The Portland daily press., 1880-11-02
THE ELECTION.
Who We Are to Vote For.
A PRESIDENT TO BE ELECTED AND
CONGRESS TO BE CHOSEN.
The Electoral Vote.

To-day the 100000 voters in the 3S States
will cast their ballots for presidential electors.
The presidential tickets to be voted are al fol-
lows: epublican-President, Gen. Jam es A.
Garfield, of Ohio; Vice President, Gen.
Chester A. Arthur of New York.
Democratic = President, Gen. Winfield
s. Hancock of Pennsylvania; Vice
Vice President, Hon. William II. English of
Indiana; Greenback-Labor-Pr Gen.
James B. Weaver of Iowa; Vice President.
Benjamin J. Chamber of Texas. President.
Prohibition, Gen. Neal Dow, of Maine: Vice
President, Henry A. Thompson of Ohio.
Anti nti-Masonic-President, John W-Phelps of
Vermont; Vice President, Hon. S. c. Pomeroy
OF Kansas There are Republican and Demo-
cratic electoral tickets in every State, and
Greenback ticket in every State except Flori-
da, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon
and Virginia. In addition to the straight
Greenback ticket in Maine there is fusion
democratic and Greeenback) ticket. The
Prohibitory ticket is in only 13 states
In all OF the states except Indiana, Maine,
Oregon and Vermont, representatives in Con-
gress will be chosen. The present repre-
sentation in Congress is composed Of 146
Democrats, 100 Republicans and 16 Greenback-
ers, of the latter being classed as Republicans
and as Democrats. In % States the Legisla-
lures already chosen will be called upon to
elect United States senator's The present
Senate is composed of 33 Republicans, AZ Dem
ocrats and one Independent. In Indiana the
Legislature will elect Republican in place of
Senator Mcdonald, Democrat, and in Ohio.
the Legislature has already elected Gen. Gar
held in place of Senator Thurman-which,
with the loss of Senator Bruce of Missis-
slsppi, who will be succeeded by Democrat
leaves Republican gain of one Senator. Yer
mont has reelected Senator Edmunds Rhode
Island has reelected Senator Burnside, and
Maryland has elected A. P Gorham, Demo-
crat, In place of William P. Whyte, Demo-
Crat.
The senators whose terms of office expire
next March are: Newton Booth, Republican,
OF California; William w. Eaton, Democrat,
Of Connecticut; Thomas F. Bayard, Democrat,
Florida; Joseph E. Mcdonald, Democrat, Of
Indiana; Hannibal Hamlin. Republican, of
Maine; William Pinkey Whyte, Democrat of
Maryland; Henry L. Dawes, Republican, of
massachusetts,; Henry P. BALDWIN, Republican
OF Michigan; Samuel j. r. Mcmillan, Repub-
Iican, OF Minnesota: Blanche K. Bruce, Repub-
lcan OF mississippi; Francis M. Cockrell, Dem
ocrat, of Missouri; Algernon S. Paddock. Re.
publican, of Nebraska; William Sharon. Re-
publican. of Nevada; Theodore F. Randolph.
democrat D' OF New Jersey; Francis Herman,
democrat, OF New York; Allen G. Thurman,
Democrat, of Ohio; William A. Wallace Dem
ocrat, OF Pennsylvania; Ambrose E. Burnside,
Republican, of Rhode Island; James E. Bailey
Democrat, of Tennessee Samuel B. Maxey,
Democrat. OF Texas; George F. Edmunds, Re-
publican, of Vermont; Robert e, Withers.
Democrat, of Virginia: Frank Hereford, Dem.
ocrat, OF West Virginia; Angus Cameron, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin,
There will also be chosen by ballot in Cali
fornia, q Legislature; in Colorado, full tick.
et Oh state omcers and Legislature; in Connec-
tlcut, q full ticket of state officers and Legisla
ture; IN Delaware, a Legislature; in Florida,
a governor and Lieutenant Governor and
Legislature; in Illinois, full ticket of state
ofhcers and Legislatures; in Iowa, minor state
ohcers and Legislature; in Kansas, full
ticKet OF state officers and Legislature; in
Kentucky, a Legislature; in Louisiana. a Leg.
islature; In Maryland, Legislature; in Mass
achusetts, full ticket of state officers and
Legislature; in Michigan, a full ticket of state
ohcers and legislature in Minnesota, Leg
stature; IN mississippi, Legislature; in Mis-
souri,, a full ticket of state officers and Legisla-
ture; in Nebraska. full ticket of state officers
and Legislature; in Nevada, a Judge of it's su-
preme court and Legislature; in New Hamp-
shlre, a Governor and three railroad commits
1t Stnoio onu Log Sisiature, IN new jersey a
Governor and Legislature; in New York, a
supreme judge of the court of appeals, and AS
sembly; in North Carolina, a full ticket of
state officers and Legislature; in Pennsylva-
MA, Judge OF supreme court, auditor and
LEGISLATURE; In South Carolina, full ticket of
state officers and Legislature; in Tennessee, a
governor and Legislature; in Texas, a full
ticket OF state officers and Legislature: in Vir-
ginia, Legislature; in Wisconsin, Legisla-
ture; and in Arizona, Dakota, Idaho, Mon
tana. New Mexico and Washington territories,
each Legislature.
The States of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kan
sas, Michigan, Nevada, New York and North
Carolina will vote upon constitutional amend
ments, and in Florida, Iowa and Kansas there
VIII be vote upon the question of calling con.
stitutlonal conventions. The amendment to
be voted upon in Colorado exempts from taxa
tion to the extent of $500 worth each. house,
hold goods of heads of families. In Illinois
the amendment is for the election of county Of
fcers biennially instead of annually. The Iowa
amendment strikes out the words 'sfree white''
in the article relating to qualifications of men,
Ders OF the Legislature. In Kansas there are
two proposed amendments, one cancelling the
clause which exempts from taxation personal
property to the amount of at least 5000 in each
family, and the other forbidding the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors, except for
medical, scientific and mechanical PURPOSES.
The amendment to be acted upon in Michigan
grants the Legislature the power to authorize
the city OF Detroit to aid in constructing rail-
road bridge or tunnel across the river, at or
near the city, to an amount not exceeding l per
cent. of the assessed value of the taxable prop
erty of the city. The Nevada amendment
changes the day of the assembling of the Legis-
lature from the first Monday in January to the
first Monday in February. There will also be
a vote for or against Chinese immigration. In
New York the amendments grant the Legisla-
ture the power to provide for detailing judges
OF the city court of Brooklyn to hold circuits
and special terms of the supreme court in Kings
county, and provide that the compensation Of
judge OF the court of appeals. and the supreme
court who shall have served 10 years or more,
were elected. if they are compelled to retirs
under the provision prohibiting them from
serving after the last day of December next,
after reaching the age of 70 years. The North
Carolina amendments make changes in the
provisions relating to deaf mutes, blind and
insane persons, and prohibit the payment of
certain railroads unless authorized by vote of
the people.
The following is the electoral vote
Tofo ~.