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Show STLLX FIGURING- Tho New York " Tribune" of the 8th, 9th and 10th idsL, had threo article ar-ticle on the Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana elections, that are noteworthy. Tho titles of the articles wore, respectively respec-tively under tho dates given, To-diy'fl To-diy'fl Elections," " Yesterday's Elections," Elec-tions," and Indiana and Victory." They are noteworthy as showing how the New York " Tribune," which has always been accepted as one of the most reliable political authorities in the country, viewed tho eleotions of the 8th on the day of their occurring and Immediately after the news ot the result had been received. The first article, written when the tote of Georgia was fully known, as eumes that twenty-eir States would vote as follows : For Grant Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Michi-gan, Nebraska, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Vermont, wnn a total of 69 electoral votes; for Grce-leyAlabama, Grce-leyAlabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Connecti-cut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ken-tucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jereoy, Now York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia, with a total of 163 electoral votes. Leaving California, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin with 134 electoral votes, oontcsted. The same article contended that, although very desirable, it was not necessary that the Greeley party should carry two of the three great States which held eleotions on that day. The next article, appearing the morning after the eleotions, said they had been eheated out of Pennsylvania, had made gain3 m Ohio and had nothing noth-ing discouraging from Indiana. Conceding Con-ceding both Pennsylvania and Ohio to Grant next month, it also contained a table of figuring on States, adding Indiana In-diana to the Greeley Bide, and Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania and Ohio to the Grant Bide, giving the former a showing of 178 votes and the latter of 120, with 68 votes still contested, or in doubt. On the 10th it again figured, putting put-ting Nevada in the Grant column as sure for him, and placing Rhode Island among the e till oontcsted States. At the first ulanoe this mieht appear absurd, for Nevada is just as likely to vote for Greeley as for Grant, and Rhode Island has been so certainly Republican Re-publican that to talk of it voting other than for the regular Republican ticket looks like an absurdity. But as the Saulsburys and Bayards arc said to own Delaware, so the Spraguca may be Eaid to own little Rhody, and Bprague is out strongly for Greeley. It is a significant faot that in 1861, when the contest for governor was Spraue vs. Republican or a family against a party the Sprague ticket won. The power which their large manufacturing interests give them has been able to direct the vote of the State about as they pleased. Although Al-though the New York "Tribune" does not make this point, which it would be poor policy for it to do, it accepts the result of the October elections, as it is generally conceded, and claims the election of Greeley next month as a victory that can be certainly cer-tainly though not easily won. Looking at tho matter in all its bearings bear-ings to-day, the Presidential election till seems greatly mixed, through contingencies con-tingencies and probabilities that most politicians are endeavoring to ignore; And had we even money upon either candidate we would mt give ninety-five ninety-five per cent, of the amount to be free of the obligation. |
