Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-23

The grounds upon which these States
are claimed for the Democratic ticket are
set forth by the Cincinnati Enquire. as
follows: -..-.
We carried Connecticut in April by 1900
majority for Governor, on the largest vote
ever polled in the State. Every opposition
ticket had Grants name ON il for Presi-
dent.
We carried New York last fall by So,
900 majority, and We shall, with Mr.. Sey-
mOur as a leader, increase it this year.
New Jersey is always Democratic. Itwas
] 80 last fall by majority equal to $4,000
in Ohio. None but fool supposes she will
vote for Grant.
Delaware voted against Lincoln, even
during the war, and she will 90 now twice
as strong against Grant: ta g.
In Maryland and Kentucky the Radicals
will not poll for Grant one vote to every
three the Democrats poll for Seymour.
In California, at the last election, we had
5000 Democratic majority, aud in Oregon
we had 1000 in June, 1868. There il NOT
an earthly prospect that the Radicals can
overcome these msjorities
Pennsylvania is naturally Democratic.
We carried it last year, when the opposi-
ton did their best, and We will repeat the
result with interest this fall. i
We also carried Nevada ai The last cleo
ton.
These States, ihus named, where Il
hardly seems possible We eau be beaten,
have us electoral votes. !
Indiana aud Illinois are old Democratic
States, which the war caused 20 swerye
from their moorings. They had no State
officers to elect in 1867, but # they had had
the Democrats would have carried them
triumphantly. Thie was eYinced by the
local county elections, where the Demo.
Gratis made vast gains, in almost every in
stance, throughout the States. The pressure
OF taxation is severely felt in them, and
the desire for n change in the Administra-
ton peryades all classes, without distinction
ol party. |
In Ohio We polled last year 240, 900 votes
for Judge Thurman, our candidate for Coy |
ernor. He was beaten by less than 5000 |
on the largest vote ever given in the State. |
lie was beaten by illegal negro votes. be- |
cause the Democrats were deficient in or |
gsnization and lacked confidence in the re- |
salt. Had they had better organization. ]
and "A much confidence az they have nov, /
Ohio weuld have been Democratic by 20 /
600 majority. We are a Democratic State
to-day the Radical strength is all confined
to the Western Reserve aud to a few conn
ties in the Miami Valley. Grant has no
strength personally in this State. He Il
the weakest candidate they could have run.
and iayokes neither the enthusiasm of the
outsiders nor the energy ofthe inside party
men. /
We have not spoken of Missouri, with
her eleven electoral votes. She is one of the
strongest Democratic States in the Union.
and il her people all voted, would give
Seymour aud Blair, $4,000 majority a
east We have been beaten there for sew |
sral years, because the Democrats have al
owed themselves 10 be disfranclised by IL
egal test oaths, administered AZ the pole.
These oaths have been declared 10 be IN
aud this year the Demo
rats will vose; and the support Grant
will receive in Missouri will be salall in {
Iced
But this is bat partial survey Of the
ield. There are 3l3 Hlectoral votes, il all {
be Southern oaes are counted. OF these,
SO are majority The States above
iven have six votes more than is requisite a
D a choice. But Grant is not certain Of
II the South. He cannot, even backed up | j