The New York herald., 1878-10-07

treasurer oil State-heuoen I. Mains o! Floyo
county.
Attorney General-Robers Gregory. OF Tippecanos
county
supsrintendept OF Public Instruction-John oung
OF Marion county.
INTEREST TUE CANVASS.
No very strong feeling is manifested IN respect to
this tieKet except by the nationals who. as oody,
taking more interest In the canvass and spending
more money tnan both Of the old parties together.
The choice oil Superintendent Of Public instruction
arousss The most interest," Tor that Is an othcs which
public school teachers throughout the state
and usually brings out from two 10 three thousand
more than cast for any other candidate on
The state ticket The democrats claim the whole state
ticket this year by good majority. aud the republi-
concede that It is doubtful II Is the struggle IN
the Congressional and Legislative districts which Is OF
most mportance, aud which will be regarded with The
most interest by readers throughout the Union.
the CONGRESSIONAL TICKET
There are thirteen Congressional districts IN In
diana, the nominees Tor Congress In which, as desg-
mated W the three parties are mus given:-
Congressional Nominations.
First DstricI-Wiiliam Aeilman, r. Thomas K.
Garvin, d. n. =. De3ruer, N
Second bistr,c,-R W. wellman, R.; Thomas r.
Cobb, d.
Third Dsstrict-George A. Bickneil, D.
Fourth District-Leonidus Ssxton, r.; Jephtha d.
New, D.; George ". Gregg. n;
Holman. D.. W. @. Jelries,N N.
Sixth DIstrlct-w,am Grose, R.; William r.
D. and N.
Elshth Dis.rict-Mor.on G. Hunter, R.. A. ;. Hos
teller, Henry A. White. n.
Ninth Dlstrlc,-Godove 5. orth, r.. James hccabs,
". Il. N.
ien.h hDls.rct-wIam H. cakns, R. Morgan H.
Woir, ID. John N skinner. N.
Eleventh Dstrlc.-Caviu Cowgirl, R; D. D. DYKE
man. d. David Moss, N.
Twelfth Dis,r,c,-w. G. Coierick, D. J. H s.uds-
baker, N.
Thirteenth Dlsiricl-John II. Baker, R.. John b.
Stoll D. (; Henry Williams, N.
In the First ais.ric, which went democratic at
last Congressional election b. some l,500 or l,700
Garv,n, democrat, Will probably bs elected, although
his republican opponent Is popular and making good
canvass.
Cobb and Bioknel. democrats. viii also carry tho
Second and Third dstricts-tno former ocratc by
5,400 ana the lsttcr by 6,l00 majority
In the Fourth district there q lively and interest
ing contest Sexton, republican. beat DR.. Woollen
the present democratic candidate, best
political organizers IN the State ana will probably
bout sexton on this occasion-a probability that
prominent republicans ~ the scene have come TO
recognize.
The Firth district is Holman's the .sgroat objec-
tor's,n where Holman Is ptsed against Thomas NJ.
Browne, republican, aud W. Q. Jehries, natio0a.
Holman is d snrewd canvasser, anu the dem ocrats
IL that will beaten II the nationals hoid tncr
own, IN that district they Will draw the
democrats than they will from the republicans
Myers the democratic candidate III the sixth dis.
trlDt, Is pashing both his opponents molly. and
likely 10 succeed, although At the last election, Rob-
inson. republican. carried the district by u small
majority.
the democrats and nationals have joined IN lndors-
ing Mr. De LA Matyr, as opposed to Mr.. HAnna, the
republican candidate. StL Mr.. Hanna good
chance to be elected.
In the Eighth also q republican district, Morton c.
Hunter, tho present Congressman, was slected by
l,7OO majority. But this Is the strongest national
district the State except tho Seventh, having the
most ably edited National organ IN this part OF the
country-the Terre Hauie Express Owing 10 his ad.
vocacy oil the national bankiug system Hunter has
made himself very unpopular with the national rank
lar OLD iarmer named Hosi..ler OF Lawrence county
s IN danger Of de eat Information received
democratic headQuar,ers here denotes that Hostctler
viii carry the counties OF Owen, Clay ana Vigo by
1850 majority. and Hunter the counties OF Vcrmiion,
Parks Lawrence and Monroe by 1850 majority,
AafA tha LAM nv TnaA
trict Is, however, extremely doubtful 1t Is known
the .'old voorhees, aistrict' having been gerry
lcan gerry mander State in 1873 in order tnat
Voorhees, might BE- beaten IN II.
The Ninth district (Orths went republican In 1876
by /, 100 James McCabc Inc democratic nominee, is
not popular, and Tho nationals are expected TO
the republican nominee Tor Congress from this district,
will III all probability be victorious IN spite OF the
singular series OF charges IN which his reputation
has enmeshed.
In me Tenth there Quot between
Calkins, ne present republican member; Wicr, the
democrat, ana SKINNER the,nati0nzl nominee Caikins
In the Eleventh district the republicans will elect
Cowgirl there being TOO strong republican majority
there ior both the other Candidates 10 overcome.
In tho Twelfth district there Is democratic major
iy OF even greater volume, which will elect Colsrick,
beyond present doubt.
The threecornsrsd light In the Thirteenth district
will result the re-slecIon OF Baker, the present
republican member, unless the nationals, as has bee
absurdly rumored, forsake their own candidate and
unite Stell
Sucn is a review OF the prospscts In the several
Congressional districts o Indiana from perfectly
impartial standpoint II VIII DO seen from the calcu
aIion that republican and democratic COu-
gressmen are counted upon from Indiana, wish ono
district doubtful. Tho democrats would tain believe,
though, that they have even chance In Orth's
H0maD's districts, ana that II the exist ng apathy
among oi republican until cleo
ton day they may elect their 9 ndidatcs there
THE srATE LEGISLATURE
Next comes the Legislature. Two causes render
puoicans and democrats. The republicans wisn 10
preserve the present Apportionment OF the State
ersss arc Amos. Sespora.o 10 Iner easornoss
Tor reapportonment-s new political deal
Hence the determination .oi both parties 10
control tho senate II possible. Besides, as have
seen, United States senator is to be chosen, and
hold on both legislative houses Is extremely impor-
tant Tor either party Al present the democrats have
the Senate BY ono majority, the republicans the
scmbly by eight maJorry, giving the republicans
mjor,y oi ssvon onJont ballot. There is great df-
lcuiiy before democrats. especially tho attempt
carry the Senate. Ii they could hold the
con CO ied to democratic they would have slight
majority IN the senate aud majorty OF six or cisnt
IN the lower house. But tho gerry mander handicaps
them. Thor leaders, though, are no. dssponden,,
ward to In the senate 70 te which, considering that
they already have The Lieutenant Governor, who
sides. would them control over that BODY Some
democrats expect slgnt majority IN The Assembly,
but the shrswder ones anticipate tnat the nationals
will really hold the balance OF power Al tho last
electon, which gave the republicans the Assembly,
two strong mocra 10 countless Carol and Jackson,
went republican account OF local differences sim
ply. This year dem mocrats expect beyond a aouot
to regain those srongnoids. their Affiliations win
the naOuAiS IN otber cOunte5 are relied on 10 Keep
tnem al least with the republicans the eicc-
ton for Assembly, as IN Hendricks, Putnam. Fayctto
and Union, Randolph ana Jasper ana White couuties
AFFILIATIONS
As 10 Affiliations with the paiionals thus far the
democrats have effected by Tar the numerous
compromises win tnat party Besides the instances
just mentioned there is an agreement between ha-
tonals democrats In The Senate district composed
OF tne c0uEIes OF Jasper, Nsw,on, Benton ana whise
all strongly republican. The countless IN which the
nationals themselves expected 10 elect their own
Independents members OF the Assembly, sucn as Put
nam and Hendricks aud Benton aud Newton, are
without exception republican counties wnere rcpub-
Itcans will suner most IRON the consequent loss oil
voters. ! do not learn from the nationals them
selves from the republicans that grcenback sue
OF this kind is expected 10 occur IN any county
which has heretofore gwen u democratic majority.
The republicans OF Indiana are not inclined 10 relin
Quisn their hope vi retaining the Legislature IN their
hands, notwithstanding all the foregoing consid-
erations. some Of them give the Stale ucket aud
concsde that there may be democratic majority
oi IN TACT, many OF them do this. But