Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-21
The Elections,

The Elections.
has been very difficult to get at the
real results of the elections in Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio and Indiana. Even now several
Congressional Districts are in doubt. In
fact the entire country has been so over
whelmed by the great calamity it has sus-
tanned in the death of the Christian hero,
the elections, important as they were, have
been much overlooked.
While the telegraplic reports from these
three States have been favorable to Rad
ical success, the official figures have been
the other way. Two Of them, Pennsyl-
vania and Indiana, have been carried by
the Democracy, upon the popular vote,
and substantial gains have been made in
Ohio. The Democratic State ticket has
been elected in Indiana by three thousand
majority, and in Pennsylvania tho total
maiorities for the Acknowledgements
candidates exceed those for the Radical
Congressional candidates by q few thous
and. There was no State ticket voted in
that State. The Radical State ticket was
elected in Ohio by about fifteen Thousand
majority. General GRANT carried the
State by forty-fYo thousand majority
these figures present hopeful showing for
the National Democratic party. 1t must
be recollectcd that these gains have been
made in tho face Of solid negro vote for
the Radical candidates, which in the three
States named WAS considerable. And in
Pennsylvania tho tariff agitation was great
Iy to the advantage of the Radicals, caus-
ing gain in tho Twelfth Congrcs sional
District alone OF three thousand votes
that district comprising the great coal and
iron region of Pennsylvania.
But these elections were looked to more
particularly OH account of their influence
upon tho next House of Representatives.
While the Democrats have made gains, as
we expected, they are not sufficient to
give them the control of the next House,
unless the November elections are more
favorable than can be counted on. In the
present House, Pennsylvania is repre-
scented by eighteen Radicals and six Demo
Gratis. In the next the representation will
be thirteen Radicals and eleven Demo
Gratis, being gain OF five members.
Misunderstanding six instead of five of the
nineteen to which the State is entitled.
In Indiana, if we are to rely upon the
latest reports, the Democrats elect six of
the eleven members, making gain of two.
In the three States the Democracy have
increased the number Of Congressman
from fifteen TO twenty three.
In the present House of Representatives
there are one hundred aud sixty-two Radi-
calls and seyenty-nine Democrats, leaving
Radical majority of eighty-three. In
the nine States in which elections have
been held, to wit !: Vermont, Maine, North
Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska, which chose
seventy-seven members, the Democrats
have gained twelve giving them gain
of twenty members in the November cleo
tionss which we think is fair calculation,
the next House of Representatives would
consist of one hundred and eleven Demo
Gratis and one hundred and thirty Radicals,
giving the latter majority of nineteen.
This majority would be amply sufficient for
all practical party purposes, but would be
fatal to the continued ascendancy of the
Radicals in that body. Their great losses
would strip them of much of their power,
while it would encourage and strengthen
their opponents.
Que of the most agreeable and striking
features of the recent elections is the defeat
of the most prominent Radicals. In Ohio
General ScHENCIz, one of the ablest and
the boldest leader of the Radical party on
the floor of the House, has been defeated.
In Pennsylvania, Morrell, Covode, O'Neill
and Cessna have been left at home.
The most important and interesting
fact connected with these elections
depended upon the result in Indiana
Ex-senator HENDRICKS, Democrat, and
Senator MORTON, Radical, canvassed the
entire State in the interests of their re-
spective parties. They identified them
selves so thoroughly with the canvass that
the issue involved their personal strength
as much as if they were themselves candi-
dates. Senator MORTON had been appoint
ed Minister to England. position which
he was anxious to accept, and had done so
conditioned upon Radical success in his
State. The Democracy having carried the
State, and what is more, secured ma
jority on joint ballot in the Legislature, it
is thought the Senator will be forced to
decline the English Mission to prevent
the return of Judge HENDRICKS to the
Senate in his place. This is a severe trial
10 Senator MORTON, no doubt, but he will
hardly permit. by his resignation, how.