The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-10-11
State Elections.

To-day elections are held in Indiana, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Minnesota. In
Indiana and Pennsylvania the contest will
be principally confined to county officers.
Only one State officer is to be selected in the
former, to fill vacancy, and only two minor
officers are to be chosen in the latter. In
Ohio, Iowa, and Minnesota, Legislators will
be elected, who will have the selection OF
United States Senators. A successor to Mr..
Pugh will be chosen in Ohio, one to Mr..
Harlan, in Iowa and one to Mr.. Shields in
Minnesota. In those States the contest is
warmly and perseveringly maintained
There are but two parties in the ield-the
Douglas wing of the Democracy who have
secured the organization-and the Republi-
cans. The result Of the contest in these
States will greatly add to, or detract from,
Mr. Douglas chance for the Charleston NOM
nation. If it be shown that he possibly
has sufficient strength to secure their cleo
toral vote, his nomination will be pretty
certain. If, on the contrary, the result
demonstrates that the democratic organiza-
ton is no stronger in the northwest under
his lead, than when under the control Of
the administration, his chances the for Presi-
dency may be regarded as almost hopeless.
In addition to State officers and Legisla-
ture, there will be two Congressman elected
in Minnesota. Both parties are struggling
earnestly to gain them. The Republicans
are especially animated, inasmuch as they
think upon their success in electing their
men in Minnesota will depend, in great
measure, their success in securing the or
ganzation of the House of Representatives;
and possibly, the next President of the Uni
ted States, in case the election should be
thrown into the House. Numbers of the
most powerful speakers in the country have
been laboring for weeks in Minnesota, using
every fundamentally within their power to
bring out full vote, and achieve success.
In Ohio, the campaign is an equally brill
liant one Both of the candidates for Gov
ernor have discussed, in company, the issues
of the day. Both are able men and skill
full debaters. Senator Pugb, aware that his
seat in the Senate is endangered, has, also,
put forth his best energies to retain his
place; while, to make assurance doubly
sure, Senator Douglas himself lent a helping
hand. But, if the tone of the press is any
indication, we should Judge that the chances
of the Republicans for State officers are the
best. The Legislature, however, is in great
doubt.
In our own State, all is confusion worse
coEfounded. The parties have no well de-
fined limits-everything seems to be at sea.
The people know not whether TO worship st
Jerusalem or Samaria. The luminosity is as
keen between the factions of the Democracy
AS manifested in their primary meetings,
and in the selection of delegates to the State
Convention-as even between them and the
Republicans. In the northern and central
portions of the State, the selection of county
officers will be made solely with partizan
views. The papers have been laboring to
convince the people that upon the selection
of Democratic or Republican County Com
missioner depends the election of the next
President Of the United States They have,
in great measure, succeeded in their ef-
forts, and the people viii swallow the can
didate if he comes from the hands Of the
leaders properly labeled and directed. They
do not even seem to pay much attention to
the ordinary warning,-"Beware of Coun-
terfeits" -rv -,r.e.. e-r .r..t -.
In our portion of the State we are
fast shaking off the incubus of party drill
and caucus Conventions. The time is
fast approaching now the morning
twilight is upon us-when men will be Sc
lected on account Of their honesty and quail
fications. We can stand a bad President or
Congressman much better than an incompe-
tent Commissioner or unjust Judge. Letus
be careful in the selection of these, and we
will find plenty of time and opportunity to
devote to the national politics and the Sc
lection of national officers. The idea that
the most petty county Office within the gift
of the people is to be used only as a help to
the success of a particular party, is running
the prosperity of the country and sapping
the integrity Of the people. We trust the
time has now come when Judge will be
selected on account of his knowledge of the
law and impartiality in administering it
When a Commissioner will be chosen on
account of his acquaintance with the wants
of the county, his known business habits
his frmness and above all his integrity
Will the selections made by the voters to
day justify these expectations r ...
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