Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-15
rHx MKT

the MKT ELKCriONS
There are but two State elections 70
come which will materially Affect the
great national contest In November. On
the 10Th Of October. Ohio and Indiana
will cast their votes for Governor and
u Legislature. The result OF the cleo
ton In these States will prove . prsdie-
ton. TO . certain extent. Of the result Of
the Presidential fight in November.
singularly enough. each q Of these
States claims one Of its sons a. csndi-
datsa In the National election ; and what
IL more singular. and has not happened
before in the history Of the country.
these candidates are Governors Of the
two States. Tommy Hendricks rules
Indiana, AMI Rutherford ID. Hayes Is
the executive Of Ohio. Thus the two
men will be piited against each other on
the second Tuesday Of October. and the
one who wins the great nsht may very
confidently count on his election by the
people at large in November.
The significance Of the Ohio and In
diana elections lies In the fact that they
are the only two doubtful States In the
West. We can count with reasonable
certainty on every other State in that
region; they are distinctly Democratic
or Republican. and We know just where
to place them. But Indiana and Ohio
are NJ changeable Ne the winds; and
therefore II Is that their local elections
assume such al importance in the Prss-
iden,ial campaign. II the Republicans
can carry these two Statss, and New
York. which. from present Appearances
they are almost certain Of eonqusring.
the fight il won. The Democrats may
have their ''united South" and vel
come. Give IA these three States and
W are satisfied.
In view Of these facts II L. well TO
review the situation In Ohio and Indi.
ana. We can only judge Of the future
by an analysis OF tho past. In Ohio
last year Governor Hayes ran against
Bill Allen. the great champion OF u
greenback currency. Mr. Hayes was
elected by u majority Of 6.5ii. The
majority is not great. 1t Is true: but II
IL large enough to show that Ohio wants
aspsedy return to specie paymens. and
IL anxious TO exchange her rag money
for good. honest. gold and silver.
When Governor uayes ran for the ofaee
last year. everything was against him.
His opponent Was Governor OF the
State. and welded all the pov'r
which that position gave him. TO beat
Hayes. Our Presidential candidate
acted precisely as he is acting now. He
made no stump speeches. he spent no
money. He left the election to the
sense Of the people. and the people re-
warded him by making him Governor
Of the State. His actions svsr since
have been consistent. and the man
nominated with him on the national
ticket 10 In thorough accord with him on
all the great questions OF the hour
Under these circumstances u is not
probable that Ohio viii now turn n@
back on her Governor. She will give
the Republican candidates at least three
times the majority which abe gave
Governor Hayes last year. /.
Turning to Indiana 90 nnd thai In
1872 Thomas A. II,pdrek. was elected
Governor by . bar. m.ioritv Of Las.
Gen. Grant received a popular majority
Of -. 5i5 for Prs.idsn, in th. name wear.
These figures ars suggestive az showing
the difference between a State and a
vsnersl election. In . Stat. contest
local issues intervene in n national
Heht. every voter casts his ticket for Li.
party. The State which gives TO- 900
m.;oritv for N R.publie.n Goyernor will
GIVE no 600 for n Republiean President.
~. $500. 80. .,..,.,....,..h.
represented the ~greenbaek interest. His
majority Of i.l4sl looks extremely paltry