The Portland daily press., 1868-11-02
The Points of Interest.

Tomorrow night there is no doubt that we
shall get returns amply sufficient to indicate
the result OF the election Even if New York
should go for Seymour, the votes of the great
States of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Ill
inois for Grant will make the election of the
Republican candidate as certain as fuller re-
turns can. The vote for President is undoubt-
eddy of primary Importance, but it is as strange
as it is true that the election of member of
Congress in the fifth district of Massachusetts,
comes every day nearer add nearer to over
Swallowing it as matter of public Interest,"
10 the Eastern and Middle States even now,
when it is certain that Butler will triumph
over Dana, there is as much discussion and as
much feeling in respect to their struggle as
there is with respect to the relative claims of
Grant and Seymour. Accordingly when the
returns come in Tuesday night there will he
great inquiry as to how much Buffers majority
!, is.
In other parts of New England there is moth
of much interest unless it is in the two Boston
Congressional districts and in Connecticut
The Democrats of Boston hope to elect Mr.
Bailey, editor of the Herald, to Congress, but
as the Republican majority in his district was
seems to be no probability that he can sue
coed.
Last April the Democrats carried Connecti-
cut by 1,764 majority, electing English Gov
.ernor. In 1867 three Democrats and only one
Republican elected to Congress- The
election for Congress docs not take place until
next April, but there is still doubt enough
about how the electoral vote of Connecticut
will be thrown to make the news from that
State interesting, though at the recent munic-
ipal elections the Republicans made large gains
and had majority in the State.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island are the ,aly
New England States that elect Congressman.
New York is the great battle ground, and
we have discussed the prospect there in anoth-
er column.
pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois are sure for
Grant. Congressman will be elected in the
latter State. The present delegation stands
eleven Republicans to three Democrats. No
loss OF Congressman is anticipated by the Re-
pu5licans. In 1866 the Republican majority
mas hk aa7 Last year there was no State cleo
ote for county officers showed
c gains.
ere is as active a canvass as be-
fore the State election. The Republican ma
jority was SO small on the 18th of October that
the Democrats have not given up the idea of
colonizing enough voters from Kentucky to
carry the State for Seymour Hendricks is ON
the stump, and his great popularity with his
party, together with the frauds that are daily
perpetrated by the Democracy may make
Republican victory only obtainable by the most
persistent effort.
Farther West things are all one way The
great States of Wisconsin, Michigan. Iowa.
Minnesota and Missouri talk of giving radical
malorities that will make our humble Eastern
malorities look small indeed. All of them
eject congressman. Their present delegations
STAND mus: wisconsin five Republicans, one
democrat; Michigan six Republicans; Iowa
SIX Republicans; Minnesota two Republicans:
Missouri eight Republicans, one Democrat.
We may lose one or two members in Missouri
and gain one in Wisconsin in place of the
leading Copperhead, Eldridge.
In Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri constitu
tional amendments striking out the word
white" are pending This is a vital matter,
and the result will be looked for with great in
terest Iowa and Minnesota have once before
'osou oi 'his question:, and the result adverse
to the friends of impartial suffrage In the
second Minnesota district the fight between
Donnelly and his antagonist is exciting great
interest, and may enable a Democrat 10 slim
in through the dissensions Of the Radicals
Kansas, Nebraska and Nevada give no any
iety and enough is known of the situation in
California and Oregon to render it reasonably
certain that the adverse majorities of the last
elections in those States will be overcome.
New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Ken
lucky are the States on which the Democrats
count for electoral votes. New Jersey may
disappoint them, though they had there last
year 1884 majority. The Congressional dele
cation from that State now stands three Re-
publicans and two Democrats.
OF the Southern States, Virginia. Mississin-
pi and Texas take no part in the election. and
Tennessee is safe for the Republicans. All the
lest, with one or two exceptions, are to be
counted upon for the Grant and Colfax with
absolute certainty. always excepting the infiu-
ence of outrageous fraud and intimidation
Gen. Gordon made another raid on Butler