New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-15
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Wednesday, November Is, 1882.
The ELECTION.
Republicans at a Discount.


The general result Of the election
may be summarized as follows:
New Hampshire elects the Re.
publican candidate for Governor by
a small majority. The Legislature
(Which elects United States Sena.
tory is strongly Republican, and
both members of Congress are Re.
publican. Massachusetts, elects
Butler for Governor by a plurality
of ID, 400, while, except for Cover
nor, the Republican State nomi-
nees are elected by about $1,000
plurality. The Republican legisla-
tive majority is somewhat reduced,
but enough to elect Hoar's success.
sor, and the Congressional delega-
ton stands eight Republicans, one
Independent and three Democrats,
a Democratic gain of two. Con-
necticut chooses a Democrat for
Governor by a plurality of over 81
900, and only one Republican was
elected to State Office. The Re.
publican majority to the Legisla-
ture is reduced and the Congress
sional delegation stands, one Re.
publican and three Democrats, a
Democratic gain Of two. In New
York the Democratic State ticket,
supported by independent Republi-
cans, has very large majorities,
Cleveland for Governor having
about 100000 majority. The Leg
islature is strongly Democratic, and
the Congressional delegation stands
sixteen Republicans and eighteen
Democrats, Democratic gain of
four. In New Jersey the Demo
Gratis have a legislative majority on
joint ballot and will thereby gain a
United States Senator. The Dem
ocrats appear to have gained two
Congressman in this State. In
Pennsylvania the entire Democrat
ic State ticket is elected, Pattison,
for Governor, leading by about 32,.
900 plurality. The Republicans
hold the State Senate by reduced
majority and the Democrats have
chosen a majority Of the House.
The Congressional delegation
stands neutrality-suspicious. to twelve
Democrats, a Democratic gain Of
four. The Coalitionists have car
ried Virginia by a handsome major.
ity and have elected six Congress-
men, a Democratic loss of four. In
Maryland the Republicans have
gained one Congressman; in South
Carolina one and one each in Missis-
sippi, Texas and Arkansas. In
North Carolina, the Republicans
elect the Congressman at large and
the entire State ticket by 1000 ma
jority. Pool, Rep, candidate for
Congress in the First district, and
O'Hara, Rep, in the Second, are al
so elected. Republican losses in the
South are four Congressman in
Missouri and one in Florida. In
Illinois the Republicans elect
their State ticket by $3.50 ma ority
The Legislature IS Republican by
twelve majority on joint ballot,
which insures the election of Re-
publican successor to Judge Davis.
Kansas has elected a Democrat for
Governor, on the prohibition issue,
but is otherwise Republican as usu-
al. In California the Democrats
have made clean sweep of the State
ticket and gained four members of
Congress. In Michigan the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor is de-
feated and the Democrats appear to
have gained five Congressman. In
Wisconsin the Democrats have
gained fou1 congressman. In Iowa
the Democrats have gained three.
In the other Western States the
Republicans have about held their
own. In the next House of Con.
gress the Democrats will have a
working majority of about sixty,
while the Senate will be Republi.
can by one or two votes.