Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-09
The ..Ors-Year,, Elections.

The election returns from the clOseiy-contested
st ttes pretty well settle the general result New
York appears to have gone democratic, though
latcr returns may show the election OF a part OF
the republican st1te ticket IL is certain that the
democrats have gained one member OF Congress.
Flower has defeated Aston in the eleventh district
formerly represented by Levi p. Morton. This will
reduce the number OF straight republican members
o. the next House to 1i6, one less than
Il majority over all, but this really does
lot endanger republican organization as
IL is generally conceded that Smith, independent
republican, OF Brooklyn, and several OF the
so-called greenblckers, WIFI join with the regu-
lars In the election OF Speaker and other officers
The municipal election in Brooklyn seems to have
resulted i'm a defelt OF the ring. Mr.. Low, the re-
publican candidate for mayor. WIS endorsed AMI
supported by most OF the Independent democrats,
who refused u be whipped into the ring traces
The fight for municipal reform was sharply
defined issue in the contest between Low, rcpub-
lican. and Howell, democrat, and The former IS
reported 10 have been elected by 1000 ma jOrity il
a city that casts an average democratic majority
OF 10000.
The indications are that the readluster-republ-
can coalition has elected its state ticket and
working majority OF the legislature in Virginia.
The republicans voted almost sOlidly for the read
Juster ticket, and the cOlored vote seems to have
been largely increased, nearly all OF which Ma
hone got In Richmond, where the democrats
confidently counted upon at least 1900 majority,
they only got half OF it, IL Is evident that Malone
Il a much better organizer and tactican than any
leader on the democratic side. He has succeeded
in bringing out the full strength of his supporters
SO far as heard from. The Virginia legislature
viii be controlled by combination OF readjustcr5
and republicans, and the result WILL no doubt, be
the election OF Mr.. Lewis, republican, to the Uni
ted States Senate, though Riddleberger and other
readjusters may contest for the Senatorship.
In PENNSYLVANIA the candidacy of Wolfe, indie
pendent, did not prove of any substantial benefit
10 the democrats. Bailey, the republican candi-
date for state treasurer, is elected by majority
OF some thousands II the democrats had all
voted together they might have carried the state;
but il seems that Noble, their candidate for trea-
surer. was not popular with his party, and many
OF them voted for Wolfe. Besides this loss the
republicans, 1t is alleged, made 4 trade with the
notorious . Billy "McMullen, OF Philadelphia, by
which he was TO cast the votes of his strikers for
Bailey in return for republican votes cast for can
didates of the McMuilen faction. 1t is estimated
that this trade gave To Bailey at least 5000 demo-
cratic votes.
Maryland elects the straight democratic ticket,
the Independents, or oid-line democrats, again
falling 70 even make an impression
In Connecticut the republicans carry the 1egiS-
hture but by decreased figures, and they will, ap
parently. scarcely have more than majority
In New Jersey the democrats seem to havemade
a few gains in members OF the legislature
Massachusetts elects the republican state ticket
BY the average majority and a reduced republican
legislature. Wisconsin reports democratic gains,
but not enough tn affect the result. Mississippi
has gone democratic, and has democratic legiS-
ature.
With the exception OF Virginia the election re-
suits yesterday in the different states do not have
much political Significance in this ''on year."