The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-15

in the conclusion that West Virginia has
been carried by the Democrats by large
majority, some $4,000; that Indiana has
been carried by the Republicans, so far
as the contest for Governor is concerned,
by about 1000, and Ohio has been carried
by the Republicans by majority of less
than 10000. The Republicans, of course,
claim larger majorities in both Indiana
and Ohio, but the final returns will proba-
bly, reduce even the figures given above.
The following specials will give better
idea of the probable result as finally as
certained than any reproduction of the
Geographic returns as they appear from
day to day would do:
"wHEELNe, w. Va, October 1s-W L. Scott,
We have carried the State by fully $1,000.
"[Signed.] ALEX. CAMPBELL"
INDIANAPOLIS, October 49, William H. Bar
mum: Porter is comfortably elected. The rest
of the State ticket is Democratic. Seven and
possibly nine Democratic Congressman. The
Legislature is Democratic McDonald's re-elec-
ton is assured
"[Signed.] NELSON ]. WATERBURY"
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, October 49, William II.
Barnuns The returns indicate that the Demo
Gratis have elected the majority of the State
ticket, Congressmen and Legislature. Porter
gains, 1899 in two hundred and tweniy-eight
precincts.
"[Signed.l WIN. Fl. ENGLISH"
The news of the losss of Indiana was
a surprise to Dem crats and Republicans
alike. We had taught ourselves to count
on Indiana with a confidence which was
not founded on substantial grounds
Those who were in the thickest of the
fight there were more sensible of the I'M
certainties of the result Than a~y ono
else could be, and while they were hope
full, others further removed from the
scene of the stru ggle permitted them
selves to become over-confident The
prospects, even up to the last few days
before the election, continued to look
bright, and the result might have been
different had the leaders of the Democ-
racy been prepared for the final and fatal
move on the part Of the enemy. During
the few days just previous to the election,
Republican money was poured into the
State like water, q nd, although it is hui
initiating to acknowledge such thing,
there seems to ha We been no donbt that
its effect upon Individual votes turned
the scale finally in favor of the "biggest
barrel"
The Charleston Ne,oS and Courier
of the 14th says Happily the De-
mocracy is not unused to reverses, and
the defeat of Tuesday will spur the party
to redoubled efforts during the next three
weeks in every State in the Union. In
the new phase which the Presidential
struggle has now assumed, we cannot
afford to take any risks. Hancock will
be likely to need every electoral vote that
the Southern States can give him, but
even if Ohio and Indiana should vote in
November as they have voted in October,
there are other Northern States which
may have as unpleasa ant a surprise in store
for the Republicans as Maine gave them
last month. Senator Conkling has told
us only within the last week that the re-
suit in Ohio and Indiana, whatever 1t
might be, would not be decisive of the
November contest; that New York re-
mains the pivotal State, and that the party
that carries New York will elect the Pres.
ident."
The Cincinnati Enquirer of Thursday
says: "The effect Of the Ohio and In
diana elections upon the Democracy of the
Union will certainly be as invigorating as
was the effect of the Maine election in
September upon the Republicans. -Four
years ago the Democratic party lost Ohio
and carried Indiana by only 5000 votes,
and still elected the President. The vote
of Indiana is not needed to elect Hancock,
and the vote of Ohio was not expected in
order to secure the election of Hancock a"
Referring to the two kilograms from
Mr. Waterbury and from Mr.. English to
the Chairman of the National Committee,
the Savannah Ne'cs of yesterday says :
"These dispatches stat that with the ex-
ceptlon of Landers the Democratic State
ticket has been elected in Indiana, and
that in addition to this the Democrats
have elected seven out of the thirteen
Congressman and majority of the Legis-
lature. If these dispatches prove true, and
from the responsibility of the parties send
ing them there is no reason to doubt their
correctness, the result in Indiana is a
Democratic victory, and the State is as
sured to General Hancock in November"
We do not SO understand the purport
of these dispatches, but at any rate we
still have strong hopes of better news
from Indiana when the returns are all in.
The personal unpopularity of Landers has
doubtless worked his defeat, but there still
remains doubt enough as to the rest OF
the ticket to leave ground for the hope to
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