Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-08
Yesterdays Elections.


President Arthur and some republicans
,npear to have voted for the regular re-
nuhlican ticket. But there were more oil
the democrats and the other republicans
:, good many more of them.
The result may be briefly summed up.
The democrats have obtained control OF
the next House of Representatives by some
40 mriority. They have made gains IN
most of the states; by wholesale in New
York and Pennsylvania and much less in
other states.
Massachusetts has elected Gen. Butler
governor by $1,000 majority. The repuo
lican state ticket, other than Bishop Tor
governor, is thought to be elected though
the majority must be small. Of the twelve
congressman, Collins, Morse and Lowering
are democrats, and Lyman was supported
by the democrats; the others are republi'
can. The legislature is republican.
Connecticut elects T1ln Walker, demo-
crat governor by $500 majority and three
out of four congressman are democratic.
Rhode Island has gone republican but
there are rumors that it is not very large
state. New Hampshire is very close,
Probably the two republican congressman
are elected and it looks as though llale's
chances for the governorship are n little
better than Edgerly's.
In New York, Cleveland, democrat,
beats Folger for governor by lSJ,OOC
majority, moro or less, and likely 10 bc
more rather than less. A few of the local
result. are of interest. In round numbers
New York city gives Folger 10000 ard
Cleveland l22 600, while Albany city gives
Folger 5000 and Cleveland $4,000. The
city of Brooklyn, which was very closC
last year, gives Cleveland 5S,103 majority
In St. Lawrence county Folgcr has only
$4,000 majority.
Mr.. John +. Smyth still holds BIZ
position as chairman of the republican
state committee His committee was or
ganized in the interest of that machine
faction of the republican party which sup
ported Conklng and nominated Folger
Tens of thousands of republicans who hat
the machine voted for Folger, but othe
tens of thousands refused to stand that sor
of thing any longer and rebelled. The.
said they wanted Cleveland's majority t.
be big one. And it is the biggest Of
record. If Mr.. Smyth and his co adju
tators think the machine can win an,
longer they exceed their former folly whicl
has been great.
Pennsylvania republicans, curse by
boss system, worse if possible than that o
New York, have also rebelled and Plttison
democrat. is chosen governor by $1,000
plurality. The vote for Stewart, independ
ent republican is very large. Don Came
ron has bossed the republican parry of tn
Keystone state to its defeat.
In New jersey, Robson is defeated by
his democratic opponent. Delaware goe!
democratic. Maryland and Kentucky arr
democratic; but with republican ant
Independent gains. Tennessee probably
elects democratic governor Mort
Carolina and the gulf states are demo
cratic pretty unanimously. And this i
the mean part of the election, that whcl
YOU get south of North Carolina the dem
ocrats do not deserve their victories excer
in Texas. They get them by means tina
violate all the principles on which lh
government is founded. What victorie
they gain north of the South Carolina lin
are generally won in u fair field an
rightfully belong TO them; and nobod
but fool would think Of grumbing {
being whippedin fair fight. But The co'to
state elections are n disgrace to the cour
try and sooner or later the sanction give
TO this sort of thing by the Democrat
purity will react and give the republican
once more the independent vote of tn
HDllU III WulCu tllC COItl vi vi btlt 2ONGlI
ment for the future really lies.
Virginia is close between the rcadiustel
and bourbons. Indiana is democratic b
a small majority, the republicans thel
having made gallant fight notwithstant
ing the chill the Ohio election gave then
Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan appe;
10 be republican by reduced maioritic
Missouri is wholly democratic and Mimi
sofa and Nebraska republican, Califurni
Nevada and Colorado are close vii
democratic chances the best in the fir
two and republican chances best in Colo
ado.
1t is just about the same sort of Il whit
ping that the republicans got in 1877
After their victory Of that year the demo
Gratis allowed their fools. and they had
that line a good many of high ga lie,
have hand in the direction of ptf III
The result was reaction that gave Il
republicans fighting chance. What Il
'NHOCltlS VIII W. WIN llcil lItSt
victory is study for the future If tn,
act wisely and in the interests Of zoo
government the country may give them
greater victory in 1891. If tn Y ac'
they have done and the republican par
gets back on its old basis Of deserving
win,lho tide of democratic success will ell
in two years from now. So that it depen
on the future as to whether this rep.blc
overthrow in the off year is a blessing
disguise. Just now the disguise is rath
perfect.
TIE FAMINE IN ICELAND. In reply
The story that reports of n famine in lie
land are not true, Professor Willard FlsI
sends to the New York Tribune an extra
from private letter which he has recev
from DR.. John Tholkelsson, rector of /
college of Iceland. He says this has be
the hardest year in Iceland during Il
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