The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-12-05
From the N Y. Sun.
New York, New Jersey, and Connecti.
cut.


The political change which has come
over tnp Statesof New York. New Jersey
and Connecticut since the Presidential
election of 1876 is worthy of serious con
eidpration As The Sun circulates about
| 100 600 copies daily in those three States
we feel it to be our duty to call the spe-
cial attention of their people to this
| change
In 1876 the Democratic candidates for
President and Vice President carried all
of those States, securing their fiftv elect
oral votes. by an aggregate majority of
4S,0S7 Those States are entitled to
forty four members of the House of Rep
resentatives In 1875 the Democrats
elected twenty three of these members,
and the Republicans got the remaining
twenty-one The Democrats obtained
sixteen in New York. and the Republi-
cans seventeen. The Democrats carried
four in New Jersey, and the Republicans
three The Democrats elected three in
Connecticut, and the Republicans one
thus giving the total Of twenty three
Democrats and twenty one Republicans
above mentioned.
In 1876 the Republicans carried the
Assembly of New York by majority OF
fourteen, which was rather larger than
had been anticipated The Democrats
secured a majority in the Legislature Of
New Jersey which enabled them to elect
John R Mcpherson, Democrat, Senator
in Congress as the successor OF Frederick
r Frelinghuysen, Republican. In Con
necticut the Republicans carried the
Legislature by an unusually small ma
iorlty In that year the Democrats elec,
ted their Governor in New York by
large majority. and also in Connecticut
by a handsome majority, while in New
Jersey neither a Governor nor other
State officer was running
These were the results of the contest
in 1876. They were solid, substantial
victory for the Democratic party in each
of those States Now let US see how it
has Jared Witt the Democracy in those
States this fall 10 all OF them the Dem
orrits have been badly beaten. In New
York they have been utterly routed
There having been no State ticket voted
for in N-w Jersey, and the returns for
Congressman not being quite complete,
and the returns for Judge of the Court
of Appeals in New York and tor Cover
nor in CONNECTICUT not being vet perfect
5d, it is not possible to give the MAORI
ties of this year with the precision thai
we can those of 1876 However iht. ag
gregate Republican M inrity in the three
States is at least 81 900 This shows
Democratic net loss OF about IS 600 ns
compared with the results in the Pre>i
Dental contest.
The change is still greater in regard to
Congressman In New York the Demo
Gratis now elect only eight being loss o T
eight since 1876 In New Jersey they
elect three, being loss OF one In Con
necticut they elect one, being a loss of
two This is q total Democratic loss OF
eleven members, and like gain to the
Republicans, as compared with the re
suits in 1876
The Republicans of New York now
elect majority of sixty two in the As
sembly, instead of the fourteen they car
ried two years ago. This enables them
to reelect a Republican to the United
States Senate by an unusually large
majority. They carry the State by about
25 900, instead Of losing il by $4,000, as
in 1876
In New Jersey the Republicans carry
the Legislature, but their total majority
of votes in the State cannot be precisely
given II is about ), 200 on Congressman.
Two years ago Tilden's majority was l2,-
400, and one year ago Mcclellan was
chosen Governor by u 700.
In Connecticut the Democracy now lose
their Governor for the first time in three
years Their nominee is 1000 behind
his opponent In 1876 they gave their
candidate a plurality oi 800 and plu
rality last year of $500 They lose a
Senator in Congress The Legislature
just chosen will elect d Republican in
the room of William H Barnum who is
Chairman of the Democratic National
Committee.