Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-15
ELECTION NEWS AND PRESS coMMrNTs

oNM, 1>oVeHiDer An ALBANY
special says the State ticket will range from
Il'ooo to 10000 Democratic majority. The
hepuollcans claim 20 of the 35 Senators. and
20 Oh the l2s members of the assembly. An
other dispatch says the Legislature is close
PROBABLY both branches Republican.
NEW YORK, November S.-The World
says mai the first impression which the re-
suit OF the elections must cause is ono of
SUI prise at the steadiness Of party discipline
Notwithstanding the great changes which
nave taken place in political issues. and not
"llhstandlng the sore to which party LOYAL
" mas been put. In all quarters the voters
stll come to the polls in two practically
u'lofoken masses, as Democrats and Repub-
llcans, casting their ballots to sustain the
Administration. 1t will do HAYES no harm
and the country at large good, to. have it
known that he is not admired by the GRIP
pied Cameron faction. Taking all the cleo
tons together, it is not apparent the policy
OF the President has weakened the Repuhli-
can party. but it is apparent they have civ
en- MIN a decided advantage over his Repub-
lican opponents.
The Tribune says the biggest Republican
gain was made where the President was
most heartily endorsed, but the next big
gest was where he hadi been most sharply
criticised.
The Sun blames the Democracy for en-
dorsing Hayes and points to a reduced ma
jority as q. consequence. 1t thinks the re-
tention of the Legislature by the Republi-
cans isa great victory for Conkling.
The Tribune says: Everybody has under
rated the continued and tremendous vitality
OF the Republican party. Almost universal
defeat at the North has been expect on all
hands. and since midsummer every variety
Of discouragement attended the canvas.
The party was without leaders, for the old
ones were withdrawn by their interpreter
ton of the civil service order, and the new
ones did not know how to act without mon
ely. 1t WAS discordant, and many of the
more active members being distrustful OF
the Administration and the Jealous doctri-
naries being angry at the old leaders, and
neither working lest the others should profit
by it. Then the set of the tide was heavily
in favor of the Democracy and not. a few
had reached the conclusion that the time for
the Republican party to die had come, yet it
sweeps Massachusetts, heavily reduces the
adverse majority in New York and saves
the Legislature from Democratic grasp. 1t
their anticipated majority in Pennsylvania,
and it even holds New Jersey steady. 1t
makes handsome gainsin Wisconsin. Right
ly considered, this is a,record of victories,
not defeats
PHILADELPHIA, November S.-The re-
turns up to midnight are nearly complete
from every county in the State, with the Of
ficial'votes OF II counties, and show a ma
jority OF 9,562 for Noyes (dem.) over Hart
(rep.) tor State Treasurer. Colonel Nelson,
Chairman of the Republican State Central
Committee, comedies the election of the
Democratic ticket.
The Press, Republican, says that complete
or closely estimated returns from 30 OF the
GO counties in Pennsylvania, indicate that
tue Democrats will elect Turnkey for Su-
preme Court Judge. who n behind his
ticket, by between. 1000 and 1000. In the
90 counties where the majorities are in the
Democrats have2, 943 votes to spare, while
the l6 to hear from gave Hayes only 2,564
over Illden last year. Unless unlocked for
gains have been made in those counties
Judge Sterret is defeated.
NEWARK, N. j., November 1.-THE latest
returns give Mcclellan 12,5oO majority over
Nnmol The / .prislatnre is Democratic III