The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-12
Third

There had been an earnest but unsuccessful
battle made in Indiana for Fremont in 1856,
with Oliver 2. Morton, then an anti. Lecomp-
ton Democrat, as the candidate for governors;
but in 1860, Henry S. Lane, the ablest and
strongest Wing leader of the state, was nomi-
mated for governor with Morton for lieuten-
ant-governor, and he was successful BY 1857
over Mr., Hendricks. Lincoln carried the
state in November by 1929 over Douglas
and Breckenridge combined, and clear
msiority over the Democratic and Bell
Everett tickets. According to previous I'M
Outstanding, Lane was sent to the senate,
making Morton governor, and thenceforth
the ablest and bodest of all the Republican
leaders of the nation. In 1862, in the general
Republican disasters of that year, the Demo-
Gratis rallied and carried the state by 9,543;
but in 1864, Morton took the field as can
didato for governor managed and
led bis party in person and reelected
himself by 20,SS3 over the present
Senator Mcdonald. In 1866, when
the johnson issue recalled the Republicans
to thair best eI9rtions, Morton held tho state
by l4,202, but in 1868 Hendricks again ac-
cepted the Democratic banner and was barely
defeated in October by 96l majority. That
ended the presi lential struggle, and Grant
carried the state by 9,572 over Seymour in
November In 1872 Mr.. Hendricks again
took the field, and, notwithstanding tho gem
ersl breakdown of the Greeley combination
in New England, Pennsylvania and Ohio, he
was elected by l,l4S, although his colleagues
on the Democratic ticket were beaten by
small mAiorities. There was no battle for
Greeley after October, as was shown by
Pennsy lvania giving Grant 10000 majority,
and Grant carried Indiana by 22,5l5. The
divided Democratic and Republican victory
of 1872 in Indiana was the last success
the Republicans achieved in the state. In
1874, when there was an irresistible anti
Grant tide, INDIANA gave l7,252 Democratic
majority, and carried Mcdonald into the
Senate. 1876, Hendricks was forced 10 &C
cept the nomination for vice president with
Tilden, and the Republicans well understood
that Hendricks candidacy meant desperate
struggle to hold Indiana, without which
Hayes could not be elected. Had Indiana
voted Republican in October of that year,
New York, Connecticut and New Jersey
would all have been doubtful, and NEST likely
lost to the Democracy. Morton was yet in
mis- prime as great leader. His physical
powers were impaired, but his mental facul-
ties aud his zeal were unsbatsd, and the
struggle was an exhaustive one for indvid-
usl mastery between the two great partisan
chieftains. The result was the election of
the Hendricks state ticket by 5,l39 plurality,
with 1910 Greenback votes cast for third
ticket, That verdict settled the presden-
tial contest, and Tilden carried the state
by 5,555 in November and tho country by
over a quarter million msjority over Hayes.
In 1878, when the Republicans redeemed
New York, New jersey and Connecticut and
increased their msiofity in Pennsylvania,
Indiana was held firmly BY the Democrats
by IA, 10 majority, with 80,4l5 Greenbsck
votes cast for n third ticket. The Indiana
returns of the last eight years clearly show
that Indiana is now naturally Democratic
state, hut that fact does not, in itself, assure
its vote for the Democracy on the 18th Of
November. 1t is regarded by the Republic
cans as debstable, and as they must win it to
make Garfleld's election possible, they have
been Systematically preparing for the battle
during the last two years. The colored
exodus was largely due to the necessities of
the Indiana politicians, who needed an addi-
ton Of colOred voters to make the present
contest hopeful one for the Republicans;
and they have added from three to five
thousand colored voters to the registry at
heavy cost to Republican pockets. With
the colored recruits as starting point, the
Republicans opened the battle with great
zeal and confidence to wrest the state from
the Democrats in October They calculated
that the disintegration of the Greenback vote
must benefit them with resumption attained
and prosperity returning; and, trusting to the
colored voters, the returning Greenbsck
prodigals, the liberal uso of money and the
assumed discord among the Democratic
leaders, they have been more than hopeful of
success until the Maine defeat came upon
them like thunderbolt from cloudess
sky. But they are only repulsed, not dis
mayed; and they will make their final charge
with all the desperate courage of Ney at
Waterloo. In addition to tho peril that
threatens them from the floating river vote,
mat mas Democratic counties in plenty along
the Indiana shore to accommodate it, new
danger has been creased by the Maine disas-
ter. The success of the fusion against
Blaine; the prevalent conviction among
the Greenbsckers that Plasted is TO
be counted out Of his election. and the
reasonable prospect of four live Grsenback
presidential electors in Maine, to make the
party figure in the electoral vote and 90 to
the house in case ola failure to elect have
suddenly turned the current of Greenbacl,
sympathy with the Democrats in Indiana
Such tusions have the stamp of approval
from the high councils of both sides as Re.
publican. Greenback fusion in Alabama
Arkansas and Missouri, and Democratic.
Greenback Fusion in Maine, clearly teach:
and i is now possible that the rejected DE
La Matyr may DO returned to congress by
Democratic support, snd that, without for.
nal fusion on the state ticket, the Green.
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