The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-01-05

Virginia They will give the Demo-
cratic candidates for President and
Vice President 1853 votes, which is 40
less than the number necessary to
choices. The Northern States to which
the Democracy must look for these AZ
votes are the following:
California. .......... 8 New York. .......... g
Colorado ........... 3Ohio. q
Connecticut ....... e0regon:
5 Msvs9s .......... 4 lwiacoSsin
New Jersey..-......
Total. Iii
OF these States three California, Ne
vada and New Jersey cast their
Electoral vote for Hancock in 1880.
Several Of the others, more important
on account Of their Electoral strength.
have since been in Democratic line, and
still Others have shown rapid Demo
cratic promise. With National issues In
the balance and the factional quarrels
engendered by local questions out OF the
way, there are strong Democratic
probabilities in 3 majority Of the eleven
Northern States tabulated above. and
Democratic possibilities in all of them.
Ohio leads Of with Democratic ma
ioritv Of twelve thousand in full vote
In the year Immediately preceding that
Of the Presidential election. The signs
Of Democratic promise in this State
were never before 30 brilliant
The head Of the Republican ticket -
elected in New York, but the Demo srafs
have the larger share of State Offices.
and the Legislature is Republican
largely through the manner in which
the State is districted. New York went
overwhelmingly Democratic last year
through the widespread apathy In the
Republican party. The Republicans
have not regained their ground, and
New York is left battle-ground for
1884, with the advantages in favor OF
the Democracy.
New Jersey remains Democratically
steadfast, and may be counted on for
1854. We may also look for Nevada
and California again.
The comparatively unimportant cleo.
lion In Pennsylvania this year does not
obliterate the war]ike attitude and tri-
umph Of the Democracy in 1882.
Indiana Is . Democratic State. and
the performance ia Connecticut this
ye1r does not leave as IN despair as 70
the land Of wooden nutmegs and steady
neolts.
Then there ete nghting chances ~
Colorado and Oregon. and it Is worth
the trouble to keep the Democratic Dag
floating IN Wisconsin, and even in Mas
sachusetts and two or three other States
which ara not mentioned in the posi-
The vote Of New York and New Jer-
sey added to that of the Southern
States would lack only three woes o.
giving the Democrats the PRESIDENT
Ohio, Indiana Now Jersey ana Cal-.
fornia can 90 =
diana, Al going Democratic, would
give the Democratic candidate MAJOR
ity. and thirty.nve TO spare.
Indiana Caahornis. New Jersey re
vada. Cqnnecticut Colorado and ore,
gon, united Tor Democracy, would
''come within one Of it, This leaves
| fifty-one votes for the Democratic csn-
didates they VII be elected, without re-
gard to what other Northern States
NAV do.
All this, 81 courpe, on the theory that
| the ssSoIid South viii be solidly Demo
crstic. and We may certainly count on
| that e reasonably e. we did In 1876 and
1880. -
The great bottle-g grounds win be New
York, OhI6 end Indiana. These am
| tks 6tat66 ii which the Democrats hego
greateDt hopes, and Il their campaign y
wisely ma9eged they VIII Dc careful to
mohltaan ter contingencies the Demo-
~. PSnneylvanis, California and Ne
vidas and cultivafs the seed which has
boen ,SoJIn IN Connecticut. Massachu-
sekfo. 60, 3,
e wfll. b observed that there Il
/ sorcs1y any MY a stating the situa-
~. - xno1e & look unfav0rable TO tho
Den0e41r. 6 Hare q much IN The
arifk tnot| oof} q b eosa that invites TIE Re-