Show SEPTEMBER ELECTIONS electrons this year though a presidential I it off year ia of great political importance as we have pointed out before and it is not unlikely to bring another such democratic tidal wave as that hichi swept the country in ill 1874 this month has already seen elections I I in two states on oil the ath tb A ar r kanses chose her state officers and I legislature representatives for a congress to be elected in november 14 two years year sago ago the democratic I candidate chin chill defeat i cd ed the choice of tile Green backers parks with to there I being no republican ticket in the I held field now in the last presidential campo campaign ign arkansas gave hancock and garfield votes this appears to have been the proportion of the vote cast last monday monlay monji ji when the ibe republicans placed candidates in the contest for state officers but were unable to wrest the victory from the democrats ion tuesday the green moun tain state cast her vote for governor lieutenant governor state treasurer I I legislature and two congressmen I the new Congressi congressional oual apportionment portion ment having reduced the representation of vermont by one member in this state also there OW L were three tickets in the field as i by the way is becoming more and more the rule lending leading gradually grad ual ay to i a disintegration of old party politics vermont Is comi considered dered a solid republican state it having voted for every republican president I this year however a little wavering seems to have come over the ranks of the green mountain Mount nin I boys for latest dispatches indicate I that the friends of luke poland of anti aadil momon mormon legislation no notoriety I pro are very apprehensive as to his election reelection re to congress with 33 towns not dot reported up to thursday rooming morning ills his majority is only 1280 while stewart St ewait his colleague lias has secured from the same pro I cincis acts next monday will ft ill occur one of the most closely contested elections I of this years campaign in maine there arc are no I less m than five candidate candidates for governor the only state officer to be chosen republican T greenback democratic fusion plaisted the present incumbent II straight greenback pr prohibition hibi tion I and independent republican which latter seriously endangers the I first named candidacy thus narrowing i ll 11 the contest essentially down to a race between the fusionists and I I the republicans with the odds against the latter i I like vermont the pine tree state loses one congressman under I the new apportionment and as the state has not been rc distri acted tho the I four will all be chosen on a general ticket there are also five tickets for these congressmen which tickets contain the names ogro of two of the I former three republican representatives t and the two fusionists ladd and it will be remembered that in the last presidential election garfield had a bare majority r over the other candidates and in the same year il the gubernatorial race ran exceedingly I ing I y close no w wonder onder then that at I the republican Republic ail party is straining every nerve and sinew of war ilar while we wonder at the apparent apathy of the national democratic committee the legislature to be I chosen on the alth th the last one has lins I been republican by a majority of SO 30 will elect a U S senator and I mill will thereby have a great bearing 01 I on aho character of the next co congress n hence the politicians west and east look with mingled a anticipation I I to which side maine is going to cast her die I tul dispatches every day arc are crowded with reports arts of the star route trial which is dragging its slow length to an in end but although I this trial is a farce almost as ludicrous as the guiteau trial we ive do I I not think it worth while publishing as there diere is this great difference guinean being a poor rascal waa was hanged but dorsey brady et al being rich rogues will go scot free I N |