New-York tribune., 1876-10-16

men of whom nothing could be learned except that
they came from the East Oh political errands. Next
was the polling of a number of towns by men VINO
acknowledged that they were employed to make
the canvass by the New-York Committee and to re-
port to it. Then there the importation OF the
vile crew of Eastern roughs and repeaters, who
were driven out of indianapolis by the frmness OF
the Republicans, but who operated in other
towns where the Democrats controlled the
police force, and the direct purchase of votes
for cash, pTacticed. is known, III
many localities, by men who went to Indianapolis
the Saturday before the election and returned with
funds for the purpose Ny informant said that In
his town the price of vote well known as
that of a barrel of flour, the market opening in the
morning as low as two dollars and running up to
five toward evening.
l have spoken in dispatches from Indianapolis OF
the effect of the Greenback movement in determin-
ing the strength of the Republicans In the With
Congressional District ii cut in two directions. not
only taking Republican votes from Harrison but CIV
ing them to Williams. Many of the Democrats in the
district traded off their candidate for Congress and
voted for the Greenback candidate i'll exchange for
votes for Williams. There are good reasons for
believing that the Democratic vote in several OF
the river counties was largely swollen by importa-
tions from Kentucky. In fact there is no other way
to account for the increased Democratic majority III
those counties, for it clearly did not come from ac-
cessons from the Republican ranks. If no money
had been used corruptly if the third party move
ment had entirely evaporated with the Withdrawal
of Mr.. Wolcott, and if the KentucSans had not
raided the southern counties, Indiana would have
gwen q Republican majority.
The result of the Ohio election presents two or
three unexpected features. Cincinnati behaved in
a most astonishing fashion. The politics OF the
Queen City are always eccentric and incomprehen-
sible II is prominently the home of the independ-
ent voter. 1t delights in disappointing the most
careful calculations Like the Irshmans flea, when
you put your finger it, il isn't there. The Rcpub-
Leans thought they had it fast this year. job Ste
venson, Stanley Matthews. Murat Halstead, Richard
Smith, and all the Republican politicians and jour
nalists were confident that they could not only hold
their last Falls majority of 200, but could increase
it 1000. Never We're they so certain of a predicted
result never was their party so well organized and
compact Well, the ballots were counted out, ana
behold their majority was entirely washed away
The Democrats swept the city and carried both the
Hamilton County Congress Districts Mr.. Hal
stead saws the Jews did the mischief, gong
over to the Democracy on the ground that the city
having invested so much in the Southern Railroad
ought TO side with the South for the purpose Of get
ting the trade Of that section. That Col. Barnes
would run behind the ticket was anticipated John
Thompsons little game Of the crusade business was
a shrewd one. L; would have succeeded if the Re
publicans of the country districts had not coe out
in force and increased their maiorites of last year.
Outside Of Cleveland aud Cincinnati the state did
remarkably well. 1t will do much better in Novem-
Der, when the solt-money men, who voted for Bell
because Samuel Cary told them to, will 60 for
Cooper Gov. HaycSs majority cannot he less than
10000 Mr. Halsteads rule for prcdiciiug thc re-
suit worked better than he wanted il TO. 1t was
that there would be Republican gains where the
Democrats gained last year. and vice versa; but be
excepted Hamilton County. The result proves that
the rule was of almost universal application, and
that nowhere did it operate so powerfully rs IN that
very county. T. '. ;.