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dlers, to whom success in battle is only deslra-
bic for the opportunity 1t gives to wreak ven
gcance afterwards on the bleeding and help
NOVEMBER ELECTIONS,

d. Elections were held on Tuesday in New
York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jer
scy, Wisconsin, Maryland, Virginia and Mis-
sissippi OF course the most important ano
politically significant was the election in
New YORK. The test involved two ques
tons: Is New York II democratic state? and
is Tiden the choice of the New York dcmoc
racy for the Presidency? The former was an
swered IN the affirmative and the other in the
negative The democrats had nominated Rob
inson as Tilden man for Governor. John
Kelly boltcd the nomination, which left it in
the shape that if Robinson WAS elected Tllden
would be the choice of the state for the presi
Gency, otherwise not. Robinson was defeated
by $4,000, yet Kelly and Robnsons vote com.
bined exceeds the republican vote by nearly
10000. This demonstrates that the New York
democracy united are largely IN the majority.
Though the Kelly boilers pretended to vote for
the balance of the democratic state ticket, the
fact that that balance barely escapes defeat,
Potter, tor Lieut. Governor having but 1000
majority and Others beng in doubt only shows
the charge made before the election to have
been true, that Kelly did his best to defeat the
whole democratic ticket as well as Robinson.
That the republicans carry the Legislature is
nothing strange. The state is so apportoned
that even when $4,000 in the majority the dem.
ocrats always lose the Legislature
In MASSACHUSETTS, the fight was the same
~ last year-a straight republican candidate
for Governor, opposed by Ben Butler and an
anti Butler democrat Butler falls $4,000 be-
hind against 10000 last year. and Adams, the
antiButler democrat, got about 1900 votes.
In PENNSYLVANIA Butler, republican, is
elected state treasurer, over Barr, democrat, by
about 1900 majority. The fight was largely
personal, though the republicans have the leg
islature and are justified in claiming to have
more than held their own in the state
In New JERSEY there were only members
of the legislature to elect, and the republicans
have majority, though the state Is so vicious
ly apportloned as to leave 1t doubtful which
polled most votes.
In WISCONSIN, where the democrats bung-
led fearfully IN making their nominations, the
republicans elect their governor by 1000 ma
jority, and of course control both branches of
the legislature.
Maryland, Virginia and Mississippi, as us.
lal, went strongly democratic. So far as the
question of repudlatlng the state debt in Vir.
ynia was involved the vote is overwhelming
y against reputation.
Minnesota and Nebraska also held elections
IN Tuesday, both being carried, as usual by
he republicans.
The elections throughout Illinois were for
county treasurer and surveyor only and the
esult in most cases ofno political significance,
,nless rnrhaPs. we except Chicago, where the
light was professedly political but the demo.
rats lost by 5000 mainly, 1t is believed
through the weakness of their ticket In Will
county Donahoe, a democrat, was elected treas
lrer on the righteous ground of being the best
nan.