Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-27

As tnc time draws near Tor the important
october election In Ohio the air is full or
conflicting statements IN regard TO the "situ-
alton" there. A letter received I'm this city
from a gentleman (repu5licln In politics)
OF cool judgment, aud whose sources OF in
formation are probably inferior to those OF
no other man In OHIO, gives the following
survey OF the political field In that state:
The canvass, so far as It's conduct by the re-
publican state executive committee is con-
cerned, does not lack energy or intelligence.
The local canvass Is being pushed well in
most districts. The stump canvass is "a
large aud well conducted as ever known.
When compared to Indiana there are not so
many speeches, and the whole mass is not
so over red-hot as there, bat 1t Is not
doubted that proper state OF incan-
descepce will be reached by October 10th.
III the elections, state and national, were
on the same day, the republicans would have
no solicituds; but II is not easy to make all
their voters understand that In view of its
enect the october election Is OF such great
importance; hence some OF them are likely
70 indulge themselves with the luxury OF
voting for Bell. The head of the democratic
Ticket. The democratic canvassers are max.
ing afurfous and persistent raid nj pom Barnes
the republican candidate, on the ground that
he Is temperance crusader and an anti
secret scciety man, and will draw some votes
frem him. All the "oDe-idea" folks-Cooper
men, temperance men ,&c.-that are, or ever
were democrats, while they will not vote for
Tilden, and q respectable number will vote
for Hayes, will support the democratic state
Ticket The Germans, who were with the re-
publ1csns last year, are pretty sure to be the
same this year, for Hayes. but the anti.cru-
eaders will cut Barnes at the state election.
As an offset TO possible loss on this score,
there will be recruits TO the republican ranks
from temperance men and from thoughtful
qniet voters, who, without being temperance
fanatics. look upon the war upon Barnes as
amounting 10 persecution. In addition to
this the republicans have line OF nominees
for Congress that are very strong, and will
get back some votes that were not with the
republicans last year.
Msking due allowance for possible losses
In the quarters indicated In the October
elections, he believes that even Barnes will
carry tie state by an Increase over the ma
tority for Hayes last year. As regards the
Congressional districts, he makes the fol-
lowing estimate: First district, Force (repD,
has about an equal chance with Sayler; Sec
ond, Matthews (rep), will beat Banning out
OF his boots; Third, Mills Gardner (rep), will
be pushed, but will beat Savage; Fourth, the
heavy majority that Greene county will
give will put Howard (rep.) In over McMa-
hon; Fifth, Rice (dem.) will be elected by
5000 majority; Sixth, Gov. Cox (rep.) will
be elected over Hurd: Seventh, will go DEM
ocratic by reduced majority; Eighth, Gene
raj Keller (rep) is sure; Ninth, close, but
Jones Uep) will beat Poppleton; Tenth,
Charley Foster has always run In, but It
must now be considered oubtful; Eleventh,
Neal (rep.) will lay out Vance; Twelfth,
Gen. Ewing (dem.) over George Nash; Thir-
teenth, Southland (dem.) again; Fourteenth,
democratic, Of course; Fifteenth, Van Vor-
hes (rep.) Will come In again; Sixteenth,
Dapford (rep.) will have ine msjority; Sew
enteenth, Mckinley (rep) will be elected;
Eighteenth, Monroe (rep.) of course by large
majority; Nineteenth, Garfield (rep.) by
10000 TO IL 900 majority; Twentieth, Towns
end (rep) will beat Payne by q few thou
sand, not six, as Hayes did Allen for gov
erpor.
If the above estimate should be verified,
the republicans will gain seven or eight
members OF Congress and lose one.