Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-10-17
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1t was freely admitted by the Gree
ley organs that the October elections in
the three great central States of Ohio.
Pennsylvania, and Indiana would de-
eide the November contest. -
All admitted that there would be no
hope of reversing in the Presidential
election the majorities of the State cleo
tions.. Uniform observation has shown
that the party which carries the State
election in the year Of the Presidential
election, increases its majority at that
election. The reasons are obvious. The
Presidential election is free from all
local issues such, for instance, as liquor
prohibition, which has entered largely
into the Ohio election this yoaf. And
besides, the winning party catches all
the floating element that drifts to the
strongest side. This experience is uni
form. For example, at the State cleo
tion in Indiana, in 1868, the vote for
Hendricks for Governor was 10,
and for Baker III. .575, being a ,RepubIi-
can majority Of 961, and total vote Of
342, ,1s9. But in November the Grant
electors received 176, ,54s votes, and the
Seymour 166, ,96S, being Republican
majority of s, 9,57s. 1t will be seen that
the Democratic vote OF the State cleo
tion fell OF 3,645 at the Presidential
election. The Republican vote gained
1873. No theory Of extraordinary ex-
ertions or improper means on one side
could account for this change: for the
effect of discouragement is as plainly
seen in the Democratic falling of as the
effect Of victory is seen in the Republi-
can gain. a..,,..s-..' -, 90. = = y -
In the same yearrthe Republican ma
jorlty at the State election in Pennsyl-
vania was 9.677. At the Presidential
election this was raised to 2S.S9s. The
total vote at tie State election was 658.-
155, at the November election e55,6s2.
In this case, alsoA there. was a falling of
in the Democratic vote. indicatino that
the extraordinary neans ,,sed In carry
the State in October c,o,,ld mot no zkent
- - a. os.oo. oouae nos ~ aeps
M, M 1,-ee. w u,se silen,s
.. ane -e.no,a.o ~, aoo so.e a. .lle Ssa.e eiecl
oa 20 oe1,.o0. 100 az .Ie esisen.'ai
- &c as1 NJ. y oio,vo4' Oein uecilne s';n
=. 0,o0 -. dns fsepunican Vote ~increasT ~
- nun 90, y ,flo 20 S4z'zso' oeing an al
uis'on y. ,lo'oo1 .heSe ngufes l'. marx
sois plalniy y 'iie eiiscss On the NoVem- EN-.
per eiection OF Victory ana defeat In
October. q1fsiltsa f,re sse.riI,,s..s.es
InOhio In 1858 at the October election
the Renuhl;can ,yoaior;ty u,.e = 6e1 eat
- -. -. - - -
tie november eiectlon tne maJority Ior N
Grant was Al 100. sFpf-afy ! as,.s ,s,,s.j,l
This talIies with all preyious exneri-
oneoss Ts+ta ,.,s,,,t :, .,,,,, = s,ts,ts, &c
:. g
reniisyiyalnia were inuecisive, ana tne
situation Was such that that State would
decide the election. there might be
danper that az, ,,nso,,,n,Ic,,s, ,,o,-t,
- .s.'l9 - : - - = f,..y '-ss:,'
pqSsssssu ol llneansi Inlgng put I9rln
nerculean efforts TO carry 1t by coioniz-
ing or by other frauds. But majority
offrom IN 600 to 40 Oo0 of f,e' Octoher
eJect;on ,,,ts +;,e s,,oco.,, - s,,,,,, ,,fr,.,
- .ion p'so .no oo''ss, u s.iol e,,oi e
out OF tne question. In these three
States the Republicans labored under
divisions in State matters. which tbev
will ho f.oa f.or, - A. p.oa;5a,,t;,t
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