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Show POST THE BOOKS. All of the political elections for 1875 having now been held, except that of Texas, which can be safely placed in the democratic column, the business of posting tho booka for the presont year is in order. The year 1S71 closed upon an almost uninterrupted series of democratic successes, that party having revolutionized the popular popu-lar bronch of congress. In the 43d congress the republican party held a nominal majority of over 100 in the house; in the 44th congress, the democrats dem-ocrats will have a clear majority of not less than 30, and will control its legislation; but the senate, having still a working republican majority, will be able to prevent the enactment of any etrictly partisan legislation do-signed do-signed for the benefit of the opposition. Tue elections of the present year have been mostly of local importance. But few members of congress have been chosen, and with the exception of Ohio, the issues have been almost exclusively of a local character, though there has been Borne preliminary prelimi-nary skirmishing for presidential efiect. The following is a list of the states in which elections have been held, with the number of electoral votes to which each is entitled: Dem. State. Votes. Rep. States. Votoa. Connecticut, 6 New Hampshire, 6 Kentucky, 12 Maine, 7 California, 6 Massachusetts, 13 Arkansas 6 Rhode Island, - 4 Maryland, 8 Iowa, 11 Mississippi, 8 Michigan, 11 Hew York, 35 Minnesota, 6 Virginia, 11 "Wisconsin, 10 Texas, 8 Nebraska, 3 Ohio, 22 Kansas, 5 New Jersey, 9 PennBylvHiiia, 2'J 100 131 The remaining states, by the record of their last elections,stand as follows: Dem. itatw. Votei. Rop. States. Vttea. Alabama, 10 Florida, 4 Delaware, 3 Louisiana, 8 Georgia, 11 Nevada, 3 Illinois, 21 South Carolina, 7 Indiana, 15 Vermont, 5 Missouri, 15 Oregon, 3 North Carolina, 10 Ten nu; see, V2 West Virginia, 5 102 30 Tutnls: democratic stales, 202 electoral votes,' republican elates, Vii electoral votes, lJeiiKxratifl majority in tli electoral co'lege, 38. We have placed Oregon in the republican re-publican column on the strength of the latest report, that Warren, republican, re-publican, had been elected to fill a congressional vacancy; but this ia doubtful, and we have put New York on the democratic side, the last returns re-turns indicating the election of the jstato ticket oflhat party. The large republican majority in both branches of the legislature, however, gives tho republicans a good ground for claitn-Jng claitn-Jng the vote of New York in the presidential election. It will be seon from the ubove tables, that while the democratic party nominally controls nineteen Mates, which carry a clear majority of 38 in the electoral college, the loss by that party of the state of New York would reverse- this result and give the republicans a amall majority. One hundred and eighty - four electoral votun re necessary to the choice of ft prwident, and the tbirty-fivo votes of New Yoik, added to the list of present pres-ent republican states would defeat the .democratic candidate by a majority pf 32 votes. i Wo do not overlook the fact that the debatable states of Ohio, New Jersey and Wisconsin are now placed in the republican column, but on the other hand Illinois, which now figures on the democratic side, cannot bo placed among the certain Btalcn for tho democracy. Ohio polled as lurjjo vote in October last as sho will probably pro-bably cast next year, and with a compromise com-promise financial platform may bo carried by the democrats. Tho democratic dem-ocratic Btates, on tho whole, arc less uncertain than tho republican states, and in a national campaign the attacking party has tho adviuitno in a closely contested fight, as that of next year is likely to be. Thoro is prevailing a goncrnl dtrjiro for a change of parties in the administration administra-tion or tho government, which, according ac-cording to present appearance, may control a largo number of votes. ' The result will depend a great deal on platforms and candidates; but the unexpected strength shown by the republican parly this year will tend to make iLs opponents move prudently, prudent-ly, watch closely the currents of events, and carefully consult the popular opinion. Neither party can afford to carry any dead weight inlo the presidential cunvass. The result of the lato elections in the citie3 of Chicago and New York, where powerful and long established partisan parti-san rings were broken up, shows an unusual degree of independence on the part of the voters, and this indication indica-tion will have its effect upon party managers. Without at this time going into the question of probablo presidential candidates, can-didates, it may be said in general terms that the contest cannot bo regarded re-garded as a euro thing by either party, J. Lie neiu now appears very , close, with the chances in favor of the democratio candidates; but we may look for ti stubborn fight, confined probably to tho democratic and republican re-publican organizations. |