Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-10-13
THE FOUR STATES THAT VOTE To-
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Three great States will hold general
elections to-day-namely, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana. They aggregate
sixty-eight electoral votes for President,
and If all go together for the Republic
cans at this election, the event will be
almost unanimously accepted MS a sure
token that Grant will be the next Presi.
dent of the United States. Really but
one of these three great States is in.
volved in any doubt. We mean Penn
~sylyania. Ohio aud Indiana arc not
questioned by any authority worth con-
sidering. We regard each of them as
sure to 60 Republican as Massachusetts;
Ohio by 10000, and Indiana by not less
than 10000. Indiana's Republican ma
jority in 1866 was 4,202, in u total vote
of $4,000 ; and in 1864 Lincoln's ma
jority was 0,l89, in n total vote OF
1926. Colonization from Kentucky
can hardly overcome these figures uu-
less the Republicans give way to
apathy, and that they have not done so
there is abundant proof. On the con-
trary, they were never more enthusiasts
tic in the Hoosier State than this year,
and, according to the most reliable
opinions, their majority is more likely
to oyerrun twenty thousand than to fall
under ten thousand. Ohio is too safe
to call for any figures. The best judges
do not give her less than 90, 900 majority
for the Republican ticket to-day.
Pennsylvania is regarded with some
doubt. We do not share this doubt.
We think that State may always be re-
lied upon for q Republican majority
when there is sufficient enthusiasm man.
ifested by that party to draw out a full
vote. Whenever the State has gone
Democratic within the last ten years
which has not been often-the result
was due to Republican apathy and a
meagre total vote. This year the Tri-
6une, from the best obtainable informa-
ton, thinks the vote will reach COO 900,
which is q higher figure than was ever
polled before in that State ; and IL this
estimate holds good we think it safe to
count upon q majority in favor Of Gen.
eral Hartrauft Republican candidate
for Auditory Of not less than fifteen to
twenty thousand. We base this esti-
mate upon comparisons with preceding
elections. In 1864 Lincolu's majority
was 2o,075; total vote, 572, 7o7. In
1866 Gesry (Rep.) beat Clymer Dem.
l7,lTS; total vote, 597,370. But in
1867, when the total vote was but 1884,.
570-3S, 1877 less than in 1864, and Co.
800 less than in ls6G-Sharswood
DEM beat Williams (Rep.) 922 votes
for Supreme Judge g., 800 voters did
not come out, and, as usually happens,
the great majority of these were Repub-
licans. In the election to take place
tomorrow there is good reason to be-
lieye the whole vote Of tho State will
be polled, and just AS good reason to
count upon a Republican majority.
General Cameron said n month ago that
it would be 10000. Since then the
signs have rather improved. The 7ri-
6une of September 10th reckoned some
what confidently upon 10000.
A victory like this in the Keystone
State at the election tomorrow would
operate like a very cold aud very wet
blanket on the Democracy throughout
the remainder of the Presidential CAM
paign, and probably swell the majority
Of Grant and Colfax to astonishing fig
ures. 1t will also affect the campaign
in New York f~avorably to Grant, and in
fact have o favorable influence on all
the other States Of the North and North
west. No State elections were ever
looked forward to with more intensity
of interest, and the news from Pennsyl.
vania (which ought to reach US by tele-
graph by Wednesday sufficiently for a
reasonable estimate of the r~esult) will
be sought after with even more eager
ness than the news Of the Presidential
election. And yet we can afford to
lose Pennsylvania without endangering
| Grants election .-Sdc. Union.