New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-26
A LOOK AHEAD,

Among the States which hold elections prior
To the Presidential election, Maine is the first
that will be sharply. contested. North Caro-
lima, which was debatable ground In the
campaign of 1872, no longer votes in August,
and if she did could not be rescued from the
grip of the Solid South. Alabama holds an
election on August 2, and if every one OF
her citizens could cast free ballot
and have it fairly counted would be a Repub-
lican State. But with all the machinery of
elections and returns in the hands of the
Democrats, there will be no contest to speak
Of The experience at the last State election
of the Republicans in the counties of the
" Black Belt" where they outnumber their
opponents nearly two to one, showed them
that it made no difference what ballots went
into the bOxes,-a Democratic majority was
always produced at the count. Arkansas votes on
the 9th of September. The old white Union ele-
ment in the western part of that State joined to
the blacksoft the Mississippi and Arkansas River
bottoms constitute Republican majority, but
the former rebels have full control Of affairs,
and will hold on to their power at any cost
Of fraud. Next comes Vermont, which has a
State election ON the 9th of September Yer
mont is " the star that never sets" A Re
publican victory there Is as sure as sunrise on
election day. 1t has never once failed since
the Republican party was organized. Inc
proportions of the victory this year Will be
matter of importance, however, and will be
closely scanned by both parties throughout the
country for evidences of the drift of public
oninion. The Green Mountain Republicans
must not think that because their triumph is
so SIRE it Is out of their power to aid their
marty in the National contest. The greater
their majority the better will be the chances
for success i'll the close States.
The Maine canvass, which begins in August
and ends on the 18th of September, promises
to be brisky fought, and the result will have
good deal of influence on the outcome of
the great November battle. A fusion
between the Democrats and Greenbackers
| mites the forces opposed to the Re-
pubicans, which ran separate State
tickets year ago, and only Joined in certain
| localities TO support candidates for the Legis-
lature. It Is not probable, however, that the
entire Greenbaek strength of 1879 can be
controlled for the coalition ticket The hard
money declaration in the Cincinnati platform
will repel many honest Greenbackers from q
| combination that is plainly devoid OF princi-
ple. and others will have too much sense OF
decepcy and bOnOr to indorse the shameless
| tricks and frauds Derpetrated by Garcelon and
| Pillsbury last Fall Meanwhile the Republic
| cans ara united anu earnest in their deteI1ni-
! nation to rebuke the outrage on the suffrage
ATTEMPTED by the Fusion managers, and to give
| the National ticket the help of good round
majority. Under the leadership of Mr.. Blaine,
| whose defeat at Chicago will not cause him
| tn relax in the least the efforts to which the
| Maine Republicans are so much indebted for
their triumphs in the past, they will. we are
confident. win one of their od-tme victo-
| RES
| Ohio Indiana and West Virginia vote on
! the 12.h of October. Whatever the Demo
| cratic newspapers may say, sagaclous Demo-
cratic politicians entertain no hope OF carry
ing Ohio, and will lay out no more effort OF
money in that State than may be neces-
| sary to make a surface show of an active
| canvass and to take advantage of whatever
chances may exist for securing the close Con-
oressiopal Districts. General Garfield's per
sopal strength and popularity in his own State
will give the Republicans an easy and de-
cisive victory. Indiana appears IN all the
| Democratic accounts upon the list oil enect'
of the Democratic party which can be relied
upon. The Republicans do not concede the
State to their opponents, however. They viii
make great effort to put it back In the lin'
where it used TO stand IN the days OF Oliver
p. Mortou's brilliant leadership. They are un
doubtedy stronger than they were IN 1876
when the Democratic majority at The
October election was only 5,OS4. Ih'
decline of Greenbacldsm has brougb
back TO their ranks some thousand
Of voters who strayod of four or fiv'
years ago ; the negro Immigration of the pas
two years has given them two or three thou
sand new recruits, and the nomination b.
the Democrats for Governor of Franklin w
Landers, one Of the worst soft-money dema