The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-12
From the Dispatch sextra) of ycsteriay.l
The Election News.

The Election News.
The large number Of voters in OHIO ana
L Indiana, and their so nearly equal division
between the two parties, rendered u lnl-
nossibie for us to furnish this morning
definite returns from the elections which
took place in those States yesterday. We
therefore telcgraphcd to the gentleman
named below for specials giving us
the desired information in time
for publication in the extra in
which appears this editorial. Even now,
however, we must notify our readers
that it is not positively certain that Indiana
has elected Mr.. WILLIAMS rs her Governor,
though personally we have very little doubt
that such is the fact. The delay in ascer-
tanning results grows out of the fact that in
Indiana each voter casts but single ballot,
and upon this ballot there must necessarily
be from twenty-seyen to thirty-two candi-
dates named, depending upon whether it is
ina city or a county.
Our telegram giving what the New York
papers say as to the elections in question is
OF course no news. 1t is interesting, never
theless. Our specials from Dir. HARVEY,
Judge NowLIN, and other persons, are I'M
doubtedly reliabie-that is, the senders tele-
graphed Just such news as they had.
Blu. what have we to sayl just this {:
That in our opinion West Virginia has GER
tainly elected MATTHEWS, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, and Democratic
Legislature, which latter will elect two
United States senators. We believe also
that Indiana has gone Democratic by q con-
siderable majority. There may be doubt
MS to WILIIAMs's election if, as seems
TO be the case, he ran behind
his ticket, but there can hardly
be doubt as to the fact that the Democrats
have majority for the rest Of their ticket.
Orr belief is that WILLIAMS is elected too.
Out OF abundant caution, we put in q
"but." Indiana is Democratic State ma
turally, and on full vote may almost al
ways be relied upon as such. Ohio, on the
other hand, is Republican, and has, we
suppose, gone for the Republicans be-
yond doubt. Even il BELL is elected
over BARNES, rs we do not believe is the
case, the Republicans have gained the State
substantially, Just as the Democrats have
gained Indiana substantially, though VIII.
LIAMs was defeated. And as went Indiana
on Tuesday, so will 80 the Union in No.
yember-ior TIDEN, HENDRICKS, and Re.
form.
The news which Mr.. BRADY has so kindly
furnished to his Democratic friends in Rich
mond, through us, confirms us in the belief
that Indiana has gone for the Democrats.
GEORGE w. FHlEDLEY said two days before
the election that he was as certain Of carry.
ing Indiana for the Republicans as he was
OF his existence, or words to that effect
His confidence has evidently all departed.
P.S. The above appeared in the Dispatch
extra Of yesterday. Writing now, We'd
nesday night. we need make no change IN
it except to say that we have no longer any
doubt as to the result in Indiana. The
Democrats made glorious fight there, and
have gained the greatest victory ever gained
in q single State.
AS to Ohio, we never counted upon it.
We had before the election no idea that il
would 60 for the Democrats, and freely cX'
pressed the opinion that it had not so gone
when yesterday Mr.. THoMPsoN's telegram
had deceived SO many people. We dis
counted her vote last June at St. Louis.
With Indiana goes New York, New Jer-
sey, and Connecticut, as we'll rs California,
Nevada, and Oregon. We can now lose
South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Florida, and still elect TILDEN. a#
The day Of deliyerance from Radical mis-
rule and oppression is near.