Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1882 — THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. [ARTICLE]

THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.

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, tho Presidential returns being taken in the main as the basis: Rep. Rem, Alabama 34.509 Arkansas 18,828 California . 78 Co'oraclo 2 803 .... Connecticut 2,656 .... Delaware 1.033 Florida 4,310 Georgia 49,874 Illinois 40.716 Indiana.. 6.636 lowa 78 059 .... Kin«as . 61,731 .... Kentucky 43,449 Louisiana 33.419 S ary land 15,191 Massachusetts. ..53.245 Mcliigan .53.890 Minnesota 40,588 .... Mississippi 40,896 Missouri .... 55,042 Nebraska .... 26,456 .... Nevada 879 New r Hampshire... 4,058 .... New Jersey 2,010 New York 21,033 North Carolina 8,326 Pennsylvania 87,376 .... Rhode Island 7,416 .... South Carolina 54,241 Tennessee .... 20,514 T“xa.s 98,388 Virginia 43,956 Wisconsin 29,763 .... Nov. 7, Missouri votes upon nn 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 tne national Government, and the other to vote half a million to complete her State Hou-e; New York vconrider-i two am ndmente— one making tbe canals free, and the other providing for the lection of additional Bupi eme Jud e ; tnd Wisconsin determines the queHton of amend ng the State constitution respecting the residence and registry tom if 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 judeial officers biennial in the even yours after 18-4, those who were chosen in 1 881 to ho d over until 1885, if the amendment is adopt d. Ihe members of Congress already chosen aggregate thirty-two: Ma.ne, four; Vermont, two; Oregon, one; Ohio, twenty-one; West Virginia four. Un’er 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, ii it needs to be demonstrated, the number of members oi the House to he cho-en on that day is 293, or pieclely t e whole number und -r the old apportionment. Tne November Stages gaining by the readjustment of representation are, Arkansas, one; California two; Georgia, one: I linois, one; lowa two; Kansas, sou ; Kentucky/one; Massachuse: ts, ono; Michigan, two; Minnesota, two; Mississippi, one; Misso ri, one; Nebraska, two; New York, one; North Carolina, one; I ennsylvania, one; South Caro ina, two; Texas, five; Virginia, on .; Wisconsin, one. The bnly November Stat e losing under the apport onment is New Hampsnire