The New York herald., 1879-08-07
GREENBACK STRENGTH IN OHIO.
THE PARTY CONFIDENT IN SOME COUNTIES AND
DEMoRALIzED IN orHERs-PARrIAL TO


EWING.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CNcINSATI. August 6. 1879.
The Enquirer publishes to-day series
of interviews from forty counties in
this State, where the strength of the
national greenbsck party is greatest. giving
surmises to whether that paftywill hold it's own
in the contest, increase fall off in the approach
ing election. These interviews show a wide
range of opinions among the leaders of
the greenback movement, and at the same
time good deal of dissatisfaction in
the ranks. Tho contentious over tho platform
adopted at their Columbus convention, and the
subsequent adopted at Toledo. two weeks later.
have split up the party and in some OF the coun-
ties they propose to abandon it altogether and
return to the democratic and republican par
ties their individual preferences lead them.
In other counties they are divided upon
the ticket or rather divided to whether they shall
support Piatt. their own nominee, Ewing. the
democratic candidate. whom they claim q better
greenback man than Piatt. In nearly all the coun-
ties heard from Ewing is reported to have fol-
lowing in the national party. In however only
ten per cent of the vote is reported in his favor in
others from twentyv to forty per cent? in several
others fifty per cent. and in one or two as high
seventy five per cent Allen county. it is claimed.
will give half her national vote to Ewing.
In willisms county. adjoining it on the
extreme northwest the greenbackers expect to prac
tically disband, anda majority Of them will go back
to the republican ranks. Wyandotte county. the
home of President Hayes, had 1000 nationals.
though not than half that number
now, most having gone over to the democrats.
Clark county. 1t is said. will show an increase
Belmont county shows falling off of greenback
strength from last year and disposition among
those remaining to vote for Ewing. Stark county
shows marked increase of their number, and
their candidate for Lieutenant Governor is citizen
of Stark and claims that they will have 80 900 votes
this year. In Crawford county they hold their own,
but two-thifds will vote for Ewing. In Cleveland
ber, and of those remaining one-half will vote
for Ewing. In Athens county they claim to be in
creasing In numbers, but say that Ewing will get
more Of their votes than Piatt. In Darke county
lcans and democrats for recognition on local tick
cts but have not yet succeeded. they do not sue
coed they threaten to go to pieces. t
MORE VOTES FOR EWING.
In Franklin county they say they gaining
ground, but ADMIT that Ewing will have twenty i've
per cent OF their votes In Toledo they will nomi-
nate full local and legislative ticket and
pect to elect it. but admit that more
Ewing M for Governor In slahoning county. where
they have been very strong for years. they expect
Ewing to have two-thirds of the vote.
In Ross county they say that Foster will
get one-fourth and Ewing half their vote.
and the remainder will 60 to Piatt, their own candi
date. In Clermont they claim that the Piatt ticket
will be supported straight, as they have trade
hand with the republicans. Taking these reports
they go and at their value opinions of the
leading men Of the party in each county looks as
though Ewing would receive the support OF from
Is 600 20, 900 of the who voted the national
ticket last year. At that time they cast $4,000 votes.