Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-09
THE ELECTIONS NEXT TUESDAY

New York Sun.
One week from to-day elections are
to be held in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and
Nebraska. Though under her new
Constitution Pennsylvania viii be miss
ed from the list of States whose Octo-
her yerdiets. have been wont to exert
so powerful on inference on the States
voting in November, nevertheless the
results in the four Commenwealths we
have named viii be felt with almost
undated force In all the Northwest,
and In New York, New jersey, and
even so far away as Massachusetts.
In Nebraska Governor and Legis-
lature are to be elected. In the other
three States, such officers as Secretary
of State and Attorney General are to
be chosen, b1t not Governors, How
ever, such tickets as are to be. run IN
Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa viii as clearly
indicate the current of public opinion
as would be the case if each now elect
ed a Governor.
Last wear William Allen, Democrat,
was elected Governor of Ohio by a ma
ioritT of sly over Noyes, who then
| held the Office. The last election in In
diana which afforded any fair test of
| the relative strength of the Democratic
and Republican parties was held IN
October, 1872, when. Thomas A. Hen
| bricks. Democrat, was chosen Govern
or by a majority of LAS. The con-
test between Greeley and Grant, which
took place two or three weeks later,
| and when Grant obtained about ., 900
majority, was for obvious reasons al
| lowed by the Democracy to 60 almost
by default. In Iowa last fall Carpen-
ter. Republican, ran for Governor
against Vale, Anti Monopoly and
Granger. Carpenters majority was
| %. 565. This was an unusually small
Republican majority for Iowa, which,
| in proportion to the full vote cast, has
always stood among the foremost of
the Republican States. Iowa gave
Grant in 1872 a majority of 60s37O.
The last elections in Nebraska were in
1872. In October of thatyear Furnas,
Republican, was chosen Governor by
majority Of 1916, and in November
Grant got majority of lO,5l7,
1t will be seen that Grangerism made
itself felt in Iowa last year. 1t appears
again. in the contests of this fall. 1t
has made efforts to obtain lodgment
in Ohio, Indiana, and especially Ne
braska. Though the Republicans and
| Democrats in these four States have
| in numerous instances formed coah
| tinns with the Changers, thus render
ing 1t difficult to determine precisely
what the strength of this new faction
| is, nevertheless the returns Will furnish
/ valuable data on this subject.
The most important feature IN these
contests is the Congress elections.
| Forty-three. members of the next
House are to be CHOSEN; twenty in
Ohio, thirteen in Indiana, nine In
Iowa. and one in Nebraska. In the
present House, Ohio is represented by
| thirteen Republicans and seven Demo-
Gratis; Indiana by ten Republicans and
three Democrats; Iowa by nine Repub-
Ecans, and Nebraska by one Repub-
lican, making an aggregate OF thirty
three Republicans and ten Democrats.
! While it looks as If candidates IN
Ohio and Indiana were with few excep-
tions to run in the old party grooves,
we shall not be surprised If the Gran
gers or anti-Monopohsts, or by wbate-
yer name they may call themselves,
break IN more or less upon the ancient
order OF things in Iowa and Nebraska.
However, few facts lie right on the
surface. Ii the Democrats expect to
inspire rejecting men with the hope
that their party can elect the President
two years hence. they must now elect
their State tickets in Ohio and Indiana
by maioritics. larger than those given
to Allen and Hendricks, and they must,
through Grangerism or in some ether
way, greatly reduce the heavy Repub'
lican naiorities IN Iowa and Nebraska.
Moreover, if they intend 10 secure a
majority IN the next Congress-the
point whereon, according to the prece'
dents of the last hal century, the
Presidential contest viii hinge-they
must, on Tuesday next, elect nearly
one half of the forty-three member;
then To be chosen.
The fuuting vote, which always drifts
with the current, determines the cleo
ton in doubtful States That portion
of the people OF New York, vino long
for relief from the intolerable burdens
Of Grants Administration, look wti
solicitude for the results next week IL
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska