National Republican., 1886-11-03
The Elections.

Elections were held yesterday In thirty
five of the thirty.eIght states for representa-
tives in the flftieth Congress, which meets
on the first Monday In December, 1887.
Seventeen states also elected governors and
other state officers, and in seven states
officers below the rank of chief executive
were chosen. It is impossible to
give detailed and definite results
Of all the voting, but enough is known to
indicate pretty clearly that the Democrats
win have amajority In the House. There have
been cheering Republican gains in numer-
Gus localities, but some Of these are Offset
by Democratic gains, so that the outcome
win probably be a Democratic majority
somewhat smaller than that Of the present
House.
1t would have been gratifying to Repub.
licans to have captured the House, but
there has been no reasonable hope OF such
a consummaton at any time during the
campagn. As IL is, the Republican party
win not have to divide responsibility with
the Democratic executive to any greater
extent than is involved In the present pU.
lltical complexion Of the Senate. The
Democracy will be on the defensive. It
will have the disadvantage of an
uneXampled amount Of crude
material, for most of the
well-trained Democratic congressman have
been retired. On the other hand the Re
publican side OF the House will be rich in
brain Iower, for its distinguished leaders
are returned. twill be superbly equipped
for all those contests In which party capital
is made or lost There is reason TO believe
that the presidential campaign of 'SS will
find the national Republican organic alton
in better condition to win victory than 1t
would have been had 1t elected bare ma.
jorty of the flftieth Congress.
The Connecticut Republicans have done
the country great service by making sure
Of the return Of Gen. HawleY to the Sen
ate.
There is cause for sincere graduation In
the returns from Virginia, which show net
Republican gain Of four congressman
Browne in the first district, Brown in the
fifth, Bowen In the ninth, aud Yost in the
tenth, while the sixth is said to be In doubt.
If the full returns should confirm these re-
ports the Republicans Of the Old Dominion
will ''go up head.n
The sixth Maryland district returns its
able and universally respected member, Mr..
McComGs, q good and helpful friend and
neighbor to the Capital city.
Speaker Carlisle was pondcrously set
down upon by his brethren in Covlngton,
but, great US is his falling OIL in that city,
his election is claimed. His popularity
seems TO be the kind that increases In pro-
portion to the square of his distance from
home!
Frank Hurd, the eloquent apostle of free
trade, is elected to continue ia private life
His effort TO get b seat to which he was not
elected In the forty.ninth Congress does not
appear to have strengthened him in hfs dis
| trict.
At the present writing the fate of Col.
Morrison is not reported, but It may be lu.
dicated in our telegraphic columns.
Profound interest attaches to the NUM-
cipal election in New York-an interest
that is national, and extends even across
the Atlantic. AS was expected, Hewitt is
elected, but the labor party polled an i'm
mense yote-quite large enough to secure
for Mr.. George the labor nomination for
President. OF course there was a large
Republican vote thrown for Hewitt
through fear on the part
Of conservative men that Mr..
George might get plurality if the Repub.
licans kept solid for Roosevelt. The pre-.
dictions telegraphed from New York on
Monday are almost literally fulfilled in the
returns OF the voting yesterday.
Perhaps the most significant fact In the
elections Of 1856 is the vote of almost
] Gs,000 cast for the workingman's candidate
, in our commercial metropolis.