Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-25
TIE ARPRoACHINa srArr ELlorIoNs

Great interest is felt in the result of the
State elections TO be held in Pennsylvania,
OHIO, Indiana and Iowa, on the 9th of Octo-
ber. Pennsylvania will choose a Governor
beside "a Congressman, a United States Sen.
atOr in place Of Edgar Cowan, part Of her
Senate, and an Assembly. Ohio elects 10 Con-
gressmen, Indiana IL, with legislators, and a
United States Senator in place of Henry s.
Lane, who declines a second term Iowa will
choose six members of Congress, with a Leg
islature and certain State officers.
Last year, at the election of State Auditor
Pennsylvania gave a Republican majority Of
22,66O- The vote was light. In 1854 the State
gave President Lincoln a majority Of 20,03l.
The year before, QS63,) Curtin, Republican.
was elected Governor by a majority of 1925
These maJorities show but little change i'm the
State for three years past.
Ohio, in 1S64, gave Lincoln a majority fhome
End soldiers vote) OF 5e,5s6, but last year Gen.
eral Cox was elected Governor by only 20 936
majority There are two strong Democratic
districts in the State, (5th-Mungen's, and
l2th-Nan Trump's, y and two weak Republican
districts, tlGth-James NJ. Ashley's, and l3th-
Columbus Delanos)
AT the Presidential election in 1864. Indiana
gave MIR. Lincoln a majority of 20,1s9 The
Legislature 10 be chosen will elect Senator
IN place OF Hon. III. s. Lane. The Republicans
had a majority of ten IN the Legislature of
lct5. Indiana has three Democratic districts
Iowa, IN 1854, gave President Lincoln the
large majority Of 39,i79, but last year the Re-
publican candidate for the judgeship was
elected by the reduced majority of 2l,O22.
The New York World says in reference TO
the approaching contest in these States:
The great importance of the ensuing Con-
gressIonal elections does not depend on their
relation 10 the early admission of the Southern
Senators and Representatives. but on their re-
laiIOn 10 the next Presidential election The
len excluded States make difference of sew
enty votes IN the electoral coIleges-fifty for
theIr Representatives, and twenty for their
Senators. The Radicals are maneuyeriug 10
their intention Is the most solid ad vantage that
We can gam IN the approaching elections,
"HappHyi we do not need, for this purpose
10 elect majority but only one third of the mem
bers cf the House. As the laws now stand those
States are entitled TO their Tue um Der of cleo.
toral votes, and the President of the Senate
would De compelled 70 receive and count them
To have the southern cleo toral votes counted
~ Is not necessary TO repeal a law. but ouly
facts which makes a great difference In the
Congre ssional strength needed by the Union.
lists. Torepeal an existing Law requires a ma
1orIty OF both Houses: but 10 defeat a new law
which the President dIsappreves, require on
ly one-third of the members OF one House and
one vote additional. If we can elect one third
OF the House OF Representatives, we shall eff.
fectually counteryail the chief object OF the
Radicals in their policy Of exclusion A oa,n
a. freHtg odd congressman Will give us seven
" electoral votes which We should otherwise
lose