The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-10-03
DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND
Wednesday Morning, October 8, 1866.


The October Elections.
We have already reviewed the prospect for
next Tuesdays election in Pennsylvania anu
shown that there is good reason 10 expect
nineteen of the twenty-four Congressional
districts to be carried by Republican major
ties. Three other States hold their elections
on the same day. The story in Iowa is soon
told. The entire delegation in the present
Congress is Republican, and the Republican
majority does not fall below 5000 in any of
the six districts. Four of the present mem
bers, Wilson, Price, Allison and Hubbard.
have been renominated. In the Fourth dis
lrict, VIM. Loughridge takes the place Of
Grinnell; and in the Fifth Gen. Granville M.
Dodge, distinguished soldier, replaces Kas-
son. Gen. Dodge has for an opponent Gen.
James M. Tuttle, late candidate for governor
and OF course the strongest man the Demo-
Gratis could bring into the field. Mr.. kassohs
majority IN 1864 was 1882. e
In Ohio, the Republicans have renominated
their present delegation, except in TWO us
tricts, the Eighth which was carried I'D 1864
by majority of 1920, and the Eleventh,
which rolled up majority of 3,78S. The two
Democratic members, LeBlond of the Fifth,
and Finck of the Twelfth districts have not
been renominated. The Democratic majority
in 1864 was 2,O91 in the Fifth District and
1916 in the Twelfth. Only two OF the re-
naming districts can be considered doubtful
Mr.. Ashley in the Tenth district had in 1854
only majority of 1877, and Mr. Delano in the
Thirteenth had only 225. Mr.. Ashley has for
a competitor Gen. FL. s. Commager, who is
Gen. Steedmans candidate, and Mr.. Delano's
opponent is Gen. G. w. Morgan, a standard
Democratic candidate, accustomed to defeat.
At one time the Sixth.and Eighth districts
were considered debatable, but since the Pres
idents Western tour, they have been given up
by the Administration. The probability is
that the Ohio. Delegation will stand in the
Fortieth Congress as in the Thirty-ninth, II
to 2, though the reputation of LeBlond and
Finck betrays some weakness and unexpect-
ed gains may be made in their districts The
reelection OF fifteen of the Ohio members OF
the present Congress will be a magnificent
endorsement of their course in dealing with
the great questions which have come before
them. 90
Indiana however is the battle-ground. In
diana has three Democratic districts, the
First, Second, and Seventh. In the First,
Gen. VIM. Harrow is making thorough can
vass against Judge Niblack, the present mem
. Der, and will undoubtedly reduce his majority
of 2,1lO to much smaller figures. In the Sec
ond, Gen. w. @. Gresham, a soldier bearing
honorable scars, has a fair chance of beating
Kerr, a well known "Son of Liberty" Kerr's
majority in 1864 was 2,293, but the vote of the
returned soldiers will tell heavily and unani-
mously against him. In the Seventh district,
Gen. Ii. d. Washburn has Democratic ma
jority of 5sf to overcome. His opponent is
Judge Claypool, a War Democrat in 1862,
but thencefolward consistent member of
the Chicago Peace Society. The remaining
eight districts are and will remain Republic
can. The Fourth and Tenth are relatively
weak, but Col Ira G. Grover is making de-
termined canvass Of the Fourth, and at the
asst election, year ago, there were promising
gains in the Tenth, the most remarkable be-
ing in Allen county, which in 1861 gave
majority of 1850 for the Democratic ticket,
and in the fall of 1865 about 400 on the 9TH
er side, Julian, Orth and Colfax will be re-
elected by large majorities. Mr.. Colfax has
beaten his competitor, David Turpie, twice
before, and can do it again with ease and af-
fuence.' II the Sixth district the Indianap-
oils Gazette says fund of $4,000 has been
raised for the importation of Copperhead
voters, to defeat Gen. John Coburn but fore
warned is forearmed, and the game won't
work. i.inii-.fi'i) 'iiaaiialt saa ta
To recapitulate: we cannot look for any
gains in Iowa, because the party has already
every district in the State, but we may rea-
sonably expect to see added to the Republican
strength three Congressman from Pennsylva-
mia, and two from Indiana Sixty Represen-
tatives will be elected next Tuesday. OF these
thirteen were Democrats, and we expect to
see that number reduced to eight. Pennsvl-
vania has to elect a Senator in place of Mr..
Cowan, and Indiana in place of Henry s..
Lane, who declines reelection. 1t is ac-
cordingly worth noting that the Indiana leg
islature of 1866 had a Republican majority of
10 on Joint ballot.