The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-13
THE VICTORY IN INDIANA.
IRON FIVE TO ETGHT THorsAND
DEMOERhTIC MIJORITf.

l. ns...-,,. Tar IiId.n IN November-The
uardc.t-Fougbt Political Contest In inc
state-victory Against very hea'' """'
INDIANAPoLIs, oct. R.-Returns are IN
Prom bs3 townships Of s2 COUNTESS Ihey sho"
h M, Democratic majority OF 25s. The same
.,,scss I'm 1872 gave net Repu blican majority Of
n Ha-a cjeer Democratic gain OF liza. The Re- |
hubIloan figures are about completed. Marion |
nountv, including Indian ipols, will give Harri-
non $40 majority. Including this count, % |
bounties give Harrison majority OF bO62. or
b counties still to heat from, % are heavily
Democratic and II are Republican by average
Snajoritles. The Democratic counties referred
10 gave Hendricks a not jority OF 6,yl In 1879,
snd LARGE gains are certain. willlams's majority
may fall some short OF 5000, but his election by
mood figures Is all safe. The Democrats are Wild
with eDthusiasm. Allen county gives Blue Jeans
B,kjO majority, a gain OF 500.
M-Up to this time Official returns at the
ASSOCIATED Press rooms give TO williams ma
Iority Of 17l2 with large Democratic counties
vet to hear from. The vote must he In, accord
ng to law. by8P.M. At the Democratic Cen
trai Committee rooms they claim the State by
$500.
ePM-E n. Martindale has Just spoken to
sbs R.pubncans oongregated IL front OF the
journal building and told them to go homo
that the State was lost by 1900 majority. Enor-
NOUS gains In the south indicate that the major
e40 7. M.-The battle Is over, and the child Is
born His name Is Williams. After contest
unequailed in the splendid arshslling Of forces.
Do the vsnomous determination OF the Repuoh-
Cans to Garry things at any expense, Indiana has
gone Democrats by at least 5000 majority. Peo-
ole at distance Can have but faint concep-
aion Of the powerful machinery brought to bear
on this battle ground. All the resources OF the
party In power have been freely lavished on the
UndIana campaiQn. Morton has taken personal
nbarge of the canvass, and managed the forces
on orders direct from Chr ndler. and rejecting
tho condensed chicanery and diplomacy Of the
Washington Rings Of eight years experience in
the tactics OF Grantism. They had the prestige
OF SUCCESS to start with Harrisons name is as
ISOLATED With the earliest memories Of the state.
He is man OF fine Intellectual traits, an orator
of recognized talents, and. above all, COM
neDded himself to that very Influential class
of voters who believe the honorable outcome
OF a candidate not cursed with the pestilenco
of long political career. lie was an amateur
fresh from social and professional victories. and
clear Of completely with tricksters. His devoted
admirers were confident he would manage the
Campaign on an inderendent basis, and made
boasts that Morton & Company would never
be able TO control him A sad disappointnent
awaited them. Harrison no sooner entered the
arena than he buckled ON the same arInOl worn
by Morton, and showed himself no less virulent
than his master IN appealing to the bitter ami
mosities OF the war. His friends now claim
that peace policy would have won him the
victory 10y handsome majority. There Is reason
10 belieyt, 10 the face Of evidence now submit
ted. that such course ON ii rrison's part would
vote, which wanted to be recorded on the side
of reconciliation with the South Such has been
SOOO ahead OF MS ticket. ana there is no room
Tor DOUBT that had he adopted the tactics which
have been indicated 10 the election OF Williams
he might have carried the day Ii was a war Of
prncinles, not Of men, aud Harrison. with the
washington cOmblndtl ~ al bis oacA' mas oeeh
sacrificed to the popular demand for peace.
Uncle JIMMY entered the canvass with double
strength. lie stood as the ngure-nead Of
party which pleaded ior peace with the South
and for national reform, ana he rspresenied tne
farming element OF tue state which took clan
nish pride In his elevation, These two COM
bined have given nlm the victory. His parry
with the bloody shirt, aud his gains 10 the farm
Ing dlstiicts have neutralized the ballots est
Tor irison on personal grounds His nOmina-
tion was, therefore, the strongest that could
have been made and. inismuch us his strength
with men OF his own plain description could
never have won the victory, bis election Is a
glorious triumph OF the principles set forth 10
IN this contest. The Independent vote has con.
trbuted to tue democratic victory In NO small
degree but the vote has fallen short of expecta-
bo1.
based on the scenes al ths competng head
quarters, will show what the drilt has oeen In
This election. On Tuesday night. HARRISON, sur
rounded by Tyner. Holloway, aud Government
officials. sat n close proximity to the wires, and
placed their majority at 1000. In an adjoining
room, Hendricks and his friends were downcast
teIegrams stopped, all was Republican In tone.
Next day. In the afternoon, the returns from tho
Dortn showed incredibly Large Demo rate gains.
This was a great damper to the Republicans,
but st they pointed TO struggling gains IN the
south. liy mi iDighs the Democrats had recover
ed. and were shouting Justify for Blue Jeans,
while heavy clouds were resting over the RepuD-
up however, on the extravagant notion that the
southern countes might continue TO report
ratios Of gains which hai been received from
few insignificant precincts, aud tuat these
would piObauiy carry Harrison In on the home
IN lls.fh aFfl AL n flair rnaa
this morning. tue Democrats begiunlng the day
IN renewed conf ence of victory, and the Re
publican, shouting for narrlson, and waiting for
more sunshine from the south.
By noon the Republican nominee had been
compounded beyond redemption by returns
from tho south and RepuDlcan losses In The
stronghOld of the nolth, and the Democrats
were sim,lS frantic with delight. lhe kepub-
lican hopes that tue south would fail IN her
uuty 10y sue Jeans had turned to ashes, and for
tue rest Of the DAY hey were sustained and held
together oui ~ deiu,Ve aud distorted tele-
grams from irresponsible private sources. They
died game. Mortoni-m had controlled the
party, aud the nsut mad been SO extremely otter,
that defeat -eemed lnpOs,i Oa, and the stanch
HaTTisonians would not consent to bi'e the dust
until ia were omciu tuld that I!lue Jeans
was the next GCvrrnO by 3,OD majouty. Even
then tney dispersed with three cheers Tor Har-
rison and three more Tor iayes. From that
moment the Democrats hHd the Held TO them
selves, aud ran rot over the situation. Cheer
upon cheer went up ffom the streets = rsturns
quarter. Speeches we're male, ana salute Of
iOo guns was bred ON the tate House grounds.
80 ends the Uig hght IN ludiana. Iue die has
been cast tor Iildon IN November, and tuere Is
every reason to believe that, with this Irestigs
of al October victory, the state will 20 Demo-
cratic next month by NJ less than al,0,0. This
IL the estimate made by Goy lIenducAs. lie
says that Harrison commanded far moro
strength In Indiana than Hayes can, and more.
no dOuht, than any representative Republican
tn tis state could have uone In TINS OctOUer
canvass lie has run ahead OF ms ticket. Next
month there VIII be no scratching Of Tuden
among Democrats. He will brln2 out the entire
strength Of tho party. Again, tue German
vote, which was partially ayorse 10 Williams
because Republicans had represented hu
incompetent for the position, Will Oe
almost solid for 1den, not only he
cause such arguments are ilieless in bis
Csc, but because they want reform. That issue
viii win Them class. Again the Democratic
independents, having seen the folly of throw.
ing away their votes this time, Will return and
sweU the Democratic lide; wnle Republican
Undergraduates hudlng no promise OF financial
relief IN Hayes, will look for comfort to Iilden
and tue -, Louis pledges. Finally, there Is tue
strength Whlcn always accrues to tne yIctOTio ous
side, ana IN THIS STAGE II represent n floating
vote o. about i've thousand. GOV. Hendricks
Is oonndent that Indiana vii verify his hopes M
Novemotf II no tnorts are relaxed between this
and the day Uf election.
10 +. NJ. W illiams now stands l,3ii ahead
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