Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-09
FOR REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS,
GOLDSMITH F. BAILEY, of Fitohburg
THE ELECTIONS TODAY.


Three important elections are held to day.
In Ohio they choose members of congress. In
Pennsylvania and Indiana they elect state
officers and members of the legislature, as
well as members Of congress and in each Of
these states the choice of United States sem
ator is involved. There is among us most
thought and talk about the Pennsylvania cleo
ton, although the others are not forgotten.
Pennsylvania has more than twice as many
electoral votes as Indiana, and has seemed
more doubtful than Ohio, and the result in
that state is waited for with profound interest
by all parties Foster, the democratic candi-
date for governor, is supported by Douglas
men, Breckinridgers, and Bell-Everett men J;
and. although the fusion is not complete, yet
it is sufficiently strong to bring to the polls
powerful force These parties cannot vote to-
gether in November, and if the republicans
should beat them now, Lincoln would be pref
ty sure 10 carry the state by a plurality of
nearly one hundred thousand.
But the result of these elections, especially
that in Pennsylvania, will have some influence
on the voting in November. Pennsylvania
will be sure Tor Lincoln, in November, wheth-
er Curtin, the republican candidate for gov
ernor, is elected or defeated, to-day but de-
feat there now may affect votes in some other
states, and it will not be encouraging any.
where Some go so far as to say, the result
of the state election III Pennsylvania will de-
eide the presidential election. But it cannot
be quite so potent as this estimate makes it,
for everybody in that state knows very well
that thousands there will vote for Lincoln and
Hamlin who do not to-day vote for Curtin,
while the combination arrayed against the re-
publican state ticket cannot be reproduced in
November. 1t is, however, proper to say
here, that our friends in Pennsylvania claim
with entire confidence that they shall carry
this election by majority of not less than l5,-
000' They have had very thorough can
vass, and, within the last two weeks, have
made great gains from the Bell Everett section
of the opposition The New York importing
interest has not been successful in its attempt
to control this election in Pennsylvania.
Probably 475,0O0 votes will be cast in Penn
sylvana today, nearly 100000 in Ohio, and
and about $50, 900 in Indiana A letter from
an intelligent source in Ohio, represents that
the republicans are more likely to gain than
to lose congressman in that state. 1t says
81 think it certain that the democrats will
lose three of the districts they carried before,
and the republicans are in danger of losing
three districts which they carried before
There are in Ohio nine congressional districts
in each of which a change of 800 votes will
change the result. The letter referred to
makes this estimate There are twelve dis
tricts morally sure for the republicans, two for
the democrats, and seven altogether uncertain"
AT present the delegation stands l6 republicans
to 5 democrats.
Indiana is one of the ''four doubtful
states" of which much was said at the
Chicago convention, -Pennsylvani New Jer-
sey, and Illinois, being the other three. We
were told that the nomination of Abraham
Lincoln made all these states sure for the
republicans beyond a peradventure and that
Illinois and Indiana, at any rate, would be as
sure Tor our nominees as any other states in
the Union. We believe these declarations
were made carefully and that they will be
fully realized. Therefore we look for a repub-
ican victory in Indiana, where the canvass
has been conducted with great skill and ac-
tiyity. We hear less from that quarter
than from Pennsylvania, much less than
would be heard if the importance of the
Pennsylvania election did not so completely
overshadow owe ything else. But all that has
come from Indiana, has been full of good
cheer. The republicans have made great
gains the Egyptian vote will not be so en-
tirely against us as heretofore ; and the brok.
en- democratic party, although pretty well
united in supporting their nominee for gov
ernor, are much less vigorous and hopeful,
than heretofore. We believe that Henry S.
Lane will be the next governor of Indiana.
1t is the presidential election, which takes
place four weeks from to-day, that gives us all
so great an interest in these state elections
Therefore, it is not easy to understand why
any honest conservative can be willing to
see them turned against the republicans Mr..
Lincoln is the only man who can be elected
president. To defeat him is to throw the
election into congress, and thus cause such an
agitation as the country has never yet known.
Such a contest in the house, at the present
time, would be full Of danger, and those who
are aiming to bring it on are playing into the
hands of the disunionionists. This considera.
ton must have great weight with rejecting
men, and it should of itself be sufficient to
decide the contest in such states as Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey.