The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-19
Total 49,. 24,511 Giving 6s majority for
LonRstreth

Iot@i %7ToAl OiVins 70 maturity ioE
Longstreth
Greene county Is estimated fifty -ons too high. A
report from Warren makes it 200, and from Pot
ter. making 1t over 400 for Longstreth. The demo-
Gratis yet quite saDguiue of having carried the
State by the skin Of their teeth, while the wings are
coDsoing themselves at Governor Johnston's head.
quarters Coverly's Hotei) on brandy and water and
un oficialIeturus IL is absolutely amusing to see
the excitement which pervades all glasses; aud every
body has piece Of paper in their hands; and with
pencil they rush from printing Office to bar-rooH, aud
every other channel, whereby CLEAN of hope for
first ush Of hope and victory, the whi.s decorated
the front Of Sande - Washington House with trans
as the returns began to pour in from tie northern
counties, the picture vanished. to await q further
Rss in honor of the su%ph has mike
manner postponed much to the chagrin of mine host
If the democracy have succeeded in carrying Long
streth II 1t be only by majority Of vote. the
moral effect will be to give the state to them in the
approaching Presidential contest, unless the wings
concentrate all their in the wealth. and
attack Vth brilliant sortie of their best speakers
Aprophecy. SUSQUEHANNA.
THE OHIO ELECTION
The election for Governor to be still in doubt
but if set aside reports and look at the actual
turns in figures looks favorable for Ford (whig
elected Thus the Cincinnati Gazette, (whig)g
turns from SO counties showing majority for Ford Of
1898 There IS counties to be heard from, which in
1916 gave Tod (deniocrap majority of 976 Ifthey
have done the same now, Fords majority will be about
S00 The Gcsee, with regard to the probable vote of
Ohio for President, remarks:-
"What influence will the resi- lt of the Ohio State
election exert upon the Presidential election? viii
her 20 votes be given to Cass' They will unless those
opposed to him--really opposed him and his ways
forget minor differences and unite to oppose him.
They will not, II the whgs us body and the true OPP
ponents oftbe extension Of slavery unite in opposi
ton to him. They will not If the friends of General
Taylor rally and exert themselves In his support The
friends of Taylor and Fillmore give thea the vote
OF Ohio If they will This we firmly believe and we
are glad to that the proper steps are taken to
secure the State"
The Columbus State Journal, (aso whig) Of the even
ing of the l4th inst. says:-
vernon Official unofficial has been received from all
but thirteen. The counties heard from give aggregate
msjorities for Seabury Ford 2o97l, and for John B.
Weller OF l792S-showing a net majority for Ford Of
30a3 The counties not heard from are Hancock,
Henry Hooking. Monroe, OTTAWA. Psulding, Putpam,
Van Vert, Williams, Wood and Defiance which, In
1876, gave an aggregate majority for Tod Gooo) Of
Ashland Lawrence and Meigs, which, in 1876, gave
an aggregate majority for Bebb (whig) of 374 II,
therefore the 1s counties to be heard frora shall vote
as In 1916 there will be according to our figures,
rity for Ford in the state OF bSs The result il en-
tirry too close to base any confident calculation upon
The probability seems to be that Ford is elected by
Since the foregoing was in type reported returns
have come to hand from Hooking 52l loco; Putnam
2S5 loco; and Defiance 100 loco-beng locofoco gain
Of 143 Alec from Lawrence, which gives Ford q ma
jory of $780, being wbg sain of 10I. A comparison
of the official vote from OF the counties with the
returns reported aboye increases Fords majority in
that county 20 votes.
The Columbus Statesmen, dem also of the evening
of the 14th inst. says:--
The saying that one cannot tell who Is Governor
until after the election Is true only in part. IL is
hard TO tell after the election is The vote
is heavy-the majorities heavy, but then they
range themselves so equally there is certainty
which sidc:the majority In the State will eventually
fall wings to day claim the election of Ford by
two hundred while democrats claim the election of
Colonel Weller by majority somewhat larger
The Columbus Standard saye:-"At all events. there
is no doubt that the matter Of .g laion for the com
ing year VIII be under the control Of the
free soil men In the Legislature Eig..t Of the new
Stnstors are nee soil an Buren, men.
1hs CiDe+onati Globe says -" From the general
complexion o. the returns think party viii have
ejorty on Joint ballot, but that the free soil party
sill hold the balance Of power
NEW YoRk.
Theodore SedRwick, who has bee prom nent lead
er among ths Van Bureoitrs in the city of New York,
nov out for Cnss and Butler Is IL opposed to the
election OF Gee neral Taylor. and he finds that the
move ments Of The disorgsnizers IL only tending TO
bring about this resulr.-Iindsoa Gas.
John Van Buren was at Buffalo on Saturday last, en-
ypptc for Ohio.