The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-09
The Ohio and New York Elections.

result Will largely determine tue pTesl-
Dental fight.
In Ohio the democrats are thoroughly
organized in every section of the state,
and though the party lacks the uulimited
supply of money that their republican OPP
ponents possess, yet this is Offset by the
great uuanimity in the democratic ranks
aud the enthusiasm which ESiug's nomi-
nation creates. The republicans are far
from being harmonious and have besides
two prominent factions, each bitterly op.
posed to the other.
The Shermanites, the monied crowd,
will work for Foster, but while this ele-
ment is doing its best to elect the Fostoria
banker, the Grant faction will quietly
overturn the plans of Sherman and
bis followers, because, in order to nominate
Grant, the Obiosu must first be disposed
of, and his apparent weakness demon
strated. 1t is not so with the democracy,
however, for it can be sid that Thurman
is the only Ohiau who is at all prominent
as presidential nominee. His friends
are EHiug's friends also, aud as Thurman
must, in order to secure the nomination,
demonstrate bis ability to carry bis own
state, it is fair to presume that bis best
efforts will be directed to securing Ewiugs
election. 1t has been disseminated
through the republican press that Thur
mans desire to hold bis senatorial seat
would lead him to pursue course Of in.
activity, but the authoritative announce
ment that he will lake an active part in
the Ohio campaign effec:ually reiutes this
republican misrepresentation of his posi-
ton. Thurman has everything to win
and nothing to lose by helping to secure
democratic success in Ohio aud is too
keen q statesman to voluntarily commit a
bluuder at time, when to do so, would
be his political sricide. Thurman
disposed of, the republicans began
to charge that Hurd, we'll Known
hard money democrat, had openly stated
that he could not consistently support
Ewing But that eminent democrat quick
ly squelched the statement by coming out
over bis signature for the entire demo-
cratic ticket, and VII take an active part
in the fight. Thus all the elements III the
democratic party are thoroughly harmon
lied and the chances for success were
never better, The greenbackers are badly
disorgauized and will cut no particular
figure in the contest in fact the lar Se
majority under the leadership of Gen.
Cary, have already declared for Ev.rq
aud the democratic ticket, aud may be said
to have practically merged with the
democracy. The Ohio contest looks favor.
able to a brilliant democratic ctory il
October, while the republican prospects
are correspoudiugly gloomy.
10 New York the contest tskes a W.del
range and being the great political centre
attracts even greater attention than Ohio
The republican party is divided into TIVE
distinct great factions ConkIDg and ami
Cokling aud the feeling between he twt
is bitter in the extreme. This, however
does not describe the iull extent of fhr
division in the republican ranks, fo
within the party there are clique
on personal grounds, some very formid
able, and among whom there is an uure
rejecting spirit of bitterness which tn
most astute republican leaders have bee
unable to harmonic. In this quandar
the important question with New York re
pub!icans is-who to nominate? Their
are at least dozen prominent aspirsut
for gubernatorial honors already in tn
field, not one of whom would harmonic
the conflicting factions. C)nkling, VIII
has presidential aspirations, will eudea
vor to secure the nomination, or ,o'hng il
that, v Il try to force one of his chose
deputies on the convention, ConklinG
belongs 70 the rule or ruin class, AM
should he fail in bis scheme to secure tn
nomination, would yield no support to th
successful nominee. With him it is per
sonal ambition that is to be gfatiGed, ant
10 its accomplishment he world sacrifice
everything that offered opposition-evel
party success. Thus, in either contiEgenc,
the republicans are in poor condition Il
succeed in New York. The Democrat
10 New York City are divided on oca
issues, but in state politics would b.
unit for any candidate presented b,
the dem Jcratic convention. The prese1
outlook is very encouraging for the democ
racy, and unless some unforeseen bluuda
occurs, the State will be democratic II
November. The present incumbent, Gov
Robinson, is a candidate for reelection
but will hardly succeed, being bitterly op
posed by the Express, the Tammany OF
gan, besides having made himself unpopu
lar with the Tammany democrats of Nov
York City by his support of Mayor Coop
er. His only hope is in securing the rura
delegations, but this he will hardly do, a
Tilden will prove formidable competitor
besides being able to secure ut least a por
ton of the city delegates. Advices iron
New York indicate that Tilden and Dor
sheimer will be the candidates of the de
mOcracy for Governor and Lieutenan
Governor, though it is stated that such
result cannot be achieved. Should thi
occur, the contest in New York will b
bitterly fought, and If Tilden succeed
then he looms up as q formldabl
candidate in 1880. There is