New-York tribune., 1868-10-05
~un CANVASS IN OHIO.
c,rs AND PROSPECTS IN EACH DISTRICT
fisVNNsv svpoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

the - On referring to book OF recent history VnaV
oe election in 1868 was asimportanta VICTORY as any
the oO the war We dare not hope now to send such
WOp olo,cing through patriotic hearts from ocean
sthr" '. us aid when We defeated Mr.. Valandigham
to~s,orty of over a hundred thousand Yet we nave
~,syove for tho man whom Mr. Vallandigham nomi-
~, the Presidency we had for the exile himself
ho crouched watching and waiting beyond the bor-
vm s hope threo weeks hence, to deliver verdict
a', er and emphatic that what remains OF Mr. sey-
candidacy shall be only the short and easy de-
Line TO oblivion ... .. .-...s
1851 with total vote OF 4s4,227, we had majority
Ira osS while we lost the Amendment striking the
Or, . White from our Constitution by adverse
orty OF $685. But the year before, on total vote
os ourlmaiOry had been 2696. In 1865, the total
20 was All 72O and majority 2O9S6. In 1854, the
. vote for President 470,722 and our majority was
70 ss;. while in tho notable campaign Of 1868, against
yr yaandigham, already mentioned, there was total
,oe Of 46a23, with Republican majority Of lOiO99 NO
ana Of either party looks upon the result in 1867 as other
than exceptional. The campaign was loaded Win u
Constitutional Amendment odous to that large CLASS VI
ohanthropists willing give the negro his rights away
from Lome-with Deserters' s'Disfranchisement LawNeiy
klfuy contrived 10 unpopularity- the nrs'
Weight OF the greenback furor, ana wiz "na'o,oi W
vas OF the much boased general reaction We coalo
hardly do 80 badly again, If we tired to do our worst
Rut we are not going do our worst by good deal
The canvass has not been as active as In the noted
Brough vaandigham campaign but u has surpassed III
interest any subsequent in our state pontlcs IL Is
y within the last MONTH however, that we have been
thoroughly at work. At first the Republican nomina-
,os aroused little enthusiasm. The popular approval of
Grants candidacy had discounted long in advance;
and there was some quarters OF the State natural
dappointment that the veteranfOho Senator who had
.o narrowly escaped the White House the week before
.soud not have been associated with Grant on the
ticket The "Cbase movement" as 1t has come to be
cea had also some influence in leading few Repubi-
cans 20 await the issue of the Tammany Convention be-
fore throwing themselves unreservedly into the contest
Then our State Central Committee machinery worked
badly: and il was not until communications in leading
Republican journals had roundy denounced the acci'
dental Chairman for continued neglect OF duty that more
efficient hands put to the helm.
The defeat Of Pendeton at NewYork helped usnot 40
much In any actual additions thereby given to our
strength the dissatisfaction and Indifference to the
fate seymour widely engendered In the ranks OF our
opponents Devoted adherents Of the "Young Eagle Of
the West could exactlv why they should grow
enthusiastic the interest Of the schemer who had de-
feated him. Neither could the enemies of "the boated
bondhoders realize their duty to labor early and late in
behalf OF the man whom they regarded as the boated
boudhoiers candidate Western Democrats were dread
fully in earnest their advocacy Of Pendletons green
back policy and in the first bitterness Of their dsappont
ment many them declared that they very little to
choose between Seymour and Grant. OF course, this
temper soon subsidized aud the Democratic discipline re-
asserted its wonderful power but shouting Of the
leaders could make the Ohio support Of Seymour enhu-
siastic.
Intestine feuds further complicated the Democratic
efforts 20 give vigor the campaign. There split
In the Whisky Ring. Wooey and some OF the other lead
Ing emocrats Cincinnati at swords points. Nr
McCOOk not welcomed with gushing gratitude on his
by the Pendletonans; in fact many of them openly
accused him Of gross awkwardness In the management
of their favoTie in the Tammany Ring Senator Thur
suspected Of having sneaking desire to take
Pendleton place the choice Of Ohio after Pendeton
himself hal been suffered 20 bleed to death Above al,
Mr. vallandigham longer took pains TO proclaim him
self the own familiar friend" of Mr. PendIeton He had
rrudges against Washington Mclean Ghe patentee OF
PendletoL Presidential candidate) for not support
ing his aspirations 10 the Senate against Thurman for
heating him against Judge Jewet and large class OF
democrats of whom the Judge might be taken as the
type who not patriots enough to leave the Demo
cracv through the war; and yet not traitors enough
10 ike vallandigham. Furthermore, these several
.ops ana parties returned vallandighsms regards
with interest He considered on all sides, IN the
light Of an htoerabe nuisance, who must nevertheless
ba tolerated because be too powerful TO DC kicked
overheard But the utter disgust Of all concerned hr
yasud.ghsr secured nomination for Congress With
In twenty fcu hours leading Democrats openly admitted
that the nomination would cost them 10000 votes on the
state ticket.
Il IA possible hat lRepublcan leaders have relied
lo much upOn these heart-burnings In the inner circles
n, hs enemy Tue Democrats OF late have been hard al
o,k and there ia Nttle doubt that they viii poll ther
mn vote They were early IN the field in this city
with ther transpsrences and big professions, but lev
,vapings ago Fourthst was afane with their torches
and We all dascrlshed at the extent and cnaraeleF
heir deonsraton They too late however TO catch
The "bhoy" element Tie floating voters, the indihcr
ant who diff with tide. and the young men who
10 with the side hat makes the most noise, has the
clubs and PROFESSIONS and promises the fun were all
committed 10 Grant before the Democrats had got their
Inside Qusrres arranged. Then the few Chase Republ
cans dissatisfied with the Impeachment policy and the
nomination Of Grant, felt themselves kicked back into
the Republican rasks with squaretoed boot by the
nomination Of Seymour The Cincinnati Commercial the
newspaper Of widest daily circulation in the West was
believed stand ready support the Democratic ticket
Chase had been nominated. Now II is vehemently
Grant
Altogether the situation past and present, in Ohio
/ may be thus summed up:
| l. General apathy at the outset among Republicans
Geseral disgust after TarnInany among the Demo
l ents l.f~I1E-4 q |
j. An awakening on both sides within the last six
weeks the Republicans first and most noisily In the
| neh
Republicans united and harmonious; Democrats be-
eomsg 70, by force Of party discipline, but full Of
oue and heartburnings inside. and less abundantly
supplied consequence with the sinews OF war; by thclr
asual contributors. ~ ltf
Immense meetings all over the State, unequalcd
since the Brough-Y h-Yalandigham campaign.
Certainty Of reasonably full vote, and consequent
certainty Of say twenty-five thousand Republican ma
/ oiiy in October.
Danger Of Democratic colonization from Kentucky
ssefe there plenty Of Democrats 10 spare itiswith
heT power to food Hamilton County, and carry the
queen City. unless Republicans watch them closer than
usy are doing now.
Ion general estimate Of the situation may be added
| sbnsf survey Of the field district by district
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