, 1885-11-03

In a number OF states the elections OF
to day will be Of considerable local i'm
portance, and in one of them-New York
the result can not fail to exert a power
full influence on national affairs. The
Mugwumps in hat state have generally
returned to a position of hostility to the
Democratic party, and it is claimed by the
Republican organs that this will give the
state TO Davenport, the Republican can
didate for governor, some very sanguine
organs even estimating D%avenport's ma
iority at 10000 or more. Any majority
against Governor Hill will exhibit to the
world the strangest political kaleidoscope
ever looked upon. In 1889 the Republi-
car candidate, who as judge had run
1900 ahead of his successful ticket, was
defeated by 1872, s54 plurality. 1t seems
inconceivable that in three years the sue
cess of Mr.. Davenport, a Republican by
no means ms popular as Mr.. Blaine, should
be considered probable. OF the election
itself it may be said that it is noticeable
for the number of State offices to be filed.
A governor, lieutenant governor. secretary
OF state, comptroller, treasurer, attorney
general, state engineer and surveyor,
~thirty-two state senators, l2S assembly
men, and q large number of county Off
GERS will be chosen. In New York City
and county there will be elected a county
clerk, a sheriff, n justice Of the supreme
court in the first iu lical district, a Justice
of the court of common pleas, n justice of
the city court, a representative in the
%iorty-ninth congress for the sixth congress
sional district in place of Samuel S. Cox,
Il president of the board of aldermen,
twenty-four aldermen, and three coroners.
This year is the first since 1879 marked
by so many vacancies, and the thing will
not again occur until 1891.
Virginia, Iowa, Massachusetts, and
Mississippi are the other four states
which will elect chief executives to-
day. The results IN these states
have already been discounted. Two of
the commonwealth are unquestionably
republican and two are PROFESSIONALLY
democratic. Thus we may expect to see
added to the list of governors the names
OF Lee of Virginia, Larrabee of Iowa,
Robinson of Massachusetts,, and Lowry
of Mississippi. The liquor question in
Iowa is in such a shape that the republi-
cans have the advantage politically.
They support the p%rohibitory dead-letter
Of the law, while the democrats favor
a high license, and a repeal of the present
act.
Seven legislatures will be chosen to-
day-in New York. Connecticut,
Iowa, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New
jersey, and Virginia. In Arkansas, Col
orado and Nebraska, the elections are for
a supreme Judge or judges, and in the
northern Illinois counties of Cook (Chi-
cago), Lake, Dupage, VIII and Kankakee
an election will take place for a successor
Of the late Justice Dickey, Of the Illinois
supreme court. In the Fifth district of
Illinois a successor of the late Congress
man Ellwood, of Sycamore, will be chosen
at a special election. The elections in
Pennsylvania and Maryland are for minor
state officers. MIR. Quay will undoubtedly
be elected treasurer of the Keystone
state.
Florida will vote on the adoption of her
new constitution to-day. There will be
little or no opposition.