Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-09
THE OCTOBER ELECTION.
The Latest Word From Ohio, Pennsylva-
mia and Indiana-The Excitement on the
Increase-The Probable Result.


felt in the result prevails in Tennessee as
well as throughout the North, thought
few words as to the present situation
would be welcome.
As the day for the voting approaches the |
people are waking up, especially in In
diana and Pennsylvania, where the ex-
element is intense.
In Ohio until within the past week there
has been less interest felt in the campaign
than ever before in Presidential contest.
Republicans felt so confident of success
that they did not think much work neces-
sary. But now the people are stirred up,
meetings are more frequent and largely at
tended and the camp fires are everywhere
burning brighter. This confidence in the
general result has not been confined to
Ohio by any means. The election of
Horace Greeley has seemed so much an
impossibility to so many Intelligent peo-
pie that there has really been less can
wasting and fewer meetings, outside of the
few close States. than usual in the year
of Presidential election. Thus I have
been informed by those in position to know
that there has been far Tess money eXpend-
ed by the National Republican Committee
in this year, than in 1868. Speaker Blaine
in speech at Cleveland, yesterday in re-
and weak attack upon him, said that the
total amount really expended for speak
ers' documents, &c, in the last canvass in
Maine by the state committee was but
$4,000. Greeley in his speeches weeks be-
fore the election charged that over 100000
had already been cOrruptly paid out. l
mention these facts, simply to show that
the Republicans are extremely confident
perhaps over-confident as to the final re-
suit, and also as an answer to the silly
charges so frequently made that they were
flooding the country with money to carry
Grant and Wilson through.
OHIO.
First in the review of the States as to the
present situation, let me take Ohio, about
which know more from actual observa-
ton than of others. / stated in q former
letter that if there was any doubt about
Ohio it grew out Of an over-cOnfidence of
her Republicans. For the past ten days
there has been more interest shown in the
canvass and now the people are worked up
enough to make certain the average
majority next Tuesday The meetings
have been well attended and some
thing of the old spirit of Ohio
Republicans is awakened. The Greeley
ties have made the Liberal Republicans do
about all their talking and furnish all
their money. They have three rich Lib
eral Republicans as candidates for Congress
in the 10th, in the 18th and in the Cleve-
land districts. These fellows have been
bled profusely and have furnished the
''sinews of war" for the State. They have
paid out over $4,000 each for excursion
trains, newspaper offices and presses, &C.
BY these means the Democrats expect to
make a strong showing on the Sth inst
They expect to poll their own full vote and
in addition their Liberal recruits, which
amount, as they claim, to 10000 voters. 1
think that the election will show that even
Nxyith nj lie OF OFT fhnU Wi ont
far behind on the count of ballots. Our
friends claim they will hold their own in
their Congressional districts, and have
strong hopes Of defeating Morgan and in
redeeming Schenck's old third district. L
think our friends may look out for good
report from the old Buckeye State. Has
saurek's open and shameless sale to the
Greeleyites, based upon his claim to o,C1s
the German pote has hurt the Greeley
movement and helped us wonderfully with
the Germans. Ohio is sure for the Repub-
lican ticket
PENNSYLVANIA.
You have heard great deal about the
Democratic triumph to be won in the
Keystone State next week. Well, if it
should prove a victory for Buckalew,
Pennsylvania Republicans are the worst
deceived men l ever met. Notwithstand-
ing a most uncalled for detection in her
Republican ranks, Notwithstanding the
IaCU l1dI I1aTITdlllU uulS DGell lllOSb
ly assaulted and many Republicans driven
from his support by unfounded charges,
nevertheless the Republicans of the Key
stone State, one and all, promise decided
victory next Tuesday. They say they are
certain to elect their three Congressman at
Large, their Supreme Judge, and also their
Governor. had the pleasure of meeting
Senator Wilson in this city. He was just
from two weeks canvass of Pennsylvania
and found him very confident of q VIC
tory. He thinks Hartranft will certain
ly be elected and that he is growing
stronger every day. The endorsement OF
his personal integrity by the solid bust
ness men of Philadelphia, by such men as
A. ]. DreXel and Geo. H. Stuart men who
have, as they say, investigated the
charges against him" has done him great
and good satisfies thousands who have relied
merely upon wild newspaper charges. Har-
tranft has been the subject of many base con
spiracies concocted by Mcclure and the peO
are now finding it out The pardon o
Yerkes has been seized upon as piece o
rascality to help Hartranft, but the facts arr
that Mcclure, Buckalew, the Judge anC
jury that tried Yerkes and the best men o
Philadelphia without regard to politics
signed the petition for his pardon. Thi
disposes of the last howl and shows tn
character of the war made upon the Re
publican nominee. But, Notwithstanding
all this the Republicans are confident AM
promise victory next week.
INDIANA,
Senator Morton writes that the ReDubli