New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-29
ONO DEMOORACK.
APOLITIC CONVENTION.


TESTS IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
IFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORREs PONDENT OF THE TRBUSEl
COLUMBUS June 26-As far as their ticket is con-
cerned the Democrats had a successful convention.
All three of their candidates of good charac-
ter, good appearance and local popularity, and are
evidently long way above the average Of Dem
Ocratc nominations for secOnd-Tate positions. The
platform is bad piece of work after the first com
pact summary of principles, which is borrowed from
the platform of last year and bears the marks of
Senator Thurman's hand. Most of the remainder Is
a tedious, bombastic, unfair and ignorant stump
speech on the finances, and is plainly traceable to
General Tom Ewing, who was not here, but who sent
on his draft of the currency plank. To rave at the
Resumption Act and demand its repeal as this plank
does after resumption is fixed fact, aud a
fact too over which all sensible mon rejoice, IS as
absurd and fanalcal "a the Popcs bull against the
comet. This part Of the platform was insisted on
by the Ewingtcs, and was asseuted to by the bard
money element, led by Thurman and Durbin Ward,
az a bait to keep the soft money luuatics from
Struggling of into the National party. II Is hoped
ihat the Nationals Will be satisfied with to-hay's
platform. and will conclude TO put mp no ticket of
their own; but no such hopes Will be realized The
Nationals demand the Issue of enough groenbacks
TO wipe out The public debt. No such half way
business as the Democrats propose will content
them, aud they will 90 with their side show Just
the same rs if they mad not been invited into ihc
Democratic tent.
The talk OF leading Democrats gathered here
shows that their party in ONO IS united and
i'm good shape 10 make an active campaign.
They are confident but not oycr-coutdcnt,
Of success They know that the tide does
not run strongly in their favor as last year. but
they think It has not turned and Will not Turn
Ill. L.. ..,ft1 A,f .tf1n1 ...fs-
eminent A sort of manifest destiny they imagine
is CARRYING them into power with impetus that
cannot be- checked by any bunders they may
commit. They are mortified 40 the failure Of the
Potter Investigation and Disguised at the f0ilCS Of
their Legislature. They feel that they have
put themselves on the defensive by their
own mistakes, and especially by their too
eager parti,auship; bat then their destiny
has not been fulfilled, they say. That destiny
they firmly believe is to rule the country for three
OF four Presidential terms. They are political IA
talists The Democrats realize the importance of
carving Ohio this Fail Senator Thurman SAID to-
day that a victory this year would make Ohio per-
maucutly a Democratic state. IIo hardly exaggcr
ated the situation. If the Democrats can succeed
this time with the odium of the O'Conuor Legisla-
ture 10 carry, with all their miserable failures in
Congress 10 apologize for and with the stigma fast
ened on them of being so greedy for place and
power as TO be utterly careless of the public wei
fare It will be because Ohio is no longer Republic
can State The Republican divisions Of last year
are laid aside The ant-IIaycs element promises to
give a hearty support TO the Cincinnati ticket.
There is 10 longer any division on the money ques-
ton and Civil Service Reform is looked upon as a
ridiculous and exploded prctenslon. In short the
Republican party is united once more. Now the
question s is there enough Of it TO carry the
election lfnot then there have taScnpl changes
in our politics which promise to be lasting. Much
of the interest Of this years struggle will centre IN
the close Congress districts.
The Democrats have so gcrrymandered the DIS
tricts as to insure themselves a preponderancc in
the delegation, even should there ne heavy pop,
Mar majority against them. Before they preached
their scheme in the Legislature, u was not thought
possible By Republicans that such result G)ud DC
attained. IL was only reached by dl'lrEaldhB geo
praphIcal cOmpactncss and the obligation 10 make
the districts ~ nearly uniform as possible IN popu
latiou One district stretches like ragged piece nl
cloth from the Ohio River nearly up To columbus. IN
one the population exceeds 10000, while III the
adjoining dist IL ls only l2lOO By nuch Nolh
as this the districts have been hacked and nangta
so that only six of them afc trustworthy hphDii-
can. These are the lNth lkcllcrsl, Inc MIN -
the XVlIth MourOcsD, the ANlllth lDaniords, inc
AlAth lGartclds) and the AAth u o"hhthusI '
The Id, now represented by General Banning, Is
very close and Will be briskly contested. Banning
will be- renOmnated, and GN-GOIeTnor lOuhE
effort the Republicans eught to recover ths
district. No money will he sent from Ncw-lork
this year TO pay Eph Hollands repcatcrs. The To-
ledo District is nOninaiiy Republican by about 600,
taking tie figures of 1876, but since then the Ma
tIOua movement has muddlcd local politics so much
and drawn into il so many Republican voters, tnUt
there is only too much reason 10 lear that the us
trct will fall an easy prey to the Democracy. Zen
era Cox will not run again. lie Il tired Oi p0lllcS
and proposes to return 10 his Cincinnati law pIac-
tlce Unfortunately the Republicans have no strong
man 10 put in his place. General Secdnan OF rank
HuTd will be the Democratic candidate. he Nation
ais talk of running Their local oracle, ~ SURG III.
Charles Foster has been thrown into "A district with
over g. 900 Democratic majority. lie was urged 10
rn i'm the Toledo District ibis town OF t0stera Hes
across the district lluel but he mas uccltu 10 haho
a homeless ight on his own territory Next year nc
will undoubtedly be the nominee Tor hONefnof'
The XVIII District, where Major Mckinney Is seiH,
ing his first term, Is made Democratic oy aDOui IVV
majority Mckinley will be IenOmlnated, aud VIII
make an active canvass. lie IS eneTgetc popular,
and of talent as a stump-speaker, ana seems 70
have about an even chance OF success ,uaIHeiu
Monroe and Townsend VIII be TenOlnlnaJed WITHOUT
onnos,tion DaufOrd declines TO be candidate,
and General Reilly, OF NellsNlHe' - l9ioniI I
nm the canvass for the succession. IN tile
gnrngfeld Distrlct General Keller VIII probably DC
rdInn,ninated The Athens District when USED 10
me heavily Republican, il now 80 gerry HlahHoIeu 10
to show a Democratic majority OF about i,oOO' III
the general canvass iavoIs ino pt there NAV
special local euOIJ thaV WIZ W
Most Of the present Democratic members VIII DC
renomnated-al OF the prominent pI HoSar Kan.
Under this definition should be classed say leI pau
oiIg McNabon. Southland and Ewing. General W.
w Morgan will run in the MOUNT vernon DiS' aio
which rs once more Democratic. ~ VIII ,, po sgJn
from The above glance at the field that the hepuDn
oans cannot at the most expect TO elect more IMAM
nine of the twenty OHIO Congressman ana In9t theY
will do we'll If they secure seven OF el2h'' ~ my
carry the state by over 10000 they, wlil prooaoS
ssenye nine IL they lose it, they will only get SIX
be0ulo hiio' - E.Y.S