Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-15
About Indiana.

The republican majority In Maine now
foots up about is 900, or so near the sweeping
September majority In the last presidential
year, 1872, that even the arithmetic man OF
the New York World abandons the effort to
figure out percentage gain for the de-
mocracy calculated to give any encourage
ment Of the ability TO carry closer states. It
is claimed, however, that different Influences
win prevail with the voters of the West,
than with those OF New England, and
that the October elections In Indiana and
Ohio will show more accurately the true
inwa -iness Of the popular heart upon the
national issues to be decided in November
1t Is doubtless true that the way the people
Of Ohio and Indiana will vote cannot be
positively determined by the vote In the
extreme northern states, but there has been
no instance In which the Presidential candi-
date OF the party carrying these northern
states by these September msjorities has
not been elected. This year, II is true, the
possibility that the southern states may 60
solid for Ttlden gives some Foundation for the
claim that the usual rule will not work
1t Is certainly true that all eyes are
now turned towards Indiana and Ohio, and
That both parties are making tremendous
efforts to carry these states In October, as
settling the national contest. The repuoIi-
cans have this advantage In the campaign
that they can afford to lose Indiana and still
elect Hayes, while IL IL necessary for the
election OF Tilden that Indiana shall he car
ried by the democrats In October. To elect
him requires that he shall, In addition TO the
votes OF the southern states, get the votes of
new YORK, Connecticut, New Jersey, Cali.
fornia, and Indiana. He must get both New
York and Indiana In any event. He has no
prospect Of carrying any one Of the state
OF pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Wis
constn, Iowa. and Ohio. In New England
his only possible state is Connecticut.
The vote OF the whole ex-slaveholding states
ID 13s. or these, South Carolina has 7, re-
ducing all others to 13I. 1t will require 1s5
votes to elect. But the republicans have a
prospect OF carrying Louisiana, 8; Missis-
slppi, 8; Florida, A; total 20. This win leave
Ttden III, subject to q possible loss of
North Carolina, 10. His vote In the south
will, on this reckoning, be 1OI votes, leaving
him "a to get. For these he looks to New
York IS, New Jersey ., California 6, Com
necticut 6, Indiana IS, Oregon 3,-total, "a,
leaving him II short Of an election. But
assuming that he gets North Carolina 10.
and 10 other votes from the other states he
Will have at the utmost 1874, including La.
diana. The loss Of Indiana reduces his nos
sible vote to I79. Reports from Indiana say
that Senator Morton and other sagacious
party leaders are confident OF the success of
the republican ticket in October. To ont
slders, however, IL would look as II the
republicans would have up hill work to
wrest the state from the democracy, who
carried IL In the October election In 1872 py
Ills majority. Though Grant carried the
state by 2,5l5 In Novemoer,) and by a
sweeping majority In 1874, when the demo-
Gratis carried all Of the thirteen Congress
sional districts but i've. The repu blican
expectations OF carrying the state this year
are founded on the belief that most of the
"nberals" have returned to the republican
camp.