Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-19

1920 1925
10720
Present Majority for Metcalfe 1925
II would be idle 10 form any thing like positive
opinion OF the kesn!t The returns are partial:
they less complete only IN % counties,
AMI even taking in the still more vague accounts
in ne NATIONAL Journal ami the Telegraph we
have returns only from 81 counties, of which
give The poll OF the lst day only. There are 81
counties in the State, from 10 Of which nore than
half o he whoe) have not yee received > sin
lie ruin. How l. il possible, then, To form any
salts actory calcuauoisoi the result? All the pa
p,rs, except thos which have run away with a
basty majority oi from TO 100 majority Tor
aletca!l, have oided the expression of any posi-
tive opinion. The National lntelligencer of Sat
urday remarks
3" Partial returns of the Election in Kentucky
have been received in this city from upwards Of
thirty out of the eighty odd counties in the State
Ky these returns III Administration ticket wa
ahead by six eight hundred votes The re-
turns vague in some instances, and nco,n-
pleie in others, that we do not venture -ecap,-
ua,c them. So soon as we have any that can be
relied upon, to shew with any certainty the cur
rent of the election, they shall be placed before
readers"
The Lexington Gazette OF the SiIl, after giving
the detailed polls OF the above Is counties, re.
marks:
'' We have verbal accounts from numerous other
counties. McHatton's, Ciark's, Metcalie's ami
Daniels districts will about balance. Le,cner's
district will give decided majority 10 Metcalie of
about 5000. In Moore's, Wckllda's and Ieconp,e's
districts, Barry's majority is about Zoo. Buck
ner's and Chon's districts, il is believed, will
give Barry majority of at least 600 Barry and
Metcaiie will thus go into Yancey's and LYONS
districts even. We think it probable that Barry
will nc eectedby i small majority. The resul, is
however, very doubtful"
The only thing certain in the whole matter in
deed, is, that the result rs ce,y doubifi;i And
yet we have an IMPRESSION (of course faint one y
| tina, shall lose this hea; in Kentucky The
sole basis OF our calculation is as follows
There were published by several papers of both
parties, lew days before the Election, coaiecfu-
raj estimates OF their expected Inajoriiies Most
OF the estimates were made by Congressional Dis
iicis. The Louisville Focus claimed q 400 nett
majority for Metcafe--The Frank fort Argus
| claimed 5000 for Barry (fhe ~ ationa In,eiIi.
gencer remarks that the Jackson Editors had
made their majority at 1000; and then asks, if
Metcafc should he elected in the face of this esi
mate, whether the friends OF jackson will not ac
knowledge that they have experienceda most sr
nal defcd? To which we beg leave 10 reply that
the most received Jackson estimate was not 7Og0
but that the majority upon the details of eaci, con
~ claimed was $780, and the las estimate that OF
tn Frankfort Argus, and the most relied upon
assumes 5000 only a the majority; and I'd. what
would the lnteigenceP say, Hate, claiming g. 400
Tor Meicae's majority, Barry should be elect
ed in the face OF the numerous obstacles which
thwdr' MS success! or whether u Metcalfe should
carry n by a majority Of only 1000 or 1900 this
feat Passing by the estimates on the basis OF the
me gre victory would not sound som n hing IKE a de
Cong" ssional Districts, because the returns ac
not complete, let US take the Jackson statement
for each separate county a. the basi, of an
iecurai calculation. This statement claimed for
Barry majority OF 1900. Now, the 81 counties
heard from estimated by this table TO pro,,,ce
majority for Barry of 1860. Whereas. Metcs,ie
gains PROBABLE majority Of about 1900 Should
b. fose III 'hc same PrPortion in the Other IS
counties, II Will amount 10 about 36IS-from " hich
deducting the blsnc OF the estimated majority in
these 40 counties Tor Barry wiz 2950) il will allow
Metcaiie a neagrc majority of 66S votes.
But all such calculation. are obvio1.ly of the
most speculative kind. The Southern and West.
ern counties may be less affected by local
causes-by the absence OF Mr.. Cay-by the yari.
Gus circumstances which have operated agahs,
Bdrry's election.
Shout Metcalfe be returned by 80 mcagre
majority, as il here calculated or, il instead OF get
ling his 600, he should only receive 2 OF 5000
majority, the cause of the Coalition j. NOT saf, in
Kentucky. Such victory would b. a defeat OF
all their hopes. Barry has been compelled TO
struggle with various difficulties. The wonder
indeed j., how he should have rot o., sp well lie
has had 10 encounter all he prcjudiccs OF the Old
Court Party According TO all dccoutts both ia
private letters and In the papers Of both Sides this
obstruction has proved Of serious injury 10 him
-" II, Gays tho Frankfort Argus of the 6tf) The
uPenHhg e'ectioh5 should result ia the choice OF
Mr.. Barry rs Governor of x entuc.y the urcsiden.
tial contest viii have been virtually decided aud
all the future cxertion which will he necessary
will only be faithful attendance at the poll, AT the
election Of electors in November ~, on the con.
rafy, Cen. hetcalfe should he chosen Governor OF
this State, the battle will he wagcd with increased
heat. II is now we'll known to al parties in this
state, that Mr.. Bwill notunite the Jackson vote by
several thousands. The election of Metcalfe, there
fore, by small majority, wilt by no means be con-
elusive as 10 the direction which may be given To
electoral vote. But This snot the only d licu-
ty his friends have had to overcome The pre-.
sence Of AIr. Clay on the very eve OF the election