Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-09
The Ohio Election.

Or PRACTICALLY closcu tue clupalRn 10 Oiiio, III O.
though tomorrow there will be meetings OF
both parties here and 10 different prominent
sections of the State, the eliminating efforts OF
the republicans and democrats were directed to
mskug the biggest show on Saturday night,
when The whole population would be supposed
to be out. Therefore all over the State the
orators of the opposing forces shouted thel! ap.
pesls and strained their points aud muscles 10
gesticuIating before the sovereign people.
Three republican mass meetings were held here
last night, drawing large crowds, and addressed
by * Secretary Bristow, Stanley Matthews
| and i.sser lights Of that orgau lz.ton. As has
! been the case through the cutire campaign the
sole burd 81 the speeches was what dreadful
thing the South would do ia case OF TlldeDs
! election.
An Englsh gentleman sojourniog here to
take peep at the workings OF the American
poiitics machine, after listening very attentive.
| ~ to the talk about the solid South, turned
and very naturally a, ked me how much greater
was the population OF the South than that OF
the rest of the Union. Ou my lutormlng him
that the South was DIS 10 The rest OF the UGlou
in The proportion Of one to four, be Was as
touuied, and expressed surprise that sucn
arguments slUuli bc addressed 70 Intelligent
people.
!uer. wnre several democratic mectngs also
held last ni.ht aud addresses made Ia English
and u .ruan arousing much lotcIe=t a.i ch'
tuu>iasm. Bn, the u, III ,rracy principally Goa
c4Gir.;cd their energies upOu II custer torch.
Egn; procession, which Was pronounced to be
he III st mpOsag aud gorgeous demonstration
o! TIC k nj whch has ever taken place 10 Gin
cinna.l. | Witnessed the procession from an
elevated no>ilyD leu Thousand stalwar: men
k.pt time TO the stirriug stratus or martial
music.
For nearly two hours tie steady tramp was
heard, aud igr as the eye could reach tue living
boz. OF ligh, was rejected in the sky. Dense
na>srs of spectators VI both sexes blocked the
SHE wax FROM vail TO curb, and durlug thAse
two hours Thousands aCd thousands Of braz u
throats neale1 forth their wild hurrahs B,ue
lights red lights rockets and bombs danced 10
re ali, as audkercnicis waved by alr hands,
hltcred trom countless windows. Appropriate
mot;oes and tran-parencles, striking hard the
to:iles and wickedueSS OF the party 10 pUWer,
and ,uitumiz!Lg the deeds OF the n1Sen Idols
the B ,ikuai S. the B4bcocks aud the Blalnes,
were borpc aluft | noticed in The procession u
l.rge proportion Of German citizens, and the
Intense in crest displayed by them Indicated
ANYTHING but the phler maiic temperament usu-
ally ascrit ed TO them.
o. Friday night the republicans had pro-
CT ssio1. aud the democrats Started out With the
determination to beat them. That they sue
ccednd beyond all expectation is the boast OF
the democrats and the confession OF the rcpub
ilcans.
10 Columbus also there was last mig grand
tier.ucratlc procession, which private dispatches
de-. rib a. : ml4n iccn! display, and witnessed
By 20 900 opposing Spectators.
Co ver.ati n IT, day with GlaDy OF the lead
ins Loi. ciars Of both parties have not proved
: sails actory III the way Of obtaining reliable IN.
f.rmal,yu, a. they all without The least reserva
lion assure mc-thaL We will carry Hamilton
couuty and the State.
Field Marshal hlurat Ha!stead tells me that
he republicans will carry Ohio b. l5.0OU una
,rty; hat Hamilton cnunty will SO 10 the
nrignDVrJod 81 1000 majority; that Banding
VII. certainly, Saylor most probably, be beaten
for Congress. Nj. Halstead says that Sicssrs
) labyrs with the Gcrmans amount to Dothlng;
tha, Siegel never was worth darn for fight
lly or anything else Why sir, said be, 10,
stead of our losing any of the German vote We
na1 last AL We will get more of them.
asked Nlr. Halstead how 1t was that the
democrats had a bigger turnout than the re
rutcaus ''WcEl," lie said, they are turn
! out ., op!e AID We are not, an theD they took
good care to select Saturday night for it" He
thcu r III .rked that it was q great shame The
way The democrats were lying about Colorado,
as they knew very we'll how the election had
gore there.
I mentioned to leading democratic local
politician NJ: H.lstcat's conf ic, &C. 10 Il ierub
ilcan ,riumph. H. answered that Haisead
was Il gentleman aud good fellow, aud they
all iik"i Tin personally. but that he and the
; 20 D ac 20 Richard Smith were ID" poorest
po!l,ic,.n u IN the whole 5 ate, that they were
ucv.r iight except by acc dent, and that it was
always safe TO c0ppcl' them.
The Hen. Mitoo Saylor is IN excellent spir-
it; he thinks he and B.nung viii both be-
elected; Fl tmton equity vii go 500 to =. 900
dem ,cralc, and that The democratic State tick
e; will be elected.
Iak;og the middle line between tine pred'c-
tons aud the prejuIlcas Of the opposing parties
it would appear reasonable to daduce that the
repu nIicaus may lose the 5 att ticket. YET have
majority on the Congressional vote, but II
there is anything like the detection II the Ger
nau vote ma; tie dem 'ctats calm the repubIl.
cans will be 10 hopeless. minority 90 every
thing. This problem the election oply can solve
My owa i'm preston, from quiet but extend
cd laqulry among the Ucra-aD thtuSeNcs. l.
that tie democrats will get from 90 20 80 per
cent. Of the !1"rmao vote that went for Hayes
lsst fail. Whether the soft money repucIlcau Us
w;io voted for Alien last fall, but who Mr.
ii ,l>tead says have returned 10 their allegiance,
! wi. cuuDterLaIauce this, Is anuther probl, N
which only election day CAP determine.
FIVE MEN ROASTED ALIvE.-The Bremen
packet ship Europa which for severa! years has
beer engaged in the kerosene carrying trade
between the United States ana Germany, was
placed on the large balance dry dock in New
York, On Friday, for the purpose of receiving
general overhauling. a large force Of c. ukers,
snip csrpo,:e?s and blacksmiths were put to
| work These men were scattered all over the
vessel AID we're busy 1t II. 50 O'Clock Saturday.
| A ship car enter named John Casey was with
the rest IN the lorehold of the vessel, occupied
in testing the planks He struck mstch for