The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-07-20
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fairs
The action OF the great Democratic Con.
Nehton,, which is to meet at Baltimore on
Tuesday, next, Is a foreyone conclusion.
by vote approaching unanimirv, Gree
ley and Brown will le nominated or ac
cepte'', and 10y similar vote the Cine N
nat' platform will be re-affirmed. The
only State, 80 TAR az We remember. VIII eb
ti',s appointed ahti-Greeley delegates 10
,be Convention, is little Delaware; though
IN the delegations from other States are a
few Anti Greeley men As we have $ ia
however, the action of the Convention Is so
lar determined toy an overwhelming eS-
PRECISION OF public opinion, that but one
course Is possible
Nominated (or accewed) at Baltimore
eau Greeley be elected
Our opinion, not hastily arrived at. is
very positive. We think his election is
scarcely les certain than his nomination
by the Democratic convention
Many Democrats ia both sections are
bitterly pr,judiced against Mr.. Greeley;
and Ia the lace of the fact, that, bevond
an reradNenture, 1t is now Greeley or
EraN tior the next four years. many even
vet would toe greatly ,gratiiied BY the nom
iation OF Il third candidate at Baltimore
This feeling is far more prevalent among
the politicians than among the people.E
hut there is scarcely an exception in the
entire PARTY to the determination to sup
lort HIM after his nomination, now A fix
Ell fact, by the Democratic convention
The New York lorit which, with char.
"eterlstic ability aud hitieru rs. has led
Democratic opposition to him, Already
announces It's intention to be governed by
the action OF the Convention; and Mr.. Voor
hees has not lett his course in doubt. MIR
Greeley will he nominated nj Balu-
'nore, aud will receive the support OF the
democrats that gould IL accorded to Mr..
hendricks or General Hancock.
in total popular vote OF u trihe over
five and II ralf millions in 1865, the Dem
Ocr.tic strength was TWO millions six
hundred and lortyuime thousand and a
change OF three per ceht on The aggregate
vote would have changed the majority to
Seymour
1t Is admitted that Greeley will bring to
his support ten per cent OF the Republican
party, ia the organization % which he
bore so conspicuous "A part, aud by able
and influential members of which he was
put III nomination Since 1865 the Re
publican majOrlties OF that wear have
been greatly reduced in nearly all the
States carried 10y Grant and have been en-
tirely overcome IA some of them Ten Der
cent. 90 thc Repuhiicdn vote aided to the
Dem Ierauc strength shown ia the last
IT &C. elections. W..i u"V citrfr against
Grant Name. Nov Hampshire, connect
icGt Cait9vit Nevada, Nebraska, Ohio.
Indiana, aLj Pennsylvania. which have
miuety tx electoral votes These. with the
votes ~ Alahama. North Carolina Ten
ue-srr. West Virginia and y. is,oui Will .i
Went Republican Ht the last Presidential
election. and are safely conservative now.
and Virginia, which dill not vote at all
= We Greeley two hundred aud forty seve. }
OF tie three hundred and siXty.six votes OF
ire electoral college, il tue other States
vote as before
Bat 1t Is certain that ia several of these
States. Mr. Greeley will carry far more
than ten per cent at the Republican r,r-
". la Illinois. Senator Trumbuii, Cover
nor Palmer aud Long John Wentworth
lead the Liberal Republicans, supported by
the Chicgyp Tribune, much tire most ihfln.
cniial Republican paper IN the West We
elieye MIR Greeley will receive one half
tie entire Republican vote IN that State.
carr. Ing it by thirty thousand majority.
and that the fusion State ticket VIII he
elected 10y like majority. 80 great is the
detection from the Grant party in Iowa
Kansas, Mlnuc-ot aud Wisconsin. that
we believe thai we might add these States
10 the Greeley column And we believe
the Liberal ticket will carry MiSsissiupi
and Texas. which didn vote in lSGS.
But IN calculations OF this sort we are
naturally prone TO seli-decepiion, the Iudg-
mcnt belng led astray 10y too ardent or
too partisan desire. To guard against this
we put down as doubtful the states Of Or.
egon and Louisiana, both Of which went
tor Seymour, Oregon, because il has lust
gone Republican ia a local election, and
Louisiana because political affairs there are
too complicated to Justify dependence np-
on her actlOn), aud Arkansas. Florida, Ne.
hra-ka, Nevada, Texas, and Mssi-sipri
and couceie TO Grant the States Of Iowa
kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Our
estimate theu stands n follows For
ieeelry, Aiatania 10. California u. Con.
uecticut a. Delaware 3, Georgia ID, Hi
nOis ~, Indiana - Kentucky H. Maine
!, Maryland s. Missouri 10. New ifamp.
shire .. New Jer-cy 9. New York IS
North Carolina TO- OHIO -. Penn-vly,,t,ia
2u, Tennessee II, Virginia ID. and Ne.t
NTuuia-ioiai 20 For Grant. Iowa H..
ha"-ns D, Na-sachusctis ~. Michigan II
Mune-ota >. South Carolina. +. Rhode 4,
land :, Vermont >, aud Wisconsin lU-to
tai a. Doubtful, Arkansas o.. Florida 4
Louis an :, Mississippi =, Nebraska q,
urcgon 3, Texas $, Nevada total 49,
We do boot feel tiat sc have strained
our convictions DO this t-tmat To-day.
we think 'he election would uotmatcrialIy
c"a"ge our hsures' and a- the tlle Of put.
hcreni"ent D. ali running Gr,,ey.w ards.
Wcthi"h we might predict more ayora-
Ole result in November Dnp after dav