St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-10-20
The Elections Last Week.

Although the returns We're very
meagre from Ohio and Indiana when
We went to press last week, fuller re-
ports do not change the result. which
prove between eight and nine thousand
Republican majority in Ohio, and he
tween five and six thousand Democratic
majority in Indiana.
This result is taken 10y the two par
ties differently. The Democrats seem
to hail il as IN omen Of their success in
November, while the Republicans are
as confident that it does not Indicate
any such thing We see no reason Ia
change our estimate made last week.
that il leaves the November contest
undecided. with strong probabilities
that the Republicans sweep the board,
the October elections being 80 far from
decisive, transfers the contest from the
west to New York. with the chances
strongly in favor of Il Republican tri-
umph III the National election.
The Springfield RcpuGIion. which
claims to wish to have Hayes elected,
but is quick to see all the obstacles in
the way of such result. thus speaks
of the late elections:
The - electoral votes of Ohio may
he set down with entire confidence for
Mr. HnNns 'Ih.r.. i ia,
doubt in the ease of Indiana, bccaIl>e
Indiana has been politically one of the
most capriciouS of states. In l-61. it
voted for Lincoln: in IS62 il went
Democratic 10y nearly lO.OUO: in the
five elections next follow ing. the Re
publican majority varied from nearly
~, 900 to IL few hundreds in 10. the
state Topped to the Democratic side
again after electing Democratic state
officers in October, -, it turned alb
ruptly about and gave Grant u 900
majority in November; in -. it was
Democratic again 10y Il plurality of IL
252. There Is 40 forctclling with
positivcnesS what such state as this
will do next. This indcci>iNe
October result means such i last month
of the canvass aS this country haSn' t
secn.but once 81 twice during lis whole
political existence. II is the home
stretch that is To decide. this wear: the
election will not he over until the men
are actually elected. The cliuch and
tug Will now come over the states of
New York. New Jersey and Cnnnccti-
cut, with the advantages of position
and present chances apprrciahlN in ia
Vor of the Democrats. All three ut
these states have Democratic Govern
ors: one of these Governors is the party
candidate foI the Presidency. and witlIl
as experienced and astntc an organizer
of victory as modern American politics
has seen. With every week. now. the
probability of Il solid South" approx
mates more closely to certainty. Add
to the southern electoral votes proper
those of the three states. New York
New jersey and Connecticut, with those
of the eX-slave and border states which
are conceded to the Democracy, and the
total is ISS-thrre more than are needed
to elect. This. without Indiana with
ont California. Nevada or Oregon. all
three STATES conceded to Tilden in the
estimate put forth some time ago 10y
the Republicans national executive com
mittee; and without Wisconsin, which
can hardly as yet he pronounced Il safe
Republican state.
As sort of offset 10 this rattle, du-
bious prediction, the Boston Journal
an out-and-out Republican journal
draws this Inference:
One result of the October elections,