Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31
FALL ELECTIONS.

In the fall elections Arkansas will
lead off on Monday, Sept. I'd, electing
State officers and four members Of Con-
gress, followed by Vermont, electing
State officers and three members Of
Congress, on the Sd; California, four
members of Congress, on the 4th, and
Maine, State officers and five members
of Congress, on the 9th. Six States
will hold elections in October, as fol-
lows: Colorado, on the 1st, for State
officers and one member of Congress /;
Georgia, on the I'd, for nine members
Of Congress, and Indiana, Iowa, Ohio
and West Virginia, on Tuesday, the
9Th. Of the last named four, Indiana
will elect members of the Legislature
and thirteen members Of Congress !;
Iowa, minor State officials and nine
members of Congress; Ohio, minor
State officials and twenty members of
Congress; West Virginia, twelve State
Senators, members Of the lower branch
of the Legislature and three members
ofCongress. Tuesday, November 9th,
will be the grand finale Of the fall
elections, when twenty-five States will
hold general elections for State officers
and members of Congress. Of these
twenty-five States, taken in alphabet
cal order, Connecticut will elect Gov
ernor, State officers, Legislature and
fouE members of Congress Delaware,
Governor, Legislature, and one MEM
Der of Congress Florida, Legislature
and two members Of Congress ; Hi
nois, minor State officials, Legislature
and nineteen nineteen mem members BBerss ef Congress
Kansas, State officers, Legislature and
three members Of Congress Louisiana,
Legislature and six members Of Con-
gress Maryland, six members Of Con-
gress Massachusetts, Governor, State
officers, Legislature and eleven mem
bers Of Congress Michigan, Govern
or, Legislature, and nine members of
Congress Minnesota, State officers,
Legislature, and three members Of
Congress; Mississippi, six members of
Congress; Missouri, minor State off
cials and thirteen members of Con-
gress Nebraska, Governor, Legisla-
ture and one member Of Congress !;
Nevada, Governor, Legislature and
one member of Congress; New Jersey,
Legislature and seven members Of
Congress; New York, members Of the
lower house of the Legislature and
thirty-three members of Congress !;
North Carolina, eight members of Con-
gress; Pennsylvania, Governor, State
officers, one-half the State Senate, the
lower house of the Legislature, and
twenty-seven members Of Congress J;
South Carolina, Governor, Legislature,
and five members Of Congress Ten
nessee, Governor, Legislature and ten
members Of Congress +; Texas, Gov
ernor, Legislature and six members of
Congress ; Wisconsin, eight members
of Congress. 1t appears from the above
that thirty-two States will hold cleo
tions this fall and that two hundred
and sixBy members Of Congress will be
elected, over which there will be q
great struggle for the majority by the
two great political parties OF the coun-
try. In the forty-ffth Congress the
Democrats had twenty majority, and
all the known political powers of the
opposing party will be brought forward
to crush out this majority at the COM
ing elections, and gain the ascendancy
in the next House. 1t is life or death
to the Republican party whether they
can accomplish this or not, and it
might be truly said that the real con
test for the next presidency will be
fought out at the ballot box this
autumn.
v.,,ow Fever Reports for the week.