Wilmington journal., 1872-10-04


The change in the aspect of political
affairs in the last ten days has been truly
remarkable. Upon the five st tes that vote
next Tuesday week, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska, all eyes are
now turned in order to discern, if possible,
some indication of the result of the pend
ing State campaigns. The special interest
fels in these local campaigns is, of course,
due to the fact, generally conceded we be-
lieve, that if the Greeley movement devel-
OPS q substantial Republican strength in
those States in the local elections, it win
a doubt.
Ohio is, perhaps, just now attracting the
greatest attention, possibly because of
the specially cheering events that have
transpired in tie last few days. Two
weeks ago we had scarcely any hope OF
carrying that great State now, however,
we shall be disappointed if it does not cast
it's vote in favor of the party of Union and
Cancellation.
The following sensible and well con-
ter, presents in an unusually clear and
satisfactory manner the condition of affairs
in that State. The Register says
The Democratic and Liberal Republi-
can State Central Committees Of Ohio,
have announced three hundred meetings
in that State before the day Of election,
October Sth, by the ablest speakers sup
porting the Cincinnati ticket. There is
no dissatisfaction between the two COM
mittees in regard to the composition of the
ticket, which was nominated by the Dem
Ocratic State Convention. The Liberal
Republicans were offered the first pla .e on
the ticket, and General BrinkerhofT was
named for Secretary Of State, and the
nomination of Wiley was then made.
''Probably the vote of no other State will
afford so fair test of She strength of the
Liberal movement. In Pennsylvania, the
Republicans have nominated ''ring man.
one of the addition, division and silence
sort, and there are, it is claimed, many
Republicans who will refuse to vote for
the friend and partner Of Ye1kes. On the
other hand, Mr.. Buckalew is exceptionally
strong. In Indiana, Morton is coionzing
the State with negroes, and plotting other
crimes against the ballot-boxes ofhis State.
Whether a fair vote can be had remains
for the future to decide. But i'll Ohio
there are no reports of a like character
Every man will have an opportunity tC
vote, if he is entitled to vote, and to vote
only once. The candidates are both pop
ular men, and we have yet to hear of a
single charge affecting the character OF
either. General Wikotf will poll every Re
publican vote, and General Wiley every
Democratic and Liberal, which can be
counted on for Greeley. If there are any
Liberals who believe that they can vote
against the latter and still carry the State
for Greeley, they are poor politicians. IL
1868, the vote at the presidential election
was only two thousand more than in Octo
ber, and it is probable that the vote two
weeks from Tuesday. viii be larger thar
in November. In one respect the Ohio
vote will not be a fair test. Ohio wa:
strongly in favor of Adams, and decidedly
opposed to the nomination of Greeley
The opposition was stronger in Ohio, anC
more outspol1en than in any other State
Many who had looked to Cincinnati
turned towards Philadelphia, even aftel
endorsing the address and platform
adopted by the Cincinnati Convention
Stalio, Matthews and Hoadley are nov
fnr no aEIU Of NJ-ri II
they denounced as wholly corrupt. BU
the Liberal movement has been gaining
strength even in that State. The Cincin
natl Commercial, the most influential Re
publican paper in Ohio, has been doing eX-
celIent service, in its own way. Several
local German Republican papers have beer
advocating the election of Greeley, and
now comes the Cincinnati F'OikSbldtt, the
Oldest and most influential German Re
publican paper in the United States, after
a long delay, declared in favor Of Mr.
Greeley, and Mr. IIassaurek, its editor, has
taken the stump. The meaning of all this
is that the Germans of Ohio, the great
majority Of whom have been Republicans,
are going to vote for Greeley ana Brown.
Therefore we are willing to make the vote
in Ohio test.
''At the October election, in 1868, the
total vote of the State was SIC, 747, and the
Republican majority was 1885. The Oc-
tober elections decided the contest, and in
November this majority was increased to
a ,426. a year later, when Mr.. Pendleton
was the Democratic candidate for Gov
erno:, he was defeated by only 1918 ma
lority, and last year the majority went up
90 20, ,luo, but the total Eote was GO,OOO
Jess than in 1868. Probably the total vote
this year will be about 10000. The
Liberal Republicans claim a strength OF
over 10000. 1t is evident that the Liberals
have been growing more and more horeftll
Of carrying the State, and especially since
Carl ochurz made Ills triumphal march
through it. A victory in that steady-going
Republican State would be decisive of the
November contest.''
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