The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-25
The Senatorial Contest in Ohio.

There is every prospect of II sharp strug-
Gle in the Legislature OF Ohi0for q successor
TO STANLEY MATTHEWS whose term of SER
vice will expire in March, 1870. \ genera
ton has passed away since two Democrats
at any one time represented Ohio in the
Senate OF the United States WILLIAM
ALLEN and BENJAMIN TAppAN wore the last.
THOMAS CoRwIN succeeded TAPPAN in ls4j
md SALMON 7. CHASE succeeded ALLEN in
1919
GEORGE +. PUdH, Democrat, followed
CHASE in 1855, and, with that exception. the
Republicans held both seats from 1861 for
ward, BENJAMIN F. WADE and joins SHrK-
MAN being the senators until Judge lHUE-
MAN bioke the line Of political sutcos-i N in
1869, and became the leader Of lis party IN
the Senate. After Il long struggle, EXTEND
ing over more than thirty years Of Wing
and Republican rule. with occasional
changes, this great central State has passed
into Democratic hands. and fifteen months
hence will have two Senators to swell the
majority against the Fraudulent Admins
tration--should it still be in power at that
time.
The principal competitors in the present
contest are GEORGE w. MORGAN, THOMAS
EWING, and GEORGE II pENDLEToN lnthcir
political views there is little 70 choose be-
tween these three rivals They all belong
TO the same school, and on tho questions Of
the day hold nearly similar opinions. Nj
PENDLEToN has been so much pressed for
ward into prominence that his name is
familiar to the country as an aspiraut for
honors far above any real merit he may
fairly claim.
Mr.. PENDLETON suffered seriously in the
Incidental investigation which grow out of
the BELKNAP impeachment end his friends
IRE pushing him low a. much for Nndira-
ton as for any other reason. But an cleo
ton cannot restore the purity which was
solcd by damaging cXro-uies that could
not be denied MI. l~fSG f. q man Of nbili-
ty but wholly wanting 100 sound judgment
or sagocity and il therefore unsafe a. Il
leader or as a follower. for he l. not content
with secondary place. and !. entirely unfit,
from this defect If character, ior tuo ll,'-t.
Gen. MORGAN IS known us gallant ~ol-
der, and rs Il palnstakng ami Efficient
member Of Congress, who, while in a minor
ity 81 the House Of Representatives, labor
cd constantly to bring to light the frauds
and corruption in the Treasury. lie was the
first to expose tine contradictory reports Of
tho Secretary and Register, involving huu-
dreds Of millions md was foremost In re-
ei-llng MI subsidies or corrupt schemes
which were then urged by the great Rings
TINT controlled the Republican majority.
between these three candidates The drift
81 opinion in tho state is toward Gen MuR-
GAS. though Mr.. pENDLEToS will start with
the united vote II Hamilton county. which
Is regarded ts a most important factor IN
determining the election. lie has, in add-
ton, active paltisans in other parts OF the
STATE who for the last ten yoar- have been
zoalo1sly pressing his name for the Prcsl-
d,ucy
IT secms hardly probable that new namc
Will be chosen because of any combination
among these asprarts. Mr.. PAYNE and
MIR liIRD are both able men, but they are
virtually excluded from the canvass by
thelr financial convictions, which disa-
gree with the sentiment that is now sweep
mx over The West and South wiLA1ut much