The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-16

from me ~. Z. tribune Of RedneSddu, Re
THE "FIvE FORKS" OF 1868.
1t was universally felt, and virtually
confessed, that the partisans of Sew
mour and Blair must triumph in the
State elections held yesterday or abon-
don all hopes of success. Every table
they have yet made ofthe probable vote
for next President by States claimed
Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Nebraska
as certainly and Ohio as probably, for
Seymour. The most ingenious among
them could,no make up a list of States
expected to vote for Seymour sufficient
to elect him without including all or
most of those above.named. They had
thus advertised their followers that
they must carry those States in October
or confess themselves already beaten
in the November struggle.
In Pennsylvania, the desperation OF
their fortunes impelled them to SUPER
human etforts. They fabricated bogus
Naturalization certificates by the ream;
they imported roughs and repeaters in
regiments; they poured out their money
without stint and organized fraud
enough TO fill at least twenty of the
largest State Prisons. Determined 10
win at all hazards, they spared no ef-
fort and left no trick untried whereby
they could hope to falsify the judgment
of the Great Central States. That they
cheated us more than Ten Thousand
votes in Philadelphia and its neighbor-
hood alone, we have no shadow of
doubt.
But they cheated in vain. Their
judicial notification of the Registry
act, their manufacture OF spurious Nat
uralization papers by the ream, their
importation of blacklegs and bullies,
their couspiracies and rascalities, have
all availed them nothing. A magnif-
cent day and a desperate struggle
brought out by far the largest vote ever
shows her for Grant beyond contin-
gency His majority may be figured
down TO Ten Thousand now, but IL Will
be more than Twenty Thousand in No
vember. We have probably two. thirds
of the Representatives in Congress,
with both branches of the Legislature,
insuring Republican u. s. Senator for
six years ensuing, in place of Charles
R. BuCkaleW, Dem. NobIy done, gal
liant old keystone!
Ohio We have al no time doubted,
though certain iDjudicious nominations
exposed US to mortifylng local disasters.
The Legislature holding over from last
year, is Democratic in either branch,
as it would not begin 10 be il chosen
this year; and Allen G. Thurman will
misrepresent the State in Mr.. Wade's
seat for six years from next March; but
she has now gone Republican by at least
Twenty Thousand majority, electing a
large majority of Republicans to the
next House. CThe Republicans chose
Gen. r. B. Hayes her Governor last
year by 1888 maiority.) We presume
no more need be said as to her vote for
President this year. Grant will walk
over the course. -4---.'s-
Indiana has been rendered doubt
full by enormous naturalizations and
HnnnnFtaffnna from
lucky. Despite the sanguine ad.
vices of our correspondents, we appre-
hended a disastrous vote along her
Kentucky border, which threatened to
swamp our State ticket, though we con-
fdentiy expected to carry the Lsglsla:
ture giving U. S. Senator in place OF
Thomas a. Hendricks, Dem and a ma
jority of the Representatives in Con-
Eress. Vague advices thus far Il A. N
indicate Republican triumph through
out, though we presume by small
aggregate majority.
FEonl the Netu York Sun Of RedneIday, I'm
| dependent)
The result practically settles the Pres
idential election in favor of Gen. Grant.
| No one with the facts before him, whose
| opinion Is of the slightest weight, can
entertain doubt on the subject. Inc
special battle ground OF the two parties
| was Pennsylvania. The-contest was
| fought with unprecedented vigor by
both. Money was freely lavished; the
| ablest speakers were in the fields the
State was strewn with campaign docu-
ments; all the appliances known to
politicians were put into req1isitioni
and the fighting was furious all along
| the line. The Democrats contested the
State with desperation, for its loss was
| their ineyita BILE overthrow throughout
the country. On the other hand, the
| Republicans felt that they could elect
Grant without IL, but they dreaded the
effect of defeat in October upon the
doubtful States in November, and SO
thew waged the battle with determined
| enersy-and the result is before US.
|. With these great central States now
Throwing heavy msjorities1 against
them, the Democracy will doubtless
contend languidly for national Victo-
| nv; bur, for local and personal reasons
| the States of New Jersey, Connecticut,
and especially New York, will be con-
tested with the energy of despair. In
view of the fact that MIR. PeDdleton,
Judge Chase, Senator Hendricks, and
General Hancock were set aside at the
July Convention to make room Tor an
eminent Democrat Mailing from this
| Immediate locality, If his supporters
| fafIto give him the votes OF those Statesi
| and particularly his native State, they
/ must feel that they are not only beaten,
but dishonored and dtsgraced peIore
their brethren throughout the Union.
For these reasons we look to see one
of the most excited contests in these
| three States, and especially in New
York, that have ever marked their an
mails, But, with the odds SO heavily
against the Democracy, we believe they
viii all drift with the tide, leaving 70
GOV. Seymour not one OF the old free
States, and only Delaware and MaIy;;
land this side OF the Alleghanies. and
1 with but a bare chance of obtaining
4 SIX or seven States out OF the entire
thirty-four that will vote In this fresl'
dental election.
From The Neig York Herald Of RtdneatiaI
CLRd. DeDS0erotfc)
YRsrERpAYfs STATE ELRcT1oNs-THI
QUESTION sETTIED-aRANT THE
COMING MAN,
The results of the State elections yes
lterday clearly indicate the election o
General Grant as our next President By