The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-24
The nHopeless Candidate. .

The 'Hopeless Candidate.
This is a text from which we have been so
often preached to, of late, that we should like
to try our hands upon it once, for the improve
ment and edication of our friends. As the
fog of errors and follies of the canvass are
clearing away, and giving us a clearer pros
pect of the future, we will make candid and
as exact an estimate of the chances Of Mr..
Fremont, as our means will enable US. We
will concede to him the States of Maine, s.
Vermont, 5-Ohio, 23-Iowa, Total, 40.
Doubtful: Massachusetts, 13-Rhode Is
land, 4-Conpectcut, Wisconsin, 5--Total,
&c. In the present aspect of affairs, rs votes
is the highest number which the Republic
cans can have any hopes Of receiving
Now our advices-both public and private
lead us honestly and sincerely to believe
that Fillmore will receive the electoral votes
of the following States:
Massachusetts, 13-Rhode Islend, 4-Con-
necticut, 6-New York, 45-Pennsylvania,
27-Maryland, 8-Virginia, 15-Kentucky,
12-Louisiana, 6--Missouri, 9--California, 4
total, 161. Necessary for a choice, 49,
In all of the above States, we have better
chance of success than the Democracy, with
all the eczat of their recent triumphs. The
majority in Pennsylvania is now reduced to
less than 5000 The imported votes into
Philadelphia alone from New York, were
probably more than twice their whole MAORI
tv IN the State In November these transfer
able votes will be as much needed in n. York
as Pennsylvania, and there will be no induce
ments to frauds. In the late election the old
line Wings were inactiYe-and the Quakers,
as is their habit, refrained from voting in the
excited local elections In November these
allies Of the American party, will come to their
rescue in that State Unless the Fremonters
who have no ticket Of any strength, 60 over to
Buchanan, the Americans can poll a plurality
in Pennsylvania. The recent contest has but
shown the Fillmore men in Pennsylvania their
strength and the weakness of the Democracy
In New York, also, unless the Republicans
ally themselves to the Democracy, the Fill
more men will have the plurality, and that is
sufficient In all the other States named, by
a vigorous effort, the Fillmore men can carry
them; and they are not the men to falter or
tire, where there is hope of success left to
them. It is possible that in some of these
States we may fail; but, by the above estimate,
we bave twenty-five votes to spare, and then
triumph But to provide against all contin-
gencies, we should like to carry the State of
Indiana, and rank her-for her own glory and
fame-among the conservative and loyal mem
bers of the Union, and place her under the
glorious Fillmore banner. Now, in the recent
contest, Gov. Willard says we gave the Demo-
Gratis Is 900 votes, which, deducted from their
votes, leaves them in hopeless minority in
November. The Republicans admit that they
received two-thirds of our votes, which, accor-
ding to Gov. Wizards estimate, must have
amounted to 10000 Fillmore votes, that were
given to the Republicans; these deducted
from their vote, leaves them in minority OF
$4,000 or 10000; and in hopeless weakness to
effect any good for themselves in November.
Now, according to the sermons we have
listened to for the last six months, it is utter
folly unpatriotc, and a grievous sin, for men
'to throw away their votes on a hopeless can
didate" We therefore beseech our Fremont
friends to come over to US, and give us then
hearty, cordial aid to wheel the noble and pat
riotic State of Indiana-one Of the apex stones
in the glorious dome Of the Union, into the
ranks of Fillmore. The time left for the re-
pentance of their past follies and errorsi short
but if they will come up like men, and labor
zealously for few days only, we can save the
State. ave pause for reply"