The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-13

| THE NEWS FROM MAINE-THE TONE OF THE
GREELEY JOURNALS = THE TRIBUNE's
NEW ARITHMETIC MAN NOT EQUAL TO
THE EMERGENCY THE CONTEST IN
PENNsYLvANIA-GRANT' SUCCESS GER
TAIN.
New York, Sept. TO- 1872.
The National and State Committee Rooms
in the Fifth Avenue Hotel were
| thronged all last evening with visitors
eager to ascertain the news from Maine !
Early in the evening a despatch from Speak
er Blaine foreshadowed the great victory and
| increased the desire of everybody to hear
figures. AT and after 10 o'clock the despatch
es poured in thick and fast, and all proved
OF an exhilarating character. The crowd
was scarcely diminished at midnight and even
in the small hours few Of the faithful lin
gered still around the scene, as if 10th to
bring their jublations to a close.
A great deal of amusement was occasioned
by the tone of the Greeley journals of Mon
day. They were evidently preparing in ad-
vance for terrible beating. 1t seemed too.
as If they were specializing as to how much of
drubbing they could take and yet call it a
victory! The contrast between the later and
the earlier lucubratious of the Tribune and
Wortd give pretty accurate measure of the
extent to which Greeleyisn has declined
since the North Carolina election was de-
clded AT first they were full of confidence.
They fairly staggered with their assurance
of carrying Maine. By and by they contented
themselves with predicting great reduction
of your majorities, with the possible capture
OF two Congressman and finally they plead
for the adoption of your majority of 1868 as
standard of comparison for this election as
their only hope of deducing morsel of COM
fort from the whole affair.
And now Mr.. Greeley initiates the
Worlds arithmetic man in his editorial of tbis
morning, and figures out this important re-
suit, to wit:
LII we gain as much in other States as we
nave nave gained in Maine over the majority of
looS, we shall carry States enough to give lis
100 electoral votes. These will bring us with
In ~ OF success. These 20 we take our chan
ces OF out of all the Republican States.
Just fancy the Democratic party with the
aid ofthe assistant Democrats who have lust
joined the party under Mr.. Greeley's lead, fish
ing round for 20 votes, among such States as
Maine, Vermont, Iowa, Wisconsin &c.
Mind ysu, this is after they have appropriated
New York, Pennsylvania and several other
States which they haven't the remotest
chance for. Even then they are minus 20
votes. Isn't this a sorry capital to 90 into
the Presidential business on? Can you mar
vel that the Tribune has lost its iaunty tone
and is now sombre and dull in its view of the
gloomy prospect which lies before its editor
in-chief?
The next battle field will be PENNSYLVANIA.
mere the feeling is obtaining strongly that
the Republican State ticket is sure of election.
while everybody comedies, that if it were a
mere question between Grant and Greeley.
the former would sweep the State. And mas
is great Grant year, inasmucb as
bearing the name of Grant is likely
to take the popular heart this time the DO
tent charm of the Presidential candidates DOB
ularity will carry every thing along with it.
For this reason there is daily strengthening
conviction, that Grant will not only be elect
ed, but that not more than six States will de-
clare against him or at the most eight.
Ihis is simply the popular current of po-
htlcal opinion to day. Under this inspiration
the Republicans move forward to the great
days OF october, when Ohio, Indiana and
pennsylvania declare themselves.
YARMOUTH