The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-04-15
WASHINGTON.
sOHIODEMOCRATS PREPARING
FOR THEIR CAMPAIGN.
Fusion With Nationals Proposed.

l. WARRINGTON, April THE demo,
cratic and greenhack national conven
j, tons in Ohio, having been appointed to
meet at the same place (Columbus) on
/ the same day in June. II is understood,
| here that this arrangement was m ,de
at the desire Of Senator Thu m n, and
that it signlfi s an atttmDt to bring the
two conventions to the nom nation or
!, the SAM man for Governor and, on an
iDdenticsf platform TO q substantial and
open coalition between the democrats and
the ,greenb 'ckers, in which the latter
would. gain the advantage of the demo
cratic org g,n;z .tion, name and machinery
t6 concentrate their vote on. Senator
Thu MN does not, il is understood, mean
to be the candidate and NJ. E wing is the
man mos, prominently mentioned here
for the nlaco. 0 iio is a very uncertain
Ssa:P. In 1872 it gave republican ma
t,rity Of 81 600: in 1874 it was democrat.
&c by $4,000 in 1876 it went republican
hv7 900; in 1878 the republican Stale
Fticaset was carried IN by little over
5000 ms ,rity over the democrats. but il
ttIIbs prob bition vote we're counted with
the republican, the greenback vote added
% the democratic ticket, the latter would
SNOW q maj ,ritv of about "a 600. With.
FS6t the Greenback -ueia, in bad year
beerahe dem ,crats as this is, they do not
hope 10 carry the Safe. Hence these
plans fnsrthe consolidation of the two
organizations 80. y
! 1t is believed here that the two organ
,z,tions, democratic and greenback, can
he united on the basis of unlimited coin \
age If silver, the DESTRUCTION Of the ma.
tional hanks and continued issue oflegal
tender greenbacks, the amount to be fixed
by c noress. Soue Of the greenbackersi
wonld like, in addition, clause demand
ing the repeal Of The Resum ptipn act, but
others think this of no const quence. Mr..
E wing is spokerofas candidate for Gov
ernor under this combination, but it is4
not certain that he would accept. 1t is
urged by those who favor such consol-.
idation of the Western democratic and
greenback parties that the two believe 10
pretty much the same things, and might
as we'll join hands and that q coalition
would carry some States now republi-
can. For instance. it is said. that in
Michigan the republicans had last year
on election for Governor As per cent OF
the vute cast, the democratic 20 per cent
and the greenback nationals ,26 per cent,
and that the two united could thus hope
to defeat the republicans. Again. that in
Illinois the republicans had in 1875 504
Fper cent ofthe total vote, the democrats
46f per cent, and the nationals the rest,
giving the republicans very small ma,
] 'rity over all but that the greenback
natianal vrte 10 the State increased from
Ia, ,233 in 1876 to 5S, l25 last year, and to
combine il now with the democratic vote
would enable the coalition to carry the
State in 1880. Again, that In 1876 the
republicans 10 Iowa had 5Sk per cent Of
the vote and the democrats only 38A per.
cent, the rest being scattering. but that
last year the republicans had but 5l4 per
jceat Of the vote and the democrats and
faslonists together the rest, and that a
complete coalition, with hard work.
could carry the S ale. In Indiana, in
1878, the democrats and greenbackers
together had 56a per cent of the vote. In
Maine, in 1878. The republicans had IS
per cent OF the total vote, the democrats
% per cent aud the nationals 81 per cent,
giving q coalition SIS per cent OF the to
tai. In New Hampshire, in 1878. the re
puhlicans had only 6o4 per cent Of the
vote, the democrats Al per cent and the
nationals 81. In Colorado last year the
republicans had but trifling majority over
all,ithe democrats having 404 per cent
and the nationals nearly 81 per cent. In
Connecticut last year on the State ticket
the republicans had not majolity over
all, the democrats and ereenbackers ad.
del together having 524 per cent Of the
total vote. while for Congressman, where
extra efforts were made, the republicans
had only l56 maj ,rity in the State over
all. These figures, for which your cor
respondent es not assume the respon-
sibility. though they are believed to be
correct, are cited by those who urge q
coalition to show that in many States it
w,uli turn uncertainty into success, and
il is belief of some of the leaders in this
movement that il the Two conventions
which have been appointed 10 meet at
Columbus on the same day In June
should unite upon single platform ana
ticket, this would have deciding infa
'ence upon the two parties in other Wes-
tern States, and would unite them upon q
Ecammon platform of unlimited silver, the
extinction of national bank and the issue
of legal tender notes, 10 amounts to be
decided at every session OF Congress.