New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-16

ability 10 cIecf Tidea. while the Republicans are
oyerosnfideat that success il going drop into their
hands without effort. Besides, The Democrats feel
ehagrIned at being forced TO abandon the financial
ground upon which they fought the battle OF 1872
and cannot possibly work themselves mp to tse pitch
of enthusiasm they felt then They were educated oy
their newspapers last Fall 90 regard Gov llldeh as
traitor to Democratic principles and the chief cause
of thcirdefeat and il does not lie in human nature
not even In the average Democratic human nature
which is by no means oyerssnsitiye or over-con-
sistent-to fall madly in love with such candidate
"Tilden and Reform" is not halT effective cry as
was "Allen aud More Money" II Gov. 1ilden should
make tour OF Ohio venture TO say that be would
receive no such popular ovation rs greeted Old
Bill Allen when he perepinated the State from end
to end
Among the Republicans there is not as much
administrative feeling for Hayes ono might ex-
pect to find It is tho old story of the prophet in his
own country The people know Hayes so well that
he seems like one of th0ir own family, and While
they admire aud respect him, and are proud that
Ohio is to have the honor of furnishing the next
President their candidate has none OF the enchant
ment of distance and they see beneath the robes OF
the statesman with which popular opinion in other
States has invested him, the plain unpretending
citizen. one of themselves whom it Is not easy to
make the object of hero-worship.
Tho Temperance men have State ticket in the
field but have no prospect OF equalng their vote OF
last year. when they cast over 1000 votes for their
nominee fer Governor. Still their movement has
some importance in a close contest such rs TINS
promises 10 be- for whatever strength they can
muster is subtracted from the Republican ranks
The Greeuback men rallied in this city yesterday
under the lead of Samuel Cary. There were Just
l3 of them pretending to represent the whole State
of Ohio. They all found room enough In Carys
bedroom at the Neil House. and soemnly and secretly
went through the motions OF nominating electors
passing resolutions, and appointing state Com
mittoe hrst doing just what the Democrats wantea
them TO In reference to the State contestthat is.
agreeing TO RIM no ticket of their own. Cary eng-
neered this result under advice from the Demo
cratic Committee and against the protests Of mi
porty of the Intrepid thirteen. Toledo delegate
said the Grecnback men would. in spite Of this ac-
tion. put up a candidate for Congress in tho 2th
District.
What have you TO say of the probable resultsf the
reader NAV ask ought not to say anything, Tor
three DAYS in the State-a glimpse at the Reserve
some talk ON the cars and few interviews with
politieiaps here-do not furnish smuch material to
base predictions upon. will venture TO give 1t as
my Judgment, however founded on a somewhat in
innate knowledge Of Ohio politics gained IN former
years and the slight observations OF my present
visit that the success Of the Republican State ticket
is pretty well assured. l fear, however, that the
majority Will not be large 1t cannot be as small
last wears meaeer 5000 but it doesn't look now like
going above 10000. Il ought to roll up into the
tbirtes or fortcs, and will in November when it is
a direct question between Hayes and Tilden. There
is plenty of time between and the Ontober
election for the canvass to assume more stirring
phase bat give the Indications they now APP
near confess TO some anxiety rs TO the course of
the Germans. They saved tho State for Hayes SD
1875 and ii it be true that they threaten to oppose
the Republican State ticket because OF Mr. Barness
temperance views, then there is danger ahead.
After a short trip in Indiana / hope to be able to
ascertain by personal observations in Cleveland,
Toledo and Cincinnati what is the exact attitude of
this important clement in Ohio politics.
There seems little doubt Of the Republicans reap
ing one substantial result from the October contest
fbe regaininao of a majority of the delegation In
Congress. The landslide Of 1874 gave the Demo
Gratis 10 members. and left the Republicans only z.
look 10 see these figures reversed. The Repub-
Iicans will certainly get back again the Cleveland
District which they held uninterruptedy ever since
their party had an existence until thor folly in re-
nominating Parsons threw it away two years ago.
Popular as Mr. Payne the present member. is, be
viii assuredly be beaten by Mr.. Townsend. The
Toledo District seems to be almost equally sure ii
IL should fail to elect Jacob d. Cox il ought 20 be cut
off from Ohio and annexed to Indiana. The Della
ware District is likely TO return to its Republican
allegiance and elect J. S. Jones in place OF Il. r.
Popplcton. who is up for another term. like
change may be expected in the sciota District,
where Dir. Vance is opposed by IL. S. NeilL The he
publcans In Cincinnati believe they can carry both
the Hamilton districts. They have put up against
the old members, Banning and Sayler, two rst-class
men. judge stanley Matthews and Judge Force,
and hope TO elect them both. That they will beat
Gen. Banning looks highly probable, but Saylors
district would appear by the figures of the two last
elections to be rredeemably Democratic. The Hid
District, which lies north and east Of Cincinnati
is pretty certain to he recovered In the FIVE coun-
ties which comprise it Allen had only 100 majority
last year, and when the presentanember Mr. Savage,
was elected the year before, the Republican candi-
date ran over GOO votes behind his ticket Now the
Republicans have in Mills Gardner very popular
man; " e. We