The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-06-01

political allIdHCC anu ouPpoio ~
spectacle Presidential ticket. While
it would not say that the end to be at
tanned would justify a resort to any
means, it does say that radical
change in the existing order of things
| at Washington not only justify, but
impeliously demands cooperation
with that large section of the Repub-
lican party which has the same OBJ
iect in view. The only point OF IN
| 0uiry with these practical Democrats
| * this: Would such an alliance be
successful? Assuming as the basis OF
onr calculations that the Cincinnati
nominations are ratified by the Balti-
more Convention, let us survey the
field and see what will be fair an
swer to the question just propounded.
Under the new apportionment the
number of electoral votes to be cast In
this campaign will be three hundred
and tifty-seven, a majority of which
will be one hundred and seventy-nlne.
! Now, if the Baltimore Convention
dominates Greeley and Brown, we re-
gard the following nine Northern
States as absolutely certain to vote
for them, namely: California, Con-
necticut. Indiana, Minnesota, Nebras-
ka, Nevada, New York, Oregon, ana
Wisconsin. These States give eighty
four electoral votes.
. Is there any doubt about this Look
at the list. California, Indiana, Ne
yada. New York, and Oregon are be-
yond all question Democratic now, on
fair showing of their votes; and
they are not going to bolt the Baltl-
more nominations in an emergency
like the present. Besides, in Indiana,
Nevada, and New York, the number
of Liberal Republicans is large and
influential. The last elections in the
other four States proved that the he
publicans hold them by maJoritles SO
slender that breath will blow them
away. The recent election OF Gen.
Ferry to the Senate has settled the
! matter for Connecticut; while the
general uprising at the West will cas-
ily overwhelm the narrow margin by
which Grant holds Minnesota, Nebras-
ka, and Wisconsin.
=; it is admitted on all hands, and for
obvious reasons, that Greeley and
, Brown are more acceptable to the
4 anti Grant masses i'll the South than
any other candidates whose names
were before the Cincinnati Conven-
ton. If accepted Mt Baltimore, they
are sure to receive the votes of the
following eleven former slayeholding
4 States: Delaware, Georgia, Kentuc-
e XIV, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
9 Virginia, and West Virginia. These
; States give one hundred and three
= electoral votes. With the single eX-
IL ception of Louisiana, they were either
never for Grant or have utterly de.
serted his standard. They will moi
dream of going back to him now. Al
y to Louisiana, that State was only
. kept in the Republican traces by War
! moth and his friends. They are nov
{ up in arms against Grant, and tina
a disposes of Louisiana.
~ Now, the combined votes of these
. niue Northern and eleven Southern
States amount to one hundred ant
eighty seven. This is eight NOR,
= than majority of the whole Union
~ ~ On this showing does any well-in
- formed politician doubt that it is il
:, the power of the Democrats and Lib
- erals to elect President and Vice
~ President in November?
u But let us survey the doubtful por
IN lions of the field. New Hampshire
- New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Iii
- nois cast sixty-two electoral votes
At the March election, with entir
- harmony in its ranks, and after put
= ting forth unprecedented exertions
~ the Republican party carried Me-
=; Hampshire by about twelve hundre
AL majority Unless our information
&c wholly at fault, the Senatorial COZ
-, test at the June session of the Legis
no lature will place the Granite State i
rs rs the same category with Connection
=, ,,e New Jersey elected Democrat
- 81 Governor last fall. The Grant part
~ is torn by feuds, and there is an a,
~ tive and steadily increasing BODY
~ Liberal Republicans in that State.
T. +. will be a marvel if the small Graz
- majority is not destroyed in Noven
nd Der. The detection from Grant
or Pennsylvania includes large masses
10 Republicans, who are led by some
of the ablest and most skilful politician
in the State. There is scarcely
The doubt that the Republican candida
tbe for Governor will be defeated in D
m tober; and for thirty years past PEN
csc sylvannia has never reversed in n
vember the verdict she rendered
October. Illinois belongs in Il
doubtful column; and it is too ear
. to determine whether the Liberal
4l under the lead of Senator Trumbr
' 1ne and Gov. Palmer, will be able to ca
use ry it against the great Gift Take
WI though the chances are that they wi
A' The States of Arkansas, Florid
a. and South Carolina cast sixteen vote
. a. Grant has championed the cause
'o corruption, robbery, and general IA
- cality in all of them. His latest m
" jorities in the two States first mann
Sc were very small. The chances a
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