The New York herald., 1879-08-25
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
Strength and Weakness Of the Three Parties
in The Buckeye State.
THE SOFT MONEY ISSUE.
Alleged Dangerous Democratic Dissen.
sions and Discomfort.


thunGering everywhere. Although the guberna-
toral candidates had been the stump for weeks
1t was agreed between the respective State COM
mittees that they would not call out other speakers
until the 10th Of August SO this evening in the big
Cities Sherman Carl schurz, Father Taft. Thurman
Pendleton and other heavy oratorical cannon have
broken forth in a salutatory BOOM 1t is only in
those parts where the farmers have not yet hus-
banded their crops that there is need for this awak
ening roar. The State generally is as wide awake as
it has the beginning of great decisive
campaign for the Presidency.
Ohio is believed to have 100000 voters. In 1876
she polled 100000: in 1s7s 5s5 0OO So great is the
interest that leaders of every party anticipate
vote Of 676,000 and perhaps more. on the approach
ing 9th of October. The canvass will be thorough
and 1t looks though it would be lively enough to
arouse unusual interest throughout the country
Though the election is to be the usual State election
OF the Governor and the Legislature it is universally
felt that 1t will have national influence even
stronger than that which is commonly ascribed to
the local struggle here in the fall preceding the
tional one.
The republican. the democratic and the greenback
party. each has its State ticket in tho field. Last
year the greenback party cast $4,000 votes. and it
was certainly the object Of many democrats who
urged and effected the nomination by their party Of
General Ewing for Governor to propitiate the green
hackers by putting up man favorably inclined
toward their financial doctrine. For instance, after
the national party's convention was announced
to be held at Columbus early in last June. the
Democratic State Committee appointed their
vention to meet at Columbus on the same
day. 1t was hoped that coalition might in some
way be negotiated but several conspired to
prevent the nationals from consenting to it. The
former democrats among the nationals said to their
brethren Of the Democratic Convention. mo; we
like General Ewing we'll enough. He would do; but
we can't trust his party" AS for the republican
nationals. of course there no doing anything
with them. This action of the Greenback Conven-
tion a serious matter for the democrats at the
outset. and 1t is generally conceded by democratic
leaders that large accessions must be
from the national party ranks n the progress of the
campaign II democratic victory is to be scored.
POSITION THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Let us now glance. first, at the position In which
the democratic is placed here at the beginning
Of the campaign. In quarters it is asserted
that General Ewing's nomination brought with it q
train of inside jealousies and embarrassments His
financial notions cursed; he himself is called q
lunatic; his alleged personal debts and business
troubles in connection with undeveloped coal lands
In the Hooking Valley arc mentioned as having in.
fuenced him in the course he took respecting the
currency. in the wild hope that through its imitation
the business interests of the country '.might be
given another whrl." Stable business interests are
cited as opposed to Ewings canddature; men
say that democrats outside of Ohio must necessarily
be anxious for mis- defeat since his election would
encourage the soft money democrats to insist on a
soft money platform in the National Convention
next year. An ingenious story has been circulated
based on the theory that Mr.. Thurman's interests
are opposed to those of General Ewing. Thurman
soft money platform; Ewing's success would
disconcert his plans and put him in the back
ground In his own State; therefore Thurman
will be lukewsrm for Ewing. Again. Thur
mans term United States Senator will expire
next year. He wants to be reelected. II is to that
end land that he may provo his claim Presi
dontia asprant by carrying his State) of para
mount importance that . democratic Legislature
should be elected. Therefore Mr.. Thurman. though
tepid for Ewing. will be red hot for the Legislative
ticket. and brave the splinters hundred stumps
to further his selfish. invidous aim. This last
canard involves John @. Thompson, Sergeant-at-
Arms of the House of Represept tatives ut
Washington. Senator Thurman's 'righthand
man. In conspiracy to tomahawx Ewing
because the latter used his influence to dsplace
Thompson from the charmanship Of the Demo.
cratic State Committee. which he had held for the
cratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor. a hard
money democrat prominently identified with one of
the national banks, is represented having greatly
desired the nomination for Governer and nettlcd
because he was put in the second place. Moreover.
the present democratic Governor. Bishop. good.
hearted old grocer from Cincinnati. and deacon of
the Campbellite Church. ia credited with sadness
aud GOODNESS toward Ewing on account OF the Con-
ventions neglect OF his claims: for it is said
he had set his whole soul q denomination. The
Governor. whose csressing ways with old maids and
little babies would have insured second nomination
n that part OF the population could have been repre-
scented last June. has no doubt whatever that he
could have been reelected fairly. But am told he
shakes his head and scratches it whenever Ewing's
chances are alluded to.
Mr.. rlLpkNs HAND.
Reports like these are always In order at the
Threshold Of Q canvass. when a is the object on
either side to create magnify dissensions In the
enemy's ranks There are plenty OF variations of
the story about General Ewings visit 10 Manhattan
Beach. his interview in New Yois with Mr.. Tilden
and his subsequent meeting with Mr.. Barnum, act
ing as Mr.. Tilden's representative. The statement
that Mr. Tilden wants General Ewing elected to
'head orr Mr.. Thurman in the race for the presi-
doncy. continues TO be believed by numerous class
habituated to ascribe its pigmy motives to larger
minds
HOPEFUL DEMOCRATS
Democratic ''stalwarts," who. like those tho
other side. go for their party thick or thin. dcrde
all such stories aud disdain to doubt stil the tow
prominent democrats with whom l have talked do
not speak with anything like the confidence of the
republicans II must be remembered. though. that
this is the very heart OF the Western Reserve-the
hitherto impregnablo stronghold of the "old
Guard" of tho republican party in Ohio. The
strongest democratic Wow I havo heard expressed
runs about ss follows:--
"Ths state is very closely divided. Majoritics
havc ranged from few hundreds to two or three
thousand. The grecnback vote amounting last year
20 3s.00C is the important factor There is reason to
think that those who voted green back ticket then
were largely democrats-that The republicans had
returned to their allegiance. II IL was SO. and II