New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-02
TEE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.


On Tuesday ue1t, Oct. oh, the great Central
States Of PENNSYLVANIA, ONO, and INDIANA h"o
Their Annual State Elections, wherein all oil them
will this wear choose then Representatives, in the
next Congress, while Penusy lvania and lndaua
elect their Governors and Legislatures also, aud
the latter full ticket of State Oficers' indsha
chooses her Governor for term OF four years;
Pennsylvania for three; while in Ohio j dge OF
her Supreme Court. Attorney General aud mem
her Of the Board of Public Works, ae now to oe
elected. The facts that tbese three are, after
New.York. tire three most powerful States OF our
Union, (ihcugh tie new Census may put Illinois
ahead of Iudiapa, that Pennsylvania end lndlaua
have L. S. Senators depending on the result, aod
that the issue of the October Elections in Pfes,-
Dental years is always regarded as fOreshaio~ing
the result of the mole general November contest
cause them to be now regarded with the profound
est expectation.
But the contest of 1860 presents one marked
contrast with any that has preceded it, and espe-
cally with that of 1856. Then, the Democratic
party was compact, united, disciplined array,
sway ed by common impulse and working to
common end, while the Opposition was distracted
and fIagmentary; now their positions are com
petely reversed. If, for example, the Opposition
had carried Pennsylvania and Indiana 10 their
State Elections Of 1850, they had still before them
the immense difficulty of fusing their discordant
bands in the support of common Electoral
Ticket and thereby vsnquishpg their homogeneous
adversary. Now this difficulty is transferred to
the other side. The supporters of Lincoln and
Hamlin are unquestiOnably the largest party in
each Of the great pivotal States; they can only be
beaten even locally, by q combination of Doug
Las, Breckenridge, and Bell men. This may be
effected in October; but the difficulty returns aud
is increased in view Of the succeeding election OF
President. Thus in Ohio and IOdiana, thousands
of Breckenridge Democrats will support the regd
lar Democratic nominees for Congress ana
for State Officers, who will nevertheless
be very hard to fuse into the support OF
any other than Breckenridge Electors. Even for
those ready to fuse, the important question of
guid pro quo 80 much for so much-presents
great if not insuperable difficulties. Many man
ready enough to vote Fusion ticket is not nearly
so ready to see that ticket framed that bis can
didste will receive but a minor fraction OF the
vote of the State; yet there is no evading Dog
beJry's rue, "Where two ride horse, one must
"ride behind" As yet, the Breckin idge men
have the liob's share Of the Fusion Electors in
Pennsylvania, the Douglas men minority, and
the Bel men nothing; but this will have to be
changed before November as it cannot be to the
satisfaction of all. Then the Democratic Candi-
date for Governor of Pennsylvania is for Breckiu-
ridge, while he Of Indiana is for Douglas; and
these circumstances may have some effect in the
Governor election. With the political bank.
rupts who are using the names Of Bell and Ever
cit TO lure old Wings into the Democratic trap, it
will, however. not be allowed to have feathers
weight Their every vote may be safely counted
on for any candidates hostile 10 Lincoln and toll
Grant Of Slavery Extension.
We see 10 reason to doubt that the Republicans
will carry Ohio by q fair majority though there
are portions of the State especially along the Ohio
river, IN which they seem TO have been less active
than they should have been. They have fifteen to
six Members of the present House, while only
eleven of the twenty Districts gave Republican
msiorites for Governor last Fall, when Gov. De1-
nison was chosen by 1926 majority. The rival
candidates for Congress, with the total vote for
Governor last year in each District, are as fol-
lows: