The Montana post., 1868-10-16
THE ELECTION.

sufficient is known to show that a COM
plete Republican victory has been
achieved and that the great tidal wave
which commenced sweeping away the
hopes of Democracy in Maine and Yer
mont, IL still rolling over the country.
Pennsylvania and Ohio have surprised
every one. The New York Sun recently
stated that the Republican Central Com
mittee of the former State was cramped
for money, but tha: the Democrats
were flush and saDguine of success, !"
Z and predicted that the State would go
Democratic by $4,000 majority The
I G0setts announced that the great up
I rising against Radicalism was unchecked
T in the Cosmopolitan States" and only
. day before Yesterday stated it's belief
that Pennsylvania would give 10000
Democratic majority. But the wires
now bring us inteliigeDce that it has
declared in favor of Radicalism, by ma
jority varioUsly estimated at from 5000
TO 10000 We Will be modest and acN
cepJ the lowest figure named as being.
probably, nearest the truth, and even
this shows a gain of about seven thou
sand over Inst year. Not LEES than four
teen out of the t,venty-four Congress
men are elected by the Republicans,
aul the same party has obtained an in
cFeased majority in the Legislature.
Even the Democratic press of the State
are compelled to concede the election
and acknowledge that they have met
the enemy and are theirs.
In Ohio the triumph Is complete, and
the Republican Central Committee
claims the State for its party by a ma
iority of $4,000. Even half of these fig
ures would give US sufficient cause for
exultation when compared with the Re
publican majority of 1883 of last year.
That rebel emissary Vallandigham is
defeated in his own district. and four
teen out OF the nineteen Congressman
are elected by the Republicans.
in Indiana the result is still doubtful.
The facilities offered tor the importation
Of rebels from Kentucky across the Ohio
river have been productive of large
Democratic gains in the southern por-
tion OF the State, but the Republican
majority in 1867 of 142O2. will be hard
to overcome, and we may safely set the
State down as still with us.
Returns from Nebraska are still very
meagre, but the State is reported to
have given a Republican majority of
1000 as contrasted with that of 145 last
year.
But it is as indications of the proba-
ble result of the Presidential contest
that these State elections are chiefly in-
teresting. In rec ant article upon the
prospect of the can,paign, we placed
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Nebraska among
the doubtful States, and were still ena-
bled to show the almsst certain election
OF Grant and Coliax. But the result of
the recent vote makes assurance doubly |
sure and wipes out the last hope Of Sey-
mour ard Blair We may now reckon |
as certain for Grant and Colfax the fol-
lowing States Maine, New Hampshire, |
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island. Vermont. !
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa. Missouri, Kansas, |
Ohio, Pennsylvania. Nebraska, Tennes-
see. North Carolina. and South Caro-
lima, casting combined electoral vote |
of 179, or twenty more than would be |
required tor choice. even if the votes |
of Mississippi. Virginia and Texas
were admitted, and 81 more than would |
be necessary if the elections in those
States were ignored, as they doubtless
will be. And the strong probabilities
are that the Republicans will elect their
candidates by still greater majority
than this would indicate, for if we can
believe all the signs of the times, the
lost cause" will hardly receive one hun
dred votes out of the 294 which will be
admitted to the electoral college. We
may therefore regard the election of
Grant and Colfax as foregone conclu-
sion.