the de-
STABILITY of a sound currency, and the difficult
ties resulting from initiation. The old mana
gers sneerod at this action as piece of polit-
ical stupidity but under the banner Of n sound
currency, and occupying an attitude at least
conciliatory in respect to the President made
| handsome gains and elected their candidate
for Governor by upward of COCO majority.
| The result in Massachusetts, where GOV.
Rice has a plurality of more than 17,0Oo, is
especially gratifying, because the Republicans
of that State placed themselves on platform
squarely endorsing the President and his poll
cy toward the South and on civil service re-
form The splendid victory thus achieved
with such outspoken principles brought clear
ly and plainly TO the front, is direct and I'M
mistakable notification to President Hayes
that the best sentiment of the country is hear
tily with him in the work of progress and re
form which he has undertaken.
The real secret of Republican success Oh
defeat, as indicated in the result of the fall
elections is summed up with admirable forc'
and directness in the following paragraph
from the Boston Journal
1T is worth while to notice the fact that al
of those States in which the policy of thu
President was cordially approved have main
tanned their Republican ascendency, and onl.
in those where the Republican convention
either have ignored the existence of the Pres
ident by contemptuous silence or taken sucl
action as disclosed their hostility toward tn
administration, have the Republicans beer
defeated The States of Massachusetts, Min
nesota and Kansas approved the spirit of tn
Presidents policy, and In those States the Re
publican party achieved more gratifying vio
] tories than ARE usual ON of yeaS.' On tn