Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-10
The September Elections.

The September Elections.
California voted last Wednesday for all
her state officers and for four members OF
congress. Under the new constitution Il
clean sweep of officers now holding place
was made and the election was really
wiping out what had been and beginning
anew.
There were three candidates for gov
ernor (besides prohibitionist who doesn't
seem to have had votes enough to be
countedl; Perkins, republican. White.
workingman or Kearneyite. and Glenn.
the nominee of the constitution party
otherwise called the Honorable Bilks.
Glenn was also the candidate of the DEM
ocrats who seem to have fallen so low in
California that they merely pick up such
nen as somebody else is going to vote for
Lstead of making a square ticket of their
own. George G. Gorham who used to be
clerk Of the United States Senate and
secretary Of the republican national COM
IHllltts bi4'i culilC OluGl ltDuOtlCtuS vi MS
kind rated to the Honorable Bilks.
The result has been a surprise on the
Atlantic slope at least. Perkins. republic
can, is elected governor by plurality of
some 10000 over White and about the
same over Glenn. The republicans elect
all four members of congress, m;aiing a
gain Of two by so doing. This congress
sional election was one Of Importance too
rs there is possibility that tie present
House of Representatives. may be called
on to elect the next president. Should
there be no election By the people the
House votes by states, each state having
enc vote and now they have carried Cali
tornia the republicans control the delega-
tiona of nineteen Of the thirty eight states
in the present House. However the dem
ocr ITS having majority of the House over
both republicans and greenbackers demo.
cratic contestants may be admitted in
it would have to be pretty bare-faced
yielding toa political necessity however.
As to mere local results in San Francis
co X ,lloeh i, elected mayor over Flint,
republican. aud the city and county officers
IRE divided between the republicans and
wOrkingmen, the vote being very close
AMI the result in some cases only to be
tcrmnel ny the official CO unit.
Milne held her election Monday. The
clmptign had been the sharpest ever car
rjel on in New England; more than one
hundred political meetings being held each
day daring the week before the election
last year the vo,e for governor in round
numbers stood, Conner. republican, $4,000
G1rcelon, democrat, 2S,00D; Smith, green
back, 4l,0OO. This year returns indicate
thu it is in round numbers, Davis, repub
lican, $4,000; Smith, greenback, $4,000;
Garcrlon, democrat, $4,000. Last year,
therefore, the republican candidate lacked
l3,OJ) of majority (Which is needed in
NJ zine to clecD, while this year he comes
within 1000 of u majority. This certain
ly is gain enough to make us give the
Maine republicans credit for a substantial
victory.
But lust year Garcelon was elected gov
ernor by the legislature. The House was
democratic and in case of no election
sends up the names of two of the men
voted for by the people and from these
two the Senate must choose governor
The House sent up the names of Garcelon
and Smith and the Senate, which was re-
publican, had to choose one of them.
This year however the republicans have
carried the House by about 81 to 64 The
Senate is very close. The democrats and
greenbackers united on their county tick
cts and carried many counties, The re.
publicans have carried 10 of the 81 seua.
tors, and the fusionists u, while four are
doubtful with the chances in favor of the
republicans. The one senator from Frank
lin county and the three from York
county are the ones in doubt and even il
the republicans get but one Of the foul
they carry the Senate. There is little
doubt therefore that the republicans have
secured the election of Mr.. Davis who has
made SO gallant fight, and they are to be
congratulated thereon; for after having
made such wonderful gains it would have
been too bad for them TO have lost the
results by the peculiar way the down
casters have of making choice when the
people fail to do it.