The Lambertville record., 1881-11-16
THE ELECTIONS.

At the time OF going to press last Wednes
day The eesult Of the elections had only beer
sseertaincd approximately, In some cases
ths result is SCI IN doubt, owing to the close.
nesSet the'yole. The following are :he re
salts as near as eau he asceftaiued:
NEW JERSEY.
The Senats wiii stand as follows Republic
caDs II Democrats . a Democratic gain ol
two since last year In Monmouth. Co. the
ISepahcan Candidate was elected over Geo
VI Patterson, the corrupt candidate of the
n,nBefacy, who WAS repudiated by the better
mon Of lhe party.
The Assembly consists of so Republicans,
Que independent Republican, and 20 Demo-
eiats. Republican majority on joint ballot, Z.
NEW YORK
The Republican canddaSes for state officers,
with the exception OF General James w.
Hustled, according 70 the latest election re-
tarus received, have all been elected. General
Carr runs ahead Of the ticket. His plurality,
il is estimated, will lamountto about 10000.
Ira Davenport, the Candidate for controller,
IN some counties ran ahead of the ticket, and
ih others behind it, his total vote being much
less than chat of General Carr Leslie w.
Russel, the candidate for attorney general,
ran amost evenly with General Carr, and has
nearly as lalge a vote. The Senate stands / 7
Democfacts to 10 Republicans. Senator Pitts
was reelected by a tAajorily of 151. In New
York city, James Talcptt and Frederick s
Gibbs weiedefeated. Copceding to the Dem
ocfats several disputed districts, the next As
senbly has a small Democratic majority. In
ten Assembly districts the majority Of the sue
eessfel candidates is less than seyeDty-fiye
votes. 'nef
MAgsAcHUsETTs.
There were four candidates for governor in
this state, ard the vote at last accounts
stands hong Republican,, G6,5S2; Thomp-
son. Deuocfat, 53, 55S; Andrews, Prohibition,
4,775 Almy, GIeenbacker, 1,741. Massa-
clinsetfs has gone Democratic only once Stree
the Republican party came into existence, and
lestintains her reputation nobly this year.
..5f1r & viReINIA
In this state the issues were closely drawn
between cpugeryatism and liberalism, repre-
sented respectively by the Bourbon Democra-
ey and the LiBeral Democracy (called Read
jlts teie) ard the Republicans. From the Dem
0eratie staudpoiHt the contest was ostensibly
iet&een tbe debt paying and the non-debt
paying parties, bnt il was really between
lItglaiisiu, lavofing free Schools free ballots
and iaincnunts, and 20 free schools, Demo
cratic ballot aud "a fraudulent count Senator
Nadoue led the Liberal party, and had hard
tdllftsSa Tor tic fICtViJ Lie WIS hb Ulbbs OPP
la'sediby the Republicans, but when the true
ISSUE was understood the Republicans coales
ced nilh iiie so-caled Read. d.jastefs, and drove
LONE the wedge that is TO split up the Solid
South A great deal of interest was felt in
The Virginia election in every part of the
country, because upon the result depended the
ietenlion OF the ability to keepthe South solid
for tie next Presidential campaign. Ii was
70 stain the grip of Bourbonism III the South
tie Democrats made such strenuous efforts to
lect their ticket. Bnt Malone has beaten
isai thoroughly, and they will have to sub
nit 70 their defeat as well as they can. With
tiis vieery in Virginia a new era will dawn
upon number Of adjacent states. and the old
panty Of htltred To free schools. eolored suf-
IL IL and progressive ideas will have To suffer
di iHlegratinn aud be unable again to claim a
solid vote in the Presidential eampaign.-
lanieren, the Liberal candidate, in Virginia.
fer governor, il elected by from $4,000 to 10
0tl uaiulity. + he legislature in both branches
IS l.ibyiaL aud the political status of the old
a0ther Of Presidents is fixed for some time to
odsis.
COLORADO
The Republicans elected their municipal
candidates in Denver. The leading issue Of
the election was the location OF the state
capital. Five towns aspired for the honor.
Beater was successful by majority Of ten
thousand.
Is CONNECTICUT.
The Republicans elected ten of the fourteen
seuatois voted for on the Sth, giving them II
ohthe "a senators. Last year tue Senate stood
III TO g.. This year there are three new dis
ticls. The House stands, according 20 The
GoRfaat's returns, 140 Republicans 10 0S DEM
ocfats and Greenback. Last year it stood
Republicans 1876, Democrats so, Greenback /.
NpnpAewA
TIE election was quiet. Samuel Maxwell
for supreme Court Judge, and l.. b. Fiheld
and Isaac Powers, for University Regents,
were elected by from 10, 900 to 1s, 600 majority
in The state, this being about the usual ma
jjfiiy for the Republican ticket. These were
The culy state officers voted for.
MIssIsslprI
Telegrams from nineteen counties in Mis-
sissilpi show that the Democrats have carried
them all except Madison county, where the
Fuston gains We're about 400 Every indiea-
tioa points to the success of the Democratic
stateftieket by l5,0d0 TO 10000 majority.
MARYLAND.
The returns are not all in in this state, but
the Republicans gained unexpected victories
in several Democratic counties, including a
senator in Hartford, where Allen tRep.) is
elected over Stumps (Dem.) who was presi-
dent of the last Senate. They also gain sena-
tors in Talbot, Prince Georges aud st. Mary's
The next Senate will stand, accord
ing to present estimates, rs Democrats and 10
Republicans 1he Republicans have also
elected Frederick Stone for chief judge in the
Seventh Judicial District.
MINNESOTA.
From the best obtapahle data the Repub-
lican majority i'll this state win be from 90
coo to $4,000, for Hubbard, for Governor.
WISCONSIN.
Republicans claim tie state by 1000 to
5000 nsiority, aud have elected the whole
state ticket, with the possible exception of
Fall for Tfeasurer.