The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-20
indiana i'm Noyember.

think we can demonstrate that he is sure t
carry the State in November, even if ou
opponents fuse in one compact organization
against US. Ifthey remain separate, it viii
be the easiest work in the world to bea
them-mere child's play.
We wish to present the facts and figure
on which our judgment is based .s,
A table in the State Sentinel of the lstt
gives the vote for Governor in 81 counties
in a semi-off1cial manner. These figures
may be taken as a safe basis for our calcu
latons By this table we learn that Hen
ry S. Lane received l19,474 votes and
Thomas A. Hendricks III, ,447. We put
the figures lis, 500 and Ill, 500 for con-
venience. We have taken the remain
ing eleven counties, and estimating their
natural increase since 1856 and add
| we find that they have cast (say) $4,000
votes for the two candidates for Governor
this year According to the vote in the 81
| counties, Lane has received a maj ority in
bAiOoO NOAhbACo VI o;OOO FONVns EAS lis AChl
total majority is about 10000, he has re-
ceived of the 29, 900 votes in the unreported
counties, say, Is, 500, and Hendricks l3, 500.
This would make the total vote for Cover
nor 100000, of which Lane, the Republican
candidate. has received $4,000 votes, and
Hendricks, the Fusion candidate has receiv-
ed 125,0OO. I'VE say "fusion candidate"
because there was a general union of tho
anti-Republicans on him to beat Lane
In 1856, there were 5,4s1 more votes
cast at the November, than at the October
election. This was probably on account of
the Indifference of many of the Fillmore
men, who did not feel sufficient interest in
October to go to the polls. This year, the
indifference of many of the Breckinridge
men, the discouragement of Democrats gen.
orally at the dismemberment of their party, !
and the same indifference as in 1856 |
amongst old Wings and Americans, will |
perhaps make less of vote by 5000 in Oc- |
tober than in November, when the last des-
perate effort will be made against US. We
will therefore put the total vote in Novem-
Der at 265, 900.
Now from Lanes vote of 1876, 900 we
will deduct 5000 for the votes of Bell men
who voted for him. and of some Breckin-
ridge men charged with doing SO Though
we think but few of them did. These will
vote their own Presidential tickets in No.
Tember, and consequently must be deduct
ID from Lanes vote, leaving 13O, 900 votes
or Lane, which may be considered Repub-
ican, and sure for Lincoln. Deduct these
igures from 265,OOO, the total vote in
November, and there remain $4,000
votes for all other candidates. Now let US
ZEE what are Old Abe's chances for election,
gainst separate tickets and against fu sion
Without fusion, Bell and Everett will
'olI, say 10000 votes, Breckenridge and
lane 10000, and Douglas and johnson
$4,000. So far as the Republicans are
concerned, they are sure of about 13o, 900,
md don't care how the opposition vote is
livided between the three parties if there is
10 fusion. They are certain to beat.
if we concede Bell and Everett
ii the votes they claim-2O,00O if they
,lease-and if, as we believe they will,
and Lane get as many as Bell
md Everett, this leaves Douglas and John
on only 95,OOO-all the better for US.
The Bell and Everett men here have de-
ded against any fusion, and as they exer-
Use controlling influence with their party
n the State, we may set it down that they will
inter into no corrupt coalition to defeat the
will of the people. It is possible, however
hat the foT1l of coalition may be entered
nto by a few of the leaders in the State who
re Locofocos at heart, but we can not be-
ieve that their action will be ratified at the
,olls by the votes OF any considerable num-
Ter of the honest old Wings who compose
heir present party. The general indigna-
ion which prevailed in this county Zone Of
he stronghOlds of the party) at the mere
mention of the phrase " fusion with Demo
,racy, "convinces us that the Bell and Everett
'ank and file in Indiana a0iH not be sold to
heir hereditary enemies.
Let us suppose, however, that the party
nay be brought to the disgrace of fusing
with the Douglasites whom they have al
ways denounced, in accordance with the ad.
rice of few shameless pro-slavery prints
Ind orators, what would such action
amount to ? Add Bell and Everetts prob
.ble vote to the Douglas vote and we shall
know. If there is any fusion at all, it may
'e between Bell and Douglas, which seems
o be the calculation of the leaders, North
nd South, to beat both Breckenridge and
Lincoln. In this case, the Breckenridge {
men would beg to be " counted out" De-
luct their vote, at the lowest probable l
igures, 10000, aud Lincoln would be ahead
5000. IT. as is more likely since the defeat /
If Hendricks, they should poll 20, 900 votes,
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