Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-08
INDIANA AND OHIO.

In about month the State and Congress
sional elections will take place in the States
of Indiana and Ohio. Happily the result in
the former is no longer a matter of doubt.
The Democraes have fully organized in
every township, their candidates have
proved popular and unassailable before the
people, and everything portends sweeping
victory. In only one of the Congressional
districts, that now represented by the Green
hacker, De La Matyr, is there any doubt.
His loss, however, will be compensated for
by gain to the Democrats in the Fourth
district in which Hon. William s. Holman
will no doubt succeed Mr.. New, and in the
Ninth district by the election Of Demo
cratic successor to Venezuela Orth.
particularly warm contest is now in
progress in Ohio. and no stone will be left
unturned by either party to attain success.
Aside from its bearing on the Presidential
election the State election is not regarded as
of great importance. as only minor officers
are to be chosen. The Congressional fight,
however, is an animated one, and both par
ties are vitality interested in the result. The
State has been reapportioned since the last
election, but even with this disadvantage
there are no reasons to apprehend that there
will be any diminution in the Democratic
strength in the House of Representatives.
A member may be lost in Gen. Ewing's dis
trict, but this is by no meansscertain. Re-
ports from the first four districts, ell but one
represented by Republicans, are Of the most
encouraging nature. Among Others, Mr..
Irving Wright, of Cincinnati, politician of
note, and q close observer of passing events,
comes to the front to give testimony to the
cheering outlook. He says that the Demo
Gratis will occupy the First Ohio District, now
represented by Congressman Butterwortb,
and that General Banning has a good chance
of defeating Governor Young; that MONA
hon, Democrat. will be elected in the Day
ton district, and General Durbin Ward,
Democrat, be elected in the Third District.
Mr.. Wright goes on to say:
1t is mistaken idea to call Ohio Republi-
soLdGcs IIt-lOSHu ifoySS ouiy ieCciFtu q
majority of little over seven Thousand. Ohio
casts vote approximating six hundred thou
sand. There are between eighty and ninety
counties in the State, having on an average ten
townships in each. a change of one-half of l
per cent. of the vote of 1876 will give the State
to the Democrats. 1t will only require the
change of four votes in each of the townships
in the several counties Of the State to make q
Democratic majority.
MIR. Wright's testimony is corroborated by
that of many of the shrewdest political man.
ayers of the State who have made thor
ough canvass of its every part. Though the
Republicans are distributing money as freely
as water, and have sent their ablest public
speakers into the State, they have thus far
failed to create favorable impression or to
alarm the Democrats in the slightest degree.
Garfield is not as popular as he was few
years ago, and as the election of the Repub-
lican candidate next month would be con-
strued into an endorsement of his candidacy.
Credit Mobilier, DeGolyer pavement, back
pay grab and all, the thinking men will con-
slider well before they cast their votes.