The Hartford herald., 1879-11-05

From our regular correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 1879.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 1879.
Here at the Capital, where politics is
the leading industry, and politicians do
chiefly abound, we have had much dis
cussiOn of the Ohio election and its
probable effect upon the future of parties,
rs well rs upon the various presidential
booms. Outside of Ohio, do not think
the Democrats generally expected sue
cess there. My own judgment before
visiting the State, was that Foster
would be elected; yet while there l i'm
bibed somewhat of the enthusiastic hopes
which the Buckeye Democrats undoubt-
edly entertained. But these hopes were
nipped by an early October frost, and
now We wonder why they were ever
given play. To be sure, there was u
possibility that the Democrats might
win the State, AS there always is u pos
sibility i'm State where the vote is so
large and the majority so small but all
the chances were certainly against
Democratic success. With but three
exceptions the State has been carried by
the Republicans i'm every election since
the war, and the three exceptions Oc-
CURED in years when there was no
general hard-fought contest, and no full
vote. Ohio's electoral vote has not
been cast for Democrat since 1S4S-
thirty-one years ago. This record, and
John Sherman's desperate work and
immense expenditures, sufficiently ex-
plain the result. 1t has been charged to
the financial issue. Probably the charge
is correct. The five and ten dollar ma
tional bank and treasury issue We're
certainly used very freely in Cincinnati
Cleveland and other cities.
What effect the result has upon the
chances of presidential candidates, is
hardly worth discussing. There are
several very able gentlemen in the
Democratic party whose chances for
nomination and election are not i'm any
way interfered with. There is talk of a
Bayard boom, and possible Hancock
boom, with several other booms in re-
serve. 1t is enough to know that the
ability of the Democrats to elect the
next President exists, and that the
chances are to-day three to one i'm their
favor. The feature of the result i'm
Ohio most to be regretted is the defeat
of Senator Thurman. His retirement
is national loss. The other day the
Supreme Court decided that his bill,
which forces the Pacific railways to be-
gin paying their Indebtedness to the
Government, is constitutional and valid.
BY it the Government is saved hun
dred mliiion OF dollars; Ana yet the
people OF ONO vote 10 discharge Judge
Thurman from further service, While
Jay Gonid ciimbs up 10 the tai tower
OF the tribune building ana gives three
cheers: Then he goes down and orders
Whiteiaw heid to give thurman few
parting Kicks.
John sherman thinks ne mas got MS
little boom In very healthy condition
now, ana ne Is as serene as Dig sun
flower. But after all his Ohio triumph
and his careful manipulation OF the
Custom-house and other positions down
in New Orleans, 1t seems that his little
clique OF Returning. Board scoundreis
were not able 10 INK" louisiana Tor
him. The Republican party Is rather
scattering down In that State, but they
held their convention this week, and
elected delegates to the National Con-
vention. These delegates are reported
to he anti-Sherman. Anyhow, the con-
vention declared that Grant was its
"unalterable choice" Inc idea OF the
louisiana Hepubllcans having an "un-
alterable choice" Is what makes the
marines all iaugh. The peculiarity OF
that crew Is that they do not establish
an unaiterable choice until the bids are
all in-and that may be the peg upon
which the willy Secretary hangs his
iaith: They did compliment John Q, on
the success OF resumption, but it Is hard