The New York herald., 1876-09-29

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gain for those ten years was 10000 votes
Another striking illustration OF this reacon this re-
ress the democrats Will have IL OF tho public Ia ac
quirng the democratic faith, is shown in this city OF
Columbus and i.s surrounding county OF franklin
Years ago, when sunset Cox made his nrst run Tor
Congress In this district, he
CARRIED THE COUNTY ny oSE
solitary vote, while the vote OF Columbus city was SO
evenly divided that he beaten therein by only ono
vote-two instances OF close voting which are remark
able outside OF their bearing upon the present case
But Mr.. Cox returned year after year subse-
quenty, until the democratic majority In the county
Went up 10 8 OOO and the district became strongly
that the republicans cut IL by the gerry
Wandering and forced Mr. Cox to take up his
little carpet bag aud emieraie to New YORK
The rom OF the democrats tor Secretary or State
Is William Bell. Jr. Of Licking county the present In
cumbent OF tho Office. The republican candidate Is
so dsimsr IRON each other and each is so consistent
with generally accepted idea OF his party reepec
neither will make "A IRON the others acherenta
Party lines viii be drawn so closely with reference TO
the Two men that when election day comes every re-
publican who votes viii quietly and Respectfully vote
or Milton Barnes, whe tnn rank ana ho OF the do
mocracy will go IN solid phaianx to tho polls scream
ing Tor 'sBilri Bell II this does not illustrate the dit
ference between tho will let their friends
describe them at greater length or % would Go hardly
few hours conversation with each OF
THE RIVAL CANDIDATES
In the first place, Mr.. Bell has been as hc acknowl-
edges, a politician ana oihco-holder tor twenty
iour years sinco no was twcnty-four wears old,
which gures account exactly for his ageviz, forty.
sheriff ana Auditor of his county and various local
Offices until election years ngo TO be Secretary
OF State lie Is corpuent evident Don rtrdnf and,
may be INFERRED jolly and Joval, with curly hair
and pleasant liquid eye. He Is generous TO fault,
and his friends say that, ike Harold skimpoie, he
looks money the thicst OF lucre ana tended
only or most rapid circulation whoever may be ITS
posscssor He is the haiifeow. wellmet kind. without
probably avowed enemy. Gifted with the ability 10
converse gcnally ana to make good onhand speech,
he reminds a New Yorker OF the Tammany politicians
OF the oden days-even as fur back Pewter Mug
m
might. indeed DO transpanted Taminanyitc.
Ne is tcvoid of the pccuar Western ldom and spcaks
with the diction OF metropolitan. A democrat now
and democrat always the worst charge against him Is
that he didn't sympanze with the war ior the Union,
but rather, lxc many OF his brethren, opposed II,
although II would be gong too far TO say that ho
earned 80 harsh an epithet as
copPrRnEAp sEcEssioyIsT.
Whatever iii-ieelng political opponent may have
for HIM he disarms HIM of when they come together,
such is his good nature and courtesy.
In contru,t with this picture Milton Barnes Is tho
tall and rather spare average Western Yankeeto
term the rebels gave us IN the war-wtn serious face
and n some what dyspeptc temperament. he reminds
n New Yorker OF Ex-Governor Fenton but he Is with
the collected expression and forcibe dignity OF
Mr. Fenor. He has clear. they would be called
beautiful % es the whites being as glossy and bright
Dresden china. His hair, which Is gray on his head
and jet black IN his mustache and whiskers except at
the tips where the gray shows slightly, Is
ABUNDANT and wiry. Unlike "Bill'' Bell. hc
is not an orator OF any force or great
eloqucnce, although he is a lawyer by profession and
has been The prosecuting officer of his county. He
reserved almost to shynosS, and when he APP
withdrew within the circle OF his friends at republican
headquarters and referred me to them for account
OF his sentiments and opinions And this consignment
OF HIM his brought somewhat curious
phase OF the campaign illustrative OF the perverson
and con,oron things likely to undergo In the heat
OF political canvass We all know for proverb that
politics makes strange bedellows but IL 10 not gen.
orally known outside OF Ohio what
CURIOUS MATERIAL
politics will make a SANDER or For instance, the
graves ISLANDER alleged against Mr. Barnes, accord
ing the republican Journals is that he rs teetotsler
Anat N churu IsoW IN thn
.No Crusader III Ours" Now all this 'slander'' and
and connection with the crusadng movement against
tue whlskey saloons year or two ago.
say that he simply chairman OF tho
Committee Resolutions his town of Cam
bridge, when his neighbors took part with the cru
and that he did not writc the resolutions but
only presented them In his official capacity after he
bad procured the striking out OF the most objection
able ana crazy of them. THIS is the leading charge
made against him. object beng acuato Ger.
mans among whom the crusaders were locally known
as muckers" whatever may be tho translation OF SO
evident II term o. opproorum, well the liquor
dealing and liquor using classes, TO whom Mr. Barnes
and his ieetotalism be welcome long as
they believe with the poet that
The little fools they drink much.
The great ui
But there is, rather there was yet another "san-
dcr against Mr.. Barnes He was accused OF being op
posed TO societies and OF having gone far
to petition the Legislature that member OF secret
society might be allowed 10 sit on jury II you only
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be among your business TO join the first secret
society they could get into, even If il were
SONS OF MALTA
He dsproved the charge, however, some of
the Odd Fellows here, it said, having
made an investigation IN pursuance Of his invi-
iation, or at his challenge Be this rs 1t may, the
"slanoer started in order to take from HIM the
votes of the anti-secret society element in politics
and society, organ iZed force OF SO much import
ancc that numbers 100 voters in NOblo county alone,
adjacent to Mr.. Barnes county, and worth consider
ing In election times The ISLANDER" which in
| tenu ueut To a. enough MOrpaup
second Tuesday OF October has been fully dsspated,
or nearly So it is thought and tho republicans are
much easier Tor II. Mr.. Barnes two years the junior
OF his rival, being only forty-sx years OF age He
was gallant soldier in the war, went out as private
and back colonel. HIS Lrst name would seem To
indicate that generation ana halt the people OF
Ohio had lallen IN love with the poet OF "Pursdiso
middle aged citizens-Ml,on Barnes, Miltsn Say,er
Milton Southard and Milton Courtright being among
many which might be cited IN illustration of their
production for his patroEymc.
INTERVIEW WITH BILL.
/ found Mr. Bell at his office In the State House,
where. IN the Intervals between the many calls upon
his attention the transaction OF the routine OF bus
Secretary OF State, he cheeruly gave me his
views of his own candidacy and of the and Prcs
dental campaipns have already told you how clear
insight General Ewing gave me OF the temper aud
intentions of the German voters Mr. Bell gave me
quite intelligent account OF what the soft money
men and prohivtionists were going TO do.
Ill wouldn't be discreet" )" hc said, 10 answer my
first question. 'to tell you where strength lies
Ohio You wouldn't ask me to bctray our weak points
to the enemy, and am not gong TO INFORM them,
through the press, where our slrongho!uS IL
would be bad general VINO would disclose such inor
nation to the other SIDE"
had bluntly asked him for the calculation OF tho
vote by counties districts by which hc expected
be elected lie averse, as you see, 10 gving t.
''rhc currency question, nnd, is NOT ike!y TO be
much Of an ISSUE In tho State clcctlonr
'.No," he said ''thc greenback question does not
enter into the contest Ever since the Cincinnati
Conveu,ion-our state Convention, mean
.'rhc at which you were nomnaiedY"
s'Ycs. Ever since thar Convention the grcenback
men nave had no reason ior difference Win 'he'r
brother democrats"
He then recalled the history or the two reports Of
the committee the money question at that Conven
t.on, tho majority iavoring hard money, which was
tabled and rejected, and the minority or soft money
resolutions, which were advoratcd by Tom Ewing,
whose cloqucncc carried them through by storm.
s'rhcn again, General Cary WAS member oil the
ConventIon and his acceptance and Endorsement OF
Its work satisfied and camed the grecnbacx men, They
have no cause Tor dissatisfaction whatever"
You look ior 40 loss OF the democratic vote ON this
issue therefore ~