Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1882 — THE BALLOT. [ARTICLE]

THE BALLOT.

Thirty-three States to Hohl Elections or Tuesday, Nov. 7. Elections are to be he’d in thirty-three States of the Union on Tuesday, the 7th of November. The pluralities in 1889 in the State< which vote Nov. 7 were as below, the Presidential returns being taken in the main as the basis: Rep. Rem. Alabama 34 509 Arknnrr.s 18,828 Ca’ifornia 78 Colorado 2 803 • .... Connecticut 2,056 .... Delaware 1.033 Florida 4,310 Georgia 49,874 111in0i540,716 .... Indiana 6,636 .... 10wa78,059 .... K'in«as6l,73l .... Kentucky 43,449 Louisiana 33.41-9 Maryland 15,191 Massachusettss3,24s Michigans3.B9o .... Minnesota4o,sßß Mississippi 40,896 Missouri 55,042 Nebraska26,4s6 .... Nevada 879 New Hampshire. 4,058 .... New Jersey 2,010 New Y0rk21,033 North Carolina 8,326 Pennsylvania...'.37,376 .... Rhode Island 7,416 .... South Carolina 54,241 Tennessee 20,514 Toxas 98,388 Virginia 43,956 Wisconsin 29,763 .... Nov. 7, Missouri votes upon an amendment concerning the State judiciary; Nebraska decides upon an amendment' permitting women to vote; Illinois votes on two amendments—one to offer her canal to the national Government, and the other to vote half a million to complete her State House; New York considers two amendments—one making the canals free, and the other providing for the election of additional Supreme Judges; and Wisconsin determines the question of amending the State constitution respecting the residence and registration of voters, and the elect'on of county officers, and also by a change which shall make the general elections of State and county officers, except judicial officers, biennial in the even years after 1884, those who were chosen in 1881 to hold over until 1885, if the amendment is adopted. The members of Congress already chosen aggregate thirty-two: Maine, four; Vermont, two; Oregon, one; Ohio, twenty-one; West Airginia four. Under the new apportionment, Maine and Vermont each lose one member, while Ohio and West Virginia each gain one. As showing the importance of the November election, it it needs to be demonstrated, thenumberof membersof the House to be chosen on that day is 293, or precisely t' e whole number under the old apportionment. The November States gaining by the readjustment of representation are, Arkansas, one; California, two; Georgia, one-Illi-nois, one; lowa, two; Kansas, four; Kentucky, one; Massachusetts, one; Michigan, two f Minnesota, two; Mississippi, one; Misso iri, one; Nebraska, two; New York, one; North Carolina, one; Pennsylvania, one; South Caro ina, two;. Texas, five; Virginia, on ; Wisconsin, one. The only November State losing under the apportionment is New Hampshire.