The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-11-08
The November Elections.

The Baltimore sam of the 5th, gives the
following summary of the elections which
occurred on the 9th.
Elections will -be held to-day in Mary
land, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York,
New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Minnesota. Mississippi and Nebraska.
Maryland will elect State officers, one-half
of the State Senators, and all OF the menu
bers of the House of Delegates. The new
Legislature will choose United States
Senator to succeed James Il. GrOOme, dem
ocrat, whose term will expire in March,
1885. The State tickets are For Governor,
Robert M. McLane, democrat, and Hart
B. Holton, republican; comptrollerJ. Frank
Turner, democrat, and James 9. Mullikin,
republican; encouragement, Chas. Il.
Roberts, democrat. and Frank I'll. St0ckett.
republican. The democratic majority in
Maryland last year on the Congressional
vote was 1874. In 1879 the vote for Gov
ernOr was, democrat. 90,S20; republican,
IS, 612; democratic majority 22,2OS. In
1881 the vote on comptroller was, democrat,
rs, 4S7 republican, 81, 944 democratic ma
jority 1888.
In Virginia one-half of the State Senate
and full House of Delegates will be
elected. In the last Legislature the read
justers had majority of six in the Senate
and twenty-five in the house. The vote
| for Congressman-at-large last year was
Massey, dem., "a, 184; Wise, readjuster,
| 81, 1922; Dawson, straighout republican,
| 4,342.
Massachusetts elects State officers, men,
bers of the Legislature and county officers.
The last Legislature was republican by So
majority on joint ballot. The State ticket
| is headed for governor as follows: Demo-
crat, B. F. Butler; republican George D.
Robinson; straight greenback, John F.
| Arnold prohibition, Charles Almy. The
vote last year for Governor stood Butler,
DEM and greenback, 133, 94G ; Bishop, rep,
1881.
In New York u secretary and other
| State officers, 80 State Senators, 12S AS
semblymen, II justices of the Supreme
| Court and county officers will be elected,
and proposition to abolish contract Ia
4 Dor from the State prisons will be voted
upon. The last Legislature was democrat
| ic by 4 majority in the Senate and 40 ma
jority in the House The State tickets in
New York are rs follows: Secretary of
State-Isaac II. Maynard, dem. Joseph
b. Carr, rep; Thomas X. Beecher, green
back Frederick Gates, prohibition. The
vote for Governor last year was: Cleve-
! land, DEM, 53s,31S; Folger, rep, 342, 464.
The vote for President in 1880 was Han
cock. dem, 534 ,511 Garfield, rep, $50, 514.
] In Pennsylvania u State treasurer, an
Y auditor-general and county officers restO
be elected. The State tickets are: For
treasurer, Robert Taggart, dem., and VIM.
Livsey, rep, auditor-general, Joseph Pow
ell, DEM, and Jerome B. Niles, rep. The
vote last year for Governor was S55, 79l for
Pattison, DEM, and 3l5,56S for Beaver,
rep. In addition the Independent repub-
| lican, greenback and prohibition tickets
polled an aggregate of 1885 votes.
| In New Jersey q Governor, eight Sena-
tors. and members of the Legislature will
4 be chosen The last Legislature was dem
Ocratic by five majority on joint ballot. VI
| the outgoing Senators five are republicans
and three democrats; sevenrepubllcan ana
six democrats hold over.
The nominees for Governor are: Leon
| Albeit. dem. Jonathan Dixon, rep;
BENZ. Urner, greenback. On the congress
sional vote in 1882 the democrats carried
New Jersey by 1908 majority. For Pres
ident in 1880 the democrats had majority
of HIS.
/ In Minnesota State officers will be elect
ed and three proposed amendments TO the
I constitution will he voted upon. These
amendments provide for holding the gen
eral elections in November in each even
year. and make changes in the length OF
the terms of some state and judicial 0tll-
GERS. The state tickets are neaded: fOf
Governor, w. w. ..McNair, dem; l4uclus
the republican majority was 24,277 for
president, in 1880, the republican majority
i was 81, 035.
il Mississippi will elect members of both
n branches of it's Legislature. The last Leg
d islature was Democratic by 80 majority in
n the Senate and Ill majority in the House.
II Nebraska will elect Supreme Court
II Judge, university regents and county Off
GERS. The nominees for Supreme judge
II sre James W. Savage, democrat and anti
monopoly M. Ii. Reese, republican.
I In Connecticut one-half of the. State
lSenate, a full House of Representatives
and county sheriffs will be elected. Inc
last Legislature was Republican by So ma
| jority on joint ballot. or the II state sen,
atOrs who hold over, are repuDllcsll ailsl
7 damoeraticGy OF the IL districts in which
elections will be held, 8 returned repnbll-
can and 4 democratic senator's in 1851.