New-York tribune., 1875-09-27
TIE OHIO C1NVASS.
,r7I yrrNrE or LOCAL, ISSITES.

INFLUENCE OF LOCAL ISSUES.
DOUBTFUL COUNTIES - UNPOPULAR MEASURES OF
TIE LAST LEGfsLATURE-rHI POTTER BIIL~HE-
MovAL OF EFFICIENT OFFICERS.
TFnoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE IRiRuSh'
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. PA consideration OF
the elements affecting the result OF the campaign IN ONO
youll be incomplete without allowing for the influence
IN close counties of local contests anu local contests s
year gather about mainly the candidates 1or te ieSs
ture Tie last Legislature in Ohio despite the defehse
OF which has been made by Mr. Pendieon, was an u
precedentedly exravagant and corrptone The sandao
of official morality in Ohio is much higher than In some
States at the East and voters have not become 50 used
to ncompeteney corruption as to abandon even par
TALLY the theory OF complete responsibility 10 cohSutu-
encIes One this high standard stnsingy eXhiDited
in conversations with young politicians VINO nave
supreme contempt for Bu;lersIn, whcIher cousois '
methods or its results.
There are several counties In the State which, either by
the changing from orc party to the other every other
year. or by unusual degree OF excitement tS year
abont tholr members legislative record are known
among politicians as doubtful Counties These counties 40
not give much OF majority either way, but the aggregate
ii on one side would be large and they are further val
uablc because results In them are indexes or the i OI
public sentiment. Among these counties are kchaAd-
which has considerable Democratic majority bnIt UP IN
the last few years that it is nov doubtful whether 'e is
islatiye question will not this year oyerturn-and ASH
land Hancock Stark. Wayne, and Washington lheh
there 0e other counties which have been on BON SIDES
OF the political within the last three years such rs
Hardin which was Republican in 1872 and 1873, and
vet went Democratic by 300 majority lat year;
Highland the same by over 130; Van Vert, wDioh
changed from Republican to Democratic III 1913, ana
went Democratic more intensely last year. Lucas which
gave Grant 200 and Hayes $780, but last year gave the
Democracy go majority; Cuyahoga which gave Grant
400 Hayes $500, and went 700 the other way last
tbo
decreasing their Republican maorities during the past
five year, II the Republicans can carry hall OF these
counties they carry the State.
This legislative question is that ought TO be under
stood outside the state, both as chapter OF polltlcal
morality ana as influencing great degree the election
in the state this Fal For the members who were ln-
cupated during the session and voted for the objection
able measures are most of them running again, ana
where they are their party is held Iesponsbe ana
such Il the sense of Official accountability AMONG the
electors especially the farmers, that their members
local tickets will suffer heavily, and these tickets VIII
carry with them heavy Losses on the State ticket
The Republicans point with pride to the doclara-
ton of Gov Allen, and subsequently OF a Democratic
INVESTIGATING Committee that Republican rule in the
state for the previous twenty years had been without
blomish. Tho criticised legislation and conduct OF The
Democratic Legislature is briefly divided into these heads
Tie Potter bill the Wood County bribery, the Increase
OF Offices the mismanG cement Of State institutions, AMI
the Gcehan bill Tie Potter bill bill introduced
for the purpose Of aboshng tho lower Board OF the
Common Counc. Of ths City of Toledo, ond ycsting all
the powers of the Council in the eight members CT the
BoalA of Adarmen-whlch had d ,nocratic majority
ana at the same time extending the term on
the latter Board; bnt rs No law can be
made special IN it3 application in the state
of fr first class Tho Law passed but Cincinnati dscOy
erd hat tho b affected her and under tho provision
aec Of b recOnsdorcd, amended so az 10 except
Cincinnati and Cleye;nd from lis operation passed the
,.G a,1Ny IN fha Here Ia
ol uc1nteged great oVpOsitiOn.he opposition which
has made il such an unpopular measure IN tHe can,
yaes ana The last daY % the srSs!0,N bin9 lOunI
i,0s iDe pass the b ii waa enrolled WIN the BELL
ate amendments .-ned by ts DcIl9cr..lc spcaGr Us
tnrc = Prcsden, OF the SeDnc by IN Official Iae'snser
Iaat Official aloIt to ~ IT, When world Lave made
il law (bo Governor having no power OF veto III this
Siaic somebody disc0yore the fraud ana stopped
The Iol ;v after tie Legi3lature had adjourned SlHe
di and Wien it would lie too late to correct Or recon,
sid the natter to have tie bill recorded 50 az TO read
II the bill had passed by the same vote as the old
CORRUPTION OF THE LEGISLATURE
The wood County bribery scandal was the result Of
repor. by an investigating committee charging that
cra Democratic members had each been given 800 for
their support OF bill TO change the county seat OF Wood
County from Bowling Green To PeiTysburg. Tho Lcgis-
ature not only refused to the accuscl members,
as recommended by the Committee but whitewashed
them our sht with a special resolution THE Increase of
officers by the legislature 3S, involving annual
cx,n3o oi abont as many thousand dollars and his in
tho face OF the fact that the Democratic party went into
the ls legislative the issae Of retrelchnent
and reform.
The mismanagemcnt OF the State Institutions
foilows ID The Commissioners for the erection OF the
Central Iunatc Asylum at Columbus, a spended build
ing removed they having served most efficiently
TithcGt pay, and other commissioners and archcctS,
and crrnS, ,sc appointed, thereby adding $4,000
tie yearly expenses OF the Stae % the removal OF
Father GIiswcld iron the Orphan Asy iim at Hena, md
the arpoiniincnt Of Dr. Jenncr; and then when there
WIS ALLEGED to be strong evidence against h:in OF nl-
morality, allowing him Ia resign without crnsure
ismcnt l3 tho taking Oi the management OF the Dcaf
AN the Blind AsyGlh%rt Columbus out OF .he hands Of
the principals. aad the installation there of Stewards TO
manage the Institutions on money basis IL the debate
this measure il was stated as n reason Tor the
bus dcd tie patronage OF those Institutions ani
this given them by thG stewards. These stewards.
IL asserted ignorant ward politicians, aud
a OF such cniHcncc Dr. Lord of the Blind AHyum
have charge Of tho carriage allowed him aS
PRINCIPAL without application to the steward IH'se
stewards dscOarcOs in tneif treatment OF the ci
cCnt aud trained surernenieus and employees OF these
isy ylups, and also very expensive SCI of officers
Newbrrch Cleveland OF q similar nature to that Of
Dr. Jcnnc following after tho removal 0i the iOr-
mcr management ald the substitution OF Democratic
managers.
Th Geghan bill Eastern readers already sufficiently
adyiscd about The bill viii doubtless bring ot many
thousands Of RcpUblcan votes, and Keep at home many
Democratic ones. IL bc easily TIA; the record
alOyo analyZed presents themes for orators local
on national a:ar and it claimed by Republicans tlat
these issues viii bring many votes to the Republican
tcaet.
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A WOEDERFUL TORNADO.
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