The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-29
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.

from me TTtOuHe.
The great central States of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
and Indiana ho'd elections in October, at which
each Of them will choose Representatives in the
next Congress and the whole or q aior portion
of its next Legislature. Indiana elects this year
q Governor also; the others elected Governors
last year for terms of two and three years respec-
lively. New Jersey, Iowa, and perhaps one or
two other States, formerly held elections in Octo-
Der, but have seyerallg changed to the day fixed
by Congress for the general choice of Pccsi-
dental electors-the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday in NOyember-which falls this wear on
the Sth. The October elections aforesaid occur
on the second Tuesday, which falls this year on
the llth.
Very great importance is naturally attached TO
the october elections. Occurring Just four weeks
before the Presidential, and in States which have
usually decided our Presidential contests their
results are apt 10 he regarded as premOnitOry Of
the more important issue. That is to say When
the three States go decidedly the same way in
october, it is generally presumed that the purity
which carries them will almost certainly elect
its President; it two of them 90 decidedly one
way, IL is presumed that the party so favored
has the better chance in November; while Il
one goes each way and the third is equally
divided, it is currently believed that the Prcsidon-
tial contest will be very close aud of dubious
issue.
These popular calculations we're based on the
state of things which no longer eXists-Wherein
the States now in revolt were expected TO vote
nearly solid for the Democratic National ticket.
THIS year, if We exclude the States which are or
have been in rebellion, there arc bur 23l votes
TO be cast, whereof III ure Il majority so that
Fremont, who received ia votes in 1856, would
have been almost elected ia the now loyal States,
though both Pennsylvania and Indiana were
against him. II the resll,s of the late elections
afford any criterion, Lincoln and Johnson are
morally certain Of the following votes outside OF
the contested Middle Stae':-
Mhiue........... Ohio
New Hampshire. Michigan. ............
Massachusetts. ~ .Wisconsin..........,S 8
Rhode lsIand.'...... Minnesota ..'......,, 1
CONNECTICUT ''....,.' iowa ..''.,,........s
Vermont .....s...... Kansas.
New Yok. ..........33 California. 5
Delaware. .....,...... Oregon .............. 3
Maryland ........... Z West Virginia. ...... j
Total. .......li7, or 80 more than majority
Still. decided triumph of the Opposition in all
the October elections would 30 insprt ana aui-
mate them aS 10 rem cT the Presidential contest
tbenccfurth most vehement, and east some dOubs
ever the result; for the speakers and writers on
that side would plauSlb.y say :-''lr we colld
carry these States, WHY not New York, Connc,-
ticut, Michigan, Dcawar', and California, giving
us, with New jersey, kehtucky, and Missouri, u
clear m -jority."
Let Ut consider, then, the aspects Of the pend
ing October eleCtons:--
PRSSsYLvANIA.-rhis sia,o elect, no officer this
year by neral ticket 20 that may Ue din nit tO
collect her verdict from the results as they may
transpiTe. But IL is vel knpwn that in 1852, she
chose TO Congress twelve members Of either
party-tNo Of the Republicans CMc,srs. Hale and
Tracy being tected, over the regular R"pub'iGan
candidates, mainly } D-mgg u'c yOt wlilc
one OF the Democrats llnsapA Bl.ly) was, in
like manner, chosen by Rtplbilelu votes over
the regular CmucIuIc Caniil}fH. A. fIl- clsc-
tion the Democrats h,d 1924 majority on th"
State ticEcl (Audi' I-GcnertA at9. ~ pi i3t 1fi
votes. Tic aggregate poll o. tbe Sg.to, a bgr
most recent elections, was as iolows:-
Rcl"b "h"a, NeHuo.lth.
ls6e-oct, Gov: .Curn. .5si,j' Poster.
ls6l-Ony Leg sluture clJ .cu. RonuD can III 1gsty.
lsG2-Oct, AUDI. Cochrrnc 2l'lN. nlanser'.. ~ I'D
lSJ-Oct .Curtn....2o9, 500, Woodward. 25tI5
A great many soldiers last year came home 10
vote nearly ali of whom voted for Curtin, They
now vote in the field, and II is claimed that q
majority will there vote for Mcclellan. We do
not believe il, but the result Will snow
The rival candidates for Congress, with the
vote of their respective districts in 1862, are as
follows -
CHioais. Vote ia lsGl. Democratic. Io'e, 1852,
.,Jom NJ. nutcr.... 5-I9''s; j. Randall a,t-3
l'.ghores Nel!''''' 'elt, y" ~. Ets'y'.''' g5S
lN.fWilam u. kcl eye. hHly" George N.tLLop oll7
VsM. Russell Thaycr. gf0J, Henry 2. Ross. H,Iij
VI. ..Gcorpe iiullugF,.. sO9l .'John d. stcs.ll it
VII WIN NJ Ht.stoi,... i95si d. t. Ane,ua Io6il
IA sIhaddeus stevens lllll,.,....,.......,.. tGN
James L. EclfrIdle. 9bY2. Philip Johnson. 500
Mi VIM. " .Kelehum.. 9gil 'Cnas. Dsnnson..ll IN.
~. .lNuI Ulysses g. MeTcur.. giUi.....,......,.. 400
NiN..Uc,, J, Miller lOlD "Nm. IT, Mlllf... l0t y
NV.'Ioseph buiyt,,.. e,ses..A 4 brenner lt7iV
ANl.,Wm. III kO1ntl,. u+l1. 'AeN, II loirOtn lO+gi
NNlI..Araham A Baker 100. o.'tOot j." JOHNSON 5, 43
NSiH'sESpniHrt n5-iSh nS 8ilii 3ti jyyi'n' Bjci S
M. .smih T2hcr,, 10 6Gj. ;joGa L. Dawson i63
NXlI. .'Jas X, MoorAoau hO5l.,Jas Il. HoYAlns t,0l.
NAllIsIhomas Williams s@1 ...'.., li;
NAlN' Geo W Lawrence 9'l'''Je'.e A. l-'t'AI '''
TotaL.,,.,......... 2iDiiS .1Vol
Members OF the present House
In these districts, a3 contest !0r Congress ll @. nay.