The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-06-13
THE ELECTIONS OF 1883.

Tie elections this year are not
highly important, but they cover
three or four States whose influence
on the Presidential election will be
considerable. Kentucky will elect a
Democratic Legislature and Demo
cratic Governor and other State off,
,cers.s Gov. B!ackJu:n's majority in
1879 was 43,917.
Maryland will elect a Democratic
Legisture and Democratic Governor
The majority of Gov. Hamilton in
1879 was 22,157.
Iowa will elect a Republican Leg,
1slature, Governor, etc. Gov. Sher
mans plurality in 1881 was 5000
in a total vote of 235,037.
Minnesota will elect Republican
Governor, etc. Gov. Hubbard's ma
jorisy in 1881 was 1880.
Mississippi will elect Dem ocratic
Legislature.
Rhode Island has elected Repub
lican Legislature, Governor, etc.
The elections consequential be
cauae indicative Of popular currents
are the following:
New York will elect a Legislature
and minor State officials. Hhe result
will show whether those liberal Re
publicans and anti monopolists who
came to the Democrats in 1882 are
are going to stay. The vote in 1882
was 535,31S for Cleveland, Demo
crat; 242.464 for Folger, Republican !;
1888 for Hopkins, Prohibition, and
1874 for Howe, Greenback.
Massachusetts will elect Legisla
Jure, Governor, ETC.. The vote will
determine the consequences of Gen
eral Brtler's bold course-whether it
has strengthened the Democrats Or
otherwise. The vote in 1882 was
133,946 for Butler, 1897 for Bisb-
op, Republican, ana 2137 for Almy,
Prohibition. The Greenbackers 70
ted for Butler. /
Ohio will eject Legislature, Gov.
>ernor, etc. The vote will determine
how far ths liquor question has de-
moralized the Republican party,
which has been "all shook up" over
it. The vote in 1881: was 3I2,e35
for Foster, Republican; 2SS,426 for
Bookwalter, Democrat; 1851 for
Ludlow, Prohibitionist; $3.50 for
Seitz, Greenback, and 1873 scatter
ed.
Connecticut elects a House and
half the Senate. 1t will serve to
show the trend of popular feeling.
The present House has 1873 Repub
licans and Ito Democrats, but the
Democrats carried The State on the
general ticket, the vote being for
Governor in 1882 for Walker, Dem
ocrat, 59,0l4; Balkeley, Republican,
3D., 1858: Rogers, Temperance, 1884.
New Jersey will elect Governor,
Representatives and one-third the
Senate. The vote for Governor in
1880 (the term is three years) was
l21, 1855 for Ludlow, Democrat; 12l,.
OILS for Potts, Republican; 1850 for
Hoxsey, Greenback, aud 1875 for
Ransom, Prohibition.
Penn sylyania will elect a State
Treasurer, and the vote will be
awaited with interest to see whether
the independent Republicans will go
back to the machine. The vote for
Governor in 1882 was 355,79l for
Pattison, Democrat; 3l5,5S9 for Bea-
yer, Republican; 43,743 for Stewart,
Independent Republican; 23,996 for
Armstrong, Greenback Labor, and
5196 for Petit, Prohibition.
Virginia will elect Legislature,
and the Democrats hope to recapture
the State. The present Legislature
has on joint ballot 81 Readj listers
and So Democrats. The possession
of the Legislature will be of the
highest Importance for the welfare
of the State, aud the struggle for it
will be an earnest one.
The nominations in Kentucky are
already made. The election occurs
August 5. In Ohio the conventions
begin this week, and the election is
October 9. Iowa elects the same day
this year, but in 1884 her State cleo
tien occurs on November 4. Rhode
Islands election occurred on April
3. The other States elect on No.
vember 6 this year. The resolutions
of the Democratic State Conventions
will possess interest as pointers.
II N. 0. Picayune.