, 1880-10-11
THE ELECTION IN INDIANA T0-M0R-
ROW.

ntul Congressman tnke placu I'll tho States
Of 1ndEann anu Ohio. Uotli Of thcso States
1layo bcpl, tho scc1,cs OF tho most nctlyo md
thorough campaigning ever known In tho
history of orr politics.
Indiana Is n Democratic State, rs Ohio Is n
Nepl,bllcan State. but tho nuiorltEcs tn them
Ut 1nte years have been snall compared with
the very nrgc votes TINT have been cal1etlout
at tho several elections. In 1871, Allen,
Democrat, wns elected Governor ut Ohio By
SIT minority, ntul i1t 1877, nfter fierce cut
tpst. Hayes was elected fsoycr1,ur over Allen
BY 5,iN minority. III 1876, ut the October
election, the Republican majority was only
G,lsY, anil In November 1Inycs ior President
only tlatl i,5lH majority. II, 1S7, 1}tsllop,
I>cslocrnt, was elected tiDvcrn0r by%!, 52s0 ina
jority for special at1 peculiar ruasons; nntl In
1s1p Foster, Republican, after I'LL animated
contest with Ewing, wls ulGctett Governor by
17,l@ majority.
Iii Indiana tho Democrats have been moro
ni,tfor,aly successful tlsau tho Republicans
llaye been In Ohio. III $50 thu Democrats
elected their Sttlta Ticket by :..519 majority.
IN 1877 tho Democrats eIucted their Guy
crnor ut tllo October election by i,l4s; but In
November, lforace Greeley bolng tho lib
cral candidate, the Stato yotel for Grant for
President. At the October election in ls74
| the Democratic minority was 17,259; Mt tho
! Oetolmr election Il, 1s1B tho Democrats had
| 4 majority Of i,1:A'; mil Mt the November
election lit 1870 Tiltlcm llatl Bills lutJor!ty.
1T tho October election In 1878 tl,o Demo-
critic minority WIS i4.1l:'.
1t will bu seen frum these figures OF the
electiuns for tcll years That 1ndn.ia ilas fairly
established that size IL Il Democratic Stato
l,y 5000 to 1900, md tint III like ,l.anller
Ohio has established lier character ns n ltc-
publican State by from COCO to 1900 ma.
jorlty.
| At tho o1cetlon Tomorrow tic Democrats
| will struggle to l0ld their own ln Democrat
lr 1ldiniln, aud to capture the Republican
State Of Ohio; wl!iIe tho Republican strng-
g'r will fH. to holt! theIr own iii OEio nntl
capture tho Denocrattc Stntu Of 1nltlahn.
| The result 0f tho U1eetl0I,s III thcS0 StnteS
may hnyn Il tlt,st important effect In deter.
mining tic drift Of public opinion In other
States. If the Democrats, wli!e hohtlng
their own III the Democratic State Of Indiana
shall Mt tho samo tEn4e capturc tho Republic
oil Stata Of UAfo, then uEey lnny fairty elntNl
that public sentiment thus expressed foreGllt
the elcctlon Vt Hancock. II, OH tho otlse,
llatul, the Republicans, while retaning tlleil
ascnntlency III Ohio, shall elect Porter, thai
candidate tor Goger,,or. In thu Dciuocratt<
Stnts Of IntItaHn, ttlen tho election Uf Gar
field three weeks )'ence may be acceptcll ust
fnct, needing only all official declaration o
the yntc.
Wllat, however, will he tho result shoult
tho lltpnbjieans carry Ohin md the Dauo
cr1ts curry liMllala,-that Is. should cacl
1,nrty retain wllat It now Inns, aiul ha
lla,l fnr 50 iIlauy years? III That event notlI
tn; will be ,lucitetl save tint nolticr part,
llas nlnttu Il gnEn Dr sustained Il loss. Snct
IN outcome Of tho elections OH rucstluy vii
lmyo Thu elect Of lntc,sifyIug tIa battl,
which Is to take plstco In Ncw York, alM! o
committing to tho rpsllt III TINT SsatU tho tle
termination whct!!or Hancock or Garliol'
will be elected In November.
1t will bo MI adjournment Of the bnttlo nj,
0f tile wholu ca,npntgn to tho State ut Ne'
York, by which tho general result III Il,
Union must then lo decided.
Doth partes in both States haYc mn.lc Il.
bust fights pnysihlc. Oath sl.les express NJ,
perhups fcul strong cottislcnco OF fnyornbl
results, 1t Is useless tO ventura Mt tl,ts tim
Ou predictions, ~ tho render will linyN
colltunt himself With lmstcnco md walt INT
In gets TuE TRIBUNE OF Wednesday n,or,
Ing null thcn timl tile who'll story Ut yirt"rte
a,al slafuata, losses and gaifls, as may L
recorded ut tlsa polls th.fnorrnw.