The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-11
A DEMOCRATIC SWEEP.

!. which even the pOlitical fesoiHtIoh III
! 1874 sinks into comparative snail'css.
New York, Pennsylvania and Indiana
| were carried, and even inch st;,liich R'.-
publican States as Massachusetts. KAN
sas, Michigan aud Coorul" elect.d Dem
ocrat,c Governors. Nearly every North
| ern and Western State incrras'-d its Dem
ocratic representation III Congress. tra',s-
| forming the political complexion Of the
House and giving the Democrats a major
| ity of ab0nt sixty members. Thcfoilowihg
condensed account If the result in each
State we have complied more in sorrow
than in anger
Alabama sends solid delegation of
eight Democrats to Congress, a gain OF
one.
Arkansas follows suit with five. Demo-
| cratic majority on vote for Congressman
at large, $4,000.
| California elects Democratic Cover
| nor aud Legislature and sends six Demo
Gratis to Congress.
| Colorado has chosen Il Democratic
Governor, hut the balance Of the State
ticket, the congressman and the Legis-
latnre are Republican.
| Connecticut elects Democratic Cover
| nor and State ticket, Republican Legis-
lnture, three Democrats aud one Repui;-
lican to Congress.
Delawars-elects Democratic State tick
4 ct, Legislature and Congressman.
Florida probably sends two Democrats
to Congress, though there is some doubt
in one district
Georgia accredits Il delegation Of ten
| Democrats to Congress-.
| Illinois chose the Republican State
ticket and . Republican Legislature
assuring the election Of Republican tG
/ succeed Senator David Davis. The Con.
| grcssional delegation consists of eleven
| Republicans and nine Deinocrats.
Indiana elects the Democratic State
ticket by 10000 plurality, u Democratic
| Legislature and sends nine Democrats
and four Republicans to Congress.
Iowa elects eight Republican aud three
| Democratic Congressman.
Kansas elects Democratic Governor
but thes Republicans secure the Other
State officers and Il snlid delegation o
seven oa,gressn,en.
Kentucky sends tea, Democrats and ont
Republican to Congress.
Louisiana, five Democrats and one Re
publican. =
Maryland, four Democrats and two Re
| publicans.
| Massachusetts elects Ben. Butler, Gov
eriror, balance; of tl,e State ticket ant
Legislature Republican; eight Repnhli
cans, four Democrats to Congress.
Michigan also elects u Democratic
Governor, pther State officers Republic
ans; nine Republicans, two Democrat.
to Congress.
| Minnesota elects Republican Legisla
ture, four Republicans aud one Democrat
to Congress
Mississippi sends four Democrats ans
| Gen. Chalmers to Congress.
Missouri, thirteen Democrats and OH.
| Republican.
Nebraska elects Republican State tick
| ct and three congressman. The woman
defeated BIZ 10000 majority.
| Nevada elects Democratic Governor
Chief Justice aud Congressman.
New Hampshire chose Republican,
Governor, Legislature and two Congress
men.
j New Jersey sends four Republicans
and three Democrats to Congress. The
Legislature, which is to select success
sor to Senator Mcpherson, Democrat, il
very close. AT last accounts the mem
bersl,ip was thus estimated: Democrat.
| 40, Republicans 3s, donbtfu! 3.
| New York landed the Democratic Guy
ernor and State ticket by majoritie.
ranging from 1O7 900 to l95, 900; the Leg
isature is Democratic and the Congress
sional delegation stands, nineteen Deuo
Gratis, fifteen Republicans, Constitutions
| amendments relative to the Erie Cana
and the judiciary were adopted.
North Carolina elects IL Democrat,
Legislature, seven Democratic and tw'
Republican congressman.
Pennsylvania gives Paterson, Democrat
plurality of $3.50 for Governor; til,
Legislature is Democratic, and fifteen
Republicans aud thirteen Democrats y,
to Congress.
Rhode Island sends two Republican,
to Congress and defeats i. proposition t.
/ authorize the Legislature to Gull consti
dutional conventions.
South Carolina elects six Democrat
aud one Republican to Congress, and
Democratic State ticket. CONSTITUTIONS
amendments empowering the Legislatu:,
to change the time Of general election
and to disfranchise for efimes were adop
ted.
Tennessee elected Democratic Gov
ernor and Legislature, sending eish
Democrats and two Republicans to Con
gress.' The Legislature will choose ;
successor to Senator Harris, Democrat
Texas elects the Democratic Stat
ticket by an overwhelming III tjority