New-York tribune., 1878-10-03
THE VICTORY IN COLORADO.

THE REPUBLICANS CARRY EVERYTIING-A MAJORITY 4
OF 1000 OR $500 FOR STATE oFFTcERs-THE
LEGISLATURES Two-THIRDs REPUBLICAN.
DrNvFR COL Oct. 2-The Republicans yesterday
carried the State, County and City tickets ehurely
nv largely increased majOrities. The Greenback
element drew about evenly from the Republicans
and Democrats. but carried nothing Captain II.
sonres is elected Mayor of Denver by over l,OoO
,aioritv double the majority at the last city cleo
tion. Official returns from forty-One towns ana
preoincts including three Democratic counties
Hnerfano Bent and Pueblo, give net Repuohcah
majority of 1 S04 over the Democratic ticket Inc
remaining towns and precincts will probably IN
crease the majority to 1000. The Greenback Vote
"a 60 far as reported, 600, and will not, 1t Is be-
ueyed. exceed 1000 in the State The Legislature
will undoubtedly be twO-thrds Repubhcan IN Do'n
houses J. c. Wilson, aoting-chairman OF the ne
nnblican State Central Committee, estimates thaV
the Republican majority in the State will reach
$500. -.
Msniton. FL Paso County, gives Pltkin, the Re-
Drblicap candidate for Governor, 90 votes out OF
total of 67 Morrison, jefferson County, gives Pit
lin Aa votes. Ioveland Deml, so, and BucklnG-
ham lGbkL 49, Castle Rock, Douglas County
oives Pitkin 8 majority. Walsenburgh, HuerfahO
County, gives Loveand tDem.), 40 MAJORITY over
PItkin; no Greenback vote is reported Hermosa
also gives Loveland 40 majority. Greeley, weld
County, as far as heard from. gives the following
vote for Governor: Pitkin (Rep) PIT; LOveland
Dem0, 70; Buckingham (Gbk.l, rs. In Mill City,
Clear Creek County, Ptkin has net majority OF t.
A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT TO UIE DEMOCRATS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The result in Colorado is
great disappointment to the Democrats. 1t exactly
offsets the gain in Oregon, which the Democrats
considered of great consequence in its bearing upon
the question of the election of President by the
House of Representatives. In the October and No
yember elections the Democrats must now gam
majority of the Congressional Districts in two
States where the Republicans now have the MAJOR
ity OF they cannot elect the next President in case
the question goes to the House.
In October, 1876, at the first State election held
In Colorado the Republican majority for Governor was
s3s. For LeutenantGovernOr the majority was
1920 and for Secretary of state 1879. Mr. Belford
was then elected to tho XLIVth Congress
by e9e majority over Thomas NJ Patterson
DemJ, and to the XLVth Congress by s54 ma
ority After his defeat, Mr. Patterson claimed that,
under the law Of Congress, the election for the XLYth
Congress should be held on November T. He opened
polls on that day at various points 10 the state, Dut ne
Republicans refused to participate holding that the Oc-
to6er election legal and huaL Mr. Patterson re
ceved about 3,727 votes In November ana upon that
vote he based bis contes for Mr. Befords scat IL was
given 20 him, December 13 1877 by vote OF ll6 10
10 in the House. The result OF the election TINS year
insures the choice OF Republican 70 succeed United
States Senator Chafee QtepD The last Legislature was
Republican by 25 majority joint ballot the kepuO-
hcans having two-thirds OF the members