The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-10-10
TIE ELECTIONS TITS WEEK.

TIIE ELECTIONS THIS WEEK.
Elections are to be held this week in Ohio,
Indiana, and West Virginia, but the inter-
est centres mainly on the two States first
named. Both parties claim both states, but
the outlook is that the Democrats will record
victory in Indiana certainly, with fight
ing chance of carrying Ohio. In 1876 the
vote for President in Indiana was as follows:
Tildcn, 2l3,526; Hayes, 20s,0ll; Cooper,
1888; Tildcn's plurality, 5,5l5. In 1878 the
vote for Secretary of State was 1914, ,49l Demo-
cratic, 1s0,755 Republican, and S9,4is Ma
tional; Democratic plurality, 1896. The
colorod vote that year was S,056. The entire
vote Of 1878 was over II 600 short of that of
1876. While the Democracy lost but 900
odd votes the Republicans lost $4,000. The
obvious inference is that the detection of the
Nationals was rroportionately greater from
the Republican than from the Democratic
party. The last Legislature, which was
Democratic, redistricted the state for Con-
grcss,nal and legislative purposes. In the
former case the margin of Democratic ma
iority is not very large, but the Legislature
will he more certainly Democratic. There
are fourteen Democratic and nine Rcpubli.
can Senator'S holding over. Elections are to
be hold in twelve Democratic and thirteen
Republican Senatorial districts, which will
give the Democrats n majority of four In the
Senate, and insure independence of the
National vote should the two Grcenback
members, Davis and Majors, depart form
their custom and vote with the Republicans.
| In the House the Democratic Representative
districts by the reapportionment are iifty-fi
while the Republicans can lay claim to but
forty-fve, which would give the Democrats a
majority of fourteen on joint ballot, and
secure the continuation of Democrat in th,
Senate of the United States. Mr.. Macdonald
whose term expires in 1881, will probably he
his own successor.
The counties forming the new Congress
sional districts under the last apportionmen
voted as follows in the election of 1S7S fol
Representatives to the Forty sixth Congress
First District-Rcpublican Is, 1873; Demo
cratic, ii, $50; Greenback, 2,073; Republica,
plurality, 430. Second District-Demo
cratic, 16,l9l; Republican, 1,735; Green
back, 1,S3S; Democratic majority, 2,Gls
Third District-Dcmocratic, Is, 1SG; Republi
can, 1O,4S0; Grecnback, ,625; Democrati
majority, 3,0Sl. Fourth District-Dcmo
cratic 1894; Republican, 1897; Green
back, 226; Democratic majority, 2,S51
Fifth District-Thrce of the counties in thi
district were formerly in the Seventh Di.
trct, when the Grecnhackcrs combined o
Mr.. De La Matyr two years ago. The thre
counties referred to polled $500 Dcmocra
and Grcenback votes but the Greenbackei
are this year set down ms pretty sure for til
Democratic ticket. The district, as no
, made up, two years ago polled ls,4l0 Den'
, crat and Greenhack votes and 13, 739 Repul
:. can votes, n Democratic and Greenback IN;
iority of 4,G71. Sixth District-Democrati
= 500; Republican, 1869; Greenbacl
,332; Republican majority, 4,63S. Sevent
District-Democratic, 1890; Republican
v 4,ll0; Greenback, 467; Democratic M
I. iority, TAB. Eighth Dstrct-Democrati
il 1866; Republican, 13,7lI; Greenbacl
II G,239; Democratic plurality, Isl. Mint
j. District-Democratic 14,729; Republican
e 14,4s6; Greenback, 3,493; Democratic pl
/. | rality. 243. Tenth District-Democrati
If ll,5oT; Republican, 13, $40; Greenbael
6,364 Republican plurality, 2,342. Ele
enth District-Democratic, 16,99s; Repub
6 can, 1888; Greenback, 1854; Democrat
r. majority, 1896. Twelfth District-Dem
q cratic, l4,S79; Republican, 1860; Gree
if back, l,607; Democratic majority, 81
y Thirteenth District-Democratic 1898
,s Republicans, 14,363; Greenback, 2,s30; r
1t publican plurality, 432.
4 In the election of 1876, when the VI
1t pclled was much larger than in 1873, t
is same districts voted as follows for GovernO
Distrlct Williams, IIarrI- Harring- Dem. Rel