The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-09
TIE OHfO ELECTION.
a Novel and Manning Element In the situn-
ton AT Cincinnati.

Fam n, ~. ilrn c.ao,,th
Tho German wards in this city Wlncin-
natil determine HE result of u contest in lIumil-
ton county as certainly as Hamilton county de-
cidcs for the state. The formula is that rs the
German wards 20 goes the county, and US
the county goos SO goes The Stntc. In the Ger
man wards of Cincinnati in 1875. the state con-
test of that year. which WIS national and made
Il Hrsid nj, was drcid d. The Liberal Cor
mans Of this CITY then held the casting vote in
the country. Without their help the Republic
cans would have lost the State and they could
not by amy scratch have maintained their ma
power now to drtcrminn the political complex
lon OF tho next General Assembly OF ohio, and
here is the point-it isa question whether aeon
the movement Of the Work iugmen, md whether
they are not going TO vote the Norkingmcn X
q kct in Hamilton county. During some weeks
the two old parties have been working with the
Work ingmcn. pulling them out Of the third
lariy and rcsinring them 10 their ga political
associations. The persuasion mas been Ng9r-
GUS the pressure severe, and the ranks II the
Wurkinginen hnve been thinncd. with the
marked exception OF the squadrOns mustered
Tho American has n toniency-qnd We in
clude tho Irish Americans and the African
which H. belongs" hut the German American
who takes NJ u grcni principle IS likely to stick
70 it, and make u political MARTYR Of himself II
b. can. Now. the question at tho bottom Of
Hamilton county politics is whether enough
Gssrnan h1rH9,,@nsvlEe liberal uermRams
sclvcs to the MurkiuEmeu's cause TO defeat the
Republican legislative ticket; and We say that
We do not announce this cOuuudrum without
having some appr"hcnsiOr~ ~ e. the answer. .
Tho fact Is wnrn all the forces are calculated
and the voting strength viglanily looked over,
that the German wards are clearly sncn 10 be-
the battle ground 81 Ohio. All the rest ui the
state is comparatively, uninuoriqnt. hccause
there are eOrtaiuti rs TO be rcckOnrd upon, while
here there is an unknown quantity that Is SUM
cicnt 10 be- decisive while it Onll IS estimation.
Iroa. ne fiaefnth loNJbit
Whnt tho Commercial .nys about the result
M In Il .itsl
is correct. Ii the German wards. on account of
the currency question. had not declared Just MS
decidedly against Alien and for Hayes, the LAT .
ter would not haNe TO- u elected Governor; II
hc had not been elected Governor he would not
have boon nominated as the Presidential candi-
date That Hay rs is w President ne owes, ia
the first place to the German wards Of tincin-
natl. Under these circumstance II j. comprc-
hcnsihle that the fOnlWerc,dL in tn" interest Of
thc Republicnn party ut this rriti al moment,
again turns lis attention 10 the German wards.
on the decision u which the political character
Of the next Legislature. and thus the election Of
United States senator, depends What dis
turbs it is the question, how many OF the Ger
man voters will vote the Workingmcn's ticket
II there were mere only Two tickets. tc re-
puhirnns would certainly he elected. But the
appearance ofthe Workingmen' $ ticket CHANGES
q vote that it will ruin tho party from which 1t
| draws the most votes. tn" quo Suon - mus.
! The strength Of the Workin..mrn's movement
| L. TO bc sought for in the German wards. and
| far less ia tn. ranks OF TIE Dcmorrals than IN
| the ranks Of the Republicans. Thus, IN our
opinion the Workingincn's ticket will find It's
| chief strength amonS those German working
men who formerly voted Republican. 1t Is
| thus worry easily possible, oven probable TINT
/ the vote % the Norkingm"n's ticket will helI
| TIE Democrat county ticket to victory.
This result can only hn pr Xnntei hy a
strong falling OF " Irish votes. Tn" CONNER
! c,di il, however. in So far right as I socns
! e. comprehend TINT reflect ous whether tho
! Workngmrn'- vote will h'no 80 or iniur" ihis or
! that Marty Will not hay. the slightest infu'n ~
! on the leaders # the new Workingmcn' :
! purity. The leaders of the movement have a
! fixed oh)oct in view. which thcy perfectly IN
d"rsiuud. and hy tne seeming ina '''-Slhllity oi
which they are hy no means discouraged. On,
thing IL ccrtsliu. that W. are in the midst Of one
| of the most interesting polt"nl complications
tnat eyor Oc ,urrod In the hisilry u this country