Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-03

Thc Elections To-Uay.
The returns from the various state cleo
ons, Nlica occur today, VIII be waited
~ with great deal Of int.rest-par'icu-
iarly the returns from the states of New
YORK;, Virginia and Maryland. In all
hrce Of these states there has been some
ary hard work done, and in Two OF them
New York and Virginia both parties APP
2ear to be couflent Of success.
The municipal election in Baltimore
last week is regarded as having uracti-
ally determined the result Of the
election in Maryland. In that State
the Democrats have a majority So
large that there is never any doubt as IT,
which party viii be successful when tho
Dem Gratis are united and harmonious.
This year there is a lack Of harmony
among them, and quite a large faction Is
acting with the Republicans under the
name Of reformers. These reformer,
claim that they do not like the p0iltica'
methods OF Senator German. aud insist
that ne is altogether too much OF g poiti-
cal boss. They aim t. defeat bis reelection
10 the Senate. About the same issues
played the leading part in the municipal
election in Baltimore as have been urged
upon the attention Of the people in the
state canvass. The fact that the regular
Democracy carried the city by hand
some majority leaves little if any doubt,
that it will triumph in the State, and
that Senator German will have his ambi-
ton gratifed by reelection to the Senate.
The canvass in New Y ORR has been con-
Quoted with great spirit. Very little has
been SAID, however by the organs of either
party about national or State issues, or
about party principles. The fitness Of the
candidates has been much more generally
discussed than anything else. There is
very little IN the career Of either GOV.
Bill or Mr.. Davenport that hasn't ap-
peared 10 the public prints. They have
both stood the ordeal very we'll however,
and nothing relative to either of them has
been published that is calculated to lessen
public respect for them.
Some little blutling has been done, doubt
less, in the way of Offering bets by those
who hope to catch for their candidates
the votes of those who always want to be
on the winning side.
IL will be somewhat remarkable if the
successful ticket gets a very large ma
iority. The indications seem to point to
Gov. Hills election, and it is pretty safe
TO assume that he win be the next Gov
ernor Of New York. The fact cannot be
ignored, however, that the lack of har-
mony among the three great Democratic
organizations in New York city NAV
cause the Democratic State ticket to lose
good many votes. The vote controlled
by the Mugwumps, which was given to
Mr.. Cleveland in the Presidential cleo
ton, though not large, will be thrown for
Mr.. Davenport.
1t is not easy to see on what the Repub-
leans in Virginia base their eXpectati0ns
Of carrying the State. Malone talks
about 10000 majority for Governor and a
majority of the Legislature. He is proba-
oily simply Boosting to keep up the cour-
age of his followers with the hope that
there may be a chance for success. He,
Of course, depends upon the negroes, but
the reports are almost unanimous that
lhey are EOt nearly so enthusiastic in be-
1alt of the Republican party as they once
were. He is not going to get out fun
negro vote. On the other hand, the Dem
ocrats are going to the polls almost to a
man. They are deeply in earnest in their
determination to make Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee Governor, and to eliminate Malone
from the DOlitlcs Of the Statp
II is not improbable that in both New
York and Virginia the contest Will be so
close that the result will not be known
with absolute certainty for day or two
after the election.