The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-05
Indiana

The Democrats might lose Indiana in both
Octotier and November, and yet elect their
President. The calculations made by the
advocates Of TILDEN before the meeting OF
the st. Louis Convention made out as GER
tain for him sufficient number OF electoral
votes to insure his success whether he car
ried single northwestern State or not. He
was to carry the Pacific States, and New
York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. These
added to oil the southern States but South
Carolina would elect him. In fact, the
Democrats could give the Republicans two
southern States, and still beat them, in case
they carry the States set down above as
certain for their candidate. It is, therefore,
not absolutely necessary that the Democrats
should elect their candidate for Governor
in Indiana In October in order that they
may elect their candidate for President OF
the United States in November.
Nevertheless, it is very desirable that the
Democratic party should succeed in In
diana in October. The election OF BLUE
JEANS WILLIAMS. the Democratic candidate
for that Office, would be virtually the cleo
ton OF TrDEN and HENDRICKS; for whilst
sTIr.DES could and would survive the defeat
OF the Democratic party in Indiana in Octo-
Der, HAYES could not possibly survive the
defeat OF the Republican party at that time
and in that election.
What are the prospects In Indiana! Ii
would seem that they could not easily DC
brighter. The election is only two months
and five days of. The campaign, com
menced month or two ago under GoDLoTE
S. ORTIZ as the Republican candidate, has
been vigorously prosecuted on Doth
sides, the Democratic candidate, how
ever, being absent on public duty. Speeches
have been made by Mr.. ORTIZ here, there
and everywhere, and in both the German
and the English languages. He has hat
some of the ablest Republicans in the State
to aid him. Speeches, professions, HAYES
ratification meetings, and unnumbered news
paper pufs, editorial and other, have no
ayailed to blind the eyes OF the people to tint
real character Of Mr.. ORTIZ. He has, at thu
late day, as we stated yesterday, been com
PEELED to "step down and out" His re
tirement is exactly equivalent to COMES
sion that if he had continued upon the TRACK
he was sure OF being defeated. 1t can have
no other meaning. 1t would be idle fol
the Republicans OF Indiana to assign
any other reason. The blinded partisans VINO
boast OF such men as Senator MORTON anc
GoDLovE ORTIZ, and who follow the Leaf
OF such back-hearted villains as the former
would only provoke laugh OF scorn iron
honest men il they should claim that the,
had induced Mr.. ORTIZ to decline becaus
they had seen anything censurable in hi
public acts or private lie. No. He retired
to save himself from inevitable defeat, ant
to give his corrupt party one more chanc
for its life. Defeat in Indiana in Octobe
means, they know, defeat in the Union il
November, and so Mr.. ORTIZ was compelled
to yield to the necessities OF his party. IL
confessed his inability to lead it to victory
and made way for new candidate. Hi
friends would iain flatter themselves tina
they can find one who can be elected. w
shall see. we, at least, do not believe it.