Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1887 — THE ELECTIONS. [ARTICLE]

THE ELECTIONS.

Result of Tuesday s Contest in New York, Ohio and Elsewhere. New York. There were seven tickets in the field in this State, Republican, Prohibition. Union Labor, United Lalfflr, Progressive Labor and Greenback. Fred D. Grant headed the Republican ticket, for Secretary of State, Frederick Cook that of the Democrats and Henry George the Ji'nited labor. The campaign by these three parties’ has been red hot In 1883 the Republicans elected their Secretary of State by 18,000 pluralty, while the Democrats'carried the rest of the State ticket by a plurality nearly as large. Gov. Hill was elected in 'BS by a pluralty of 11,000, while last year the Democratic judge of appeals received a pluralty of 7,000. The contest in New York City over the District Attorneyship overshadowed everything else. W. R. Fellows was nominated by the Democrats, and DeTaney Nicholls, also a Democrat, prominent in the prosecution of the boodlera, was nominated by the Republicans and in the dependent Democrats, headed by World. The State goes Democratic by about 20,000 majority. 799 precincts outside of New York and Kings countv give Cook, d , 130,324, Grant r., 147,082. Huntington, p., 18,887 and George 8,044. The Democrats have a majority of about 65,000 in New York and Brooklyn. Nicholls, d., for district’attorney, supported by the Republicans, Irving Hall and independents, was defeated for district attorney by 20,896 votes by John R. Fellows, regular Democrat. Ohio. The campaign was one of the warmest in the history of the State. A full State ticket was elected; also a Legislature. Gen. Thomas E. Powell headed the Democratic ticket for Governor and Governor Foraker the Republican. In 1883 the State gave 12,000 Democratic majority, while a year later it gave Blaine* 32,000 plurality. The Labor party voted for Powell in Cincinnati in return for votes for the Labor county ticket. A heavy vote was polled. Foraker is undoubtedly re-elected by a majority of from 20,000 to 25,000. The Republicans also carry the Legislature by an increased majority. The Republican ticket in Cincinnati was elected by about 5,000 plurality. Pennsylvania. The election was for Treasurer and Judge of the Supreme Court. In 1885 and 1887 the Republicans carried the State by about 40,000. Pennsylvania elects Hart, r., Treasurer of State by 25,000 plurality. -A sharo local fight in Philadelphia against bossism was the feature of the cam paign, and that staid ’Republican citv elects a Democratic sheriff and control ler. The Personal Liberty League took active part in the campaign for their peculiar ideas and succeeded in elect ing two important officials. Massachusetts. Full list of State officers were elected Oliver Ames and Henry D. Covering were the candidates for Governor on the Republican and Democratic ticket re spectively. In 1885 the Repblicans ha<> a majority of about 22,000 and in 1880 of 9,400. . ' Governor Oliver Ames was re elected by an increased plurality, lixely to reach 18,000. The Legislature is Republican in both branches by an increased ma jority. 1 Maryland. • - The contest in Maryland has been against the influence of Senator Gorman by the Republicans and certain D-mo crate. Governor and State officers were elected. Tn 1879 the Democratic majority lor Governor was 22,158, and in 1883 11987. Jackson, d., for Governor, is given a majority in the State of about 12,000 The Legislature,is largely Democratic in both branches. The Prohibition vote was small. B3Q ——— ~ —"7No state officers were elected, the con test being for the Legislature. The re suit was a sweeping Democratic victory. They will have about three-fourths of the Senate and two thirds of the House; thus Demo -ratic Senator to succeed Senator Riddleberger. Rhode Island. The postponed election for Repre sentative to Congress in the Second Dis trict resulted in a great Republican victory, Arnold r. being elected over Bradly, _ d., by 838 plurality. The Prohibition vote was very small, their being bin 292 votes cast, 890 last) ear. -Oregon. ‘ All interest centered in an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the sale of intoxicants. The amendment was deieaied by about 12. OU) votes. It carried but tw-o eonmiee in the hratc-; * New Jersey. The election was for members of the

assembly, the Republicans being vic* i torious by a majority of 8 in the House : and 2 in the Senate. Dakota. ; Tne vote was upon the questoh of the division of tlie territory, and the majority in favor of the proposition is very heavy, but can not be approximated at this writing. MtSxUftippt. * In but few counties were contests made with Democrats for members of the Legislature and there were few but straight out Democrats elected to that body. Nebraska. Maxwell, r., is elected Justice of the Supreme Court by about 85,000 majority. A light vote was polled. lowa. The Repulicans have a plurality of about 7,000. The Legislature is close. Cht<w*o. The Republican city and county ticket was elected by a large majority. Judge Gary, who tried the anarchists, practically had no opposition, the anarchists and socialists casting their vote for Black, he receiving 5,112 to >38,049 for Gary. Judge Longnecker, r., was elected State Attorney’s by an immense majority. Detroit. The Democratic municipal ticket received a majority ranging from 1,300 to 1,500, except for Treasurer, a Republican being elected to that position.