Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-24

The Prospect In Indiana.
"Agate." the Washington correspond
ent Of the Cincinnati Gazette, writes az
follows concerning the political prospects
Ia Indiana:
Since the present members Of Congress
were chosen, there has been no general
election in Indiana. The lack Of data for
close calculations on the result this fall,
arising from this fact, Is the more fell,
since the Legislature has subseq uenfly
redistricted the State. In the conseqne nj
uncertainty there are no satisfactory mean ne
for reckoning the chances in Indiana.
The Democrats made loud claims Of i'm
portant gains last year Ia the local cleo.
lions, but these were mainly without
general significance. On the other hand
while the Presidential election Ia sure to
bring out the full strength Of the Republi.
can party, tho candidacy Of Schuyler Col.
fax gives q local interest that might
reasonably be expected to swell the ma
jorisy.
Indiana Is commonly 80. down in Presi,
dental calculations as a State not absolute.
ly assured to the Republicans, with how
little reason the figures will show. In
1860 Mr.. Lincoln carried IL by n msjori,y
over oil others Of 5,sl5. In 1864, ut the
October election, Gov. Morton carried Il
by 20,ss3, and q month later Mr.. Lincoln
carried II by 20,lSo, Ia 1866, In spite
Of tho lack ofexciting questions. and the
tendency TO /. reaction, the Republicans
elected their Secretary ofSiaIe (who head
ed the ticket for that Year, by a majority
Of 1902. In 1867, NJ the hight Of the
Democratic Aood-tidc, while Ohio shrank
from q hundred thousand majority TO q
paltry three thousand and lost The Legir-
lature, Indiana Republicans were stl.l able
70 make Roadway Ia many places against
the current. The local elections we're
discOaraging but not dishear,euing.
n
FOURTH DISTRICT. w. Julian
seems hard TO kill. A considerable and
influential faction Of the Republican party
In Indiana has been engaged Ia the task
for some time, and this new district Is said
to be one Of the lates, efforts In that
direction. But Mr.. Julian, cut off from
part OF his favorite Quakers, has boldly
adventured into the fresh fields and pas
lures new, Ia which his slaughter was to
be. secured, and has come out ahead as
usual. His new district Is thus made up:
REPUBLICAN,. pEnocnAr.
Rush .......,...,..lOs Hancock. iss
Faystte ....... ......4O7 Shelby. .......... .S2s
union ........2s3 Prankl.n ........... .e7g
wayne. """'"2,2po
10 this II was supposed that Mr.. Julian
could not secure the nomination. After
brief campaign, no secured It's unani-
nous tender. In his old Burnt District
he bad n majority at the last election OF
O,22S over Bundy. his Democratic oppo.
nont. The aggregate majorties in the
counties now composing the district was
only l547, but the reaction OF last year
can hardly have carried this below a thou.
sand, and with the increased excitement
Of the present contest. Mr.. Julian's cleo
ton may DO considered perfectly sure.
Judge Reid, Of Liberty, Union county, an
old Democrat, of many years service Ia the
State Legislature, has been put up against
him.
n X 4 y
On the whole, therefore, We may sum
NY, by saying that tho First District IL
probably Republican, but close enough to
be doubtful; that the Second Is certainly
Democratic; aud that tho remaining nine
are certainly Republican. In tho pres
ent House the Democrats have three Con.
gressmen from Indiana. In the next
they may have only ono, and can not pos
sibly count on more than two.
IL there we're any uncertainty about
these calculations before the New York
Convention, there can DO mono now. Ia
more ways than one, aud TO peculiar ex.
tent, the results at New York have de.
moralized tho Democracy Of Indiana,
They have disappointed candidate for
the Presidency at the head OF their State
ticket Ills own friends and relatives
here admit that the failure at New York
and the intense hostility Of the Pendle.
ton people to him, render Senator Hen.
bricks defeat perfectly certain, and add
that II any honorable way presents itself
for him TO retire from tho ticket, he will
jump at the chance TO do So Then Dan
lei w. Voorhees,, and other leaders Of tho
party, arc also dissatisfied. and likely TO
give no very efficient aid to the canvass.
And IL Hendricks should remain on the
ticket ~ capjidate for Governor. there arc
influential managers, and Democratic
newspapers Of the pendleion persuasion,
that would rather sec him defeated than
not One Of them asked mo to telegraph
from New York that the deadest man, pc.
litically, in the Democratic party, was
Thomas A. Hendricks, and his defeat was
certain.
In any event, the successorship TO tho
United States Senats seems certain TO fall
into the Republican grasp. With this
prospect, the Senatorial canvass promises
to be lively. The candidates named thus
far, are Hon. Godlove s. 0rth, OF Lafay.
cite, the most prominent Of the Indiana
Republicans 10 Congress; Hon Will Cum.
back, formerly In Congress, and now on
the State ticket for Lieutenant Governor;
Hon. George w. Julian Of tho "Burnt
District" aud Judge Hughes, who is now
law 10 this city, Al the out.
set, the chances seem TO be in Orth's favor;
but IL 10 too far ahead to make oalcula-
tons.
The Democratic organs are put to pain
full straits TO manufacture enthusiasm for
the New York bondholdcrs ticket among
tho soured and disappointed Pendleton'