Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-08
October Elections.

Dt Ctdtts III W uttU titttltuN tdht lf'1Nt
are Indiana, Iowa. Ohio and West Vir
ginia.
In Indiana minor State officers, thirteen
members of the XLFIth Congress. some
Judicial officers. members of the legisla-
ture and eeonty officers, are to be elected
The legislature to be chosen will elect a
United States Senator to succeed Daniel
w. Voorhees,, whose term expires mex,
March. There are three State and Con-
gressional tickets in the field, republican,
democratic and national greenback In
1876. when the last State election was
held, the democrats had a majority on the
popular vote for Governor of 1854, but
the republicans elected a majority of six
onioint ballot in the Legislature. The re-
publieanoplatform opposes reputation in
all It's. forms, also any abandonment o.
depreciation of the greenback currency.
and favors a sound and stable currency Of
gold, silver and paper of the same value.
The democratic platform favors the sub
stitution of greenbaeks for national bank
notes. aud the unconditional repeal of the
resumption act. The greenback platform
is on the same sor' as the platform of
that party in Maine. The present dele
cation in Congress from Indiana is COM
posed Of nine republicans and four dem
ocrats s'Haa'a.'
In, Ohio, minor State officers. twenty
members of the, XLVIlh Congress and
county officers are to be chosen. The
election this year will have no effect upon
the political complexion of the United
States Senate. as George Fl. Peudleton
(democrat) was elected last January TO
succeed Stanley Matthews. whose term
viii expire next March. There are four
State tickets in the feld-republican
democratic. national greenback, and pro-
hibition Pa The socialists have also made
nominations in Cincinnati of candidates
for Congress. The republicans had a
clear majority in the votes for President
in 1876 Of 2747; last year, however, the
ucuIoSi"iS ticCtcu tHell tfiuuiuat' ioi Wv
ernor BY, a plurality of 22.520 votes. and
obtained majority of the legislature,
which they have employed to gerryman~
der the, State In shameful manner in the
re-districting for members OF Congress. so
that they hope thereby TO gain several
democratic members. The State is now
represented by twelve republicans and
eight democrats, but under the new dis
tricting the democrats expect TO elect fif-
teen of the twenty members. The repub-
lican platform opposes farther agitation of
the financial question as injurious to bust
meas and without other than evil results !;
the democratic favors the free coinage of
silver, also the substitution Of greenbacks
for national bank notes, and the repeal of
the resumption act; the greenback and
pfOhibition platforms are of the usual
kiiid.n boa r7' u
Iowa viii elect subordinate State Off
GERS, nine Congressman. some judicial Of
ficers, and county officers. No United
States Senator will be elected next year
the Two present incumbents holding over
respectively until 1883 and 1885. There
were at first three tickets in the field, but
afew days ago a fusion of the democrats
and greehbackers was effected, leaving
but two tickets in the field at present. The
republican plurality in the popular vote OF
1877 was AZ 1893. The present delegation
in Congress from Iowa is solidly republi-
can, The republican platform is tor hon
est money and opposes the payment of
"rebel claims" The efforts of the dem.
ocrats to reopen the Presidential question
are denounced as dangerous, illegal and
unconstitutional. The democratic plat.
form ifavors the unconditional repeal of
the resumption act, and the substitution
OF greenbacks for national bank notes.
The" fraud' investigations were APPROX
cd. The greehback platform was of the
usual kind. After the greenback and dem
ocratic fusion, Chairman Campbell, of the
democratic committee, when asked how
the two platforms were to be consolidated
said; COB, as to that you pays your money
and takes your choice"
West Virginia elects three Congress
men, members of the State legislature.
and some local officers. The delegation
In Congress at the present time is solidy
democratic. The United States Senators
from the State hold their seats until 1881
and 1883. respectively. The last legisla-
ture was democratic by forty seven on
joint ballot. The democratic majority in
1876 for Governor was l2,217. There are
three tickets in the field-republican, dem
ocratic and greenback.
The total number of Congressman in
the above mentioned States, to be elected
to-day, is forty five. They are now repre-
serted BY thirty republicans and fifteen
democrats. n,-t.. 3D..
OF the Congressman elected thus far in
Offer States Colorado, Maine, OREGON
aud permont) the republicans have six
the gresnback men have two and the dem.