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Show A Gl.meo at the Result. K Utova Herald : The tiiioke of the political Bkir-mitihera Bkir-mitihera in Ohio and Indiana having cleared uway, it is a matter of interest inter-est lo survi'y tlie field and the scried columns of voteis, set in arr.iy for the gruulor contest to hike place on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1870. Uffuro the rcocut batiks uf Ohio and Indiana, the republicans asserted their unqualified claims to both states, the democrats claimed one and conceded tha other to their opponents. op-ponents. The result shows tho vict-Lory vict-Lory to havo been upon tho demo cratic prediction. Now let us examine hew the most reason uh le catiimitca ol electoral votes in November show the chances for Mr. Tikitm's elecliou. At tho Cincinnati convtulion it was frankly admitted by some well informed delegates that all the southern states, except South Carolina and Florida, would go democratic at the presidential presiden-tial elecliou. From more recent events, tho democracy claim and many republicans concede nil but South Carolina, The total electoral voto is 3li'J; necessary to elect 1H5. Upon ibis basis tlie following estimates esti-mates aro made for Tiiden : 1st 2d 3d -lib 5th except S. Circ- 127 127 127 127 127 Una Florida J New York 35 33 35 3f 3u New Jersey 9 9 9 0 0 Indiana 15 15 15 15 15 Connecticut li 0 Nevada 3 3 3 3 Oregon 3 3 3 ISO 189 IDS 192 193 Florida added 4 4 4-14 190 193 202 190 202 Thus it will appear that in the event of the aemocrats carrying Florida, Mr. Tiiden may be elected, with Indiana 15 votes, or Connecticut, Connecti-cut, Nevada and Oregon 12, or New Jersey and Nevada 12, or New Jersey Jer-sey and Oregon 12, given to Mr. Hayes. But in addition to these the democracy havo a fair chance of California G, aud Wisconsin 10 votes. The second estimate above made ij one upon which I rest my reputation reputa-tion as ''the son of a prophet," viz :' That Mr. Tiiden will receive at least: 193 electoral votes for president, I E. M. Babxum. |