The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-27
Sending Reporters to Ohio and Indiana.

Sending Reporters TO Ohio and Indiana.
That the Republicans are seriously
alarmed aud agitated at the recent change
If the political situation in Ohio and Indi-
ma, is no longer n disputed fact. They
virtually give up Indiana. and the man
ayers at Washington have directed the
whole force of prominent speakers to be
turned into Ohio at once, under the panic
which has seized their counsels. All eff
forts to arrest the German detection have
failed Of success and il the vote could be
taken to-day there is hardly a reasonable
doubt that both States would 60 for the
TuDEN candidates.
Can this condition of things be changed
In the next fortnight? This is the practi-
nl question which now addresses itself
most earnestly to the Republicans and
causes no little anxiety to their opponents.
If the Democrats can hold their present
lines steadily for ten days longer, they will
be the victors. They have all the advnn-
tage OF position, of natural strength, aud
Of large accessions of the best troops.
There are few, II any, assertions. Their
only weak point is in imperfect command,
and that may be q serious fault ut the crit
ical moment
In spite OF oil the discipline. the appeals
OF old leaders, and the energy which de-
spair imparts to the Republicans, they are
constantly weakened by two causes.
First, the hard times are fighting them
harder than the Democrats; aud second
~, the intelligent and candid adherents
Of the party are disguised with the sec
tional orusade, in the midst OF general suf-
fering, as the only issue presented by the
leaders.
With an army OF oficeholders, contract
ors and jobbers TO draw upon for money,
Of course CHANDLER and his committee are
able to do many things that the Democrats
cannot attempt, for want of means. But
with all these superior resources, there is
class of voters they cannot reach and these
voters can turn the scale. So that II left
10 their normal condition, Ohio and Indi-
ana would certainly 90 Democratic next
month.
To counteract the loss of the German
vote, and the general adverse tendency,
the Republicans are prepared to resort to
the most desperate measures. We have
already exposed the plan of the Pbladel-
phia professionals, who have gone West 10
Instruct their brethren there in ballot-box
stuflng and other fine arts OF electioneer-
Ing, by winch the Republicans OF the Qua
ker CITY have been able to count up any
required majority since power passed int o
Their hands.
For the past week or ten DAYS, large num-
bers OF negroes have been imported into
Indiana especially, aud partially into OHIO,
under various prelexts. They are hired
auxiliares OF the men who hold that the
colored brother has the right to vote IN
Indiana in October to help tue cause there,
and III Kentucky or Tennessee in Novem-
Der. However, this colonization con-
spiracy has been well exposed, and ought
not to be dangerous.
Information has reached us from trust
worthy source, that gang of roughs and
repeateTs Is now organizing in Baltimore,
under the lead Of certain notorious char
aclers ia the Custom House, whose names
will be given TO the proper authorities,
with view OF voting or operating on the
ballot boxes in Ohio or Injiana rs may be
considered least dangerous to them.
These projected frauds are all confession.
Of weakness on the Republican side. They
would not be encouraged and organized al
vast expense and risk, II there was any
solid confidence III success without them
CHANDLER aud the managers OF the cam
paign have come to understand that thu
Germans VIII not be led 10 vote for Grant
em under the name OF HAYES, and tina
the farmers of Ohio and Indiana, who hav,
made great crops, want TO know why Their
are no markets for them. They are In N
frame of mind to he captured by BLAINE
BUTLER, Bon INoERsoLL, MORTON, GAN
rELD, and that tribe OF jobbers and dem
AgOgues