Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-08
TUESDAY. OCTOBER s, 1879.
The sta,e ELECTIONS To-Day


politics is aware that state elections are held,
TODAY, in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio.
These elections ale considered very important
on account of the influence it is supposed they
will have on the presidential canvass. They
will either settle the question, so far as con-
Germs Mr. Greeley, and destroy the last linger-
ing hope Of his election, or they viii bring a
shade over the prospects of the republican
party and subject it to the necessity of continu-
ing the canvass with increased vlgor, until the
fifth of November. Should the republicans
carry two Of these three states, nobody
would really believe it possible for Grant
and Wilson 10 be defeated. Should the demo-
Gratis carry two of them, their hope of electing
Greeley would revive sufficiently to make the
rest OF the canvass very active and earnest, al
though it would by no means ensure their sue
cess As to the result in these states all concerned
may predict and guess, each according to what
he knows, hears, or hopes; but it can not be
known with certainty until we get full and au-
thendc returns. Both parties claim all these
states, aud talk as if they were confident of car
rying them. 1t seems to us, however, that an
undercurrent of doubt and anxiety is much
more visible in the democratic talk than in that
of the republicans.
In Pennsylvania the election is for governor
and the other state officers, a judge of the SUI
preme court, members of the legislature, and
congressman. Three of the congressman are
chosen at large. The canvass on both sides
has been extremely active and earnest; but
that of the republicans has been troubled by an
attack on their candidate for governor, made
from within the party itself. He will not re-
ceive the full vote of the party, although we are
now satisfied that he deserves it, Therefore,
the most accurate test Of the comparative
strength of the two parties will be furnished by
the voting for congressman at large. Those re-
pubHcans who oppose Hartrantt will vote the
regular republican ticket, it is said after scratch
ing off his name. few of them may
substitute the name of Buckaew. His
supporters claim his election as GER
tain; but the array against him seems pow
erful. We have private opinion, that, whether
he shall be elected or defeated, the republicans
will carry the state by about $4,000 majority
but in all the estimates, on both sides, there
are some uncertainties; therefore, we may as
well lay aside opinions and guesses, and wait
for the returns At the last presidential cleo
ton, 655,662 votes were cast in this state;
$40, 2SO Tor Grant, and 919,SS2 for Seymour;
majority for Grant, 2S,S9S AT the state cleo
ton in 1871, the whole number of votes was
55s sos, OF which 2S3, 999 were cast for the re
publican candidates, and 269, 500 for the demo
cratic candidates. The republican majority was
IA 400, the republican vote being So s1 less than
in 1868, and the democratic vote 1888 less.
There IS likely to be a very full vote, to-day.
Indiana is one of the close states, and, conse-
quently, both parties are thoroughly organized.
Governor and other state officers, members of
the Legislature, and congressman, are to be
elected; and here, as in Pennsylvania, the cleo
ton of United States senator will be deter
mined by the result. The canvass has been
remarkably systematic, vigorous, and effective,
more so, probably, than in either of the other
states. The regular republicans seem to be
perfectly united and organized. Not many Of
them, we presume, will fail to vote. Therefore
we expect to hear that they have carried the
state by from 5000 to $500 majority. This
hope may be disappointed; but it doe!
not now seem unreasonable A very heavy vote
hOuDliGSoy Will bC Cdsl Al lIb pI6Slu6UIld
election in 1868, the whole vote of Indiana wa'
343,532, divided as follows: for Grant, 176 ,552
for Seymour, 166, $50; majority for Grant, 9,572
In 1870, the democrats carried the state by
majority of 2,55S; not because their vote had
increased; but because 19,O51 republicans who
voted in 1868, did not vote in 1870. The whole
vote in 1870 was 81 $50, of which the republi.
cans had 157,5O1, and the democrats 1900
Indiana is now alive with political excitement
and we may be sure that the republicans viii
not give the state to the democrats, by failing
to vote.
Ohio does not elect a governor, this year A
few state officers and members of the legisla-
ture, are 10 be chosen; but congressman will be
voted for and this makes the election import
ant. In 1868, Ohio voted for president as fol-
lows: whole number of votes 51S,S2S; fol-
Grant, 2S0,128; for Seymour, 23S 700; majority
for Grant, Al ,42S. Last year, when the present
governor was elected, the whole vote was
456,37S, divided as follows: republican, 23S ,27S
democratic, 21s 105; republican majority, q, 16S
The republican vote was Al $50 less than in 1868
and the democratic vote 20, 595 less. The re.
publican canvass in Ohio has not been very
active until within two or three weeks past
Perhaps the republican committees needed to
be scared into greater activity; but We
hear it said that much quiet work was done il
the congressional districts, which did not ge
public attention. Lately the republicans hav
o canvassed the state very earnestly, and the,
seem TO have no doubt Of carrying it by a dec
sive majority. The republican majority, on
g,II 1
unless they can persuade about % 900 repubh
cans to become Greeleyites and vote with them
As this is utterly impossible, while, on the othel
hand, considerable number of democrats have
decided to vote with the republicans, Mr.. Gree.
ley's prospect Of carrying the state is not at all
bright. Meanwhile, it is proper to say that the
actual condition Of the canvass in Ohio, has
not been brought TO view so distinctly as in the
other states.
few people will remember that an election
is held, to-day, in Nebraska. This has been a
republican state, and ii is likely to continue so.
10 1868, Nebraska voted for president as follows
Whole number Of votes, IS, 16s; Tor Grant, 1929;
for Seymour, 4589; republican majority, 1920.
At the state election in 1870, the whole number
of votes was 1874, Of which the republicans
had II ,l26, and the democrats 964s; republican
majority, PATS In new states such as Nebras-
ka, the state elections like elections in the terri
tories, are very often controlled or greatly in6u.
enced by local and personal considerations.
What special influences, if any, are at work in
the election which takes place in Nebraska to-.
day, we are unable to say We know only that
those who are well informed in regard to the
political condition Of the state, are very sure
that it will go for Grant and Wilson, in Novem-
Der.
il should be observed, that the voting for gov.
ernor, to-day, in Pennsylvania and Indiana,
viii not be like that for president, IN November.
Hendricks and Buckalew will have both the
Greeley and the anu-Greeley democratic votes
and, in Pennsylvania, some regular republican
votes viii be given TO Buckalew, while many
other regular repub cans will refuse to vote for
haftFanit without voting for any other candi-
uale, Mr. Greeley can not get all the votes that
"nl DC cast in these states, to-day, for Bucka.
ie" ana Hendricks. In November, all
the regular republicans will vote for
Grant ana Wilson, while some of the
democrats will