Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-11-13
The Election.

Later and fuller returns do not mate
rally change the result of the Election,
as stated by us last week. The follow
ing States have given maiorities for the
Grant and CoIfax electors, estimated as
annexed: Maine, q, 900; New Hamp-
shire, 1000; Massachusetts,, $4,000;
Rhode Island, 6, ,445; Connecticut 3,041.
Vermont, 81 900; Pennsylvania, 10000 !;
West Virginia, 5000; Ohio, 10000; Indi-
ana, 10000; Illinois, $4,000; Michigan,
10000. Wisconsin, $500; Iowa, $1,000;
Nebraska, 1000; Tennessee, &c, 900; Cal
ifornia, 1900; Nevada, 1000; Missouri,
10000; Kansas, $4,000; North Clrolina,
5000; Minnesota, 1900; South Carolina,
$500; Florida by Legislature; Arkan-
sas, Alabama and Oregon probably.
Iowa gives majority Of $4,000 for a
constitutional amendment conferring
impartial equal suffrage, and
Minnesota carries measure ofthe same
kind by majority of 5000. In both
these States they have conferred politi-
cal rights upon the negro by larger ma
jorities than they gave their State Off
GERS last year.
for the Seymour and Blair electors, are
as follows: New York. 1874; New Jer-
sey, 2,733; Delaware, $500; Maryland, +,
$4,000; Kentucky, 10000; Georgia, ,35, 900;
Louisiana, 10000.
We presume no well informed person
doubts that of the legal voters of Louis
lana majority are Republicans But
conscious that they could not exercise
their rights without bloodshed, denied
protection by the Government, and
powerless to protect themselves, the
Republicans mainly surrendered the
polls to the Democracy and refrained
from even attempting to vote. The
same was true to a great extent in
Georgia and Arkansas.
New York was carried for the Democ-
racy by fraud. most shameless and vii
Iani Gus. Before the election the Dem
ocratic magnates issued a secret circu-
lar to their understrapppes in all parts
of the State, instructiEg that immedi-
ately after the closing of the polls ar
estimate should be forwarded of the
Democratic or Republican majority O.
each county for the manifest purpose o
enabling the ring masters of New York
to count out the vote of that city so as t.
show a majority in the State for Seymou
and Hoffman. That the vote was so ma
nipulated, Investigations and compari
sons with the registry have already ren
dered morally certain. In many ward
the canvassers obstinately delayed
counting the votes until many. hour
later than usual, evidently waiting 70
the expected estimates from the interi
or of the State. Not only in the count
lug but in the registration also enorm
GUS frauds have been pezpetrated. Il
one District, for example, a majority .
44O for Hoffman is returned in a vote 0
500, when there were but 322 votes reg
istered in the district Another Dis
trict which registered, but $40 voter
returns Democratic majority of 400.
The Post, careful aud reliable paper
estimates that at least 81, 600 more votes
were cast than could possibly hay,
been po1led at a fair election. An effor
is being made to contest the election OF
the ground Of these outrageous and higI
handed attempts tc cheat the people ou
of an honest verdict, but we fear tina
for the present at least New York cit,
and State have fallen hopeIessly int,
the clutches of the corrupt Tammany
Ring.
We have the Assembly, which secure
Republican United States Senator 70
the next six years.