Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-09
THE ELECTION YESTERDAY.

oJaIe Objects anu members OF congress.
The result will greately influence the Pre-
sidential election of next month and is,
therefore, looked for with intense anxiety.
Pennsylvania chooses a Governor, SUI
preme Judge, Auditor General and twenty
seven members of Congress. The canvass
has been an exciting one and both parties
seem confident of success. Against the
Republican nominee for Governor is ar
rayed, first, the solid Democratic vote
second, the Greeley Republican VOTE and
third, a considerable disaffected Grant Re-
publican vote, led by John w. Forney, of
the Philadelphia Press. Pennsylvania Re
publicans have for years had what they
term the Cameron faction and the Curtin
Forney faction. The latter faction claim
that Gen. Hartranft, the regular nominee,
was placed before tue people by packed
convention that he is tool of Cameron's
and dishonest man. They, therefore,
refuse to support him, but at the same time
are strong advocates of Grants election.
Buckalew, the Democratic Gubernatorial
candidate will therefore poll to-day two clas-
ses of votes that Mr.. Greeley will not have
next month-we refer to the Forney Repub-
licans who favor Grant and the disaffected
Democrats who will either vote for Grant
or O'Conor in November. For these rea-
sons the vote between Buckalew and Har-
tranft for Governor can not be n fair test of
the strength of Grant or Greeley in the
Keystone State. Every intelligent, fair
minded reader can readily understand this.
Three of the twenty seven Congressman to
be chosen in Pennsylvania to-day, are to
be voted for by the people at large. Both
parties have nominated for these positions
strong men who will poll their full party
vote. AS they are to be voted for more up
on national issues than the candidates for
Governor, it is generally conceded that the
vote for the three Congressman at large,
will be fair indication of the strength of
Grant and Greeley. The vote on this part
of the ticket will therefore be most gener-
ally taken as a test. AS to the result in
Pennsylvania, we can only say that the
Republicans are exceedingly confident of
electing their three Congressman at large
and their Supreme Judge, and claim with
good reasons that they will elect Hartranft
for Governor, even against the strong COM
binations opposing him. 4 full poll of the
State just completed gives us the State by
several thousand. The Democrats seem to
be confident of electing Buckalew, but
even if successful they can not fairly claim
the State for Greeley in November In
the present Congress the Democrats have
thirteen while the Republicans have but
eleven members. Our friends hope to
change this representation materially.
In 1869 the Republican majority in the
State was 1896. In 1870, in the Congress
sional elections, the Democratic majority
was 300. In 1871 on the vote for Auditor
General, the Republican majority was IA,
575.
Ohio, the next State in importance, elects
a Secretary of State, Supreme Judge and
twenty Congressman. The Democracy
will poll to-day in the Buckeye State
fuller vote than they can in November.
The Democrats in Ohio who will not vote
for Greeley fully equal the Republicans
who will not vote for Grant. But to-day
both of these elements vote the Democratic
ticket, hence the result will not be test
of Grants strength in the State. The Re-
publicans have full poll of the State and
are confident of carrying it by a fair ma
jority. In the present Congress the dele
cation stands IA Republicans to Demo.
Gratis. In 1869 the Republican majority
was ISIS; in 1870 16,66S; and in 1871,
| Governor Noyes carried the State by ma
ority of 1904 over both his competitors.
Indiana elects a Governor, full State
ticket and thirteen members of Congress
The canvass in the Hoosier State has been
the most exciting and the most holly con-
tested of any in the Union. Both parties
put forth a strong ticket ana both sides
have contested the ground, township by
township. The Legislature to be chosen
elects a successor to Gov. Morton and the
fight has really been for this seat in the
| Senate. Indiana is a close State and the
result to-day, may fairly be said to be
doubtful. Both parties claim the State.
The Republicans have held the largest and
most enthusiastic meetings and have the
best organization. But the Southern tier
of counties in the State border on that Par
! adise of the Bourbon Democracy-Ken-
lucky, and out of the abundance of their
Democratic voters the leaders of that be-
nighted State have loaned Hendricks,
Voorhees, & Co., several thousand of Mas
by's friends, who will to-day vote O
! "straight ticket" in Indiana. There is nc
Il IL IL. III.