Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-16
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
A Republican View OF The Prospects
Of the Two Great Parties.

N. Z. Graphic Washington Special. llth.l
The election news has been eagerly
sought Tor. At this time what seems
certain is that:
l. The Republicans have elected their
State ticket in Ohio. This is a defeat
for the Democrats, who carried the State
last year BY a plurality of %. 1870 votes.
z The congressional delegation from
Ohio is Democratic. This is a great adj
vantage gained by the Democrats. The
delegation IN the present house stands
eight Democrats and Twelve Repuhli.
a In the next house it will stand
eleven Democrats and nine Republicans.
3 The Democrats have mace a clean
sweep in Indiapa. 10 all appearance,
it has become a reliable Democratic
State Their Safe ticket has been
elected by a pln Atty Of 0,00e 0 u, 900
vo,es-more than twice the plurality for
Tilden and Hendr' q in 1876 they
have carried the Legislature, which in.
sures a Democratic successor to Senator
Voorhees-probsbly the Tall Syca-
more himself.
4 The Democrats have carried the
congressionsl delegation. In the Jres.
ent house there are 9 Republicans aud 4
Democrats. In tina next house there
will be 7 Democrats, | NafionAl and 5
Republicans. This is a clear loss Of 4
to the Republicans, and q gain Of 3 to
the Democrats.
8 In lava the Republican State ticket
is elected, though 1t seems by a greatly
reduced majority over the Democratic.
Greenback fusion ticket. The Republi.
cans retain control Of the congressioDal
delegation, though lbsv have lost two
members. The present delegation stands
8 Republicans and no Depoerat. Tn,
new delegation will stand I Republican,
aud 2 Democrats CT eenbackels.
6. The Democrats have carried Yves,
Virginia and elected a suiid dele. alton
to congress.
And now what are the conclusions e
be drawn from these laets2 A shfeWd
politician has gone over hem w,,h mt
and the conclusions 10 oe draw a lsen
them are. in his opioioa there:
l.. That the Democrats have all the rea.
advantages of TUESDAYS elec 10. The,
have in e-ch Use c.p.Gr | tie sironc
hold. Iu Ohio be choice Of Slate OH
GERS was Of no e. 6i oct mouelt. Til,
bone Of coaien on was The ousress,on
al delegation. AID tbe cou ole lbil
was impol amt, not only 10 aidlug 10 Sc,
cure a Democratic mfjohy 20 U}sao;7t
the next house, but IN seCu iHg ne vo.,
OF OHIO for The Democ a,c caod datl
for tue Presidency, in c-ss tie %elscs.nl
is thrown into the house. This nr,ze hsl
been OBJ .aiued, and wrile ,de Ohio Dem
octats we're d irous Of carry g the
g. tie, my info :manL inferred that tht
leaders traded oa' S lte" lof congress
whe levef it VS. possible.
In Indiana the Democfa = have 70
only scared the cou,restioosl deleca
ton by a clear usjocily ovet both ia,
Republicans and Nationals, bat The,
have secured the legislature, VIII ch elect
= senator.
l The Democratic successor in Obi
and Indiana and be brc X ia tbe r ,pub
lican column 10 Iowa sssorts the ID ono
Gratis con, -ol Of the next houte Of ,epre
sent tiveJ. Nothing bat a s rong GU
break of the Greenback element ia ib,
South eau prevent this result. That th
new party Is strong in the South is Gel
tain, but experienced POLITICIANS c " tina
willie in Virginia and other Sodiheri
81 ties the vote will be large, vet tha
being spre d over ls,ge dis ricts it vii
not and cannot seriously endsnger Dem
oci attic supremacy.
3 1t is certain that the Republican
will have less strength in tie ne.' hous
than in the last. Filtv fod members O
the next house have peer elected. Il
the present house ?S OF these we're Il.
publicans and l6 Democrats. In tn
next house the Democrats VIII have 2
members-a gain Of 6; the Republican
PA loss OF IL, and tue G~feenbackers
"a gain OF 5. Where are The Republ
cans going to make up for thete losses
A The Republicans will not only be i
a numerical minority. but the Democrat
will control q clear majority of The cor
gressional delegations, so that in case 9
an ell ltion by TIE house the Democrat
candidate is certain 10 be chosen.