The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-04-26
THE ELECTIONS OF THIS YEAR

notwithstanding the fact that this
is not a presidential year, considera-
BILE interest attaches to the elections
in the various States. Twenty-slx
| United States Senators go out of Of
flee March 4, 1883, and the most of
their successors and the constitu-
ton of the next Senate depend on
the result of the State elections of
this year. The following States will
gil the vacancies: Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia,
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia,
and West Virginia. In Mississippi,
Senator Lamar has already been re-.
elected. Virginia has chosen H. H.
Riddlebarger, the author of her eel
ebrated financial law repudiating all
her public debt except about $780,.
100000. Rhode Island elected a
Republican Legislature, April 9th,
which will, no doubt, re-elect Sena.
tor Henry B. Anthony to serve a
fifth term for six years, (he took his
seat in 1852 Kenturcky has re-
elected Senator Beck. Louisiana
has promoted Gen. Gibson. The
other twenty one Senators will de-
pend upon the result of the elections
and that insures lively times in
twenty one States. The second
State to select Legislature (Rhode
Island being first is Oregon, June
9Th. There is every reason to be-
lieve that the Democrats will carry
that State.
All the States elect Congressman
this year, ard the fact that the
House is so close will spur each
party to the most heroic exertions
to capture the organization of that
important popular branch Of the
national legislature by succeeding
in carrying doubtful and close dis
tricss. The present House contains
LAT Republicans, 1876 Democrats,
Greenbackers and two Readjusters.
Three of the Greenbackers may be
fairly counted with the Democrats
on nearly all questions except f1nan.
cial, so that gain of nine members
would give the Democrats work
ing majority. One of these may be
hoped for in Oregon, and three in
Virginia, where the Readjusters have
gone over to the administration, and
their plan for re-adjustering the
Congressional districts has fallen,
owing to the detection of three Re.
adjuster State Senators and two Re-
publican State Senators. Even il
they can readjust the districts, it is
by no means certain that they can
readjust the voters, who are very
sick-or onght to be by this time.
There are great many close dis
tricts, where change of few votes
will give Democratic Congress
man. For instance, the Republicans
of the Illinois Legislature, in devils
ing scheme for re- districting the
State, have provided for thirteen Re.
publican districts, six Democratic
districts and one doubtful, but their
plao, which, on the Garfield vote
makes the Third District Republi-
can by 1852 majority, may come to
grief at the polls. Chicago has a
large floating vote which went for
Garfield against Hancock; but it
could not certainly be relied on for
Republicans against Democrats for
Congress-. Illinois in the present
House has six Democrats and tlir-
teen Republicans, and it is possible
that she may elect eight Democrats
and twelve Republicans next fall,
or perhaps do even better than that.
Governors are elected this year in
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Col
orado, Connecticut, Delaware, Geor-
gia, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New York, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Yer
mont. OF these twenty-five States
one has already chosen, Rhode Is
land having reelected Governor Lit
tlefield. Some minor State officers
will be elected in Kentucky, Indiana,
and elsewhere; but little interest at
taches to the result.-[New Orleans
Picayune.
A WORD TO MoTHERs.-Mothers
should remember it is a most i'm.
portant duty at this season to look
after the health of their families and
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