Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-19

The Democrats have gained Indiana, Ore
gon and Ohio, and the Republicans have
gained Colorado OF the two divided States
the Democrats may fairly expect to carry
Florida, which would give the m twenty one
votes in the House, out of thirty eight.
California may go either way. The Repubi-
cans have bare majority of one in the
present delegation from New York, and the
Democrats have one III that from New Jer-
sey. Both of these States may be reversed
next month. In order to acquire majority
the Republicans would have to win New
Jersey and the divided States of California
and Florida, and to take Connecticut from
the Democratic to the divided column. In
other words, they would have to gsin every
possible vote, because the majorities in all
the States but those named are either posi-
lively Democratic or Republican.
1t is useless to disguise the lact that Indi-
diana may be ranged OH the Democratic side
for years to come. The Republican gerry
mander of that State IN the Congressional
and legislative representation required q
large popular majority to sweep it away,
and this was obtained on Tuesday last, after
a long and hard struggle. Flushed with this
triumph i'd with spirit of retaliation, the
Democrats are now likely to follow the ex-
ample of the Republicans, and redistrict the
State in manner that shall give them a
permanent advantage.
Although the Republican plurality in Ohio
is small on the popular vote for secretary of
State, it is a disappointment to the Demo
cratic leaders. They counted confidently on
different result, and every energy was ex-
erted to attain it, as the best means of adj
vancing the fortunes of Mr.. Thurman as a
Presidential candidate. In redistricting the
State for Congress, after the bad example of
the Republicans when they had control of
the legislature and gave themselves two
thirds of the representation, the Democrats
intended to reverse that majority and to do
little more. In other words, the new APP
portionment was made to secure twelve
of the twenty Congressman, with the chances
for fourteen. They have elected only eleven,
and of this number two were barely saved
by small vote.
Iowa has long been regarded as the sSban-
ner State'' f the Republicans in the West.
1t gave Grant majority of 6O.37O in 1872,
and Hayes a majority of So, 2o5 in 1876. The
Congressional delegation was solid for years,
and in nine districts the lowest majority was
1923, and the highest 11,43l. For many
years the politics Of the State have been one
sided. The new element has disturbed the
harmony of this happy family, and by a
fusion elected two members of Congress and
reduced the old-fashioned majority to a
miserable fraction of it's grandeur. The
experience in Maine, the Republican strong
hold of the East, is thus repeated in
the Republican stronghold of the West.
These two events, in lite of all the explain
ations that have been or can be made, are
full Of significance, just as the loss Of New
York would be to the Democrats.
West Virginia was shaken up little
by the greenback agitation, but not enough
to affect her political position in any material
respect. She sends full Democratic dele
cation to Congress. These are the actual
results in the four States that voted lat
week. The conclusions to be drawn from
them, and the probabilities for the future,
are left to the discerning judgment of the
voters on both sides, who are thinking for
themselves this year. Down with Washburn
and the swindling brass kettles!