The New York herald., 1877-10-11
DEMOCRATIC OHIO.
The Republican State Committee
Acknowledge Defeat.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND MAJORITY.
Forty.one Majority on Joint Ballot in the
Legislature.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. !

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Oct 10, 1877
The headquarters OF the political committees have
been utterly without excitement to-day. A sense OF
the democratic majorites difficult OF COM
prehcnsion TO democrats as they supefy ing to re-
publicans. There is less noisy rejoicing among the
democrats and less apparent sorrow among rcpubli-
than for many years past and there is no more
show Of Ill feeling between parties than usual The
republican committee has not received any news
OF Importance during the day, their hcnchmcn
throughout the State seeming think that
with such Waterloo details TO the legislative
ticket aro unnecessary; hence all in search OF news
have bad to depend upon the democratic headquarters
The democratic committee have. up to ten O'Clock
tonight, received official returns from iorly-iour
counties just one-haf Of tho State and show a demo.
cratic gain over last years. Of 1916 There
Is much gushing by the party managers. As TO the
vote OF the remaining counties, the committee OF
opinion that Bishops majority cannot fail below 20 00O
aud likely VIII be several thousand greater. The
publican committee are OF opinion that Bishops ma
Jority will DO about 900, from the best figures
obiainable from the democratic county committees.
Tie two houses OF Assembly Will stand as follows:
The Senate Will contain 80 members which % Will
he democrats aud 10 republicans. The next House of
Representatives VIII consist oil 100 members. OF which
VI Will be democrats, 80 republicans ana national
greenback party men. lwoof tha greenback men
o republican anteccdenls and VIII probably cast Their
votes with the republicans on party questions, and
the one oi democratic antccedens viii probably act
with the democrats. Without counting the grcenback
men the democrats Will have IL majority JOINT
ballot.
POLITICAL ROMANCE AT COLUMBUS
In view OF tho political complexion oi the next
General Assembly the following pretty political ro.
mauce Is being talked Of to-nlght:-It Is woll known
that for some time pas. the tcst OF feeling, politically
has not existed between Senator Thurman, General
Ewing and Gorge Pendleton, and claimed that
with proper cvm1inat between these gentlemen
Thurman might nave had ONO solid for him last year
and SO secured tho PRESIDENTIAL nomination
At ST. LOUIS. that Thurman looks toward the
Presidency Is beyond question:; but how 10
reconcile all factions in OHIO Is question. Accord
ng 10 this romance the following plan be carried
out-The Assembly VIII. oil course, elect dem
ocratc United states Senator, and Pcndlcton is 10 bc
chosen Tor the long term succeed Stanley Matthews
Then Thurman Is 10 resign his place as senator and
Tom Ewing rs to be elected to 1 that ncy This
1t IS claimed viii heal old wounds, ana in return u
democratic factions in ONO are TO combine to
Tor Thurman tho PRESIDENTIAL nomination IN $780,
THE NEWS IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE HAYES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GIVEN
FOR THEIR DEFEAT.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
WASHINGTON. Oct 10, 1877.
Tho Hayes republicans very dcspondcnt tonight
over the defeat of the party IN Ohio. large delega
ton OF Ohio arrived by the trains to-day among
them Secretary Sherman, VINO Of the 1rst 10
get OF his berth the sleeping train ap-
preached Washington, to consult tho morning paper.
His countenance betrayed a. his ntment
and detection.
"What's the news, Mr.. Sccretary9n inquired
democratic fellow travellers from tho
adjoining berlha His response, as he sadly folded
the paper, was, 'Gcntiemen, you've got u.s." The
turning Ohio republicans were all silent and despond-
cnt but their political rivals, headed by Mr. Milton
sayler were correspondingly ela.ed aud happy. The
ONO CongFcssmon VIII be scrcnadcd TO morrow night
by the democratic citizens and clubs OF Washington.
CAUSES Of THE RESULT.
Tho OF defeat variously explained by the
rom VOL lar DIuf nrd inr
IT, However sincere this movement may have Decn
at the beginning as independent canvass, II IS
charged that tho democratic workingmen at
the last moment prevailed upon to vote the
regular ticket, while the republicans per-
severed In their allegiance to the ticket.
But the chief reason gwen is the suilen
insubordinaton OF tho republican local leaders, i'm
PEELED they by thor dlsDke Of tho cvii
vico order OF the President TO allow the election go
by default In fact while the people may ndorsc the
Presidents policy the machinery OF elections Is sun
In the hands OF the politicians and VIII remain there
until tie people In revolution, break tho machines
and depose the politicians.