The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-02
THE SITUATION IN oHIO.
The Chance. Of HAYES Growing small By
Degrees aud Beautifully Less.

Degrees aud Beautifully Less
DAYTON, o., Oct. 80. Since the October
election have visited every prominent city In
this State, and also many towns, villages, and
crossroads, and have conversed with prominent
men Of both parties, including editors, LAWYERS,
and politicians. can say, truthfully, that the
results OF my investigation all point TO but one
conclusion, and that Ia that, to say the very
least, ohio is by no means certain to 20 for
Hayes.
Let us 90 back a few years and see whether
Rutherford Il. Hayes has risen or fallen in pub
lie estimation. In 1861. when he was nominated
for Governor, the Democrats ptted against him
the Hon. Allen q. Thurman, as prominent and
as able a Democrat as we have, and the election
showed that more than 5000 people preferred
Hayes to Thurman. Two years later Mr.. Hayes
was renominated, and this time the Democrats
chose from their ranks the Hon. George IL. PEN
dleton, whom HAYES beat by something over
2O.OOO-a failing OF of 10000 In two Yeas.
After an interval of six years IN 1879 the Re
publicans again nominated Rutherford H. Hayes
Tor Governor, ana the Democrats renominated
Gov. William Allen. Inat campaign is still
fresh In the minds of oil OF us. MIR. Allen was
assailed Hs a rebel svmpathizer. "A uisunionist,
and as fossil. hut this was not all. MIR. Allen,
as the nominee Of the Democratic party, was
CHARGED with having formed a coalition with
the Roman CIthohc Church. whereby the Cath
olics, In return for their votes. were TO be eN-
empt from taxation to maintain the public
schools. The democratic press aud orators, OF
course, denied this cnarae, out yet the seed fell
IN some ground that received II. In addition TO
this, Mr.. Allen had many enemies In his own
parry, ON account OF his soft money proclivitios.
Inc DAY OF election came. and what was the re-
sultf Why, for many days IL was In DOUBT, and
wuen the chicial vote was counted Mr. Hayes
had received but little over 5,uOO plurality, a
falling on OF BOO since ne last ran for Governor.
Now what are Hayes chances in his own
state next luesdavf Previous to the OctoO,r
election (when, rs we all know. the Republicans
could only elect Secretary OF state by plural
ity Of something over $500 the kepuU lican
county executive cOuitnittovs throughout tue
State were working hard. They put sneakers
into every school district they brought the most
eminent men VI their party here to spe * In our
large cities the press teenied with articles tend
INK to show the madness Of electIng Democrats
To tlaces of power the speakers. following out
the examples set oy Norton the Grand Sachem
OF the party unfoded tue bloody shirt IN all
Its hurriDic aspect to the shudderiDg q re Of
thous anus the ougoear Of "reoel claims " was
paraded with WONDERFUL disregard OI truth-aud
look at the result. "a a vote OF over bJO.OO tbe
Republicans, In state heretofore believed to
De lWpfeRnhtle, were Only aoie " squeeze thulr
candidate through with "A paltry 500 majority.
Since the October election tnis hard work has
been entrely abandoned. There Is not a Re
puDhc n County Executive Committee IN tue
state that Is organizing and mastering and mar
snaliing forces Tor the decisive combat. Ihe
Republican committee Of this (MOntVomeIy)
county has just returned from nshing II ,ur-
sion TO Lake Erie; tue Hamilton county ON
mittee have virtually disbanded the committee
of Franklin county (CulumDus), with that hoTrI-
bic m JOrity of e,UUJ for Hon. lhOs. Ewing star
luz tuem IN the lace, are sick at heart ana are
dong nothing. IL Is SO all over the State. he
Republican party Is disorganized In nearly every
county
but this is not the case with the Democracy.
Tuey dld more than tue, hoped Tor In October,
Hnc they are ORGANIZING more thoroughly for a
victory IN November. Their organization Is per-
feet. In oyeiy school district, ia every hamlet,
IN every village IN every town, In every city in
the state they nave thUtou-hly urileu r,ll ling
| aud challenging committees Tor tue 1th OF No
NemOer
You may see confirmation OF this In the tone
OF tue leading Republican papers Of tue state
Deacon Richard Snith OF the Cincinnati Gazette
| Is too mUon preOccupied WIN the libel SUIT
brought az INST mn by Deputy Clerk B-rnard
| 10 say mucn auOu. uOli les aud he leaves
tsat 10 tue venei aOle T. ID. Mansuel , who goes
back to tue time Ot aIun Van Buren, To prove
that Hayes Is "a Teformef. The Cincinnati lines
| ~ hsh ing the Gd<,tc. lhs Cincinnati
Commercial Is not saucuine as II WIS
lew weeks ago, and now adults
| that the country could live under Id
| den. Iue Dayton Journal euiteu by w. ID.
| Isl khan, al astute POLITICIAN, aud tue man who
nrst discovered in Hayes possible President,
| Is eXnurting the hepuUlicaus to renewed effort
| The ono state Journal edited within signt Of
| the home OF COY. Hayes, smells danger IN the
air, anu began a long editotial tue other daN ON
| tue necessity Of renewed action ON tue part OF
tue hepuOcin party WIN Inc nackneyeu quo
tauon: "Out Of tue uettie uanger We pluck lhe
Hover safety. 1ue Cleveland Lcdder has lett
the political arena ana drvOtes Its wnole at
tentlnn u tue Pope OF Rome. =
laking everything into consideration IL Ia safe
to classify ONO auiulg the uUuDtful states, and
II VIII be no cause for prise II II goes for III
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