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for GARFIELD. In Connecticut the contest
on Tuesday was fer part of the State
Senate and the whole of the lower House.
Last year the Republicans elected major
ity OF IS in the House. This year they
have majority Of so.
GARFIELD and ARTHUR carried New
York by plurality of $1,000. The Re-
publicans had majority of SIS on joint
ballet in the last Legislature. This fall
they have secured three of the State Off
GERS. If they have saved SEYMOUR, their
candidate for State Engineer, it is by the
skin of their teeth; while Hustled, who
ran for State Treasurer, is beaten by a
majority of about $4,000. Thsy have lost
both Houses of the Legislature. The Dem
ocraic majority next winter on joint bal
lot will be s, which is change of IS
against the Republicans.
The election in New Jersey was for \
third of the Senate and the entire Assem-
bly,. Each party got an equal number OF
to be tie. As the Republicans had a
majority Of eight in the Assembly chosen
last year, the result on Tuesday shows a
loss to them.
The Democrats grossly mismanaged the
campaign in Pennsylvania. Only State
Treasurer was to be chosen. WOLFE, a
prominent and popular Republican, revolt
ed against the Cameronian Ring nominee,
and ran as an Independent candidate
for Treasurer. He received large vote,
and if the Democrats had adhered to their
own candidate the latter would have been
elected. But they voted for WOLFE by
thousands, and thus made breach in their
own ranks just wide enough for the slip
perry Cameronian to squeeze through.
In Minnesota the Republican majority
this year falls off about 40, 900 in compari-
son with that given to GARFIELD. In
Nebraska it falls off about 10000. In Wis
consin GARFIzLD's majority was fraction
under 10000. Now the Republicans have
barely been able to pluck their candidate
fer Governor as brand from the burning
The elections in Colorado and Kansas were
for local offices, and had no general sisni-
fcancs.
The elections in Ohio and Iowa, held in
October, foreshadowed these later resuns.
the Republican majnrities at first blush
locked large, but they dwindled into mar
row dimensions when con .ras,ed with the
81, 900 majority given to GA2FsstD in Ohio,
and the IS 900 in Iowa. If the Democrats
had, had popular and acceptable candi-
date fer Governor in Ohio, he probably
would have beaten Foster.
In the South, three States, Democratic
eflate years, have held elections. Mary and
and Mississippi have gone for the Demo
Gratis by smaller majorities than they gave
to GENERAL HANCOCK In Vir-
ginia, where the s:uggle was unusually
sharp and spirited, MApovE, RIDpLEB sa-
GER, the Repudiationists, and the negro
Stalwarts have swept the field.
Though the party that succeeds in a
Presidential contest may expect falling
off in lis majerities in the election of the
succeeding autumn, the Republican lapse
this year has been greater than usual.
They may claim, however, that these losses
are made up by what some OF t.em ven
ture to call victory in Virginia, On the
other hand, il the Democrats expect to
carry The next Presidential election, they
must not be content with the mere seduc-
ton ofRepublican majorities. They must
conquer Republican States, and add them
permantly to the Democratic column
n Y. Sun.