Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-07
TEE ELECTIONS.

There was 90 opposition TO the State cohset
vatiyc ticket il Virginia, yesterday, and 1t was
elected by an almost unanimous vote.
La MARYLAND the tcruncrstic hi jja,ity Is about
twenty five thousand.
According to dispatches received carly tins
morning the democratic m"jorlty IN ItnnSy''
vauia is about ten thousand. and the republican
mai,,ity IN Massachusetts abnut rs large. AZ
the republican platform 10 the later Stale in
dorsct the policy Of President Hayes, !hc rH
suit is significant. In tonDccilcuI 'hH rtruo!i'
cans continue il power, and $, care successor
TO u. s. Senator Barrum, democrat. III 1877
The result 10 Wisconsin, is loubltu!. The Taai-
calls are successful 10 Minnesota, Kansas and
Nebraska. In New York the det'at Of the
democratic candidate fer Secretary OF State
was thought not improbable.
The election of Hess, republican, iii New
York city, for register, over l.oaw, lammany
democrat, was considered certain. The regular
Tammany candidate Tor the Seventh Senatorial
District, Augustus Sche| was defeated by
John Niorrisscy, anti Tammany. The rcIurus
from New Jersey Indicate the success Of the
democrats, and Mississippi has gone democratic
with few slight local exceptions.
New York, Nov. 1.-The Herald says
The results of yesterdays olect!ons are gwen
herewith In the city and county the demo
Gratis elect Low, register, by majority @: about
$500 over the Hess combination clndlJatc.
They also elect State Senators from The
Fourth, Fifth, ADD probably the E'Shlit dis.
tricts. Morrissey, aoti Tammauy. ie elected Sen.
ator from the Seventh district by y majority Of
$500 over Sohell, regular Tammany candidate.
Goebel, republican. is elected to the Sena!e
from the Sixth district. The ma )rlty ior Beach
for Secretary Of State IS about - 900 IN the
county. The State is democratic by Al least
Is 600. The Legislature is probably republican
by very close vote.
General Mcclellan, democrat is elected Gov
ernor 0! New Jersey by about Is 600 maj'r'iy:
So far as k1own the democrats have also sui
feient majority 10 the Legislature to control
leglslatior.
Indications irom Pennsylvania. tend to show
that the democrats haze overcome the repubIl-
| eau igu;Cs of last year and that their present
| State ticket is elected by 10 OO0 to - GOO nla,
iority. The new labor party poed large vote
| and completely upset the caicniailnnS Of tho
regular parties.
Virginia elects the cntirr cooss r9aivc ticket,
| there being no opposition.
In Connecticut the republicans retain con!r"i
Of the Legislature, adding several nrmh|IS to
their majority.
Massachusetts is republican. Rice is re-
elected Governor ty q plurality Of about $1,000.
The council is all republican,; gain OF one seat.
CASTOR, democratic candidate for G"vcrunr, r.n
bcbiod even 10 Boston, where he w9s considered
strongest.
Partial returns from Wisconsin Indicate Tic
election ct Smith, republican,, for Governor, hy
an increase ever the republican m:i Nl'y 81 iasi
year.
MaryIsnd and Mississippi are drmocr''ic.
Minnesota and Kansas ara republican.
new IogK, Nov. :, l677.-Hh" BrooklJn
democrats have gained mayor, james Howell.
| jr in rl.cc of tho present Incumbent Fred.
| Schroeder, republican.
VIRGINIA.