The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-09-03
From tie Found Tcbk. (RcdicaD,
THE PRESIDENCY.

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If signs ere to be trusted which ar
fast spreading exultatiou through tB
ranks of one political party and doubs
and dismay through those Of the otE
er, the chances that Horatio Seymof
will be the next President Of tie
United States are steadly OH the il
crease. Unforeseen circumstances may
undoubtedly defect or restrain TIE
current Of popular feeling, but IS
present direction is unmistabable.- 4
Eight State elections will be he'd,
however, between this time and thpt
Of the great event ju November asd
from their results that Of D. Prsi-
dental contest will probably becone
quite evident. Of course, should the
struggle be very close in Pepasylgac
MA aud -ohto,I the prognosticatipr
may be less trustworthy. But there
are several States which q short time
since were assigne'k to aGrant and
Colfax which even Republicans now
concede to- be doubtful; and should
this process Of mutation continue, not
even the vote Of either the keystone
or the Buckeye State would alone
necessarily be decisive in the Repab-
licau~ behalf. Thus, should its oppo-
nents lose Ohio and gain Pennsylyay
MIA, or usce us5sc, from calculations
generally accepted at this time 4 the
Seymour ticket will carry the day
Suppose, for example, the following
which now appears sufficiently
plausible to show the final result:
Seymour-Arkansas, 5; Califoi-
MIA, 5; Connecticut, 6; Delaware g
Georgia, 9; Indiana, 1G; Kentucky,
IL; Louisiana, 7; Maine, 7; Maryland,
7; Missouri, il; Nevada, 8; New Jd-
sey, 7; New York, S3; Oregon,6;
Pennsylvania, 26; Wisconsin, 81
Total 1G4.
Grant.-Alabama, 8; Florida, B
Illinois, 16; Iowa S; Kansas, 5; Ma
sachusetts, II; Michigan, 8; Minns-
sofa 4; Nebraska, 8; New Hampshire,
5; North Carolina, 9; Ohio, "a; Rhode
Island, 4; South Carolina. 6: Tennes
see, 10; Vermont, 5; West Virginis
5. Total *158. Z
If, on the contrary, the Republic
cans carry both Maine and Lorisaub
or should they carry Indiana, tHe
main result would still .Aaaa6 u
ged.
The; State elections will probably
! to considerable extent, infuenct
each other, the floating vote always
running more or less with the preva,
lent tide, but as the succession hap
pens, to fall, encouragement is likely
to be pretty evenly distributed. Thus
the first State election-that of Yer
mont, September 1st-will of course
be q Republican success. California
on the following day, Will as certainly
show triumph for the Democr,ts.
The Maine election, September 14th,
will be much more interesting ind
significant, becausei it cannot be count
ed as aforgone conclusion. The Re,
publican majority of 20,6 in 1866
was reduced by $1,000 votes in 1867.
If the process Of reduction is! stillge-
ing-and this Democrat strenotsly
cllim-the Republicans may Gid
Their last yeur's. majority OIL, ,6OQe en-
tirely dissipatud in November. After
the Maine election, comes month
which will doubtless witness the hal
dest work OF the canvass. The for
States Of P Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiala
and Iowa, hold their elections IN
October 13--the same day. Iofa
will, without doubt, go for the Be-,
publican ticket; but Indiana is uner-
tain. Mr.. Hcud'ick's strength is
very great, but he has a majorityto
overcome-ot '66-that of 14,OO.
On the OF Ter hand, Mr.. Lincon:: e
majority in ga was $4,000, and j
remains % beseen how far the4.sAa5tsiesAk
has proceeded here as elsewhere AS
regards Ohio, opinions are naturally
very much divided. The wish, ID po-
litical matters so potentially father to
the thought, produces decided corlyic'
tons that ave highly antagoDistic. 10
the impartial observer it seems ug-
gestive enough TO perceive that the
Republican majority of6O, 600 in "a
was less than 80, ,OO0in 1866 sud had
dwindled to 5000 in 1867. From
present appearance ee, the election in
Pennsylvania will be closer than iu
any other State. As to New York,
scarcely any but strong partisanS now
question that she will 60 for the Dem
oc!,atic candidates bysa heavy major