New-York tribune., 1876-10-07
Democratic majority


At that election the Independents ran ticket
and pollcd from 10000 to 10000 votes for their
nominees. Republican gains may be expected TO be
announced from all quarters aud it will be easy for
those who will be eagerly scanning the dispatches on
Tuesday night TO calculate by comparison with the
vote of the same localities in 1874, the percentage
If gain and see whether it IL running high enough
TO overcome the adverse majority OF two years
ago. Ia localities where the Grccnback movement
is strong the rcturls Will be very confusing To
see how this movement is affecting the rrialive
strength Of the old parties take the vote of either OF
the following towns Terrc llaute, Hartford CITY,
! DaurUe. Bloomfield Fowler, kcntland or Aonu-
cello These places the county seats OF counties
where the Independents are well organized ana
mon. formidable than elsewhere The returns tee-
| graphod will of course De the vote Tor Governor
Con. Harrison will run ahead ofhs ticket. hut not
as much A. his ,anguine friends anticipate. think
il safe however, to estimate that he viii get from
900 10 2 900 votes moro than the other Republican
candidates, aud in as close an election a. TINS
PROMISES Ia be- this il feature 10 be taken into ac-
count i'm guessing at results from imperfect returns
| Even with an adverse result in the contest Tor
Governor the Republicans are certain to make I'M
portant gains in the delegation 10 Congress. mere
are eight Democratic Representatives 10 fye Re
pnblicans -Four districts conceded to the De'l-
ocrats this Fall-thc Isi, lId and Hid, lying along
! the Ohio River, and the XlIth, or Fort Wayne Dl'-
! trict. The IYth IL close. Licut-Goy sexton tHe
! Republican candidate, must overcome an adNeIH'
majority two years ago of 1900 if he succeeds Inc
ytb was n Republican district in 1872 by l,4l2 ma
! iority but in 1874 1t turned remarkable Somer-
! sault and elected Holman by . .iO7 majority. Now
| the fight between Holman and Col. Browne ls very
close and excang, with the chances fayoring the
LATTER. In the With, With, lXth, Xth, Alth, and
XIIItb there il no doubt about the success ot the
! Renublican nominees; nor II there much of hght
! i'm either of them except in the Indianapolis DIS
| trict (VIUh where Frank Landers Is trying
hard 10 hold on TO the seat which he got IN the land
slide of 1874 by about 600 majority and VIII lose
TO John Hanna this year by LOO Inc NlIith' oi
Terrc lautc District is overrun with the GreehDacA
heresy and nobody can tell what the result VIII oe
| with three candidates in the field. Each Oh the
three parties is hopeful of carrying IFS man through
To rccapituatc, there are six sure hepuDhcaI ais
tricts four sure Democratic districts, ana lhreo
donbttIl Districts in two of which the chances
favor the Republicans and one the Democrats. %
the prospects are that the complexion of the delcga-
tion will be exactly reversed. Rather singularly,
that is precisely the outlook with regard 10 po' ne
Pennsylvania and Ohio delegations.
All inportout movements in the Republican cam
paign are directed by Senator Morton himself lie
is absolute in the party in Indiana, ana pioohs no
rival near the throncp While constantly on the
stump, speaking every day, and often twice day
and travelling nights, hc keeps his eye on the "hoe
field and communicates his directions constantly 10
| the chairman Of the Central Committee lhese
directions are always followed. There are many
prominent Republicans in the State VINO DO not
like Morton. and who would he glad to Abolish ms
dictatorship but when it comes to hght WIN 'he
Democracy there is not one who does not
promptly acknowledge his right to lead ana
concede 10 him the conduct oil the cam
paign. Like Mr. Blaine in Maine, Mr.. Morton
il the recognized party chief in mdlana-less popu-
lar Int inst as powerful. Eastern politicians, wheh
they come here are generally disposed to crticlSe
his manner of running the canvass. III appears 10
them that too much effort aud money are iau out III
getting up big spectacular demonstrations, ana that
n good deal of it could be better employed III ere
atinp a more effective local organization. Ims
criticism APPLIES equally to the Democratic manage
ment however. Both parties rival each other III
"grand ralliesD with their paraphernaa oil process
sions uniformed companies of horsemen and foot
men, brass bands, banners pretty gtis' ana Trans
parencies queter canvass, with smaller meet
inps and more thorough local work, would perhaps
be more effective, but neither party "oniu venture
to be the first TO abandon the custom OF making as
much show and noise as possible Apparently there
are "A good many voters i'll every county III Indiana
who don't make up their minds how they are gong
TO vote until they see which side gets out the Dlg-
| gest procession.