The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-05

The October elections occur In the States
OF Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsyl-
yania and West virginia-ail on the second
Tuesday, the 18th, except that OF West Vir-
ginia, which will be on the asth. The cleo
ton In Indiana Is for minor officers, and
there is no special interest attaching to 1t.
Iowa elects State ticket and a Legislature,
which will choose a United States Senator to
succeed James W. Grimes. OF course the
Republicans will sweep the State easily
enough, as Grants majority was 40, $3.50, and
the Republican majority In the last begisla-
ture was l07. Several good men are named
for the Senatorship, bat their comparative
chances are uncertain. In West Virginia
the restoration Of the franchise TO the ex-
rebels seems to be the principal question Id
issue, and Is likely to be carried.
The only really important elections OF the
month are those Of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
In the former State, last year, Grant had
2s, sos majority, and the Republican State
ticket In the month previous had about
10000. The Republicans this year renomi-
nate General Geary for Governor, whose ad-
illustrative have been worthy OF his mill
| tary services, and the Democrats pr. up their
wealthiest man, Asa PACKER. There ought
to be no doubt Of Republican success, and we
think there 10 not much, though Pennsylva.
MIA Is proverbially close State, and the Re.
publlcans In many parts Of II have been quite
aPathcdc uuImg u Brcatct portion OF tne
campaign. Lately, however, a great increase
Of activity has been apparent.
| In Ohio there Is a preliminary trial Of one
OF the questions pertaining TO the next ffesi-
DENTAL election, that Is whether George H..
Pendleton shall then be the Democratic can
dldate. II he Is defeated now for the gov
ernorship Of Ohio we take It that he will
stand no chance In 1872 In competition with
Governor Hoffman, Mr.. Hendricks and
others. His fate In that particular, how.
ever, Is Of much less consequence than his
prospects In the pending Ohio campaign,
We are confident that he will be Handsomely
defeated, considering the smaller vote every
where thrown this' year. Grants malorit,
majority of the Republican State ticket wal
over 1900. The nomination of Genera
Rosecrans and his declination somewhat de
moralized the Democracy at the outset, ant
Mr.. Pendletou, stepping into the breach
appears to have been productive Of no en-
thusiasm. The Republican meetings have
been much larger and more spirited, but the
Democrats are said to be working quite as
vlgilantly in private. They hope to carry
the Legislature and then defeat the fifteenth
amendment and redistrict the State, so as &c
obtain three or four more Democratic Con,
gressmen. In Hamilton county, to which
Cinciunau belongs, they have, In connection
with certain German managers, nominated
a legislative ticket Of seven Democrats ant
seven Republicans. The bait, however, doe
not take, even among the German voters
and the prospect Is that tho regular Repub
lican ticket will prevail, and thus decide tn
Legislature. Governor Hayes is deserved
r | popular, and Is Just tho man to vanQuis
, that old friend Of the rebels and hope OF tn
regulators, George II. Pendleton.