The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-10-07
The Great Battle in Ohio.

me bangor COululerCldl has corrected
some of the recent incidents of the great
political battle now in progress in Ohio,
to crafty the desire of Democrats to hear
how the fight progresses.
On Tuesday last, day and evening, Gov
ernor Hendricks, Hon. VIM E. Niblack,
Hon. j. L. Neff, Secretary of State, and
Col. Manypenny, all Of Indiana, address
ed an immense meeting at Piqua. Mr..
Niblack spoke twice. The aroused peo-
pie, after listening to five powerful speech
es during the day and night, still fingered
and wanted to hear more
AS general rule Morton's meetings
have been thinly attended. In Warren
County, one Of the strongest Republican
counties Of the State, he had an audience
last week of but 800. A special from
Lebanon in that County says:
"'Bill Allen and Greenbacks' is the cry with
the masses of this county. Hundreds who never
voted the Democratic ticket proclaim now for
Farmer Allen and 'cabbage-eaves.' Put Hayes
majority in Warren county down to one thou
sand or less"
Governor Allen everywhere leads the
van OF the fight. He goes all over the
State. He is now in the extreme North,
now in the East, now in the West, now
in the South, and then again at the CEN
tire. AS he passes over the railroad from
point to point, great crowds assembled at
the depots. Their cheers and calls bring
the tall, white haired chieitain to the rear
platform of the last car where he address,
es to them word of counsel and cheer,
and then amidst the warm hearted cries
OF "God bless you, Uncle William" the
train moves on.
a report OF meeting at Logan reads
rs follows:
"At least three thousand people gathered to-
gctter in this little mineral city to do homage
to Democracy and Greenbacks. Governor Al
zen, Gen Carr, Congressman Vance and Hon.
Robert T.. Reese were the orators announced
70 address the meeting, and We're all present
They were met at the depot at IL O'Clock by
about one thousand people. and a procession
headed by two brass bands escorted the speak
ers w into the town, amid the firing of cannon
and the cheers of the pOpulace. The meeting
opened at 80 O'clock GOV. Allen making the
opening speech, followed by Vance, Cary and
Reese. The meeting WAS splendid one and
was decided success.
Citizens OF Logan competent to give reliable
figures say that Hancock County will give Gov
Allen ut least one thousand majority. The
Democracy are hard at work in the county, and
full of enthusiasm.
COY. Allen is in splendid health; SAYS he
never felt better in his life, and weighs more
than he did when he started out on the cam
pagn."
In the evening it became known that
Allen would arrive in Circeville on his
way from Logan to IIillsboro. A grand
torch light procession was organized and
a great crowd assembled at the depot
where the train was expected at o'clock
Some twenty miles out an accident hap
pencd to the train. The Governor, on
learning by telegraph the situation at Cir
clevillc, ordered 4 special engine, mount
ed it, and doomed away with lightning
speed to his destination where the locomo-
tive arrived at nine O'Clock. Instantly up
went the torches, for there the vast crowd
had stood in their tracks waiting for two
long hours Loud and wild We're the
cheers that rent the air, as the old chief
tain stepped down from the engine In
stantly he was literally borne to an ele-
giant barouche drawn by four splendid
white horses. The band played its liveli-
est tunes and the great procession wended
= ~, ,p-1, No
one uninterrupted and continuous cheer
greeting it all the way. At ten o'clock it
reached the Court House, outside of which
u vast meeting was congregatcd. Allen
then mounted the rostrum and spoke tor
a fun nour VIII all Tie nre ana elOquence
of forty years ago. Nearly every period
was greeted with tremendous applause.
The reporter says at was the largest and
most enthusiastic impromptu meeting ever
held in this section of Ohio
At Chilicothe. last Thursday, Governor
Allen was asked in private conversation
his opinion Of the result of the election in
the State. He replied: II have no doubt
whatever OF the election of the entire Dem
ocratic State ticket by majorities ranging
from 80 900 to 10000"
Gems. Ewing and Woodford had their
first Joint debate at Shawnee last Thurs
day night Although the night was stormy
the meeting was immense. Woodford OPP
encd the debate and was we'll received ;
but he was much interrupted with trouble
some questions which he could not answer
to the satisfaction of either Republicans or
Democrats, When he appealed to his au-
dicncc to say if business was not as good
now as il was year ago, he was met by
one tremendous chorus o. "No, Nor
from the multitude This decided response
completely nonplussed Woodford When
Ewing arose to reply ne was met by per
ect storm of mad huzzahs Again and
again the great hall echoed and re-echoed
with the wild hurrahs for "Greenbacks
and Ewing!" He opened his speech in
these words:
Il acknowledge liiat the Democrats OF ONO
and Pennsy lvania do not stand on the same
footing with the Eastern Democrats; but it is
premature to say what will be the position of
The National Democracy. The people Of the
West have submitted to the dctation of the
Money Power in both parties until they are
starved into rebellion! tremendous applause;
and they have exposed their views in the Ohio
platform without consulting the New York
World or the Manhattan Club. Next year,
without consulting The Money Power. the De-
mocrats of Ohio and Pennsylvania will stand
where they stand to-day"
He then proceeded to fay Woodford on
his acknowledgment that the Republicans
violated the Constitution as necessity in
issuing grecnbacks. He hung Woodford's
hide raw and dripping on the hooks of his
own argument, while the crowd hurled
shouts at it. He thought the gentlemen
had lodged the issue, and stated only the
glittering part of the financial question.
Woodford pleasantly interrupted Gener-