Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-10-10
YnII Elee ito ms ana the senate.

chusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virgin
in. OF these States, only Ohio Will
vote next Tuesday, and TO that State
the eyes Of the politicians Of the oouu-
try will be turned. At the present
time, owing to the complications with
tie lIq uor question aud the stubborn
ness OF the Temperance men, the result
OF the election in that State Is an on
certainty. The only object Of the radi-
cal Temperance meu seems TO be 70 /
defeat the Republican ticket, the Re-
publican Temperance men TO furnish
the votes and the money with which 10
do 1t. Should the Democrats by tho
aid OF their allies the radical Temper
ance men, carry the State and elect
Democratic Legislature, John Sherman
will be defeated for seat in the Senate
and American protection will lose one
OF It's strongest advocates. As the
Republican majority in the Senate now
ID only four this would leave them but
two
Another State to which IL possible
moro attention is attracted 10 Virginia,
which votes the first Tuesday after the
first Monday of November, aud all
the other States we have named except
Ohio also vote upon that day. Virginia
will elect State officers and Legisla-
ture. 1t Is en- coursging 70 know that
in one Southern State an election is
rendered doubtful, even should the
Republicans not carry 1t, This Is
great advan tage over the States of South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana, where elections
are nothing bat the veriest farces. The
Republicans will carry Virginia by q
large majority ii q1iet peaceful cleo
ton Is held and there is no intimidation
beforehand, and it will be we'll for US TO
state also, provided there is an honest
count after the tickets are all in The
ballot boxes. This, however, we do
not look for. The consultation OF the
election boards forbid the hsrboriDg Of
the thought that . fair election will be
held. Tie making o. . txo-third
Democratic majority in the late !egislA
ture by throwing oQt Rapu Bill cans hon
essly elected for the purpose Of over
riding the vssoes Of the Governor VIII
Is mot . Democrat, the creating o
Democratic election boards in ever.
coansy in fhe State, and the appoint
nent by these boards Of two shAry
k66Q VI
dull, ignorant Republican to be inspec
tor In every election precinct in Il
State, means fraud Of the dArkee. he
up1. suffrage. In every precincs
tia Stass where the yisilAnoe OF brAv
dsserminsd Bsy nblicans does not pr.
vent 1t, election NJ uds wih De prAcd
ed. The Republicans IL nothing In
Yair, honest contest aud jar couI
without these they cannot win. III
the election will be quiet and peAceao
In not TO be expected in the face OF t
busternut cavalry that is trAmPing ov
the State with FitzhugS I.a. Tn,
A1-rsbel exhibition Aud ex-,ebel yel
are but the pra'. uds to what may be E
pecsed perhaps in more than one sec;
the State ON and before election q
on the DanvIlle plan. The places n
be already selected tor riot, slaugt
and murder
Telegraph nen may be already sci
cd who can be depended upon % Il
the news OF negro uprising, when
nothing less than a massacre by De
Gratis. We say the indications in
1inia all point TO fraud and VOL,
as the stron gest Democratic hope Of
tory, Republicans can only avert
results by standing hrm aud showi
determined front. II they do this
tory may still be theirs 10 the fact
fraud and violence. Should the d.
srats carry the Legislature OF Virg
n Democratic free -trade Senator
succeed Senator Malone, who ha
come Republican and a protectic
This would make another chang,
with It the two parties would bs q
ths Senate. In no o.her Stae no
an election this Fall is the result |
To lead to q change Of Senators.
Connecticut aud New York the X
ucans will hold their own, and
chusetts and Iowa are beyond {
New jersey and Pbnnsylvania
nIact Legislatures this year, ex SeI
IN New j ersey one third of her Sc
are II, be elected TIE indication
that the Republicans will not onl
all the districts they now have
that they will gain one, perhaps ,
What about Maryland and
sippi? Maryland is Democrat
there will hardly be a change thi
though 1t is approaching the d
State period. Mississippi is one
shameful, bulldozing STATES
South, where elections are but
There Ia q Repu blican majority
forty Thousand in the Sta.e,
Democrats carry i5sometimes b.
unanimous vote, and sometit
make no objection TO about b
Republicans voting, but as for
lions in Mississippi there h
nothing OF that since 1862. Mis-
would be as strong Republics
"a Iowa with fair elections, |
Darticularly the State of the b
and fraud, and particularly
Democracy, and helped to
majority for Cleveland, who pos
fhs country IS the champion OF
and reform.
We have already stated til
namocrAts carry Ohio and
the United States Senate wo
Tia. In the Forty-ninth Congr'
ont any other changes. But
Of other States will hold cleo,
year. the Legislatures Of which
Senators for the same Congi
Republicans will, In all proba
Harrison, In Indiana, which '
the Democrats majority OF
\. the Republicans have 90
70 gain one In Nevada, that IL
aver ed, and If they 81 cceed
one In oregon, where they O
by disagreeing upon capd
NAV still retain small maj
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