Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-20
The Republican P4sts, and its Present
Prospects. ..a ati


If it be true, as reported by telegraph, that
the Republicans have lost Indiana, both in
their Gubernatorial and in their Congressional
contests; If it be true that they have lost
several members of Congress in Ohio and
that their aggregate vote in the State is greatly
reduced if 1t be true that in Pennsylvania
they have lost majority Of their Congress-
men, and that their separate strength in the
popular vote falls far short Of their expecta-
tons; or even If the one-half of this be
true, then it must be apparent, as well to the
advocates as to the opponents of Colonel Ere
mont that he has no chance of success in his
present political aspirations. 1t seems to US,
that it would be absurd to deny, that his
chances have been sadly diminished within
the past few days. 1t is not our present pur-
pose to inquire into the causes which have
operated to produce this loss Of popular favor
on his part. Some may attribute it to his
political, and others to his religious procliyi-
ties. The causes may be discussed on some
other occasion, if necessary--we have nOso
only to deal with the fact that his prospects
have rapidly declined, and that all chance Of
his success has in truth disappeared. asa
The American party proper have long since
presented electoral tickets, for the suffrages of
the people, in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Califor-
MIA, and in most if not all of the free States, in
the North and West, as well as in the South
ern States Neither one of the States above
enumerated will therefore cast their electoral
E. n,y xu;ll ~
probably, Of the Northern free States. New
York, it is generally conceded, will cast her
electoral vote for Mr.. Fillmore. Be this AZ it
may, it is unimportant in our proposed Illus
tration of the impracticability Of Col. Fremont's
success Were ii even certain that Col. FREE
mont could carry every free State except Penn
sylyania and Indiana, he would fail of an elec-
ton. The loss of Pennsylvania and Indiana
would defeat him There are 176 electoral
votes cast by the free States, and l20 by the
slave States, making 296, of which 149 are
necessary to the election of President i
Pennsylvania casts 81 and Indiana l8, ma
king 40, TO which add the 100 Southern votes,
and there are 100 electoral votes against Col
onel Fremont, which would defeat him by III
votes, even were he to get New York, and
every other free State, except those two
Twenty-Five Northern or free State votes, Ia
ken from Colonel Fremont, defeat him. With
out going into any varied calculations we may
ask. can Oolonss Fremont carry either Penn
svlpania or Indiana 1t is clear that he can
not. Then he must be defeated, and It is not
worth while to demonstrate, rs we could read
lily do, that he cannot carry New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, or California Our opin-
ion now is, from recent indications, that he
could not obtain rs electoral votes-perhaps
not go But 1t is enough to defeat his election
that be cannot carry Pennsylvania or Indiana
If the Union ticket has not prevailed in Penn
sylvania, it is not probable that fremont
ticket there would beat both Buchanan, and
Fillmorel 1898 afv sr,a tsB
In Indiana, single-handed contest between
him and Buchanan has just been fought and
the result is before the country Upon the facts
~ thus presented, we may safely affirm, that
Dol. Fremont has no chance to be elected by
the people. b.els'
We present these calculations and opinions
for this purpose, to wit: To show the South,
that there is not the slightest probability Of
Col. Fremont's election, snd therefore they
may support Mr.. Fillmore without the hazards