The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-09
Electoral College Figures.


Let us look at some figures. The
next Electoral College will be made up
as follows:
NEW ENGLAND STATES.
Maine; ......:...... Massachusetts. y
New Hampshire.... 4Connectcut., ,........
Vermont. ........... 4IRhode Island. ...... A
Total. 80
MIDDLE STATES.
New York ..... SO Delaware. ......
New Jersey ......... 0lMaryand. .. .......
Pennsylvania. 3OIWest Virginia 80.
Total. 81
WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN STATES.
Ohio. ........... ... % Minnesota. .......... 7
Indiana. ............ 10 Iowa. .............., IL
Illinois. ............ 22IMissouri.. .......... 10
Michigan, -. ... 49,. 10 3Kansas. .............
Total. .13i
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN STATES.
Virginia ,.......... I2Florida. .,,..........S 4
North Carolina. 80. 1lILouisiana. -. .......
South Carolina. 49,. y Texas" ............E E
Ge0rgla. .......".... IlArkansas.......
Alabama. .......... 10Kentucky. .......... 1S
Mississippi. ......... 9ITennessee ......... u
Total. ......... .............. la
PACIFIC STATES.
California. .......... sINevada. Q
Oregon. ............ 3lColorado.. o.........."
Total. y. H.. II
Total Of College,. .4ol
So, to insure the election of James G.
Blaine the Republicans must carry 202
electors. The New England States are
scarcely in dispute. These will give
Blaine starter of thirty-eight votes.
The group Of Pacific States are almost
equally certain to go Republican with
Blaine as nominee. These add sew
enteen more .,votes, making the total
from these two solid and certain groups
fifty-fve. 4
Of the Middle States Pennsylvania
will scarcely be disputed by the Demo
Gratis. This adds thirty more electoral
votes, bringing the total up to eighty
five. ,4 5iii1
OF the Western and Northwestern
groups Of States Missouri alone can be
claimed by the Democrats. Indiana
and Ohio in the past have been classed
as doubtful or uncertain States, but
this year it is difficult to believe the
Democrats viii claim them with any
seriousness. Blaine was the general
choice OF both States, and the great
est enthusiasm prevails for him among
the people. Ohio is as certain as
any future event Scan be to give
Blaine q majority in five figures. In
Indiana the feeling isthe same as it is in
Ohio. In 1880 Indiana gave the Repub-
lican nominee, majority of over six
thousand. 1t will do this again or bet
ter, this year. with Blaine as the nofni-
nee. fOmittihg Missouri from the West
ern and Northwestern States we
have one hundred and eighteen elector-
al votes, bringing the total up to two
hundred and three votes in the Electoral
College, or one more than majority.
These figures only contemplate prac.
tical certainties for the Republicans, no
matter who the Democratic nominee
may be. New York, with its thirty-six
electoral votes is in dispute. In 1880
Gar6eld's plurality there was over
twenty thousand His nomination, like
the nomination of Blaine, was followed
by some disaffection among the Repub-
licans. 1t is not believed to be more
threatening now than it was then, SO
! that in this matter the prospective
4 result is not materially changed.
The attitude of the Democrats, how
ever, on the leading issue of the pres
ent campaign--tariff docs promise to
materially affect the present result in
New York, and it should be strongly in
favor'of the Republicans. New York's
business affairs can not afford to be dis.
rupted by any horizontal or perpendic.
ular reduction Of the tariff, which would
certainly follow the inauguration Of 8
Democratic administration. The peo.
pie will come to look at it it this Hight
before election day, and viii vote &C
cordingly. No State is more influenced
by local issues in local elections thar
New York, but on the coming Presi
Dental election we believe 1t viii droy
local issues and look to its general an6
lasting welfare. With New York add
ed to the above total electoral vote
we have total Of 239 certain and prob
able votes for Blaine. ~ NsgeIosd Her
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