MICHIGAN. 



possessed of the merits of precision and accu- 

 racy. The following are their titloH : kl Histo- 

 ry of France," 16 vols., 8vo (1887-1MHT) ; thi 

 with Louis XVI.'s dethronement; 

 "Introduction to Universal History" (1840); 

 "A Oompend of Modem History," a text-book 

 (1888); "A Compend of tho History of France 

 up to tho Fivii.'li Involution" (183H); "The 

 Origin of Fivnrh Laws sought in tho Symbols 

 ormulas of Universal Law" (1837); "Hw- 

 .f t!i.- French Revolution," 7 vols. 8vo 

 (1847-1853); " The Women of the Revolution" 

 , ; " Principles of the Philosophy of His- 

 " drawn in part from Vico's "Sciewa Nu~ 

 ova" 2 vols. 8vo (1881) ; a translation of " The 

 .irs of Luther," 2 vols. 8vo (1885) ; and 

 some compilations, many review articles and 

 ,-"Utril>utions to tho "Encyclopedia de Gens du 

 Monde" to the Comptes Rendu* of the Acade- 

 my of Moral Sciences, etc., etc. 



MICHIGAN. At the general election held 

 on the 8d of November, the vote for Governor 

 was as follows, including the vote of Manitou 

 and 1'rosque Isle Counties, not received at the 

 office of the Secretary of State in time for the 

 official canvass : 



For John J. Bagley, Republican 111,611 



V.ir Hunry Chamberlain, Democrat 105,704 



For Charles K. Carpenter, Prohibition. . . 8,937 



Total 221,262 



Majority for Bagley over Chamberlain, 5,897 ; 

 over both Chamberlain and Carpenter, 1,930. 



The following persons, all Republicans, were 

 chosen to the several State offices named : Lieu- 

 tenant-Governor, Henry H. Holt, over Freder- 

 ick Hall, Dem., Thomas A. Granger, Pro., and 

 Jerome W. Turner, Reform. Secretary of State, 

 Ebenezer G. D. Holden, over George H. House, 

 Dem., and Samuel W. Baker, Pro. State Treas- 

 urer, William B. McCreery, over Joseph M. 

 Sterling, Dem., and James I. Mead, Pro. Au- 

 ditor-General, Ralph Ely over John L. Evans, 

 Dem., Joseph Newman, Pro., and Frederick M. 

 Holloway, Reform. Commissioner of State 

 Land-Office, Leverett A. Clapp over Chauncey 

 W. Greene, Dem., and Thomas S. Skinner, Pro. 

 Superintendent of Public Instruction, Daniel 

 B. Briggs over Duane Doty, Dem., and John 

 Evans, Pro. Attorney-General, Andrew J. 

 Smith over Martin V. Montgomery, Dem., Al- 

 bert Williams, Pro., and Charles S. May, Re- 

 form. Member of State Board of Education, 

 Edward Rexford over Edward W. Andrews, 

 Dem., John D. Lewis, Pro., and Carroll S. 

 Frazer, Reform. 



The Legislature chosen at the same election 

 may be politically classified as follows: Sen- 

 ate Republicans, 18; Democrats, 14. House 

 Republicans, 53; Democrats, 47. Republi- 

 can majority on joint ballot, 10. 



The vote for Representatives in Congress in 

 the several districts was as follows : First 

 Moses W. Field, Rep., 8,892 ; Alpheus S. Wil- 

 liams, Dem., 10,848; John Russell, Pro., 48. 

 Second Henry Waldron, Rep., 14,611 ; John 

 J. Robison, Dem. (including 979 returned for 



Robinson), 14,059. Third George Willard, 

 13,872; Fidus Livennori-, I MIL, 1-',I74; 

 D. 1*. .Sa^.-ndorph, Pro., 1141. Fourth Julius 

 irows, Ko|... 12,278; Allen Potter, iMu. 

 and Inform, 13.917] imperfect, 9. Fifth- 

 William H. Williams, Rep., 18,870; Mark I). 

 Will.r, iK-m. and Reform, 12,212; James A, 

 M.-Kuy, Pro., 800. Sixth Josiah W. Begole, 

 16,122; George II. Durand, Dem., 17,- 

 758; Erastus 0. Harrington, Pro., Un2. Sev- 

 enthOmar D. Conger, Rep., 10,185 ; Enos 

 M. Goodrich, Dem., 8,208 ; Henry Fish, Pro., 

 167. Eighth Nathan B. Bradley, Rep., 10,- 

 258 ; Geo. F. Lewis, Dem., 9,979 ; imperfect, 

 85. Ninth Jay A. Hubbell, Rep., 12,877; 

 Henry D. Noble (informally nominated), 8,460. 

 Scattering, 690 a Democratic gain of three 

 members. 



At the same election the amended or revised 

 constitution of the State, reported by the Con- 

 stitutional Commission of 1873, and amended 

 and submitted by an extra session of the Legis- 

 lature, held in March 1874, was voted upon, 

 the result being, for its ratification, 89,285; 

 against, 124,039. The question of woman suf- 

 frage was submitted and voted upon separate- 

 ly, the vote being, for woman suffrage, 40,077; 

 against woman suffrage, 135,957. 



The political platforms of the year were as 

 follows: Republican adopted by convention 

 held at Lansing, August 20, 1874 : 



We, the delegated representatives of the Republi- 

 can party in Michigan, assembled in convention in 

 the twentieth anniversary year of its organization, 

 appear before the people of the State and of tho 

 Union after the uninterrupted exercise by that party 

 of all the responsibilities of power during its entire 

 existence, offering no apologies, deprecating no criti- 

 cism, invoking no charity in the construction of its 

 acts, but challenging a faithful scrutiny of its record 

 through every vicissitude of war and peace, and the 

 candid judgment of all just men. 



In no spirit of vainglory, but in simple deference 

 to historic truth, we assert that, since the Republican 

 party raised its banner in 1854, it has never failed, 

 under trials more severe than have beset the history 

 of any other party since the organization of the Gov- 

 ernment, to stand in the advance line of human and 

 national progress. During the turbulent years be- 

 fore the war, throughout the war, and in the unpre- 

 cedented perplexities which succeeded, it has for- 

 feited none of its pledges to humanity, to its sister 

 States, nor to the interests of our own citizens. It 

 has promised the protection of good laws and a faith- 

 ful administration of them. It has legislated wisely 

 for the development of our abundant resources. It 

 has been liberal in the encouragement of learning, 

 and bountiful in providing for the unfortunate. 



It has persistently cultivated a better civilization, 

 and there is no malignant hand that can point to any 

 of its legislation which may be used to make men 

 worse. At tho same time it has been prudent and 

 economical in its expenditure; has kept down taxa- 

 tion ; has been and is steadily reducing the public 

 indebtedness, and the financial credit of the State, 

 under its management, is of the highest standard in 

 ull the commercial pities of the world. 



We shall regard it as good reason for acceding to 

 the statement ot our opponents that " the mission 

 of the Republican party is ended," when we are 

 pointed to a political organization more beneficent 

 in its aims, or more devoted or comprehensive in its 

 patriotism ; but, as long as it leads all other parties 



