The New York herald., 1878-10-04
The Ohio Canvass.

The Hon. John G.. Thompson is chairman
Of the Ohio democratic committee and Gen
eralJ J. S. Robinson is chairman of the Ohio
republican committee They are both
frank and free spoken gentlemen, and it
will please au impartial public to learn that
they concur in the assurance to HFRALD
reporter that money is scarce this year.
General Robinson complains that that noble
and patriotic being, the postmaster, has
generally buttoned up his pockets, and as
to the local ofice-holders, who are demo-
Gratis, if we may believe the Hon. Mr..
Thompson, they, too. have become infected
with Mr.. Hayes pernicious civil service
ideas. "The art of raising money for po-
litical purposes seems to have been lost
they say.
1t will surprise no one, under these cir
cumstances, to hear that tho democratic
and republican managers regard the pres
ent election, as the Georgia colored gentle
man spoke Of his white ncighbor-as
'mighty onsartain." What with the green
back-labor candidates, the temperance vote,
the frightful looseness Of party bonds, no
money and the general uncertainty of Ohio
politics, the result of next Tuesdays cleo
tion, the managers confess, is something
which no fellow can predict" The State
went democratic in 1874 by seventeen
thousand majority ; in 1875 Governor Hayes
carried it by slight majority in 1876, as
Presidential candidate he had seven thou
sand five hundred majority, and last year
the democrats carried it by twenty-five
thousand five hundred. This year each
party claims it for the State ticket ''by
small majority but the great struggle is
over the Congressional vote, and concern
ing this our correspondents, after careful
inquiry, send Us pretty full details, which
are printed elsewhere.
In the present Congress Ohio has twelve
republican and eight democratic Repre-
sentatives. In q conversation with the
HERALD's correspondent Mr.. Thompson,
lican the Fourth, Seventh, Seventeenth,
Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth dis
tricts, and thought the Second, Twelfth
and Thirteenth doubtful. On the other
hand, in similar conversation General
Robinson, the republican manager, gave
up as democratic the Third, Fifth, Sixth,
Eighth, Tenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
districts, and regarded the First, Eleventh
and Sixteenth as doubtful. Taking these
estimates as correct SO far as they go, the
democrats would seem to be sure Of seven
districts and the republicans of six, leaving
seven districts as admittedly doubtful But
even these calculations, based on the ad-
missions of each side and not on their
claims for themselves, arc not altogether to
be depended on, because both parties ac-
knowledge that the greenback-labor ele-
ment is an absolutely unknown quantity,
though both believe, what is probable, that
the greenbackers are losing ground. There
are greenback candidates in the First,
Second, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Sew
enteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth dis
tricts. In the Thirteenth district Van
Worries, the republican candidate, is him.
self greenbacker, and it is thought will
get that vote. In the Fifth the republicans
are trying to get their candidate, Wilson, to
withdraw, with the intention Of giving the
republican vote to the greonback candi-
date, Johnston. In the Seventh and Seven
teenth districts the greenbackers profess to
have hopes of electing their men, but they
are probably mistaken.
Our advice to persons anxious to bet ON
the result in Ohio is to study closely the
reports of the HERALD correspondents and
then wait until the day after election. In
this way they will be pretty sure not to lose
thoir money.