The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-12-21
The Presidential Outlook for 1880


There is a great deal of figuring
being done by oursRadical friends at
this time to show that the election OF
Republican President in 1880 is
possible or even probable. Radical
newspapers are full Of what they
term pyramid building" in which
they figure up the Electoral vote in
favor of their man. In all their fig
uring they adroitly place the vote OF
the great State Of New York on their
side, and in looking back over the
last Presidential election it will be
noticed that they just as confidently
counted New York for Hayes in 1876.
The Republicans have always, some
how or other, persisted in claiming
New York for their Presidential can
didate, while she has about as per
sistently given her vote to the Demo
cratic candidates. In these Repub-
lican estimates they also persistently
claim the votes of California, Con
necticut and New Jersey, which are
all reliably Democratic, and will un-
doubtedly cast their electoral votes
in 1880 for the Democratic candi-
dates. Let us do n little figuring.
The following States may be conced-
ed to the Republicans, viz: Colora-
do, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minneso-
ia, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp-
shire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Vermont and Wisconsin,
with their 157selectoral votes,
The following States are reliably,
not only reliably, but absolutely,
Democratic: Alabama, Arkansas,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mis-
sissippi, Missouri, North Carolina,
Oregan, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia and West Virginia,
with 1876 electoral votes.
Then we have left, California, Con
necticut, New Jersey and New York
with So electoral votes California,
Connecticut and New jersey have 81
of the 56, and New York has the re-
naming 35. 1t requires 1S5 votes
to elect. We have conceded to the
Republicans 157, and if they can
carry New York they will have 1872,
more than enough to elect. The
Democrats have 156 votes as above
stated, which, with New Yorll's 80,
would make 1911, more than enough
to elect. So that the fight for the
Presidency in 1880 will be in New
York.
New York is as certainly Demo
cratic now as it was in 1876, and
there is just as little doubt of Cali
foInia, Connecticut and New JERSEY,
and in addition to this the Democrats
can confidently rely upon Ohio and
perhaps Pennsylvania and Illinois.
1t is true that owing to party wran-
gleing and local differences the Demo
Gratis were not successful in the
States Of California, Connecticut,
New Jersey and New York this year,
but these States had inst previous to
1876 been acting badly, and our Rad
zeal friends claimed them all, even
more confidently, for Hayes, than
they do now for their candidate in
1880. There is no reason whatever
for believing that the Democracy
will be unsuccessful in 1880, if the
party exercises reasonable discretion
and good sense in the selection OF
its standard bearers. General Geo.
B. Mcclellan, the brave Union Gen
eral who was cheated out of his lau-
rel BY She despot Grant, just as Til
den was cheated out of the Presi-
dency last year, can carry all these
doubtful States, and be triumphantly
elected in 1880. So can either Thorn
as A. Hendricks, of Indiana, or Judge
Thurman, of Ohio.
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