Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-12
Total for Greeley.

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There remain the four States of Con-
necticut, q; New Jersey, 0, Indiana, Is;
Arkansas, Gin all SO electoral votes. The
whole number is 366, and necessary to a
| choice 164. Assuming that all these States
cast their votes for Greeley, in addition to
those set down as above for him, be would
have loS electoral votes, or four more than
are required 10 elect. The most doubtful
| OF the four is Connecticut. The recent
| township elections show considerable gains
for the Liberals ana Democrats, or at least
are so reported. The complete vote Is not
yet published. If he should lose Connect
| icut and gain Oregon or Nevada, be would
still be elected. If he should gain Califor-
| MIA and lose Arkansas-and some claim
that State for bim-it would not change
the result. The loss of New Jersey or
Indiana, however, would be fatal to him,
and the scale, so evenly balanced, would
turn in favor of Grant. 1t is admitted that
both areflose and uncertain. With the de-
tection that exists among Republicans, New
Jersey can be credited to the Greeley side
of the balance sheet, always providing the
bottom don't drop out. In Indiana, if Hen
bricks is elected, it is pretty. sure that the
State goes for Greeley next month, for the
Republicans have strained every nerve, i'm
ported voters who will be needed at home
in November, and used the slnews of war
freely, to carry an election upon the re-
suit Of which Senator MoTton's political
fortunes depend.
Arkansas was carried for Grant in 1868
BY majority of 3 3,593; but nobody pretends
that it was a fair vote. A very large num-
Der of citizens who labored under political
disabilities then will vote this year.
And if the defeat of Greeley be conced-
ed, it must be admitted that there has
been great gain. A powerful political
party has given up its old issues aud ideas, |
and accepted the results of the war with |
as much heartiness as the great party |
through whose agency they were grated |
upon the constitution and incorporated in |
the legislation Of the country. If Mr.. |
Greeley is not elected to give the South |
assurance Of the National desire for con.-
p!ete reconciliation, it will derive conso-
lstion from the magnitude of the testimony |
OF the Liberal Republicans and Democrats
Of the North In favor of it. To use Mr..
Greeley's language in his Titfin speech, if
The sentiment be represents does not pre-
vail this year it win still grow in strength
every year till it does: "EVen hatred will
die out; patriotism and sympathy will ex-
Dand."
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The Tribune fig
1res up that if Indiana has elected Hen
bricks, the Liberals are still ahead in the
Presidential race, which shows by what
thread victory in November hangs suspend
ed. Cincinnati's brilliant majority is re-
yarded as tie biggest revelation of the Lib
eral strength yet shown in any State. 1t
s taken into consideration here that the
;olOred vote was new element yesterday
n Presidential year, equaling or exceed
ng the msjorities in all three Of the States,
and that Grant Republicans have substan-
ial losses to face in reckoning on their fu-
ure, and can console themselves with the
ruism that revolutions never go backward.
The news of Hendricks election will put
lew life into the opposition, for the town
leCtions in Connecticut also show a Lib
raj majority in that State of from five to sew
n thousand. Counting the electoral votes
ireeley is sure of in the South, and New
,OIk, New jersey Indiana and Connecti-
ut, he will lack but six electoral votes to
ect him. This estimate leaves uncertain
Torth Carolina, Mississippi, Illinois, Cali :
'rnia, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hamp- J
hire and Wisconsin, in which to secure six
otes. The Tribune presents this cheering
ble, saying: "Thst assures it. Friends, in
lite Of fraud, we are on the home stretch,
ith every prospect of success" n