Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-21
Seine COntesfeh States,

The states which, besides New York, are now
being kotly contested by both parties and upon
which the result OF the presidential election
may depend, are New Jersey and Connecticut.
BoththeSe states are claimed by the democ-
racy and are relied upon to give them success.
In the presidential election OF 1876 In New Jer-
sey Tiden received lis 962 votes, Hayes 1O3, ST.,
Peter Cooper 712, scattering 40, a democratic
majority over Hayes of Il, AS, and over all of
1.e99. The next election was for governor In
15I5, when there were four candidates In the
feld-democratic, republican, greenback and
prohibitionIst. The democrats cast o., $40 votes
TO S5,O9i by the republicans, 1868 by the green
hackers and .43S by the prohibitioniStS
democratic majority over the republicans OF
1916. The next election was held In 1873 for
congressman and sherins. The aggregate
democratic vote for sheriffs was 50, $40, republi-
can s4951, greenback 16, 795; a republican ma
1ority over the democrats of 1915. The aggre-
gate vote for congressman in 1878 was rapubl-
can s0,514, democrat I9, 95s, greenback 1852 a
republican majority over the democrats of
1856 The total vote for Sherifs and Con-
gresSmen show that the bulk OF the green
hackers were from the democratic party. The
last election held In New Jersey was In 1879 for
members of the assembly. The total vote cast
In the state then was 1853 $50 OF which the
democrats polled g, 55I, the republicans 20 100.
the gTeenbackers 2, 55S; democratic majority
over the republicans of 1907. The figures show
that whenever the greenback vote increased the
democratic vote decreased, and rice re3-sa. In
ISIS, when the greenbackerS pOlled 16, I95 votes
the democrats were, as compared with the re.
publican vote, left In a minority of over 1900;
but In 1919, when the greenbackers fell off to
less than 200 the democrats once more beat the
republicans. As matter OF course the voting
for county officers and members OF the assembly
does not show the precise party strength on
either side, as very frequently local questions
and interests enter into such elections but the
figures furnish a basis for calculations as
TO the result OF the coming election. The
total vote OF each party In 1879 shows as
compared with the total of 1876 demo-
cratic decrease Of So 4O5 and republican loss of
24,32I. In making estimates OF the approaching
presidential election 1t Is reasonable to suppose
that both parties will bring out their full vote
In the election in Connecticut, in 1876, the
total vote cast was 122, 152, of which Tllden re-
ceived 81 1884 and Hayes SO, 034, democratic ma
Jor1ty or 1000 For governor the same year
Hubbard dem was elected over Robinson
(rep.) by majority OF 1861. The greenbackers
entered the gubernatorlal election of 1878. and
then the democrats were defeated The total
vote cast that year was 1914 T41 OF which the re =
publicans cast IS, S61, the democrats ii. 3S5 and
the grceDbackers S,314, republican majority
over the democrats Of 2,4S1. The total vote for
Congressman In 1878 was 1O4. 35I, or which the
republicans polIed 51,I61, the democrats IS. 9O3
and the greenDackers 3.2lS with few scatter
ing. There has not been an election held In
Connecticut since 1873, but In that state, as
Will as New jersey. the greenbackers drew
most Of their votes from the democrats and left
them In the minority.
In the present contest the democrats In both
states claim that their voters who went Off with
the greenbaekers have generally returned to
their party allegiance, and that. consequently
they (Ihe democratS) will muster their former
strength. The republicans claim that they have
made tnroads upon the democracy, especially by
tie tariff agitation; that the mechanics and
factory hands who have heretofore voted with
the democrats will support Garfield, to large
extent, at least sufficient to carry the state
The conditions and political interests of New
Jersey and Connecticut are very similar, and
what changes votes In one state is almost GER
tain TO have the same effect In the other. The
democrats In both states are deyOttng them
selves almost exclusively to meeting the tariff
issue, and they assert that they have overcome
the scare" that did exist among factory hands
In both states the present legislatures are re.
publican. and In each the republicans have a
majority OF the senators who Will hold over and
vote IOf L. >. senators next winter.
The weakest among the states claSsed as relt-
ably denocratcts Delaware and since the west.
ern elections the republicans have announced
their purpose 10 make an effort to carry that
little state. In the presidential election of 1916
the total vote cast was "a, 135, of watch TIIden
got 1881 and Hayes II. T52, q dernooratic ma
1or1ty or 1929. In the election for governor in
1918 the greeDblcker5 only opposed the demo-
ats, and the latter had virtually waIk-oyer.
The total vote was only 3.565 OF which the
d mocrats polled 10, I90 and the greenbackers
2,sS5, democratic majority OF 1895. That year
the republicans did not run either state or
Congressional ticket. In recent local election
the republicans carried the city OF Wilmington
and that encourages them 10 make an effort for
the electoral vote
The circumstances under which the alIeye1