New-York tribune., 1875-10-14


The Democratic Committee even claimed to hope for
the election of Allen. The returns are in many re-
spects surprise to bothpartes gains and losses being
reported in localities where the confident
Iyexpccted The gains of the Republicans are attrib-
uted exclusively to the private opinions and desires
of voters with regard to initiation. The Constitu-
tional amendments providing for special commis-
SION draw Oft the present surplus of business OF
the Supreme Court and imposing special tax on
dogs are probably carried.
THE RETURNS AS REMARKABLE AS THE
CANVASS.
WHERE THE GAINS AND LOSSES WERE MADE-THE
POLITICIANS FIND THEIR CALCULATIONS AT
FAULT-RRPUBIICtNs CONFIDENT OF TEN THOU
SAND MAJORITY EARLY IN THE DAY-IHE
AMENDMENTS.
lBY TELEGRAPH FROM STAFF CORRESPONDENTS OF The
TRIBUNEl
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 13.-The victory won for
honest currency yesterday seems to be certain and
complete. Cautious Republicans, who, at a. IN. to-
day, hoped for 900 majority for Gov. Hayes, and
did not feel certain of more than 5000, went home
al IA IN believing that the measure of their hopes
WAS filed. The Democratic Committee to-day
conceded 10000, and admitted that the major
itv NAV exceed that figure by 1000 or 1000.
Mr. Cary appears to run behind his ticket every
where and has probably been scratched on fully
5000 ballots. Both branches of the Legislature are
confidently claimed by the Republicans. The
chief hOnors for this magnificent triumph
over ignorance. greed and fanaticism must
be awarded to the cities of Cleveland
and Cincinnati where the Germans have shown
their honor and sagacy by rcpudiating the repudl-
ators. turning their backs on the rag-money party
The large Liberal Independent Republican element
in these cities also aided powerfully to accomplish
lan's dafaat The two chief ceutprS OF trade anu
culture and the farming regions of the Western Re-
serve deserve the highest praise for bringing mp
their old-ime rousing Republican m1orltieS. There
is also county here and there in other sections OF
the State which has done noble work In this great
Democratic stronghold of Franklin County the Re-
publican gain is nearly 600. In Ross County, the
home Of Gov Allen, they gain 4s3, and elect mem
Der of the Legislature. COshoctOn sends Republi-
can 70 the Legislature for the first time in her his
tory. Preble, Montgomery, Fairfield Iusca1awaS,
and the Republican river counties of Scioto, Law
renee and YntOn. report creditable gains for Hayes
Jefferson, Mahoning and almost every other county
where coal and iron are found make a bad record.
As rule the Democrats gain slightly i'll all their
former strongholds and the Republicans heavily in
theirs.
QUEER FEATURES OF THE VOTING
The returns are however full of surprises for poll
tcians of both parties For instance, a few towns
the western reserve report HlllS +illtH NHlC
all around them the current sets strongly i'll the
other direction; and here and there in counties
where initiation appears to be most popular. an iso-
lated township condemns it emphaticay by re-
turning a Republican gain. Different wards Ill the
same city frequently exhibit contradictory results.
Thus the First Ward returns from Akron showed
heavy Democratic gain, while the next ward showed
stll heavier Republican gam. Even in Cleveland,
where the revolution against the Tagmoney party is
more decided than anywhere else in the State, two
or three wards give considerable gains for Allen In
the Cincinnati ward returns there are also some
queer contradictions. Springfield where the Re-
pubcans were confident Of gaining largely disap-
points them, but Columbus delights and astOnishes
them with gain of over 800. In Youngstown,
Judge Kelley's initiation seed has produced plenti
full harvest Of Democratic votes. The manufacturing
towns like Steubenve, Canton, and Wooster, show
Enthusiastically the initiation infection by gains for
Allen.
STRONG INFLUENCE OF PRIVATE FEELINGS.
Obviously personal influence has had a marked eff
feet on the election An embarrassed manufacture
ing firm longing for cheap money to enable it to sell
its wares, has been able to change the politics of
whole village, and often in the country single
farmer with strong convictions on one side or the
other of the currency question has swung his town.
ship for imitation or held il firmly for hard money.
If political map Of the State were constructed,
with localities where Hayes gains, cOlOred light, and
those where Allen gains dark, the Western Reserve
as far west as Sandusky would be almost uniformly
bright, the black spots being few and far between.
The northwestern counties and the central belt
would be quite dark and on the Indiana border the
dark line would stretch almost down to Hamilton
County, where would find sharp contrast. In
the remainder of the State the lights and shadows
strangely alternate
THE COURT AND DOG TAX AMENDMENTS.
Both the constitutional amendments submit ed for
ratification by the popular vote are believed TO he
adopted although there is some doubt about the
second. The first authorizes the Governor TO ap
point a judicial commission of five members TO
assist the Supreme Court in clearing its docket of
arrears of business. The commission is to exist for
three years, and a may be created for the
term of two years in every ten years on application
of the Court by vote of the Legislature.
The second amendment authorizes a specific tax
on dogs. At present the animals only be taxed
their values like other property. About 10000
sheep annually killed injured by dogs in this
State. the loss to the farmers aggregating about
$15OO0O. The object of the amendment is TO
trpate the canine in the woogrowing districts.
THURMAN CHEERFUL.
Among the leading Democrats who staid ND late
last night TO receive the return, the only man who
showed anything like cheerful countenance was
Senator Thurman. He talked with both Republi-
cans and Democrats in the Neil House until two
o'clock ia the morning aud was always disposed TO
estimate Hayes's majority rather higher than the
Republicans themselves. Just before he went to-
bed he said he should not be surprised if it up to
10000.
INFI ATOMS DIsCRACF