The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-04
THE ELECTIONS TO-DAY.

1 peUelHl OF paFJlal eleCblOlS OCCuA tV-hhy ALI
no lees than eleven States. State officers or
members Of the Legislature are to be chosen
In Massachusetts. Connecticut. New York.
New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Maryland, Vir-
gnia. Mississippi. Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Kansas. Hosides. al important election for
local officers will take place in Chicago.
The point Or general interest Is New York.
| Here no less than five tickets are ia tho field
| headed, respectively, ne follows: Democratic
LucIus Robinson; Tammany John Kelly;
Republican, A. y. Cornell: Greenback, Harris
Lewis: Socialist, Caleb Pink. The Tammany
ticket contains all the names on the regular
Democratic ticket except that Of Gov. Robin
son, for which is substituted the name of John
Kelly. The test OF party strength WILL there
fore, be shown ID the vote for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, the Democratic candidate for which is
Hon. Clarkson N. Potter. The same may be
said Of the Republican ticket. the head OF
which will be freely scratched, whio tho
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, George
o. Ilaakina, will receive the full party vote.
All parties are confident. The Republicans
claim the State by 10000 majority. and by a
plurality for Governor, ranging all the way
from 10000 to 100000. Gov. Robinsons friends
say that he will be elected ny 1900. The
Kelly men say he will beat Robinson In the
State. although no figures are given. or
course this Is nonsense. Thecontest is really
narrowed down to Gov. Robinson and MIR.
Cornell. The result will depend upon tho OK
tent Of the Kelly bolt and the Independent
Republican vote. The Republicans clRim that
the former will draw away from Gov Robin
son at least $4,000 votes. Tho friends Of the
latter are confident that the Kelly vote
will not exceed 10000 In the State
and claim that ut least $4,000 independent
Republicans will either vote for Robinson d.
rect or scratch Cornell. which latter estimate.
the Republicans insist, ls too large by
10000. Ii the Republican claims are well
founded, Gov. Robinson will be defeated and
the balance Of the State ticket will be hard
pressed. On the other hand, II the estimates
OF Gov Robinson and his friends prove to be |
correct ho will be reelected by heavy plu- |
rality. Between the two probably lies the |
true estimate. II must be admitted that the |
Indications point to the election Of Cornell by /
Q small plurality, although the calculations |
are 50 wide apart and 90 many issues |
have entered Into the canvass that the local |
politicians are altogether Mt sea, and there
would be little surprise II Gov. Robinson
was elected after all. The canvass has been
fought by the regular Democrats on State is-
sues alone. They have q splendid record and
good candidate to 70 before the people on, and
have made the most Or their advantage Had
II not been for the Kelly bolt there would be
no doubt as to the result. The Republicans,
on the contrary, have ignored State issues,
and have conducted violent bloody-shirt
oe most effective with tho people. Be-
sides States officers. members OF the
Legislature are to be elected who
will choose United States Senator to sue
iced Senator Herman. Democratic .dlssen-
,ions have destroyed all hopes Of success In
his direction, and the Republicans will
probably secure a large majority on Joint
ballot. thus Senator rs well as q Governor
will probably be sacrificed by tho course or
Mr.. Kelly and his friends.
Massachusetts Is another State which elects
state officers and members Of the Legisla-
ure. Here triangular fight Is being
vaged between John Quincy Adams,
'egular Democrat; John ID. Long, Republic
an, and b. +. Butler, the candidate of half a
lozen parties. Buffers friends appear to be
confident Of bis success. but this is hardly
possible. Long will probably be elected BY
lot less than 10000 plurality. Adams will
ret only small vote; enough, however, to
DESTROY Buffers chances.
In Connecticut eleven Senators and the Q
MEMBERS OF the lower house are to be elected. t
he outlook Is highly favorable to the DEM a
Gratis, who expect to carry good majority /
a Joint ballot. The Legislature to be elected I
viii choose successor to Senator Eaton. v
One-half Of the State Senate and all the :
1embers Of the lower house are to be elected !
j New Jersey. The canvass In New York :
as overshadowed that In the adjoining State j