The Republican journal., 1876-10-05
The Prospect in Ohio and Indiana.
Cheering News.

Democracy in both States. The most sig
nilicant tidings to-day comes through the
spondence OF the Herald and Tribune
which seems to have no doubt of the sue
cess OF the Democrats III Ohio as well as
III Indiana Nh Charles Nordhoi1, the ac-
curate and painstakng correspondent has
made a complete tour of the State of Ohio,
and after conversng with large number
ot the leaders and observing the political
drift generally. he concludes that the sue
cess eli the Democratic ticket there in De-
tobpr is lot IL AL unlikely. Mr.. Smaley,
writing from Indiana to the Tribute, tells
similar story of the prospects there, and
although he is on the stump for the Re-
publican candidates he does not hesitate
IL say that the chances are with the DEM
ocrats. The Times advices from Indiana
are doletul enough. and the most it can
say Is that the prospect is 'hopetul''
THE OUTLOOK IN OHIO.
Mr. Nordhotf writes that the Ohio De-
mocracy have the most perfect organiZa-
ton of any State or party in the country.
The records OF headquarters show that
correspondence has been kept up with 10
cal organizations, down to the school dis
tricts of each and every township of the
Stale. Furthermore the Central Commit
tee here have selected three men of I'M
doubted Democracy III each election pre-
cinct and have honored them with spec
ial commission. a document finely en-
graved and colored and not unlike Il five
twenty bond or certificate of stock, and
calculated to appeal to the pride of each
possessor and inspire him to light for Il e
cause it cnlsts him in. This commission
was II stroke Of genius. With each COM
mission the recipient gets a letter Of i'll
struction that shows Just what is expected
of him and details the whole plan of the
work he is called upon to perform Now
when it is considered that there are ten to
eighteen school districts in each township
and eighty eight counties in the State, this
work of organization reaches the voters of
the State III groups OF less than fifty and
of sometimes as few as twenty, a conccn-
tration of effort and decentralization too
which promises important results to the
party So Industrious Through this chan
mel OF communication the State Commit
tee are pouring arguments into the ears of
800 600 men.
AS an evidence of the growing strength
Of the Democracy in the State, the Demo
Gratis cite the dwindling Of the Republican
majority of 100, So III 1868 down to moth
ing in 1873, ten years later, at which time
the two parties became SO evenly divided
that Gov. Allen, the head OF the Democrat
ic ticket. was elected by Sl7 votes, and the
rest of the Republican ticket by 1000 to
2000 votes-a virtual tie. That is, the
average annual gain Tor those ten years
was 10000 votes Mr. Bell, the Demo
cratic candidate for Secretary OF State,
says the Democracy of Ohio were never
so substantially united as they are to-day
Why" he says. II have just returned
from a tour of fifty three OF the eighty
eight counties OF the State. and found
not malcontent | have had men APP
proach me who assured me they are 90
ing to vote for me, who never voted the
Democratic ticket before. and they gave
me the names of men who were going to
do just as they We're | am satisfied that
any Republican who hasn't examined the
facts and the figures aud who counts on
an easy victory will wake up to find him
self woefully Mistaken Both Nh Bell
and Mr. Thompson concur in the opinion
that the vote Of the Prohibiionists will
have Il strong influence in the contest
1--WE elected Bell two years ago by Il 900
majority" says Mr. Thompson Last
year we were beaten by a plurality OF $500
for Hayes. If you deduct the 2GOO votes
cast for the Prohibition candidate, the ma
.lority of Hayes was less th;gl 5000. But it
IS a curious tact that in the total vote for
State officers the Gubernatorial vote ran
about 250O behind the average vote for
the rest of the ticket. Most of these 2500
were probably Democrats. Now further
allowance for these disconnected Demo
Gratis shows that with all the disadvanta-
gcs we were contendmg against, Hayes
Htcanss got the Offices, but they didn't get
the fight. The Democrats didn't regard it
us a defeat, and they didn't, therefore,
look upon it rs u Republican victory"
Mr.. Thompson is confident that the Dem
ocrats have gained largely since last year,
and that Bell will be elected by from TO-
600 to 10000 majority. He counts upon
electing all the present Democratic Con-
gressmen, with Il probable Democratic
gain of two or three Mr.. Nordhotf thinks
1t safe TO predict that the contest will be
very close. The calculation Of the Repub-
lcans that they have placated the Ger
mans, whose deserlon was the cause of
their defeat i'll 1874, is upset by the vigor-
Gus use the Democrats have made Of
Barnes'S connection with the crusaders
tranZ Sigel has also given partial check
to Carl Schurz i'll the effort to retain this
vote, the alliance of which with the Re
publicans gave Coy. Hay es his victory last
year. With the Germans all against them
last year the Democrats were barely beat
en-. They stand good chance to get
large portion of their vote this year.
THE PROSPECT IN INDIANA
MI Smalley writes from indianapolis
that the Democrats are making an exceed
ingly energetic canvass in Indiana They
have an army Of speakers ON the stump,
their meetings rival in size and display
those of the Republicans. and they are an
mated by zeal and vigor At the outset
OF the canvass political wiseacres imagined
that the adoption OF the Tilden programme
involved the virtual abandonment of the
West, but it turns out that the party is in
much better lighting trim in Indiana,
where 1t was supposed it would be weak
est, than in the States that were TO con
stltute Gov. ii!den's tower Of strength.
The meetings OF the Democracy appear to
be about as largely attended as those oil
their opponents, and they too make use of
the spectacular paraphernalia of transpar-
encles. banners. uniforms and torchlght
professions employed by the Republicans
AT Anderson, a town Of 5000 inhabitants,
few days since, 5000 or 5000 people as
sembled at the Fair grounds to hear Foor-
hees and Williams. Looking at the rela-
tive strength of parties as shown in former
contests, and at the conditions of the pres
ent struggle-the greenback movement
and the apparent solidity and energy of
the Democratic masses-NIr Smalley re-
luctantly admits that the chances seem to
be in favor of the Democrats
A Terrible Calamity.