The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-26

The State elections IN Ohio, Indiana
aud West Virginia, take place two weeks
from today, viz. /: on the 10th OF October.
50 general is the belief that the great con.
Test Of November is to be settled by the
result in the two former States, that the
greatest interest attaches to the progress
Of tue campaign 10 those States. As re-
g.ri' Indiana there il every reason to ex-
pee. very close vote. The Democrats
have carried Indiana oftener mt the
0ctOber elections for the last twenty
years than the Republicans. In other
words, they have carried it six times
while the Republicans have carried it bnt
four times. In 1879, at the October elec.
tion, Hendricks was elected Governor by |
l,l+s majority, the vote standing lS9,-
4:i for Hendricks, and 1926 for his
competitor. At the Presidential elec.
ton in November the vote stood
ls6,A7 for Grant, and l63,632 for
Greeley. This remarkable change shows
how decidedly the Democrats lost their
grip 1872 after the break down Of the
c'nVa's in Pennsylvania at the October,
election Of that year. This same thing
il true in Ohio, and also in West Yir-
giniA. In Ohio, at the October election,
The vote. stood o5l,7So Democratic, and
%,9iO Republican, while in November
it'toOd, Greeley 244,32l and Grant 2Sl,
S?. In West Virginia at the October
election, the Democrats polled 40,S05
for Camden, but this vote, after the
Pennsylvania break down, fell Of to
@45l for Greeley in November.
These figures show how large mum.
ber Of people are influenced by the
Probabilities OF the result. Let it be
staeralIy understood that either party is
Almost certain tosucceed and It's vote will
b reinforced by thousands. This is on
the principle Of Scripture that to those
Who have more shall be given, while
from those who have not shall be taken
away even that which they have.
The Republicans have the result in
Vermont and Maine to assist them in In
diana and Ohio. The result in those
States will have its effect in the West.
Sill Indiana is Democratic statc-that
n'he lower Tor Kentucky half Of it is.
Unfortunately it lies SO close to Kentucky
that there ia danger OF many illegal i'm
PO'tations from that State on election
day. Kentucky is so decidedly Demo
cratic that she can spare enough votes to
dsIetmine the result in Indiana and not
miss them at home. We shall not, how
ever lose confidence in a Republi.
can triumph in the HOosier State
Sl'll We SEQ the election returns,
We count great deal on her
"t record and on the fact that Morton
Ne'a' the column in person in this can
We He is the most aggressive cam.
P"sneF in the United States and as an
organizer is equal to Tilden himself. A
4'saty host Of Republican stumpers are
"N0Fk in Indiana, Every inch Of the
ground is being contested, and we think
Se weight Of metal is 80 decidedly with
@' Republican. that they are not likely
lob beaten.
" i0F Ohio, We Judge that the follow.
Ys dispatch from Columbus to the New
AZ .o'G lSa'a on the 22d probably gives
sS situation in that State With at least
'PP'o1iuate accuracy: e
in ,I tIsste has been decided improvement
c.OSs cs.O%Sev'goF and spirit Of the Republican
~ W.. In Ohio during the past week.
k.SsS number Of meetings have been
~. And they have uniformly been
p'In, s and more enthusiastic than il
NusS y this period OF the canvass.
on MI II o. the apparent lack OF yieor
d e Republican side has been due
d. 'Fs H persistent still.hunt policy oi
trir,;os ;os@9efats, which has subduei the
lpSSe.s ot parties and removed the usual
ttnI;se % large Republican demon.
.Suons. The Democrats n.La q 80.
nsiDIS Political meetings, but this d
4 Slipd, as their speakers are