The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-11-18
The November Battle.

Figures. now take the place of esti-
mates. and the gains and losses of the
struggle on Tuesday can be correctly
measured. 1t is now certain that Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas. Maine, Massachusetts,,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
and Wisconsin are Republican by such
large majorities as to cut off all discus
sion as to their places in line. These
give Garfield 213 Electoral votes, that
have in them the emphasis contributed
by overwhelming majorities.
In California and Nevada the vote is
close, but the majorities never have
been large in those States in Presiden-
tial years. California may be put in
the Republican line by a majority prob
ably as large as that Of 1876. Nevada
IN 1876 gave Republican majority OF
fetal returns with almost the. same con-
fidence they did four years ago.
New Jersey showed such Republican
gains that on Tuesday night the State
was claimed by the Republicans. 1t is
now claimed by the Democrats. Of the
Southern States Florida is put in the
doubtful list. and Delaware is closer
than the Democrats ever thought
Bayard's own State could be. The
other Southern States give large ma
jorities for Hancock, as every one sup
posed they would.
Taking the belt of great and pros
porous Northern States as indications
of National sentiment, q comparison
with 1876 is interesting. New York in
1876 gave Tilden majority of 80, ,722.
The Republican majority is now 40, 600.
Ohio gave Hayes a majority of 6,636.
She gives Garfield $1,000. Indiana,
Democratic by 5,O84 in 1876, is now
Republican by 1000. These three
States were the battle-ground of the
campaign. In them there was a fair
trial of strength, each party being at
its best as a combatant. As a test of
public sentiment, the struggle in these
States was watched with more interest
than that in any others. The result is
peculiarly significant, and it cannot be
made less significant by any amount OF
explanation.
The New England States form again
in a solid, stalwart column. Connecti-
cut, which gave Tilden a majority of
1900, gives Garfield majority quite as
large. Vermont increases her Repub-
lican majority of %, S3S to $4,000, and
Maine, so long struggling against en-
barrassing complications, rises superior
to them and claims her old place among
the reliable Republican States.
Pennsylvania in 1876 gave Repub-
lican majority of IL, 964. This is nearly
doubled, q fact that weighs heavy when
it is remembered that Hancock was
nominated to carry it. The group of
Northwestern States, including Illinois,
Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Kansas and Nebraska, did so well in
1876 that little improvement was ex-
pected. But in every one the percent
age of Republican gain is very large.
This is more noticeable in Wisconsin.
where the majority in 1876 was GIL.
The increase of the majority in Illinois
from 1851 for Hayes to SOC for
Garfield, and almost the same for Cul-
lom, is severe on Judge Trumbull and
those who believed with him that a
renegade Republican could exercise
any influence on the stalwarts of Cen
eral Grants State. Iowa still holds her
place as the banner State on large ma
jorities, as she increases the majority of
so, ,227 for Hayes to over $4,000 for Gar
field, and reclaims the two Congression-
al Districts lost in 1873.
In summing up the case, it may be
said that the States Republican by over
whelming majorities give Garfield 213
Electoral votes. The close States of
Nevada and California will probably in
crease this number to 222. Counting
New Jersey with nine votes. and Flor
ida with four, as doubtful. Hancock has
134 votes, with q possibility of 147.
The result is in effect the heartiest in
dorsement the Republican policy has
ever received, and the hardest kick the
Democratic party has ever had from
the people Of the old loyal States.-
Chicago Inter- Ocean.