The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-15
Sew YORK, View Jersey. and c Connecticut.

The political change which has come over
che States Of New York, New Jersey, and
Connecticut since the Presidential election
Of 1876 s worthy Of serious consideration.
As THE Sun circuiates about 10000 copies
daily In those three States. we feel IL 10 he
our duty TO call the special attention Of
their people to this change.
In 1876 the Democratic candidates for
President and Vice President carried all Of
those states. securing their fifty electoral
votes, by an aggregate majority OF 4s,os7.
Those States are entitled TO forty-four mem
bers Of the House OF Representatives. In
1876 the Democrats elected twent y-three Of
these members. and the Republicans got the
remaining twenty-onc. The Democrats OBJ
tanned sixteen In New York. and the Repub-
leans seventeen. The Democrats carried
four in New Jersey, and the Republicans
three. The Democrats elected three in Con-
uecticut, and the Republicans one thus CIV
ing the total OF twenty-three Democrats and
twenty-one Republicans above mentioned.
In 1876 the Republicans carried the As
sembly Of New YOrl; by majority Of four
teen, which was rather larger than had been
anticipated. The Democrats secured q majOr
ity in the Legislature OF New Jersey, which
enabled them to el0ct JOHN L. MCPHERSON,
Democrat, q Senator In Congress, as the
successor of FREDERICK T. FRELrNoHUYsEN,
Republican. III Connecticut the Republicans
carried the Legislature by an unusually
small majority. In that year the DEM
ocrats elected their Governor In New York
by large majority. and also in Connecticut
by handsome majority while in New Jer-
seyneither Governor nor other State officer
was running.
These were the results Of the contest in
1875. They were a solid. substantial victory
for the Democratic party in each OF those
states. Now let US see how it has Jared
With the Democracy in those States this
TALL. In all Of them the Democrats have
been badly beaten. In New York they have
been utterly routed. There having been no
state ticket voted for in New 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 Governor In Connecticut not being yet
perfected, IL Is not possible 70 give the ma
jorities Of this year with the precision that
We can those Of 1876. However, the aggre-
gate Republican majority In the three States
"A
net loss OF about 7s,00o, as compared with
the results in the Presidential contest.
The change is still greater in regard TO
Congressman. In New York the Democrats
now elect only eight. being loss OF eight
since 1876. In New Jersey they elect three,
bcing q loss OF one. In Connecticut they
elect one, being q loss Of two. This is a total
Democratic loss Of eleven members, and a
like gain TO the Republicans, as compared
with the results In 1876.
The Republicans OF New York now elect q
majority OF sixty-two in the Assembly, In.
stead Of the fourteen they carried two years
ago. This enables them to reelect n Repub.
lean TO the United States senate by an un.
usually large majority. They carry the
State by about 5000, instead OF losing IL by
5000, as in 1876.
In New Jersey the Republicans carry the
Legislature. but their total majority o.
votes In the State cannot be precisely
given. 1t is about 5000 on Congressman
Two years ago TrLDES's majority wa
l2,40o, and one year ago MCCLELLAN wa
chosen Governor by 10, 100.
In Connecticut the Democracy now losl
their Governor for the first time In three
years. Their nominee is 1900 behind his op
ponent. In 1876 they gave their candidate
plurality OF $500, and plurality last yea
Of $500. They lose Senator in Congress
The Legislature just chosen will elect
Republican in the room OF WILLIAM II
BARSUM. who is Chairman Of the Demo
cratic National Committee.
What has caused this recoil against tn
Democracy In these three States within tn
past two years The answer is obvions
They supported the gross folly Of the un
constitutional Electoral Commission Las
summer nearly all their members in tn
House Of Representatives voted to condor
the Great Fraud Of the times by recording
t4ieir names In favor Of the BURcHARD an
HARTRIDdE resolutions. They have ais
tolerated within their ranks dangerous doc
trines concerning finance and the currency
They have been demorallzed by the one ma
power They have ceased to be an ole
fashioned Jeffersonian party.
Chamberlain's Indictment.
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