The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-07
ro.MoRRow,s ELECTIONS.
Offices 10 ne Filled In "a D0zes
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states OF Mnrylanu, virginia, new 1OrK,
Connecticut Colorado, Massachusetts,, Min.
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Below will
be found such information of the offices to
be filed the candidates of the several par
ties. &C., as will be of interest to the gem
cral reader
Maryland will elect its Comptroller, half
its Senate and its full House of Delegates.
The people will also vote upon proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the State
changing the time Of the election Of judges
to the general election day In November.
For Comptroller tho Democrats have nomi-
mated Thomas j.. Heating, the present in
cumbcnt; the Republicans, Thomas Cor
such, and tile GrccnbaclSers, Frank l..
Morling. The vote Of the State for Presi-
dent last year was Hancock, 03,706; Gar
field, 1856; Weaver SlS. The Legisla-
turc last chosen had IL Democratic major
ity in the Senate and 42 Democratic ma
jority in the House, making Democratic
majority of 81 OH joint ballot.
In Virginia Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Attorney General, one half of
the State Senate and full House of Dele
gates will be elected, and at the same time
an amendment TO the constitution of 1870
will be voted upon. Under section of
article 3 of the constitution citizen cannot
vote unless he has paid to the State, be-
fore the day of election, the capitation tax
required by law for the preceding year"
The proposed amendment strikes out this
provision. The new Legislature, which
will meet next December, will elect
United States Senator to succeed John w.
Johnston, Democrat whose term will
expire in March, 1888. In the last
Legislature the Democratic majority.
was % in the Senate and GO in the House
OF the Democrats in the Senate II were
Dcbt-payer and 90 Rcadjusters; in the
House the Debt-paycrs had az members and
the Readjusters Al. All of the twenty-six
Republicans except five Joined with the
Readjusters on joint ballot in clecting Gen.
Malone to the Senate. The Republican
State Convention divided into two bodies.
One nominated State ticket, but the NOM
inees declined. The other body declined to
support the Readjuster ticket, upon which
John F. Lewis, formerly Republican
member of the United States Senate, had
been given place. The two tickets now
in the field are given below:
READJusTEn. DEMOCRAT.
William f. Cameron. John w. Daniel.
John F. Lewis. james Barbour.
Frank $. Blair. Phil. w. Mckinney.
Virginia has voted as follows in recent
years
lssO-Presidcnt.. $50 *ig7e76 2llel5 li,337-D.
Observation-Disclosures 1010i0 106,32o 97,55l-D.
isi0-Presldent....o5'5 1858 1850 23522s 4i,ii2-D.
Including sl5g7 Readjuster votes for Han
tNo Republican nominated
A Secretary and other State officers, four
members of the Forty-seventh Congress,
A.. T..I 80 4l,.,O ~ -
Senators, 100 Assemblymen and county
officers will be elected in New York. The
vacancies in the Forty-seventh Congress
were caused by the death of Fernando
Wood (Dem.), in the ninth district; the
appointment of Levi p. Morton (Rep.), of
the eleventh district, as minister to France,
aud the election of Warner Miller (Rep.)
and Ebridge G.. Lapham (Rep.), of the
twcnty-second and twenty-sevcnth dis
tricts, respectively, to succeed Messrs. Conk-
ling and Platt in the United
States Senate. The election in the
fifth judicial district (Herkimer, Jeffer-
son, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego
Counties) is for judge to succeed Joseph
Mullin, whose term expires next month,
and for judge to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of James Noxon. The last
Legislature was Republican by Is majority
in the Senate and "a in the Assembly. The
vote for President last year was Repub-
| lican, 555,544; Democrat, 53i511; Green
back, 1873; Prohibition, 1,517. The Demo
cratic ticket is headed by William Purcell
for Secretary of State, and the Republican
ticket by Joseph b. Carr.
Massachusetts will elect its full board oil
State officers consisting of Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, State Treasurer, State Au
ditor, Secretary ofState and Attorney-Gen'
eral and both branches of its Legislature
The people will also vote upon proposed
amendment to the constitution exemptine
honorably discharged veterans, who have
served in the army or navy, from disquali-
| fication for voting on account of being pau
pers or failing to pay the p0ll-tax. Fol-
State officers there are four complete tickets
| in the field, the nominees for Gov
ernor being Republican, John ID. Long,
| the present incumbent Democratic,
Charles p. Thompson Greenback, Israel
w. Andrews Prohibition, Charles Almy
The vote of the State for President last veal
was Garfield, 165,301 Hancock, 1900
Weaver, 4,54s Dow and scattering, Lilo
The Legislature last chosen had Repub
lican majorities of 80 in the Senate and 13s
In the House, making 165 Republican ma
jority on joint ballot.
Minnesota will elect full ticket of State
officers and three Judges of the Supreme
Court and vote upon four proposed amend
mcnts to its constitution, and also upon the
question whether the public lands shall be
set aside to establish sinking fund for the
payment of the State railroad bonds. Fol
State officers there are three tickets in the
field, tho nominees for Governor being
Republican, Lucius +. Hubbard; Demo
cratic, Richard w. Johnson; Greenback
Charles II. Roberts. The proposed amend
mcnts prohibit special legislation on certain
subjects, and require the Legislature t.
enact general laws covering them
provide that the swamp lands
now held by the State shall bt
appraised and sold in the same manner a,
the school lands, the proceeds to be divided
between the public schools and the educa-
| tional and charitable institutions of the
State authorize cities to levy tax to
supply water, and strike out the constitu
tional limit Of the session of the Legisla.
ture to 60 days, but fix the pay of members
at So per day, though not to exceed S45(
each for any regular session or 5000 for Q
special session. The vote of the State fol
President last year was Garfield, 93,903
Hancock, 53,3l6 Weaver, 3,267 Dow, 2S6
Mississippi will elect its full board o
State officers and Legislature, which will
be called upon to choose United States
Senator in place of Lucius Q, G. Lamar
For State officers there arc but two tickets
in the field, the nominees for Governor be
ing: Fusion, Benjamin King; Democratic
Robert Lowry. The vote of the State fol