New-York tribune., 1870-11-04
WHY INDIANA WAS LOST.

AN INSTRUCTIVE LESSON FOR NEW YORK.
Vice President Colfax gives, in letter 70
The Independent Of this week. lucid exposition OF tbs
canvass In Indiana its results and the cause OF the
rom which we extract the following:
Though confessedly reverse, tbe official vote proves
beyond question, that on full poll Indiana would y
more decidedly Republican than IL october, 200 S.ea
OF showing an apparent Democratic gan oi 9', -
does The Democratic candidate for secretary OF sae
about the average Democratic majority on the STATE
ticket; their maOritles ranging irom III o., & sats
ton 10 an average Of $40 Supreme Judges The yo1
east in October is6s for Gov. Baker (Repl was i1l:
for ex-senator ss s for % I'd nsa p rndda
for Secretary Of State) was l5i.l Tor Eddy tDel'
10000. The unpolled Republican vote Was tnsteiOre,
IOOo 1t is estimated that about COCO were added To ot
number Of voters by the Fifteenth Amehdnen @ o u
can 10000 Democratic-about the usual pr non
TO draw out the full vote usually poled in Presidential
campaign. hazard nothing Therefore, IN claiming lnat
full VOTE II II had been cast, would have shown tne
state far more decidedly Republican than In October
1868. - .., ,a.
noIiticans call the off, ear year OF comparative o
zeal apathy, but 1t was also positive year ol pos
tickets at all This disafecton not confined 10 one
party, but felt by both In many cou4s4so, -
largely affecting republicans, however than mOraS
in the aggregate. In alaIge number ot counties lnde
pendent tickets were in the ned against tne resnn
LouinAtions Of the party in political ascendency anu
where this not the case the scratching OF reguar
tickets was unprecedented One Of our editors Ieaks
the infection widespread, extending lhto every
township IN the state. 1t to be hopea that all the
cratc hing necessary been done that will be required
for years 1t spread like wiid1e, ano men no
had before voted anything but the straight ucXes
hesitated not moment the names OF from one
to five OF the candidates. Thus, in Allen county, "cn
gave Hendricks 300 and Seymour 2eOo majority 10 l6s
an independent ticket elected nearly entire, ncun
ing RI publican one Of its representatives III no
Lersature-the only county, ho~oyer' IN the SaS
In Madison County (oc0 Dem In isCo) ana Oass
400 Dem. in ls69 nearly al tho county ~.
staf RfDn
Republican counties which, in a similar way, eecied
Democratic officers far numerous. The stay
Democratic triumph on state officers But the Lcgtsia
ture lost by those oho wre at he polls that H. Re
beaten by the votes Of Republicans themselves. Ths
Senate was saved 10 the Repubicans but the House was
Carried by the Democrats, Giving that party majority
of six on joint ballot. have alluded to the gam on eue
member in Democratic county; but the kfpuDlleahs
iority on the state ticket at tbs very election: In How
ard and Carroll Democratic Senator was elected though
Democratic SENATOR the County giving 20 h,
publican majority We lose also, repIe,. ntatiEes IN
canoe, Huntingdon, and joint Representative III Mar
shall and ST. Joseph-seyen representatives. IN aWhero
nine members Tor eight dednetng one krpuplc9h gam
In Allen County, carried the Legislature fOr the Denoc
District, where 10y Republican dis,ifcctIon a Con
gresham lost, the Republican State ticket hes
such plain showing OF the result In this State.
which the Democracy have been 80 eXutant Wb votes
can triumph, have lost by majorities Of less han
reeJourhs Of one per cent on the total poll STATE Of
ture Republican voe-splitting gave its power uto the
hands of their enemies II this exposition OF the causes
OF here shall point out to our friends ~ he
States which vote in November TIE dangers before hr
all things else, would say that the Republican who
sees 10 IL that erey ore Of his political friends ia s
the highest duty TO his principles, ami alutd TIE inVs'
effectively in achieving their triumph.