New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-12
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Western Virginia we are enabled to take
an imperfect reckoning with view to
find out the relative position of the con-
tending forces. The result is nearly, il
not quite as satisfactory as the most san
guine Republican had any reason to hope
| for, while on the Democrats the news has
fallen like q wet blanket. The dogmatic
dispatch of that Ohio enthusiast, John
G. Thompson, claiming that State for the
Democrats, temporarily revived the droop-
| ing spirits of some of the more gullible
long enough to stimulate up to the point
of losing number of bets; the bogus
Colorado dispatch displayed by the
Democratic State Committee was also
| caught at as q straw, but afforded no
permanent consolation. 1t hardly needed
contradiction, perhaps, but in order to set
the matter forever at rest we telegraphed
to w. n. Byers, editor of the Denver
Ne,cs, and received in reply the assurance
that Colorado has gone Republican by a
majority Of from one thousand to twelve
hundred, and that both branches of the
Legislature are Republican, thus fully
confirming the Associated Press dis
patches. Other private dispatches, or
those purporting to be such, were paraded
in the evening papers, and set off with
stunning headlines, but made no head
way in the public confidence against the
authentic reports of steady gains both in
Ohio and Indiana, which were sent in in
steady streams from the canvassers of the
votes in those States.
Both parties in New Orleans seemed,
by common consent, to look upon the re-
suit of the election in the two great States
north of the Ohio river as sort of YER
dict which is to have a controlling effect
upon the presidential election, four weeks
hence, and our own political fortunes, to
be decided the same day. 1t even seemed
to enter the popular belief here that by
making an effort either for or against the
result would in some manner affect it
favcrably or unfavorably, as the interest
inclined. Hence all sorts of evidence, or
what appeared to resemble it, was greedily
received and believed by the party which
1t seemed to favor without much sitting.
About nine o'clock, however, when the
extra REPUBLICAN was issued with q con-
else summing up of such returns as had
come to hand, the Democrats went sadly
and sorrowfully home, and their State
Committee put ont the lights We may.
therefore, with some caution, sum up the
result about as follows:
In Ohio the Republicans have been
successful after hard fight. They have
elected Barnes Secretary of State by
about seven thousand majority, and
twelve certainly, perhaps thirteen Of the
twenty members of Congress. This is
gain of four or five. In the absence of
reports about members of the Legislature,
We can only suppose the Republicans
have chosen a majority of both houses.
Hurd, Poppleton, Vance, and, we be-
lieve, Banning, have been retired to pri-
vate life, where for two years they will be
restrained from mischievous plotting
with Southern Democrats against the in
terests and the liberties of Southern peo-
pie. We have every reason to be salts
led with the result in Ohio, though |
here has not been what may be called q
tidal wave in the great contest in the
Buckeye State.
In Indiana the Republicans were ahead |
It last accounts, and the Democrats con-
,eded it would take an official count of |
The whole State to destroy the presump-
ion that Harrison, Republican, is elected
over Williams, Democrat. Here, too, we
have gained four or five members of Con- |
,ress. One of the gratifying features of
he event in this State is the defeat OF |
Holman, one of the most persistent
enemies of the South that was sent to the |
Forty fourth Congress. There is no doubt |
whatever of these cheering congressional
,aias, whatever the official figures may
settle as to the candidates for Governor.
reasonable Republican politician might |
almost rest satisfied with the good luck |
hus positively and authoritatively re-
ported, without asking for more. It in
licates Enthusiastically that the Hoosier
State is sure for Hayes in November, and
hat the election of Republican national
administration is an already assured
vent.
West Virginia seems to adhere to the
Instincts of q solid South. We may safely
oncede this State to the Democrats. We
AVE entertained a very faint hope,
ounded, perhaps upon strong desire to
ee West Virginia elect a Republican
as there are two united Sen
tors to be chosen there next winter. But
he reports do not at present point that
way. The State is, however, well Offset
y Colorado, which no amount of wild
at dispatches can prevail upon to change
he reported result Of sweeping Repub-
lean victory.
We have information enough now to
Indicate Enthusiastically that every State
lorth OF the Ohio river will vote for
dayes next month, and that all danger Of
hat second edition Of old Buck, Sam
Cilden, ever occupying the chair of the
reat and good Lincoln has nassed away.