The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-09-13
Tho Fight for Int.iana.

Tho Fight for Indiana.
The State upon which, above all
others, the eyes Of both parties are
most anxiously fixed, just now is
Indiana. There is u very general
feeling that tho party which car =
rics Indiana in October will have
tho best chance to elect its Prosi-
dent III November. For many years
tho State has been d close un,,
doubtful one. A quarter of u ccntu-
~ ago it was rogardcI as Demo
cratic. In 1854 Il combination of
Wings, Know. Nothings and Aboli--
tionists carried the State, clectin4
the Governor and defeating scvcra
Democratic candidates for Congress
among them ThomS a. Hendricks .
but it fell back into the hands of the
Democrats in 1856. In that yca:
Oliver L. Morton was the Republ .
can candidate for Governor, an,
WAS defeated, and the electoral vc te
WIS cast for james Buchanan. I
1858, tue Democrats won an cas-
victory. In 1860 Lincoln carri4
The State by 10000 majority, ans
Morton was elected Lieutenant
Governor, becoming Governor tn:
Arxt year. Two years later @
Democrats carried the State, though
there was no Governor to be elected,
and chose Legislature which sen
Hendricks to tho United State.
Senate; but in 1856. the State VIZ
swept again for Lincoln, and Nor
ton WAS rc.'olected. rho Rcpubii-
can success was still greater in 1850
bat in 1865 the State election Wiz.
very close, Conrad Baker dcfcatin;
Hendricks by II small majority
Grant icccived about 10000 maioli
y. In 1870 the Democratic tickle
WAS elected again, but there was II,
Governor TO be chosen. In 1877.
Though Grant received over 2l,OO;
majority in November, Tendrick
and tAc entire Democratic ticlc
VAS elected ia October by II few
tundred votes. In 1874 there W..
I dccldod Democratic victory on tlt
tate ticket. and eight out
thirteen Congrcssmcn were clcctc,
by that party. Thus it vii! be sec,
that Indiana is at all times Il yer
uncertain State. This year thcl.
ire three ti"kcts in the field. ~.
sentiment against forced rcsump
tlon is widespread, affecting bot
parties. The "indcpcndcnt green
oack party has nominated fr.
State ticket and candidates for Con.
grc>s, and draws lis adhorents il on
10Th parties in something like un
equal proportion. It's candidat,
Tor Governor is Anson Walcot;
The enthusiastic leaders Of the par
ty claim that it will show surprisin:
strength on tho 10th of Octobc,
They talk Of sccmi ing thirty five pc
cent. CT the votes, and il tho othc
pat lies should be about cuuall,
divided, that means subs,anti:l
victory, for plurality elects. I'll.
total vote Of the State is abou
$50, 600, and according to this cal
culation tho grccnback party cx
poets to secure over 100000 1t il
probably n large over estimate
Tho Republican canlid,tc is popu
la"}y known as "]iid glove Ben
Harrison" and the Democratic as
"I5!ucjc;ns Wli!iams.' AS between
the two old parties tho currency
questions appears to beavoidcd, and
the Republicans are running tic
campaign on tho "bloody shirt"
Issue exclusively. The Democrats
are making canvass of wonderful
vlgo" and spirit, and the popularity
Of Governor Hendricks seems l;keIv
to turn the scalo in their favor An
October victory i'll Indiana for the,
Democrats would bo tho knoll OF
Hayes --Nc'cs una Couter.
jenkins, IL refugee from Rondout.
wasnn old-line Whig and afterwards
Republican, OF tho most straightest
sect. He will, however, vote for
T:ldcn. His w,ic's letter annomc
ing that she had eloped With Simp-
son, the village barber, bore very
conspicuously the direction, "Voto
for Hayos"