The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-27
The Ten November States.
Ernnn The Neln YorL. SIN

From the Near York Sun
Ten States will vote on the 9th of Novem-
Der of this year for different local officers.
In view of the result of the last election in
Ohio, much interest attaches to these APP
preaching contests, from their bearing on the
Presidential contests next year.
For comparison with the coming returns,
We have taken the very last elections in each
State.
Democratic majority over Republican, 4,161.
Democratic majority over Republican and
Temperance combined, 3,127.
Maryland: Congressional election, 1882
Democratic maiorities over Republican, 6,2l0.
Massachusetts Governor in 1S82-Demo-
cratic majority over Republican, 1890.
Democratic majority over Republican and
Prohibitionist combined, II ,812.
Minnesota Congress in 18S2-Republican
majorities over Democratic, 40, 1913.
Mississippi Congress in 1882-Democratic
majority over Republican and Fort Pillow
Chalmers, 1864.
Nebraska Governor in Republican
over Democrat, p ,070 Republican over
Democrat and Anti Monopolist, %, IT,
New Jersey: Congress in 1892-Democrat-
ic over Republican, 2.O93
New York: Governor in 1S82-Democrat
over Republican, 1872, 1854; Democrat over
Republican and Prohibitionist, 167, OH.
Pennsylvania: Governor in 18S2-Demo-
crat over Republican, 4O,202; Republican,
Independent Republican, Greenbacker, and
Prohibitionist over Democrat, 30, 1873.
Virginia Congressman at Large in 1882
Coalitionist over Democrat, 5,808; Coalition
list over Democrat and colored Republican,
l ,466.
Of these ten States, the Democrats will
probably carry Connecticut, Maryland, Mas
sachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, and
New York.
The Republicans will carry Minnesota and
Nebraska.
Pennsylvania and Virginia are placed in the
doubtful column, with the chances in favor of
the Democrats in both of them.
The six States classified as probably Demo
cratic give 81 electoral votes. Add to them
Alabama, 10; Arkansas, Z; California, 8;
Delaware, 8; Florida, 4; Georgia, Ii Ken
lucky, ID; Louisiana, s; Missouri, 16; Ne
vada, 3; North Carolina, II; South Carolina,
8; Tennessee, u; Texas, Is, and West Vir-
ginia, 6, and there would be an aggregate OF
217, or 10 more than are required to elect a
President next year. The 14electors of Mas
sachusetts could be omitted, and there would
still be surplus of two to spare beyond the
POI votes needed under the last apporition-
ment.
Ohio with % votes; Indiana with Is votes,
which gave II 900 Democratic majority over
the Republicans last year; Wisconsin with IL
votes, which sent six Democrats in delega-
ton of nine to Congress in 1882, and Michi-
gan with 13 votes, which elected Democrat
ic Governor and majority of the Congression-
al delegation in 1882-these States are all
omitted from the reckoning, although they
might fairly be added to the Democratic col
umn, and will probably swell the Democratic
majority in 1884.
These figures are most encouraging to the
Democrats, but they must still bear in mind
that, to win the Presidency next year, discre-
ton, harmony, union, and energy are indis-
pensable elements. They have a powerful
enemy to combat, possessing the whole ma
chinery and patronage of the Government,
and reckless as to the use of both.
The Republicans stole the Presidency IN
1876. They procured it by corruption in 1880.
They are prepared for any other desperate
enterprise by which the Treasury might be re-
tanned in partisan keeping. Vigilance and
courage must not be relaxed, even though the
road to victory seems broad and clear.
The Republican party must go, and 1t must
go next year.