The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-12

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The election in Indiana taxes place to-
day. The contest there has been waged
with tremendous energy on both sides.
Since 1860 and including that year, the
State has been carried by the Republicans
eight and by the Democrats seven times.
In the October struggle four years ago
the Democratic plurality was $3.50 and
in November the State went for Tilden
by plurality OF 5,555 in total vote of
All ,O4O, as follows
Tilden 2ls, 5se, Hayes 2o7,s7l, Cooper
1888. In the election to-day both sides
are confident, or appear to be, and as the
result will be known in a few hours it
would be folly to predict what it will be.
If the Democrats are successful the
effect will be disastrous to the Republicans
If they are defeated their chances of
electing Hancock will be diminished but
will not be near so desperate as those of
the Republicans in the event Of their fail
ure to carry the State. New York, New
Jersey and CONNECTICUT, to say nothing
of California, Orego and Maine, will re-
main as battle grounds, with advantages
decidedly in favor of the Democrats
New York and New Jersey are certain,
and Connecticut reasonably so, TO vote
for Hancock; but defeat in Indiana is death
to the Republicans, for it will require
only the vote of New York to give Han
cock a majority in the Electoral College,
with three votes to spare, upon the sup
position of "solid south" Without
being sanguine, we feel strong convic-
tion that the Democratic banner will float
in triumph in Indiana when the sun goes
down this day. We should have no mis-
givings as to how the fight will end were
it not for immense sums of money sent
into the State by the Republicans. Our
readers will gather some idea of the des
perate efforts made by the Republicans to
succeed, from the following statement
made only few days ago by w. L. Scott,
acting chairman of the National Demo
cratic Committee:
Indiana is Democratic State. The people of
Indiana, if free to express their wishes, would
undoubtedly give very large Democratic ma
jority The only possibility of defeating there
lies in Republican corruption and coercion 1t
is simply question whether the Stale can be
bought, inundated OF defrauded.i | do not be-
lieve il can and in spite of all the confidence of
opponents that they will carry it look for hand
some Democratic victory there on the 18th inst.
know something of the extent and character
Of the efforts the Republicans are making Dur
ing the last few days, $4,000 was raised by the
Republicans in Boston, 800, 900 in Philadelphia,
and a very large sum in New York Fifty
thousand dollars was collected here by per-
SOD, and the gentlemen who met at the Union
League Club in this city few nights since, and
constituted themselves committee 10 raise
funds in the interest Of the Republican party in
Indiana and Ohio, represented not less Than
from $500, 100000 to $500, 900 600 OF capital.
Two packages of $4,000 were shipped from
Philadelphia TO Indiana within the past 10 days.
Between 800 and 500 professional repeaters have
been sent from this city, and one lot OF 100 from
Philadelphia. The principal portion of the lat
ter are government employees and persons en-
ployed by the city government in Philadelphia,
all Of whom are receiving their pay while
engaged in their nefariDus work. The meeting
of the Boys in Blue atIndianapolis is to he used
dS COfcI lOI dSSculUlluB ucSptIdtc CuHuCtcIS
from all parts of the country, prepared TO do
desperate work on election day. The importa-
ton of negroes from all quarters, even from com
paratively distant points, is carried on openly,
and it is no secret that all the power that the
United States Government can exert in any way
through its agents is to be used 10 save OHIO and
gain Indiana TO the Republican party. The gen.
tlemen who are raising these vast sums for the
October elections know that they are not needed
for legitimate expenses. can stand in the cen
tire of Wall street and throw a stone that will
reach the Offices of from five TO ten bankers and
banking firms whose profits from government
patronage amount TO millions One national
bank, with capital of 1000, within the past
four years suddenly accumulated surplus equal
to several times its capital These banks and
bankers have been mOnopolsts of the gains OF
the syndicates, and have made in few years for
tunes in comparison with which the gains OF
Jay Cooke and his associates were small am
credibly informed of one gentleman largely
Interested in the manufacture of SUI -ar in this
city, who, during the past month, has cleared
over 100000, and who publicly states that he
will contribute $50, 900, and, if necessary, $780,,
600 of it for Republican success"