New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-23
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
THE FORCES ARRAYED AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY-THE HON. @. II. GRosvENOR HOPEFUL

OF SUCCESS.
The Hon. C. II. Grosvenor, of Athens,
Ohio returned TO this city yesterday from Boston,
where he has been spending few days private bust
In conversation at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yester-
day afternoon expressed his views in regard 20 the
litical outlook in Ohio very decidedly. He is member
Of the Republican state Committee and, though he has
absent from home since last Tuesday believes him
self well acquainted with the Of political events
He has been in constant communication with members
Of the committee, since his departure and received
letter from General Robinson chairman Of the Execu
tive Committee, yesterday morning.
We have" he said, twenty congressional districts
in the State think there at least seventy
didates for Congress OF all partIesperhaps more The
party generally called GreenbackeTs IN the East are
called Nationals in Ohio they running candidates
in nearly all the districts and Joined by the Demo
Gratis in one-the represented by Monroe, who
is a candidate for reelection by the Republicans The
Republican party in Ohio is taking the be high
ground in favor Of specie resumption that * took in
1875. All its campaign speeches and editorials and
documents have been In perfect accord and since the
Maine election, it has given signs OF concession TO
the Greenback party but has made distinct issue
the financial question 1t did before. The Re
publican party is determined to win victory the
old platform Of honest money TO be defeated In such
a way as not to lose its honor and sefTespect-"
Judge Thurman ts the recognized leader OF the Dem
oorate party" continued Mr. Grosyenor, and IN this
campaign confines himself exclusively assaults the
National Bank system emitting say anything about
the question Of specie resumption, and avoiding any
declaration OF his to the desirabity Of the
deemabe quality Of the paper money he desires TO have
issued He is heading and preaching crusade from
one end OF the State the other against the National
banks He strives TO avoid the charge Of demagogism
in putting forward the substitution Of greenbacks for
National Bank notes by seeking TO array public sent
ment strongly against the banks themselves.
Exyin Of for
the Presidential succession, IN recent speech at the
town OF Macarthur, said that II the Resumption Act
was not repealed before the LIST OF January next
people Of this country would resist Its enforcement
unto blood He is credited with many utterances in
different parts OF the State in the absence OF reporters
in keeping with the average speeches OF Kearney OPP
posed to Ewing his district lie " b. Horton Of
POmeroy. He was a member Of Congress from 1854 70
$780, and was chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means in the House Of 1S60J01 He is seventyhye
years DID, and OF the abest nanciers in the State
He Is an advocate Of honest money and max
ing gallant fight against Ewing, who has only 600
majority in district and Is not cordially supported at
home We not without hopes OF Horizons election
"Tbe National party is supplied" Mr. Grosvenor sac
with small fry orators at the roads up TO this
time II has leader Of State National reputation but
In some Of the districts II has talented men running for
Congress on platform differing only bv q slight shade
from that OF the DEMOCRATIC party The Cincinnati En-
QTer the abest Democratic paper In the West declares
that substantial difference between the plat
forms and objects OF the Nationals and the Democrats
and calls upon the Nationals support the Democratic
candidates Congress this ground. The Prohbi-
tiOnists usual, making nominations in Republi-
DISTRICTS and are dong what they TO aid the
Democrats in that indirect The Democrats reds-
rcted the State for Congressional purposes Winter
The scheme was forced through the Legislature In Obed
10 the demands OF Speaker Randall OF the House OF
Representatives IL simply outrageous and
conrlyed so as 70 give the Republicans four dis
tricts and the Democrats fourteen, leave two
doubtful the basis Of the Of 1876 when the State
went Republican The app0rti0nment made b. the Re
publcans IN 1872 was perfectly fair; under II al each
election, when the Democrats have carried the State on
the statetcket they have also elected majority OF the
members Of Congress This the first instance since
lS45, In which legislature has redsricted Ohio
except at the session following the decennia census"
Against oil these difficulties " concluded Mr. Gros-
ing the fight for the party Of honesty and National honor
throughout the entire country they can, In October
meet and turn back this combination of Democrats
Onas aud Regulators generally 10 will indicate that
the backbone of the party OF National dsbOnOr broken
and Will give assurances OF the HOyen
Der States They feel that they stationed the
treme OutpOst5 In this great Congressional battle and
they are making struggle commensurate with the in
teress involved. II we can carry the State ticket by
bare plurality and elect six Congressman u will indicate
that we have not lost ground since 1875 and have
gained heavily since last year. All the Congressional
districts carry beyond six, will indicate that
much loss 70 the Democrats feel perfectly certain
that we will carry eight; have very little doubt of
nlne and have strong hopes-in which am Joined by
Maine did not demOraze the Republican party IN Ohio
ia the least We have the same disease which
created IT, and acquainted with It's symptOms we
have been fighting 1t since 1868"