Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-07-05
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This year IL The calm before the storm, for
only about q third 81 the States hold an
election whll. next ,rnr romrs the tumult
al - election by winch the whole country
vii bc stirred Rhode Island has already
voted. On April 8. iha, State gave its opin-
ION enphatcally about VIZ. hpiaguc and his
nlli.s within aud without the Common
wealth md decided IL was not safe TO "turn
out" the Republicans. ~ November. two
more Nov England States. Massachusetts,
aud Connecticut. have elections. bu, Maine.
New Hampshire AID Vermont are spared
the t,ibulatinn uf an annual election. aud do
not ,oi. till 1884. Connecticut il 10 cboos.
half of the senate aud III. fall membership
Of The House. aud the Legislature thu. clec-
ted. With tho Senators hnldtng over. will Ac-
lrcl a nitrd States senator to- succeed Mr..
q II Plat, whose term expires March I.
1870. The election 10 MaAsnchu-ctts. il
hardl, need lr snd. is fur a Governor aud
other State officers and legislature. The
prcs"nt Legislature "a tnnncrtIrut has two
ltrpubhcan malpril, 10 the Srnai, aud twcn-
IL eight "a the ilnuar The vote IA Maaaa-
chusoiia Il viii hr convenient 10 remember.
waa iIi.piH fni liutlcr. 1890 for bishop.
aud 2li1 Tor Alm,, the prohibition cand-
date.
August !. "ccnra tho krnluck, Election.
when Nj lfuetu Knott aud Mr Morrow
aiil mak. ,nni,sl fur the office of G",rrn
ui. aud u Legislature viii ba elected Dthrr
state officer. vii likewise be- chosen. The
Democratic maIoiit, last August was about
81 900 and Nj knnits election ia as o.r.
tam as that the water Will rlsc and fall IA
the "unsalich aras" of which he once rlo.
gucntl, apokr 4 breathing spell Of few
weeks will hc followed 10y the octnbcr cleo
u"n, IN Ohio aud Iowa. In 1852 Ohio ga,r
the bvmorratlc candidate for Set,otar, of
State maloti, of 1852 ~ total vote of
az .isp. Tho Greenhackers cast 5Ji5 VOTES.
and the frohihitioni.ta ~. 2o2. The Demo
cratic plurality over the Republican candi
date Was 1915. The prrsrni Governor ~
Iowa, Nj Sherman. has been irnom,natcd
b, the Republicans. Ills plurality two
wears ago Was j1.Sti The Ohio Legislature
elected thla war will choose a successor Ia
Nj frudlctnn. niicd States senator. The
present Legislature has eleven Rrpuhli, an
MAJORITY ~ the Senate and thr,, five IN the
House. When the excitement over these
p,tohor elections has somewhat suhs,dei.
the \o,cmhc, States will absorb attention
Ncsid,s Massachusetts, and Connecticut,
New Work. New jersey. rcnns, l,a anna.
Mar,lnnd. Magma. Nl-sissippi aud MIN
u'snia. ~Ill held elections Three of these
States New l"rk. icnns, wanna aud Mar,.
land ha,e new Senatorial terms beginning
March l. lSNh. when NrssrS laphan. Cam
riun and ctnumc will ha,. been ~ elected.
az vail rrtlrr New Work elects five State
officers headed hN a Srrrotat, uf State, aud
Legislature New Jersey. Governor. one
'hlrd nt the senate and House! rrnns,l
,nnla. onl, State lrra~urrr Mar, land
to'crn", aud logtsiatnre Virginia. a leg
iNlaturc. Msstssppt. a Legislature. aud
N.nnus"ta. a Governor aud other State Of
hor's. Predictions about these elections
would ne" l." premature. bat tho general
dian nt popular feeling will b" shown b,
them. aud something nf the hrrcrncSs Of
the struggle neat WEAR Will To- Indicated.
The Republicans ON ,hr whole. have sou.r
ground iot ioar and much trasrp tnr hope.