The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-08
cations are true the evidence of menace
seems to be too clear to render the convic-
ton Of the offenders doubtful.
The Political Effect OF Tuesdays
Elections.

Elections.
We learn from Washington that President
Hayes and his republican friends are very
well satisfied with the result of the cleo
TONS The administration has doubtless
come off a great deal better than its enemies
expected, but it is claiming rather more
than the facts warrant when it lays down
so broad rule as that the success OF
the republican party in each State
has been in proportion to its Endorsement OF
the President. We do not believe that the
republicans lost much in New York or New
Jersey by their shabby course toward the
administration. They are both democratic
States. and in both tho democrats have
barely held their own. In New Jersey they
were lucky in their candidate for Governor,
General McClellan's popularity enabling
them to make much better show than they
would have done with one of their stock can
didates. In New York, which gave Mr.. Tilden
q majority of forty thousand last year, the
democrats have carried the State by about
half that majority, and have lost both
branches of the Legislature rs they did last
year. Besides, it must be remembered that
the friends of MI. Hayes, who held great
meeting IL this city to protest against the
action of the Rochester Convention, cor
daily Endorsed the State ticket, which re-
ceived as united q republican sup
port as it would have done if the
Rochester Convention had Endorsed the
policy of the President. The New York
and New Jersey elections afford, no special
reasons for either congratulation or regret
by the administration. The republican
party, however, is entitled to feel some
satisfaction that lis unfortunate intestine
quarrel has not sensibly weakened it in
either of these States.
The result in Massachusetts may be fairly
regarded by the friends Of the President as
signal triumph. This is the State in
which the Republican Convention gave the
new administration the most outspoken and
unequivocal support. In other respects it
was heavily handicapped in this canvass.
It's candidate for Governor was personally
unpopular, and had incurred the special
hostility of the prohibitionists, who are
powerful in Massachusetts, Moreover,
the democratic candidate for Cover
nor is the most popular man in
his party and one Of the most universally
respected citizens of the State. But, in
spite Of these drawbacks, the republicans
have carried Massachusetts, by quite as
large majority as they could have reason
ably expected in an off year. Minnesota
and Wisconsin, which also Endorsed the
President, have suffered no apparent loss
in consequence. In Connecticut the repub-
licans gain strength in the Legislature and
will elect a republican Senator in place
of Mr.. Barnun. The loss Of Penn
sylvania by tho republicans is partly
due to the previous loss of Ohio, which had
discouraging effect, and partly to aliena-
ton of the Cameron influence which has
long been SO potent in that State It will
do President Hayes no harm in the country
ut large to have it known that he is not adj
mired by the crippled Cameron faction.
Taking all the elections together it is not
apparent that the policy Of President Hayes
has weakened the republican party, but it
is very apparent that they have given him a
decided advantage over his republican op-
ponents.