Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-11-08
TueHdny's Elections.

There were good many surprises in the
results of the state elections held on Tues
day, aud the surprises were not altogether
on the part of the defeated candidates and
their supporters. In a good many cases
those who won We're the more surprised of
the two. In Massachusetts Mr. Bracket
the Republican candidate for governor, was
elected by a plurality of about 5000, and
the legislature will stand, senate, % Repub
Leans, II Democrats house, 1862 Republi-
cans, - Democrats In New York the Hill
ticket for minor state affairs was successful
10y plurality of about 20, 600. The legis
lature is Republican, but by reduced ma
jority In the senate the majority is six
and in the house H. In New Jersey the
Democrats triumphed by 1000 or 1900
plurality, as was expected. In Virginia
Malone was buried under majority Of
30. 600
The surprises came in the states of Ohio
and Iowa where the Democrats were sue
cessful. In Ohio Campbell is elected over
Gov. Foraker by - 600 plurality, and the
Democrats are strong enough in the legisla
ture to elect "a Democratic United States
senator to succeed Henry b. Payne, whose
election in 1884 caused such a scandal IN
Iowa the Republicans concede the election
Of Boies and the entire Democratic state
ticket by 1000 ma iority, but there will be a
Republican majority in the Legislature,
which will assure the election of a Repuhli
can United States senator. In Nebraska
the Republicans elected the state ticket by
10000 to 81, GOO majority, and chose a Re
publican member of congress in the Second
district In Pennsylvania the Republicans
turned in an old-fashioned majority of over
60 600 for minor state officers In Mary
land the Democrats were successful as d
matter of course, and in Mississippi they
were successful for the very good reason
that there was no ticket in the field against
them
Such, in brief, is the record in the ter
states which held elections of more or les,
Importance on Tuesday The result as {
whole is not favorable to the Republicans
but at the same time there is nothing il
this outcome which can be accepted as sig
nifcant of future political history, or which
need tD cause Republican encouragement
or dependency. 1t has happened many {
time so often that it may be accepted a.
the rule rather than the exception, that ii
an of year" following presidential cleo
ton the party in power has suffered seem
ing reverses which were quickly retrieved
when the occasion came for united and de
cisve action.
Beyond this it must be borne in mine
that in nearly every case on Tuesday, Re
publican defeat was due to local and not t,
national causes In Ohio serious mistake
was made at the start in nominating Gov
Foraker for third term, contrary to al
precedent and against the judgment of the
better class of Republicans in the state
Campbell the Democratic candidate, more
over, catered to the liquor interest and the
German beer drinking element which op
poses the Sunday laws, and his success il
due to support gained in this way more
than 70 any other one thing.
In Iowa, too, the liquor question gained
predominating influence That state wa,
the first to adopt constitutional prohibition
in 1852, and the same sort of opposition i,
felt there toward this attempted method OF
dealing with the liquor evil which has beer
manifested in so many eastern states al
very recent dates But this is not all Tn,
Republican candidate for governor was be
heved TO be in sympathy with the interests
of the railroad CORPORATIONS of the state
and the feeling on this question among tn,
Iowa farmers Is so strong that this fac
promptly arrayed against him the Who'll,
influence of the grangers and the Farmers
Alliance This is the first time that Dem
ocratc state officer has been elected il
Iowa since 1851
The Democrats have small occasion t,
feel proud of their success in Virginia. L
Is true that the antagonism 10 Mahon,
among the original Republican element il
the state proved stronger than was antici
pated, but reports from all parts of tn,
state show that the Democrats adopted tn,
most deliberate and determined measure
% keep the Republican vote from being
polled. Their favorite tactics were to St
delay the voting in the strong Republican
precincts that the negroes could not cas-
their ballots To illustrate, in one ward il
Petersbury 2S2 Republican negroes wer,
IN line when the polls closed and were dis
frauchsed and this is only sample O
" hat went ON all over the state Whei
this method did not succeed the votes wer
counted to suit the required Democrats
majority.
la New York Gov Hill and his hacker
worked on the governors well known the
ory that 1t is better 10 have the support O
the saiuons than of the churches, and this