The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-15

Wc0oer1 VIII SSs>s xss.l
,he resul,s OF the elections held IN MAINE
!. monday are 10 be numbered amongst
~. wonders Of the age. THIS, too, wne'
ther the rusionists have gained the Leg's'a'
srrs ana q congressman or two, or not.
The ,cnorn results Justify the Deuocra's IN
claiming that the election OF HANCOCK Is
.,D,ost 4 certain event. We can almost en-
dorse the following from the Washington
Post: -
end n losing Maine has lest the country.
20 4 Grand triumph for the Fusiontsts rs
the result Of yesterdays voting.
:. n was absolutely necessary TOT toe Nc
rshiicsns 10 carry Maine--as necessary as
I, "a conceded to be for the Democrats 20
cary Indiana. The Republicans hsvc
Soncht the test battle and have failed. iS's
seiIure makes the result in 7fRdssua CERTAIN,
sna assures In addition Democratic success
in New York. New Jersey, Connectfcut,
Ohio. PeunsyIvsni aud all o'eer dcucuni
"Tre backbone Of tho Republican cam
na,rn is broken. Garfield is1o longer even
n remote possibility.
"we arc not disposed TO claim tpe Ms'ne
result ss purely Democrsac S'e,osy' r p.,s
,he resnn IL the same. The political tide
has ,urned. and from nov until November
viii, Cow only 10 the Democratic direction:
"Haueock's election Is an assured iac'.
It's more likely that the Democrats wiz
carry Ohio than II was that they wouio carry
Maine. 10 Maine, in 1876, MAYEss ma
iority was 1884. In Ohio, AAYEs's ma
iority was only 2,7f7-next to nothing.
Now. when IL is recoliected that Ohio has
four times as many votes as Maine " VIII
ne seen at once that II 15.ete majority Tor
the Republicans in 1876 can be overcome
in Maine in 1880, Republican majority OF
10000 In 1875 10 Ohio would be overcome
in 1880 at the same rate OF gam. In word,
the probabilities are nov al! in favor OF The
election OF HANCOCK, sEd that, too, by an
immense majority. He will not need the
vote OF Virginia, We do hope and trust.
We rejoice over the result in Maine be-
cause il will leave the Mahoneites OF Viz
piuia ont in the cold. 1t will prevent them
from msgpfying their importance In the
ewes OF General HANCOCK aud the National
Democratic Committee. They have boosted
that General HANCOCK would be glad TO
make terms with them; that they asked no
odds OF the National Committee; and adj
that sort OF thing; because they had 1t 10
their power to boast that IL Virginia couid
not be carried against their ticket HANCOCK
could not be elected without the vote OF the
MALONE electors In Virginia, whose cleo
tion they most solemuly declare is aireacy
assured. "Needing the vote OF their
rthe MALONE electors'1 State to make
him President" says Colonel PefHAx,
they 1.-THE said MALONE electors] ,ooutd take
care of certain important interests here be-
fore fastening the yoke of a Democratic dd-
ministration on our Recks"! They won't
have chance TO do it, Colonel PofHAa.
They will not be elected; but even IL they
are they can do what they please with their
MALONE vote. General HANCOCK won't
trouble himself to obtain it.
Again: Colonel PoPHAM makes another
recommendation to bis Republican friends.
He says:
"Tbe failure of tie Republican campaign
~
has already come TO pass. II is beyond
contingent, and would afford ample iustif-
cation to the real friends OF Mr.. Garfield to
make known at once their support OF this
ticket TO the end OF securing an influence In
the councils OF the Readiusters for ali the
present and ultimate good TO Mr.. Garfield,
his administration, and his Republican
friends who are candidates for Congress
and in need OF Rezdiuster votes, that
might, under the peculiar circumstances,
be found attainable."
How does that read to-day, Colonel Por-
HAM? How does it read to-day to the Wing,
which has not had word to say against the
alliance proposed by Colonel PoPHAN for
the avowed purpose OF beating the Demo
cratic partys How does it read to-day, in
the light OF the fact that General HANCOCK
will not need virgiaia's vote, and therefore
will have no possible excuse for granting
any terms to the MAHoNE bolters?
"What in thunder has the National
Democratic Committee to de with the Re-
adiusters! asked these gentlemen few
weeks ago. We saswer for the committee,
Nothing Nothiagi Nothing! They villa
let you 60 your ways.
Thus the good news from Maine lifts a
load Of responsibility from the shoulders OF
she regular Democrats OF Virginia. We
have rendered the Mahoneites all sorts OF
fair terms Of compronise. We iavited them
to come 10 cur State Convention. We sent
two OF their leaders TO Cincinnati, and
placed several others 81 them on our elec-
toral ticket. Our CeUtrsl Committee Is now
here 10 Richmond to afford another oppor-
tuoity for compromise. III they>still refuse,
let the boilers go. The National Demo-
cratic Committee will ne longer have any
occasion 10 court them They viii recog-
nize the regulars. The Mahoneitee will, as
Colonel PoqHAH predicted. be read out OF
the party. Then every Democrat in vir-
ginia will have to come Up to the support
OF the regular ticket, or be esnsi deed an
outsider by General HANCOCK.
We have run of from our subject, II
seems to us. We started eat to write a
shOr; article on the results 81 the election
In Maine, aud We have predicted lb,s.result
OF the presidential election, and told the
Mahoneites what they have to expect from
General HANCOCK. We warn REDDL EBGR-
0ER, CAMERON, MEADE, TAYLOR. and ali The
rest of them, that General MAHSxE is not
In the same boat with them. Let them ,ex-
ercise their own best dsdgment, asf not be
governed by him. We would peter 70 have
only one electoral ticket in Virginia; butt ii