New-York tribune., 1886-11-14
GENERAL RESULTS.

With reluctant tardiness, Democratic jour
nails now admit the election of Mr.. Symes as
Representative in Congress from Colorado
This gives to the Republicans another State
and majority of the State delegations In the
House in event of the failure Of an election oy
the people in the Presidential contest of 1858
Local causes, it appears, diverted consider =
able number of votes from the Republican
candidate for Governor, though on National
issues the Republicans retain the upper hand IN
Colorado and elect their Congressman. Inc
official statement of the vote in New jersey
brings to light similar state OF tacts'
Although the Democratic candidate for Cover
nor is elected by a plurality, having consider-
able majority of the popular vote against III I'D,
the Republicans make nearly clean sweep OIL
the State on National issues, electing live OF the
seven Congressman by good maJorltles' whlie
one Democrat, Mr. PdcOck, slips in by plu-
,alitv of only III. The Republican plurality
over regular DEM ocratic candidates for Con-
oress Is 7o7S. which ia almost as much as the
nluraltv for the Democratic Governor-elect'
Thus it appears that on National issues the
Renubllcan party was found decidedly stronger
in New jersey than ever before
In nineteen States having 2O4 electoral votes
the Republicans had plurality of the votes
cast at the late elections, and pluralitles deter
mine the choice of Presidential electors. But
these votes are for State officers, and do not IN
all cases fairly reflect the opinion of the people
ON National questions. Thus in Minnesota and
Connecticut, although the Republicans had
pluralties on their State tickets, they lost
majority of the members of Congress. But II
the thirteen electoral votes OF these STATES oe
deducted on that ground, the votes OF Colorado
California and New-Jersey must he added 10
the Republican cOldmn, because IN those states
the verdict Of the people OH National questions
ms shnwn by the election of members OF Con-
gross. was in favor of the Republican party
Adding the twenty electoral votes of these
States, it would appear that the recent cleo
tions Indicate sufficient Republican strength to
baoe chosen 2ll ont of the 4O1 Presidential
electors. had the choice of President depended
upon the votes recently cast. After twenty
months of trial, the Democratic party and It's
reform President have managed to lose not
only the scanty advantage which gave theui
2l9 electoral votes in 1884, but considerably
more ; instead Of eighteen more than majority
they now can claim only ten less than majority.
Two of the Senatorial contests are yet IN
doubt. In an interview just puOllshed,
Speaker Armstrong, of the New-Jersey AS
sembly, expresses the opinion that there will be
found Republican majority on Joint ballot IN
that Legislature when the pending recounts
and contests are completed, assuring the cleo
ton of Republican Senator. In Indiana, the
exposure of most glarlng frauds at lndianap-
oils, and the detection of Irregularities in other
parts of the State, lead the Republicans to the
belief that they are entitled to majority in the
LEGISLATURE which they hope to secure by
pending contests. Ia California the money OF a
rich Democratic candidate appears to have
done its work eifectually. Reviewing the en-
tire field, therefore, the Republicans have
reason to regard the results of the late elections
with much satisfaction. 1t Is found that the
Democratic party has not strengthened itself
by twenty months Of power, but has weakened
ITS hold upon public confidence. 1t is found
that the Administration, notwithstanding the
confident boasts of its friends, Is so much
weaker to-day than President Cleveland was
when elected that about one-seventh of the
electoral votes cast for him would be credited
to Republican candidate if new election
had turned upon the votes cast this month.