Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-11-01
ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER.
On Tuesday, November 4, elections
will be held in the States named, as follows


will be held in the States named, as follows
CONNECTICUT.
For members of the Legislature, except
ing one-half of the Senate, who hold over.
The Republicans now have IA of 81 Sena-
tors and 142 of 24i Representatives.
LOUISIANA.
For Governor and other State officers.
The Democratic nominee for Governor is l..
A: Witt; the Republican, Taylor Beattie.
In 1873, Burke, Dem, was elected State
treasurer by large majority.
MARYLAND.
For Governor and other State officers, Leg
1slature, etc. There are three State tickets
in nomination.: The Democratic, headed by
w. Il. Hamilton for Governor; the Repub-
lican, headed by James A. Gary; the Green
back, headed by Howard Mecks.
The vote of Maryland of 1877 for Comptrol-
Ter was SO,1OS Democratic, 50,329 Repub-
lican. Democratic majority, 30,319. Last
year Cfor Congressman the Democrats had
.6I,0I3, and the Republicans 53,914. In the
present Legislature the Democrats have 10
OF 70 members of the Senate, and 65 of 81
members of the House.
MASSACHUSETTS.
For Governor and other State officers and
members of the Legislature. There are
three candidates for Governor: Republic
can, John ID. Long; Straight Democratic,
John Quincy Adams; and Gen. B. +. Butler,
who is supported by two Independent or
SaniZatiOns, one composed of Republicans
mainly and the other of Democrats.
The vote Of Massachusetts for Governor
last year was 13I, 20 for Talbot, Rep; 100, ,4I5
for Butler, Dem. and Nat; 10, 162 for Abbott,
DEM; and 1913 for Miner, Pro. In the
present Legislature the Republicans have "a
of 40 Senators and 1Sj of 240 members of the
House.
MINNESOTA.
For Governor and other State officers and
members of the Legislature. There are four
tickets in the field headed for Governor as
follows: Republican,, Us. Pilsbury, renom-
mated; Democratic, Edmund Rice; Green
back, William Meighen; Prohibition, Rev.
w. w. Satterlec.
The vote of Minnesota in 1877 for Govern
or was: Rep, 1854; Dem, 40,2l5. Last
year for Auditor it was: Rep, 5S,75 DEM,
.9,I2l. In tho Legislature the Republicans
nave % Of 4l Senators, and 70 of LOG MEM
bcrs of the House.
MISSISSIPPI.
For Members of the Legislature, etc.
The last Legislature was Democratic by q
majority of ID in the Senate and rs in the
House.
NEBRASKA.
For Judge of Supreme Court and Univer-
Siiy Regents. The Republican candidate for
Judge is Amasa Cobb; the Democratic, T..
Wakcley.
Nebraska went Republican last year for
Judge of the Supreme Court, by 2S,956 to
81, ,l9I.
NEW JERSEY.
For members of the Legislature, etc. The
present Legislature is Republican in the
Senate by IL to 10, and in the House by 80 to
81.
NEW YORK.
For Governor and other State officials, a
Legislature, ETC., and n Congressman in the
Twelfth District, in place of Alexander
Smith, Rep, deceased, besides voting on
constitutional amendments.
The Republican ticket is headed by Alonzo
Cornell for Governor, and the Democratic,
by Lucius Robinson. John Kelly is running
rs the Tammany candidate for Governor, his
followers supporting the other nominees on
the regular Democratic ticket. The Young
Republicans support the regular Republican
ticket with the exception of Cornell and
Soule Estate Engineer), whom they scratch.
Lewis, the Greenback nominee, and Mears,
candidate of the Prohibitionists, are eX-Re-
publicans.
The vote of New York last year for Judge
of of, the Court of Appeals was: Republican'
10, 1888; Prohibition, 1924; scattering, 1,455.
In 1877 the Democrats elected their Secre-
tary Of State by 3S3, ,062, TO 81 ,79S for the Re-
publican candidate, there being 2O,2S2
Workingmen," and 1880 Prohibitionists.
In 1876 Tilden beat Hayes by 32,742, while
Robinson received 30,460 votes more than
Morgan, who ran a trifle ahead of Hayes,
Tilden running 1000 ahead of his ticket.
In the Twelfth Congressional District
(Westchester County, last year the Repub-
licans elected the late Alexander Smith by
IL 1888 to 9,0S2 for Cobb, Democrat, and 2 ,42l
for Nicholas Smith, Greenback.
The Legislature now is Republican by III
to 13 in the Senate, and 9S to 80 in the House.
There has been a reapportionment, however,
since then.
PENNSYLVANIA.
For State Treasurer, etc. The following
are in nomination: Republican, Samuel But
Ter; Democratic, ID. o. Barr; Greenback-
Labor, Peter Sutton; Prohibition, w. l..
Richardson.
For Governor last year the vote of Penn
sylvania was: Rep, 319,4 400; DEM, @I, ,l3I;
Greenback, 81, ,75S; Pro-, 3,I59. In 1877, for
Treasurer, on n very light vote, Noyes, Dem,
beat Hart, Rep, by 251, III to 241 ,Sl6, the
National vote being 52,S54, and the Prohibi-
tion 2,S27.
For members of the Legislature, ETC., and
also on proposition for IN adjustment OF
the State debt.
The Legislature now is Democratic by 2s
to in the Senate and 102 to 30 Republicans
and independently in the House.
WISCONSIN.
For Governor and other State officers and
members of the Legislature. The Republi-
can nominee for Governor is VIM. L. Smith
(renominated); Democratic, j. q. Jenkins
Greenback, Col. May; Prohibition, w. r.
Bloomfield.
The vote of Wisconsin for Governor in
1877 was: Rep, 7ss,759; Dem, 50,4S6;
in 1876 was 6,141. In the present
Legislature the Republicans have the Sen.
ate by "A to 0 and the House by 66 to "a
the minority in this branch including Ma