The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-29
The Official Results in Indiana and
Iowa.

The Official Results in Indiana and
Iowa.
The official figures in these two statos
enable the public to see at a glance. and
without the aid of politicians glnsse@, not
only what were the actual results at the re-
cent elections, but to form an independent
opinion as TO the probable future in both
cases. II is only by a comparison Of the
votes east in previous years with those Of
this, that the marked changes can he made
plain. Although Indiana gave Mr.. TTLDES
t,525 majority over Mr.. HAYES, he was in
n minority on the combined vote Of Repaid
licane and Gfeeibackers. THUS;
Total vote Tor rlrpis IN 1875 ......... 2la12e
Total vote Tor 'o"raR IN 1915 s.as
1tLutk over hsht~ 100
HAYKs and 1OortR over TitDIS A'se
This year the election has been more pro-
nounced in its political features. The vote
is distributed AZ follows:
ps@Se,a,, iatt2i
nsmocrst, majority over Republican. s7m
Republicans aud Nationals over Democrats % ~
The total vote Of 1879, a. compared with
1876, shows a falling of Of 1863, which ex-
hibits a larger ratio Of votes than any other
State has thus far shown. or il likely to
show The following figures tell how the
two partic- were able to hold their forces
Turns IN 1876 Y3aei
saaSslS. se,.,,ar. Of STATE. ID. ir7s io'.''l
Faliu.. ~ ............... .... ~ U.s.
N NsT;'. ss .s5g n,.7, i i1.i7s5
Failing of ....... ............ 1880
The propoltionatc loss was thus meeh
larger ON the Republican than ON the Demo
cratic side. The Nationals rose from 1888
in 1876 to 80 iiS In 1878 thus demonstrating
That they gathered in IA large share of the
Republican detection, and, doubtless, pOr-
tlon Of the new voters. While this indie
pendent organization exists, the Democrats
must continue TO hold the State; and when
II breaks up, the law Of political gravitation
will carry most of it, members to the party
holding power. The Democrats gained three
members Of Congress, and what is far more
important for the future, they carried the
Legislature which will enable them to undo
the Republican gclrymander 10y which
majority was long held IN subsection by
minority
Iowa has been tho banner State Of the Re-
publican party In the Wcst for twenty
years, and has stood side by side In 10y
atty with Vermont. Massachusetts,, and
Maine. In every sharp contest for the Presl-
dency n rouslng majority of sixty thousand
was rolled up, as for GRANT in 1872, and for
HAYES in 1916. The changes have been most
notable since the Fraudulent Administra-
Non got possession of Office:
Republican vote in 1879 ................ 800
Republican vote ~ lsl' l2l $40
Falling m .................... ... ~ ssO
hhsmosrs!ic vote IN 10 ".".".".. i1l 3i2l
Democratic vt- an lh't .t.......,,..... '"sn3
Failing of ................... ~ 7Ss
G'cs"SsSs y VT h ilg5;5 s e43L
Increase ............. ............ ~ 7o7
Besides these Gleeubackers, the Prohibi-
tionists east 1853 votes last year, 1t is
thus seen, while the Republicans had ma
jority over the Democrats Of A. 1913 last year.
that the Democrats. Grcenbackcrs, and Pro-
hibitonists combined had a majority OF 2,97i
over the Republicans. This year a most
earnest EFFORT was made to reconcile the in
ternal discords, and for the sake Of the
party. :. bury out Of sight the ieuds which
the Administration had melted. The result
j. given in the figures below:
nenqelst. AID Dftsn's,h iu,,on .... l-9 ~
l.epulican maou,, .e.r peno,rai. siss
Republican nao.iy ,,, al ot-J
Thus in two years minority Of sixty
thousand in round numbers ha- dwlndlcd
away TO seven Thousand. and the solid Re-
publican delegation Il Iowa. which was the
boast and tho plido If the leaders, las boon
broken by the lo-s ~ two members in dis
tricts heretofore considered mprosnable
For two day afloy the election the A--o-
catcd Press reports from Iowa, evidently
preparcd by partisan hand claimed great
gains for the Republicans, and failed 10 an
nOunce the election Of two fusion Congress-
men when that information was common
and well grounded on positive returns
Nothing is to be gained by msroprcsonta
HoA ~ the long run, aud the foregoing facts