New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-07
REPUBI ICAN GAINS IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Roth BRANCHES REPUBLICAN-LIsT OF THE REPkE-
sFNrATrVKs ELECTED.

ROTH BRANCHES Rrpt BIICAN-LIsT OF THE REPRE-
sEN1ATIvBs ELECTED.
lnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNBl
HARTFORD. Conn, Nov. 6.-The election IN TINS
State to-day has passed of very quietly and the to-
tol vote is but little larger than the aggregate cast
at the October election for town officers The OIL
ficers elected are eight county sheriffs eleven
senators and full House of Representatives.
OF the ten Senators holding over, six are Re
publicans and four Democrats. The election was
not considered of any special Importance. Its
only relation to national politics being IN the
choice of the Senators, who hold for two years. ana
consequently will have a voice in the election OF "a
United states Senator in place Of William II. Bar
NUN lDcml whose term expires IN March, 800
There has been no of any account by elIher
party, and no effort, except in few places Where
there was some local question involved, TO onpg "u'
the voters The Workingmen'S party had candidates
for Sberifs and Senators in several counties ana
districts, and pretty much all the ac"Vny
that has been exhibited in the canvass If cue u"
their exertions But even with their efforts there
has been SO little animation that ther7 ai'
rrobablv hundreds of voters in the state VINO
do not know there has been an elecuon
to-day Last wear the Democrats elected
+h.;r state officers by over 5000 PluralIy'
the Repubicans having one majority IN the S'lte
Senate and thirty-siX in the House. Inc ouo''I'
are elected for three years and IN 1871 the hel"-
,;oors elected four and the Democrats four. They
stand the same this year. the Republicans carry
ing New-L ondon. Windham. MiddleseX ana Iohahu
Counties and the Democrats Hartford, New-HaVeh'
Litcbtield and Fairfield Counties. The Republicans
have made gains in tho Senate and House. anu
will have both branches hy increased maJoHueS'
The Senate stands u Republicans and Dem
ocrats. counting the 1T District a tie, or - 10 ;,
ID l,lfo d
the 217 Representatives elected show l2o he
pnblicans. and S. Democrats. This leaves - to be
heard from. which will probably reduce the hepuD-
Hcan majority four or five votes.
The Republicans are greatly elated overthe result
They claim that it insuros n Republican majority III
the Legislature which will elect Senator BarnumS
successor or as they put 1t, that 1t VIII cost bar
mum great deal more money TO be elected next uihe
than il did last year. The continuance of the pres
ent election law. which the Democrats would nave
repealed if they had carried the Legislature ne ke
pubicans say. makes the state surely h'PuDH'a"
The following State Representatives. have been
elected: r.,,.n y, , aud
FIR, l. C1onrnsu m tudovor. Roger Phelps d. Boil
ton John W Sumner tD) Columbia, Chluncey +. Drown
IB,. Eiugton, Ira ii. Lewis (D). Hebron, Henry 9.
Porter CRJ and David White D) Mansiie1, -. p P a.,
'RJ and CMudius b. Pcase IRE stafford, f. lm'@n tkg
and EoaDhrO ID. DImnOck (DI vernon NilSu' 'tu's
CP) ana Josepn c. Hammond, jr. N.G wilmington Jason
BugDcy RI and G. f. MacF4riane lk). W., u. rr,,cov
MiDDLE-EX COUSrY.-MildetoMn, Nn. W II! =" 49,
RI and samuel D. Hubbard G.l; Haidam JAZZ W C'ie'
as and VIM Fisk Barnard iRJ; Chath3n. h14ert r.
C.ruCUtar Otl and Frank A. Clark OBJ chester;
WiItor clark tRJ: Clinton, Giles {. GHnnell
O}l. Cromwell, D. II. Warner RG durham
~IIas W. Fowler ID AMI Henry DAYS II lyJ,l |
Easf Usfdar Emory johnson iI and trancis IaIheI
iRJ. Essex. Caruot o. 5, cucnr ~ hHHuS"0rtt9'
Henry Hal ID. and j. Pmlaucer Lane % 9Iuel,',
Wins r. Terul GsJ; Portland, Geo. Il Taylor ~ : !
-svbroog W d. Wornington (k j. ana j. d. I4dI' Vs.
Wcstbrook. Geo kirkland Os) - r,,- u, ,. |
WrNDuAN COUNTY-BrOokYn. Frank y. BAKER ll'li !
Canterbury Joseph FuuIAam %, and John sHhIp |
Gurnhan RI: Hampton. David GrrenSllt lNyi /
KHlingiv JOB +. scauans lfl and Lysandcr warren |
lRJ: Z amfeid. Reuben Weaver RI ana shinl7 /
H. Fellows (RJ: POmrret, Darius NJ ADAMS ~ /
and George W. Tar RI; Putnam, George Back lk); !
thompson Nathan RIwsOn 10. ana john u. Converse |
tsJ. WiIdham. john w. Apanzh RI aud Arthur |
Winchester r.; Woodstock, James Il. Idten thJ; /
FtIrpTtLB COUNTY Bridgeport, Phmeas T. Earrum |
f,J and stephen Nichols lt) Republican majority !
Do Usual Democratic majority about 400.
FAIRFIELD COUNIY-John II. Perry lk) and Isaac /
Jennings * Bethel Geo NJ. Lyon tDJ Brookheld /
Wn f. Wrdman o. D-rlru, Charles Brown /
a.J Daubury, Lyman D. Brewster RI and |
Edward DAVIS R.l EastOu, Arthur Tucker ID |
Greenwich. Benjamin Wright, Jr lRD ana Wclles H. !
WilcJy 0s1 Huntington, Horace Wheeler % Monroe !
Charles r. wheeler (i.l Newt 1naan, Charles Ray /
UDl sa.rmau Albert Barnes o. Strfttoh. Charles A.
eed ID ,. and Francis A. Naidcu tDJ IrumDniL WI
liam VI. [ ford d. Wilton, Nathan VI. Beldcn ~
THE With SENATORIAL DISTRICT
The following is the vote in the With senatorial