The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-12
Will probably collapse.

THE BATTLE that will be fought to-
day 10 Indiana msy be regarded as
decisive. II the democrats shall lose
the election there osn be little hope
OF winning in the great struggle that
is to come three weeks later. With
out the electoral vote OF the Hoosier
state, Hancock can hardly expect to
become president; but with that vote
he is 8s certain to be the next presi-
dent az be is TO live until the 4,h of
March. 1881. 1t is true. thsre is a
possibility OF his carrying Con-
necticut and New Jersey. but
the democrat who expects him to
get those states is more enthusiastic
than the outlook warrants him in
being. We regard Indiana as necel-
sary 10 democratic success. and con-
slider that victory or defea: depends
solely upon tc-dsy's voting. The
HERALD kilograms from Indiana. to-
day, are interesting Both parties
are desperate. They are spending
money iavishly, and tits claimed thst
bullets aud bsyonets are to figure as
su arbiler in arriving at the popular
will. However, the wArlike iunor is
probably without foundation, being
put forth by the republicans as some
thing upon which they may here
after clsim the election was carried
by fraud aad violence should the
democrats be victorious. On Sstur
day there was a pohtioa fight in
ShelbySills, democratic stronghold,
and the sheriff, democrat. Was shot
aud killed. Party feeling is run
ming unpreceden;edly high in all parts
of the state, and it is- net
improbable that good many fights
will occur; bus that anything like
the armed uprising that is spoken
about in the dispatches could take
place, is impossibls in a state 20
highly civilized as Indiana. Besides,
the leaders OF the parties have agreed
upon measures for preventing die
turbsnce and having fair and
honest election. Indiana will elect
state oficers, thirteen representa-.
tives in Congress, and the legislature
to-day. The Legislature will choose a
United States senator to succeed
Mcdonald, democrat. whose term
expires on March Alb, 1881. The
present state government is democrs,
tic, and in joint ballot the legislature
sands "a democrats, 60 republicans
and II greenbaokers. The congress
sonsl delegation stands democrats,
republicans and l greenbscker.
Ohio also elects some minor officers
aud twenty representatives in Con-
gress to-day. The present congress
sional delegation from that state is
IL democrats and republicans. The
democrats have male vigorous fight
in Ohio, not With the thought of win
ming. bot with the hope and prospect
Of keeping down the republican ma
jority. The only other state holding
an election to-day is West Virgins,
which chooses stats cficeTs and the
legislature, and votes upon two pro-
posed amendments to the constitution
of the s,a!e-one relating to courts
and the other to the right Of trial by
Jury in certain cases. The Legislature
to be elected will choose q United
States senator to succeed Frank
Hereford, democrat. he present
legislature contains 81 democrats, Is
nationals and 10 republicans. Il is
probable that little change VIII be
made. The HERALD viii endeavor to |
ascertain the result o. tue elections /
for "Wednesday morning Issue.