Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-01-24

The Presidential election takes place
this year on Tuesday, November 4th
not quite ten months from this date
The nomination of the Republican can
didate for President will take place
early In June, the time not having
yet been fixed for the nomination OF
the Democratic candidate The first
State election prior to the great battle
In November will be held in Rhode
Island, the first Wednesday in April
when a Governor and other State Of
ficers are to be chosen.
This will be the first skirmish of the
Presidential campaign, and no doubt
end in a Republican triumph. The
next gun Of the campaign year will
sound from Louisiana on the third
Monday of April, when Governor,
congressman and State officers will be
elected. This skirmish will no doubt
be in favor Of the Democrats, and will
more than onset the Republican tri-
umph of a few days before in Rhode
Island. About six weeks afterward or
on the first Monday of June, Oregon
will elect Congressman and Legis-
lature, and it will be the second gun
for the Republican party unless the
State reverses its previous record, which
is not expected.
Kentucky will follow with her State
election, Monday, August 4th, and
will be the fourth preliminary battle OF
the campaign year This State will
give no uncertain sound for the Demo
cratic party. Quite number of cleo
lions will be held in September. Ar
kansas will speak for the Democracy, a
the LIST.
California will follow, but with what
voice is uncertain, on Tuesday,the 2nd,
and Vermont will answer on the same
day in no uncertain Republican voice.
Maine will sound Republican bugle,
on Monday, the Sth, and this will bring
the contest down to the October battles
Georgia will record her vote on the
side of the Democrats and solid South
on Wednesday, the LIST, and on Tues
day, the 14th, Indiana, Ohio and West
Virginia will Indicate by their votes
where they will stand in the great bat
tie, which will follow in three weeks
thereafter. 1t is believed, however,
that the two first named will take
places in the Republican column of
States, and that West Virginia will
hesitate before she decides 10 remain
under the domination of Democracy
and free trade The result in the States
we have named will possess "A greater
interest the present year than in any
previous campaign heretofore, because
they will give some indication of the
result in November. Should Rhode
Island, Oregon, California, Vermont,
Maine, Indiana and ohio give decided
Republican majori'ies at their State
elections, Republican result will be
assured i'll advance for November 4th.
The States that hold elections before
November 4th will have IS members of
Congress to elect. They are represent
ed now by I'll Democrats and "A Repub-
icans. In the preceding Congress they
were represented by Is Democrats and
81 Republicans, Democratic majority
of 9 compared with Democratic Iaa-
jority of 81 in the present Congress. y
The whole Democratic majority in
the present Congress is 60, compared
with a Republican majority of Is in the
preceding Congress. The struggle,
therefore, this year will be not only
to elect Republican President, but to
elect Republican majority in the next
Congress AS we'll The contest will be
q sharp one, and the principles involved
are well worthy the Effort of every voter
prepare in time to take a hand in it,