Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-03

Tie ADlEOaoElnE BA-sAG LAeCsAUAAH
One week from tomorrow, the second
Tuesday in October, Ohio holds her annual
State election. It's result, always of the
first importance to the citizens of the State,
viii this year be awaited with unusual in
terest and anxiety, not only within the
limits of our own State, but throughout the
whole country. For, as Ohio goes in oc-
tober, she will go in November. Which
ever party is successful in the State cleo
ton will, without a doubt, carry the
State in the Presidential elec ion.
The result of the contest is not doubtful
There is hardly a Mcclellan politician SO
sanguine as to claim Ohio for his candi-
date. And We have no doubt that the
good old Buckeye State will not only 60
right but will pile up majority for the
Union which viii make the hearts of
Copperheads everywhere fail within them.
We cannot expect to excel, or even equal,
the glorious majority of lOl, l,os9, which
crushed Vallandigham last fall. The con-
test of last year was an exceptional one.
The Copperhead Democracy stung to fury
by the Punishment of their leader, forgot
all prudence and rashly laid bare the ma
tive hideousness of their purposes and
principles. They nominated the most
violent and determined opponent
of the war in the North. Their
course disgusted all patriotic Demo-
crats, and frightened all prudent ones, and
resulted in driving thousands over to
Brough, and keeping thousands away from
the polls. This year the more cautious and
cunning policy of the party has succeeded
in anuring back many of these deserters,
and the party will undoubtedly present a
much stronger front at the coming cleo
ton.
But, though our msjority will not reach
one hundred thousand, we have good reason
for believing thSt it will greatly surpass
any majority ever given in the State fol
any party, except that monster one which
elected Brough. The press of the State
is, with an almost unequslled unanimity,
engaged in the support of Lincoln and
johnson. Out of the fifteen dailies pub
lished in the State, eleven arc for the Union
party. Then, too, while the Union men
ALI over the State, under the guidance
ofthe excellent Union State Committee,
are holding a series of enthusiastic MACS
meetings, nearly hundred of which will
be held between this and election, mean
time outside Of the large cities the Nc
Clellan men are doing nothing at all
While, last yesr, they were holding meet
ings in every county. and township in the
state, and a corps of able speakers, led
by George E. Pugh, conducted the can
vass, this fall hardly q Democratic
meeting is held and not half-a-dozen
speakers of note have taken the stump fol
Mcclellan. Under these circumstances
we are perfectly safe in setting down the
Union majority at the State election al
fully $4,000.
The result of the Congressional canvass
will also be awaited with intense interest
At the last Congressional election, in 1862,
Ohio went wrong choosing fourteen Demo
erats to five Union men, with an aggregate
Democratic majority of s,7l7. Last yea1
Brough carried every Congressional Dis.
trict but one. The following table exh1b,
its the vote for Congressmen in 1852, and
the vote for Governor in 1863, by Con-
gressional Districts.
The asterisks C") indicate the way in
which the district went In the Union
column it indicates Union majority and
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