The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-02

ARITHMETIC OF THE CAMPAlGN Az SEEN
BY THE NEW YORK "NATIoNn
The State elections in Ohio and Indiana
will take place on the 10th day OF October,
and i'll view of the probable effect on the
presidential election in November the cam
vass In those States has been conducted with
extraordinary Yigor, and the result Is in
vested with unusual interest. In Ohio,
where up to within the last three weeks the
victory was conceded to the Republicans,
there has been revival of Democratic
hopes, and that party is now putting in ITS
best licks, inspired by the hope of carrying
the State.
A correspondent OF the New York Herald
who has travelled through most Of the coun-
ties in Ohio, in letter to that paper dated
Columbus, September "a, says the Republi-
cans are alarmed, and expresses the opinion
that Democratic success in October is not
terviewed Hon. William Bell, Democratic
candidate for Secretary OF State, and Mr.
John G. Thompson, chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee. Mr..
Bell expressed the opinion that the Demo-
cratic party would not lose a vote on the
currency question, saying that the Democ-
raey Of Ohio were never SO substantially
united as ct present. He had just returned
from tour Of ffty-three Of the eighty
eight counties OF the State, and had not
found a malcontent. He had men approach
him who assured him they are going to vote
for him who never voted the Democratic
ticket before, and they gave the names Of
men who were going to do Just as they were.
He thought the prohibitionist vote would be
very small. Mr.. Bell said the German vote
would be with the Democrats this year, in:
Guiding the large element OF Hebrews in
Ohio, who are reconciled to the Democracy
this year on account Of the hard-money
principles OF Governor Tilden. Mr.. Bell
concluded by saying that if he was beaten
he would have the assurance of having given
the other side "dusty" hunt.
Mr.. Thompson, the chairman of the State
Executive Committee, expressed the
greatest confidence that the Democrats
would carry Ohio by majority call the
way from 1000 to 20,000." He said Barnes,
the Republican candidate for Secretary Of
State, was known temperance crusader,
which would lose him all the independent,
liberal German vote. He further said that
the Democratic party in Ohio has the best,
the most efficient, political organization in
the country. He also claimed that the DEM
ocrats would hold all their present Congress
sional districts, and were likely to make a
gain Of two or three. The Herald CORE
spondent then indulges in the following in
ferences:
cit is safe to predict that the contest will
be very close. The calculations of the Re
publicans that they have placated the Ger.
mans, whose desertion was the cause OF
their defeat in 1874, is upset by the vigorous
use the Democrats have made OF Barnes's
connection with the crusaders. Franz Sigel
has also given partial check to Carl Schurz
in the effort to retain this vote, the alliance
of which with the Republicans gave Gov
ernor Hayes his victory last year. With the
Germans all against them last year the
Democrats were barely beaten. They stand
chance to get large portion Of their vote
this year. The greenback men will not
count against either party in the State elec-
ton. They are mostly and largely Demo-
Gratis, utwill vote the regular party ticket. !"
INDIANA. s.T.
Mr.. E. V. Smalley, staff correspondent
Of the New York Tribune RadicaD, who
has been canvassing Indiana in behalf Of
the Republican State ticket, in letter to
that paper dated Indianapolis, September
i %, indicates that the chances for the Demo
Gratis carrying Indiana are improving. Mr..
Smalley says:
"The Democrats are making an exceed
ingly energetic canvass in this State. They
appear to have plenty OF money, they have
an army of speakers on the stump, their
meetings rival in size and display those OF
the Republicans, and they are animated
by zeal and vigor which contrast
strikingly with the languid and spirit
less temper OF their party in the East. This
is all the more remarkable when we remem-
Der what wet blanket the nomination OF
Tilden was to the Democracy throughout
the West, and particularly in Indiana, where
they had for years been rampant imitation
lists. They appear to have lost no more
votes by Tilden's nomination than they
would have lost in any case by the distinc-
tive ereenback movement, which was or
eanized months before the St. Louis Con-
yention, and this loss is counterbalanced in
the proportion Of two to three, II not OF
two to one, by the detection of the Repub-
lican soft-money extremists. They are EVIL
IDENTIFY in excellent condition as party
full OF fight and sanguine OF success.
"The one invariable and neyer-ending
theme of Democratic stump-speakers Is the
corruption of the Republican adminlstra.
ton. Taking the material at hand, OF
which, unfortunately, there is no lack, In
the Santo Domingo job, the Shepperd
T6ylWe GL w uSu1uSGOE, tuC SuoooAAt-aooSS
rascahties, the whiskey-ring operations,
and the had appointments Of the President,
they ingeniousIy put it all together, paint
it up in glaring colors, and set it forth as a
frightful monument Of official depravity.
1 Their logic, in brief, is: Such and such
shortcomings, wrong-doings, profigacy,
4 raseality, and corruption, are shown to
have existed under Grants administration
4 by indubitable evidence; the Cincinnati
platform endorsed Grants administration ;
Governor Hayes says in his letter that he
!; approyes the platform, therefore he ap.
nroyes Grants administration, and will do
nothing to reform the public service. Moral
elect Tilden. This is unquestionably an
effective argument. And will the Democrats
winp I believe they will not; but my
oninion is that OF man engaged In the
\ fight. and not of an impartial observer.
mnst admit, looking at the relative strength
~ .narties as shown In former contests, and
at the conditions OF the present struggle
the greenback movement and the apparsn.
solidity and energy OF the Demoerasl' III
masses-the chances seem TO 6e IN taesr Je1'
Uor'' ~ ;. hs.5s'.-
I "A eorrespond dent of the New York Herald
who has made thorough tour OF tne rlYel
counties In that State, predicts an increase
in fhe Democratic vote in those counties 0,
at at ieast fen per cent, which, il carried oul
[throughout the State, would give T1ideI
45o. ENTHUSIASTICALLY more than majority
The Herald, In referring editorlaliy 70 tnls
letter. saws $50 far. as, the people nave
Z awakened to the. issues, things have III
Il den;sh look. - u "a