Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-10-11

ground. after Indiana, the republicans
expect to carry. and they give good rea-
sons for that hope. They confidently ex-
pect that their majority outside New
York and Brooklyn will be eighty thou
sand, and it is not believed that there
are foreigners. with the few native dem
ocrats in those cities, to overcome that
magnificent vote of $4,000. In New
York there is great movement among
business men in favor of Garfield.
The st. Adams Messenger makes the
following cast, which appears to be
very fair statement of the case "Un-
less some great revulsiOn takes place
the New England states, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
Colorado, California. Oregon add Neva-
da, casting IA electoral votes can be
safely put down for Garfield and Ar
thur, while Hancock and English are
equally certain of securing those from
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Georgia. Alabama. Mississippi, Louisi-
ana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and
Kentucky, in all l34 votes, leaving
Florida with votes, Indiana, with 10,
New Jersey. with 9. New York, with
50, as the doubtful states upon whose
votes will rest the grand result. Grant
ing that the votes as divided are reason
ably correct, it will be seen that the re-
publicans need IL and the democrats
81 in order to obtain the necessary ma
jority. Florida has generally been put
into the democratic column, but we
class it as doubtful state. New Jer-
sey was democratic fear years ago by a
plurality of over 10000. Last year,
in the election for assemblymen, the
democrats had but 1867 plurality, which
is so narrow a margin that it Is extreme
ly doubtful how the tide is setting, as
both parties claim to be equally conf
dent of success. The October elections
will doubtless, if decisive, settle the re-
suit in New Jersey. Indiana, then, as
the state over which the most desperate
fight is being made. may be looked up
on as the pivotal one. AS near as we
Judge the tide seems to be now in favor
of the republicans, who have waged &
most effective and brilliant campaign
under the impetus gained from gooc
nominees and fine organization, while
the democrats have been claiming tina
they will carry the state. In New Yorl
the real battle is to be waged. Th
democrats may carry the other thre
doubtful states and yet lack ten electC
raj votes, while the republicans nee
only New York to insure success. Tn
vote here will be largely influenced b
the events which transpire within tn
next fortnight and the work of the las
ten days of the campaign. when tn
strongest efforts of the year will b
made on both sides to carry the stat'
The Utica Herald names l6 countit
in northern and central New York i
which the republicans will gain 1900
over last year and says they will G
down to Harlem River with $4,000 m;
jority. 10000 democratic majority
New York city and Brooklyn is as muc
as can be accomplished without unpa
alleled fraud which will be CAREFUL
guarded against. 1t is square, stan'
, up fight between the parties, witho,
dissensions in either, so that party lin
will be strictly drawn and in so close
state the result is certainly in dout
, but we think that here the "boom"
with the republicans unless the indie
T tions all belle the actual state of fee
ing. If the election were to occur
morrow in New York, she would 60 f
Garfield, and with the tremendous e
u fort that will be made between now al
5 election there is little prospect of
: break, unless the result in Indiana al
}. Ohio shall be such as to disturb +;
Il calculations"