The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-10

non returns from OHIO and Pennsylvania, to the
latest moment, by telegraph. We are in hopes of
giving rretty full dispatches from those States IN
to-morrow's Herald.
The Elections To-day In Penns ylvania and
Ohio-Interesting Fin cts.
The annual State election, in these two great
commonwealth, takes place thlsj day. (the 10th
October,) and the result will be anxiously looked
for by all parties throughout tn Union The in
fuence of these elections, alths ugh local IN their
character with the exception Of members of Con-
gress,) will be very great on tn e coming Presden-
'ial election.
With regard to Pennsylvan a, we have recently
given variety OF statistic 5, calculations, and
other information, tor the ,enefit of the readers
OF the Herald In advance, cd we have but little
add at the present time. L ne election IN that State
is for Governor, Canal Coz nmlssloner members of
the Legislature, County Ulcers, and n members
of Congress, TO which tn State is entitled.
The candidates tor Go vernon, it will be remem-
bered, are Morris LoJ Igstreth, democratic, and
William +. Johnston, G ow acting GovernoDwhlg.
The probabilities are In favor OF the election OF
Longstreth, notwiths' .andlng we have private
letter from Phlladela hi to-day, which says that
, Governor Johnston nm self, who has been stumpng
large paEt of the st ate, sanguine of his cleo
ton THIS is possible, if the free soil men, who
have no candldats, support him.
II sh.ud.be remembered that the democratic
party N Pennsylvania have always elected their
candidate for Governor, with one exception only,
in about fifty years, VIZ, in 1885, when
Rl,ner the zyhg and ant-masouic candidate,
was elected, in consequence of the demo-
Gratis being divided between two candidates
Wolf and Muhenberg. 1t may be noted,
also, that about thirty years since, the democrats
of Pennsy ana We're divided into old school and
new school men. The former nominated Hester,
who was supported by Duane, editor ofthe aurora !;
the latter nominated Finday, who was supported
by John Binns, editor of the Democratic Press.
The federalists generally supported Hester; but
Finday was elected by 1000 majority. Blnns
quarelled with Flndlay before his term was up,
and for the next tenn supported Hester against him
and he was elected by about 800 majority over
Findlay. This showed the great power of Bnns.
That editor afterwards Gin 1920 put up John
Andrew Shultz the new school democratic can
didate. lie was opposed by Andrew Gregg, as
the old school candidate, the latter being sup
ported, also, by the remnant of the federal party.
The majority Of Shutz over Gregg was about
$4,000 Shultz was for a time Jackson man,
but In the end turned wing, and was for Harrison
whose election in 1929, and reelection in 1922
was opposed by Joseph Ritner as an anti-masonc
candidate, assisted in the atteryear by the friends
Of Clay and OF tie U. :. Bank. VOLTS maiority,rn
1882, over Rit was but little over 5000 re-
marksh'e close run for Pennsy lvanla.
Governor Shunk's majority over NIarkle, four
years ago, (vz. IN October, lSii,) was 1897; Mar
ke receiving nearly all of the support of the wings
md fiyp m
ty over Clay, the month following, (Nov. Is44,)
was 63S2 As we have already stated, the strength
OF parties, last year, lsi7, was as follows, the
vote for Governor
skunk, democrat. ................. .146,0s1
Tvin, lwhie J. .......... .i2s,i4s
Regart, (pauWel. .''''.'''.'''' i,SS, ,o..
Lemoyne, {sbolitionD. .......... 1S6l-lH,256
shunks majority ALL. ........... 4,s25
Democratic vote for President in 1s44 (pok 10! $50
Wing and Native do, do, (for Clay) l6l 2o3
Democratic majority. ............ 6,332
The democratic vote was less last year. than in
whig and native vote less than in iSi4 BY. 2l,sOs
Abolition, do. do. by. 1,277
Thus showing that 4,539 voters staid at home
last year, for want of proper excitement and inter-
est IN the election.
We look for full vote this year, and close
election.
The members OF Congress elected IN 1916, two
years since, stood sixteen wings, demo-
Gratis, and one native The democrats expect to
gain several districts, and, If so, the next deega-
ton Will probably be about equally divided, as
that Is the way the districts stand when fairly
tested.
The wings expect 10 give 5000 or 5000 majority
10 Governor Johnston, in Philadelphia city and
county, and some talk of 5000. Unless they
ONE up to G,OO0, their chance is small in the
State.
The worst counties for the wings, are part OF
those lying between the Susquehanna and the
Delaware rivers, principally N N. w and N. L.
OF Philadelphia, say