The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-19
The Press and Banner
w. A. LEE, Editor.
Wednesday, July 10, 1876.
The Democratic Prospect.

The Ne,cs and Courier makes HI In.
teresting estimate of the chances of
the Democrats ia the present National
struggle. based upon the last election
returns in the several States, ana ar
rives at very hopeful conclusions.
Twelve States composing Alabama,
Arkansas, Delaware. Georgia, Ken
lucky, Maryland, Missouri. North
Carolina, Tennessee. Texas, Virginia,
and West Virginia, with one hundred
and eleven electoral votes are ranked
~ Democratic. =.
The States of California, Connecti-
cut, Illinois, Indiana, Connecticut,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada,
New Jersey, New York and
Oregon, with one hundred and
fourteen electoral votes, are put down
as doubtful; but they all went Dem
ocratic at the last election and If they
should do 30 again would give two
hundred and twenty-five electoral
votes, or forty-one more than the one
hundred and eighty four necessary to
il choice.
or these States put down as doubt
full, California gave last fall Demo
cratic majority of over $4,000; Neva-
da at the last election gave q Demo
cratic majority Of $500; Oregon ], 200,
and We may safely put these twelve
electoral votes of the three Pacific
States to the credit OF the Democrats.
Connecticut for four years has gone
Democratic. and last year polled for
Ingersoll Democratic vote of SO, 600,
larger than any Republican vote ever
polled. Illinois. two years ago gave a
majority of $4,000 against the Repub.
licans. Indiana has gone Democratic
in every election since 1868, except for
President four years ago, when 25.WO
Democrats refused to vote for Greeley.
Louisiana, Mississippi and New Jer-
sey are confident of Democratic sue
cesses.
New York gave Tilden 5O,3l7 major.
Eity for Governor two years ago, and
Bigelow, Democrat, for Secretary OF
State, l4,SlO majority last year.
Doubtless the local dissensions last
year among the Democracy contri6u-
ted largely to the reduction OF the
Democratic majority in the State.
Bigelow's majority in the City of New
York was $4,000 less than Tilden's
majority of 1874. There was differ
ence of S, 900 in the majority of Tilden
and Bigelow in Kings. Here is a
large part Of the falling off from Til
denden's majority of 1874 accounted
for. But this year .Tilden Is again a
candidate, the party is united and en-
thusiastic for him, he will call out the
last Democratic vote, and we may
hope for his usual majority. Since
the war the State of New York has
gone Democratic seven times aud Re-
publican twice. One of the latter in
stances was due to the dissatisfaction
Of thousands Of Democrats with the
candidature of Mr.. Greeley. 10 use
the words fGovernor Seymour: New
York is naturally Democratic State.'
1t will be our own fault if we lose it..
This estimate leaves out of the cal
culution the States Of Pennsylvania.
Ohio, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and
Florida. with their seventy electoral
votes which with the exception OF
Florida, went Democratic two years
ago. The prospect certainly looks
we'll Oh paper, and with a proper effort
on the part Of all, and due forbearance
especially at the South, may end in
the desired succt So,