The New York herald., 1864-10-14

OF the result in the national political campaign
In this view they have always created a good
deal OF excitement in the public mind and tne
returns have been looked for with the most
intense interest. In support of this opinion a
brief recurrence to the figures of the State
elections in Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania
in 1910, 1874 1913, 1852, 1856 and 1860 we
commend TO the careful consideration Of the
reader
In 1910 thus stood Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana in their State elections:-
PENNSYLVANIA .........l las, ,is0 l2s o62 3a3
ONO iot...,.....,......l2I96 96t 144,054
lpaiana' '''.'.......... 54 297 0y,9J4
Here 1t will be seen that while PENNSYLVANIA
was carried by the democrats by nearly 1850
majority, Ohio and Indiana, by very decided
majori,ies, were carried by the wings. And
what were the results of tie Presidential battle
of that year, regular political tornado, in
which the wing cand date, General Harrison
carried all the Northern States of that day
against Van Buren, except New Hampshire and
Illinois, and all the Southern States, except
Virginia, South Carolins, Alabama, Arkansas
and Missouri. In that contest the State elec
ton Of Pennsylvania was borne dowp and
swallowed up in the popular whirlwind fairly
set in full motion in the West BY Ohio and
Indiana.
We next come to the Presidential year 1874,
in which Polk was elected over Clay by the
loss to the latter of New York, In consequence
of some fifteen thousand abolition whigs-half
OF them could have elected CIay--throwng
their votes away on Birney. This was the first
manifestation of an abolition balance of power
in our national affairs. In their local elections
just preceding the Presidential struggle of that
year, thus stood the three States under consid-
eration:-
Democratic. wnsa Abolition.
Pennsy yls ana..,. 1925 1929 1925
Indiana ................ 5Ol9s 4s4oa 49,
Here Pennsylvania and Indiana, for the demo-
Gratis, foreshadow the Presidential result, while
Ohio is on the losing side.
In the year ls4s the Presidential contest was
again determined by an abolition balance of
power, developed into large proportions and
drawing off heavy vote from the old democ-
racy Of New York, in support of the inde-
pendent free soil Buffalo Van Buren ticket.
OF the October elections of that year we find
the following recorded results:-
pennsylvania ........ .l6S,221 l8S,523 9,525
vho. minimum. .l98,5Zt l4s6O6 ~
Indiana ............... 74,es6 7o6oa
Here We find the result in Pennsy ivania and
Ohio, by the small plurality in each of somo
three hundred votes, in fsvor Of the wings while
Indiana, by four thousand majority, was carried
by the democrats. But it was two against one
of these three States and sold Zsck" was
elected President in November
In 1852, on the basis Of the great compromise
measures Of Mr.. Clay of 1850 on the slavery qnes-
tion, the masses of the conservative elements
of the North and South rallied, at venture,
upon "poor Pierce" The first result was the
cutting down Of the whig candidate, General
Scott (suspected Of having Seward and the
abolitionsts behind him), to four States-two
North Massachusetts, and Vermont), and two
South (Kentucky and Tennessee). The next
result was the dissolution Of the old whig
party. In the October elections of that year
Pennsyl vania, Ohio aad Indiana voted as fol-
lows
Pennsylvania .17s, 1898 l53.O .OS9 3oii
onio. ...,.............l ,935 13o,60I 22,5A
All three democratic by decisive majority
or plurality in each-a very suggestive warning
Of the Presidential result that followed In
November.
The momentous contest Of 1856 comes next
before u.s. Among the figures Of the October
elections OF that year We find the following.
1t will be remembered that the old whig party
had been broken mp, root and branch, and that
from Its ruins the Know Nothing monstrosity
party. Operating together, their combined
vote in 1856 was called fusion, to avoid confu-
sion. But to our October figures al that
year
Demccratic- Tssen Rtpu5lican
Ohio. b6,604 2j.325 X. N. It's 50.
Indiana. .............ll79Si ll2,oso fusion. =
Two Of these three States are here again on
tie side of tho democracy in October, ard
Buch anan. the democratic candidate, ia elected
President in November. There were three
parties and three candidates in the field, divid-
ing the popular and the electoral vote of this
clection-Buchauan, democrat, on conserya-
tive pro-slavery platform; Fremont, republ-
| can, on platform erected against any further
extension OF slavery; and Fillmore, Know
Nothing, on his anti-Catholic, anti-Irish, dark
lantern platform-conservat on slavery,
| with Southern inclination. Fremont, first
heat carried, against both Buchanan and Fill
more, all the Northern States excepting New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois and
California, while Buchanan carried every
Southera state except Maryland, which was
| the solitary State that voted for Fillmore. Yet
| Fillmore in the North carried off the balance Of
4 A. 49,
! power, which Otherwise would have eieclea
Fremont, thus playing, on the opposite tack,
| Van Ruren,s rama of lS48