Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-05
Yesterdays Elections.

u democratic victory. Ihls victory was
in Mississippi. The democrats have car.
ried Mississippi. No doubt is expressed
on this point, and we fear it cannot be sue
cessfully contradicted. 1t is a little strange
too, for there are more negro voters than
posed that the event of the war predispos-
ed negroes to vote the republican ticket,
Perhaps the explanation is that there was
no republican ticket in Mississippi. The
shoe string district is in Mississippi, also
Kemp,.r county-Yazoo county likewise
furthermore, us we have before remarked,
democratic victory. And n democratic
victory in Mississippi is peculiarly dis
couraging because while there are more
negroes than whites, as long us the latter
do all the voting that counts, each Missis-
sippi white man gets double-in fact
more than doube-represenation in
congress us compared with any white man
at the north. In Mississippi the negro
population counts in making the number
of representatives but not in electing
them This plan has simplicity to COM
mend it.
Virginia too voted yesterday, but the
contest was local-.the difference we be-
lieve being between those who want to
pay the state debt and those who don't.
1t is, ut the present writing, said to be
doubtful whether The debt payers or repu-
diators have won. Maryland voted yes
terliy and though no returns are at hand.
there can b. no doabt that the democrats
have elected their stale ticket, Maryland
is honestly democratic state-that purity
has ii majorily of the leg.l voter'-ana n
democratic victory there is not what it Is
in Mississippi. There is no shotgun
fl ,vur about the Maryland democratic
m iiorily. But the inhlbtants of Mary
Land are civilizel and not scmi-barba-
rians.
Minnesota went Republican yesterday.
by decreased maj rity owing to local
disalfections. Nebraska elected the re-
pn'lcan ticket by the usual mi 'rily.
The voting in Illinois was more favorable
to e republicans than of late. Pennsyl-
vana is nd to have chosen republic IN
tire tsurer by in increased majority; there
was only one state officer voted for but
the republicans were also successful in Il G
leg sative contests. Smith, republican, is
chosen governor of Wisconsin by some
10000 majority.
New jersey is reported TO have elected
publican legislature, and Connecticut
to have done the same thing. These two
states went for Mr. Tllden in 1876 honest
ly-and what shall it profit II party if by
their plan they retain Mississippi and lose
New Jersey and Connecticut? We are
not absolutely sue, of course, that the
de uocratS have lost the two last named
sta e.. but II telegram says so, and there
ar marks of tluthfulness about that tele.
am, for it is the same one that an
,t,uces that the democrats have won 4
victory in Mississippi. 1t would seem
that The last named state approves OF Il
solid south, while New Jersey and Con-
necticut appear (from the telegram) not SO
TO do. 1t would be remarkable if the re-
pubIicaus have carried Connecticut-and
New jersey. We saw them in table,
copied approvingly in the Sun the other
day, cla>sed us among the sure democratic
states and we thought then SO far us New
jersey was concerned the table was cor
rect though as to Connecticut it might he
100 positive, so we should not be surprised
should it turn out that the telegram was
wrong us to New Jersey.
Massachusetts has had her annual fevel
Of Bnllerism and the vote in $40 cities and
towns, which comprise the whole state al
but Il few scattering towns, is in rount
Numbers, Long, republican, 12l 900; But
Ter, l08,0U0; Adams, democrat, 10000
Eddy, prohibition, l 500. Long is elected
by plurality of some 10000, and has be
sizes clear majority over all and the
whole republican State ticket is also elect
eli. The legislature is strongly republican
1t is extremely probable that Gen. Butler
will next year be IL candidate for governor
of Massachusetts, 1t will be II little curl
ous to see whether the Batteries or thu
democrats get admitted to the next demo
cratic national convention. Butler ha
walked off with about eight-ninths of til,
democratic voters Of the old Bay State ant
the regular democratic elitice down there
has very much the appearance Of an un
covered frame.
The great interest yesterday ocntercd o,
New York. The republicans have CARRIE
the legislature. Cornell, republican, i
clco'ed governor by 10000 or 35 900 plu
ralhy over Robinson. Last evening il wa
rep ,rted that Potter, the democratic can
diIate for lieutenant governor, had $1,000
plurality over the republican candidate
This morning however each ptry claims
the election OF its state ticket except gov
ernor. Were last evenings report correc
the mere election of Cornell would no
give the republicans any certainty of Car
rying New York next year but if tlIi
morning $ telegram is correct and the con
test is doubtful over the remainder of tn
ticket New York may be set down us re
publican next year. The only things tina
now appear certain are that John Kell
wears he sctlps Of Lucius Robinson an
Samuel j. Tl,len at his belt (provided h
is not waving them in the air with II Tam
many war. whooE, and that the republi
cans have ut least an even chance for tina
Stale hext year. Next week we shall hav
more d finite news.
The vote of New York city was il
round numbers, Robinson. 10000; Cornell
$4,000; Kelly. 10000. The sage of Ora
mercy Park. whom the Kellyites do nc
hesitate TO call the the hermit of Cipbe