The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-11-02
TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM
NO.29
The Election OF 1890

Fhe Philadelphia Press Of the 10Th, furnishes tn
following full and useful statement of the elections
ALREADY held and those to be held in the year
our readers VIII do well to preserve 1T for refer
| ence tlFE Hr
=" Thus far this year there have been held general
| elections in ten States and on Tuesday, November
the great biennial contest VIII be concluded by
the eections In thfrtythree States and all the Ter
fltories. Oregon, Vermont Maine, West Virginia
and Ohio will be interested spectators of the No
vember election, having completed for themselves
the task OF choosing both State officers and mem
oers OF Congress- Rhode Island, Kentucky, Ala
oama' Arkansas and Georgia have each held cleo
tlos thls year for State officers and members Of tn
Legislature, but VIII vote for members OF Congress
WIN Inc otherStates on sNovember,7 OF the ten
states which have voted, Na1pe Vermont. Oregon
ana Rhode island gave Republican majortties.
~hile Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, West
virginia and Ohio went Democratic In Maine,
oregon and West Virginia the Republican vote
showed d considerable gain; in Ohio large Repub-
iican majority was turned into an almost equally
Large Democratic majority III ' J auAl
In ADDITION TO these regular elections Iowa voted
: upon and adopted, on June 81, an amendment to
Its State constitution prohibiting the manufacture
or sale OF alcoholic LIQUORS. On November Z, Mis-
sorI votes ona cons ational amendment concern
ing us state judiciary; Nebraska on woman suf
rage amendment; WISCONSIN on amendments con-
corning registration of and biennial elections
aud New York ON amendments concerning free
canals and electing additional supreme Judges
Inc members of Congress already chosen are thtr-
y-two, of whom sixteen are Republicans and six
Teen democrats The same States have in the pres
ent Congress twenty-five Republicans and ten Dem
ocrats.H or the full House Of 325 members 293, or
as many as compose the present House, remain to
be voted for In Noyemher
of the States voting thus far, Oregon Maine, Ala
oama, West Virginia, Georgia, Arkansas and Ken
lucky choose Legislatures which will have the cleo
Ilon OF United states Senator's The result insures
the election OF epubican Senators from Maine and
oregon, and Democrats from the five other States
The only party change made is in oregon, where
Grover, Democrat. must give place to Repubn
can The election OF Senators, to serve from March
4th next, has already been held in Louis lana,
where dioson, Democrat, succeeds Kellogg, Repub-
lean 7in Mississippi where lamar Democrat sue
ceeds himself; in Virginia, where Riddleberger,
Readjuster, succeeds Johnston, Democrat; In Iowa
where Wilson, Republican, succeeds McDill. Re-
publican, and in Rhode Island where Anthony
Republican, succeeds himself limo other changes
are made III the politics OF Senator'S the Senatewin
stand, after March Sd next thirty-seven RepubIi-
cans, thfrty-stz Democrats and Two Readjusers and
one Independent inshring the control Of the Sen.
ate to the Republicans. iH' aal ''Iii 'i I-.'
II the statesior Ohio, New York and PennsyIva-
MIA, IN which Republican divisions and disaffec-
t1on give the Democrats their opportunity no Sen
atorsare electeF this year TO gain control OF tho
Senate therefore, the Democrats Will have to gain
three senators from other States now represented
by Republicans or by the Independent party
Tnelrchances are limited to eecting the successors
70 Chileott, OF colorado; Plumb, Of Kansas; Hoar
OF Massachusetts; Ferry, OF Michigan; Window,
OF minnesota; Saunders, Of Nebraska Rollins, of
New Hampshire, and Davis, of Illinois, They have
little prospect Of securing the Legislature in one
nucn less in three OF the States named The Re
pupllcans hays, however, fair chance of electing
Senators OF their own faith succeed Davis of ILL
no1S, and McPhersoll, OF New Jersey. OF the Dem
ocrat1c Senator'S IN addition to those named whose
terms expire next March, the following are morally
certain to be succeeded by Democrats Ransom, of
North Carolina; Butler, of South Carolina; Harris,
Of tennessee, and Coke, OF Texas There is posst-
olity that salisbury, OF Delaware, whose term ex-
plres With the others, may be confronted with
Legislature next winter. The elections
already held fnsures the choice of Democrats in
the places or the late senator Hi Of Georgia. MOI
gan, of AlabamA; Garland, OF Arkansas; Beck, of
Kentucky, aAd Davis, OF West Virginia.