, 1876-10-13

Tic Tutlia,1a returns received lnte Mt night.
or rather carly IN tho morning. nftor onr
comments woro written, changod d
tho aspects from HARRISON to W1L11AMs, md
the information now before us indicates TINT
WILLIAMS iu elected Governor, and tlint tho
Democratio State ticket has received tho
most votcs, while, on tho other hnnl, the
Republicans liavn gained two or three lnem-
bers Of Congress-, and haro carried tue Legis-
lnluro, and almost wipod out tho heavy DEM
ocratio majority Of two years ago. The
minority for WILLIAMS at best will 10 very
small, but it is enough to enab1o tile Demo-
Gratis to iuaisk that they eau carry the State
for T1IpEs noxt month. Although we firm
~ believe that HAYES will carry Indiana, tho
lnornl effect Of tho election will be OIL tho
aido OF tho Democrats. It is best to be can
did In these things. The battlo there will
l,ayo to be fought over agnin, but IT will DO
by llomo forces mud nluans on both sidos.
This result iu Indiana serves merely to pro-
long rather thau decide the contest. Hnt1
the State gouo Republican, tho vote Of Inai-
aun would haso boon lost to T1LpEN beyond
au question, aud as the flfteou votes Of 1ndi-
nna are Indispensable to his election in any
case, that would hnvo determined his defeat.
Including Indiana, therefore, among The
possible States for T1tpr3, lot us SOC how
his chances nro elsewhere:
Tho State OF Now York is, undor Ill cir
cumstances anl conditions, essential to tho
election Of SEr. TuDz,', and a careful c:;atni-
nation of tie history OF rarsics in that stato
does not promise d Democratic majority
thero; on the contrary, there aro less proba-
bilitieY Of I1LpEs getting tho vote Of Now
York tllau Of lis getting tho yoto Of Ohio or
Illinois. Tho claim las been made, aud IT
was strongly urged rs reason for his nomi
milton, tlat he 1ad rescued Now York FROM
tho Republican party aud had been elected
by 10, 900 majority, and Ind inado Now York
Democratic Stnto. There is no truth in
tl,iu claln. Hero arc tho facts; In 1879,
tho Democratic candidate for Governor Of
Now York WINS FRANCIS HERMAN, ono Of tho
ablcst nnd best known lawyors in tho State,
inau Of unbomished personal character,
respected by ali PARTIES, and ono of great
personal popularity. 10 WAS man who
crcatel enthusiasm in his own pnrty, and
sileneed criticism among opponents Ho re-
cciycd tho whole vote Of the Democratic
parsy,-:,92, ,3Io yotes,-boing several thou-
sand moro tlan was giyon for GREELEY. Yet
lznaaN was ut that election beaten by Con.
D1x, who received 4l1,S0l votes, or mr.
jority Of 56,:61. Two yeara later, in 1874,
came the " tidal wave," when tho Republic
ms nl,stained from voting and allowed the
Dcmocrats to capture Ohio by 17,000, In
diana by 1900, Illinois by 10000, aid even
elect Donocratio Governor in Massachu-
suits, anl 6ain Congressman III Kanuas,
Iowa, Pcnnsylyania, Wisconsin, Illinois, md
Michigan. At that election, III TINT year Of
Republican bolting and abstinouco aud DOM
ocratio enthusiasm, AIr. T1IpEx was carried
| in OIL tito wave and elected Governor by
3s,5l9 majority. Tho total yota, for Gov
crnor in 1871 WA $4,000 less tllan III 1879.
Tie unpo}led Republican vote WE far great
or llan T1LpEs's majority, Notwithstanding
he hnil received thousands Of nepubiicnuvotcs
rs n tribute to his then supposed butrayn Of
his old and iMtimato friend TWEED, aud for
other reasons.
The Republicans In 1875 made IN effort
In those Stntes where oloclions were held 10
rocoyor tho Losses III 1874. They recovered
nm, pc,,uaylvan,n Tlov nnt nj. o,,v orar.o,n,
a.. nnmo,rot,o ,,or;,. ~ ~ nm l., o,,,.,
ta, I In, = mainr,t~ ~, ovor % roo tas ~ -. v x1.
In Now York tho Democratic tickot waa B,,E-
ported by tho " Liberals" ," and wore strongly
nlled by T11pEx, then in office as Governor
M ,l''s " ann. w.. .,,a 1,oa,',,'a' n 80 %
n~e ~ "'' n 49, -, ,on cA as 'a's " "u.9
if,ooo' VIM. ss f s,a,'.t ss" s,,'s sne'
Te'ea w 1o"'v.a aass ss' AAu "'s"a
Do1.oo.".'o @ 'n"'o't'5 ~, ~ Nv ,", "Aoo w. W.