The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-14
Republican Hopes Based on Financial
Success and Prosperity
DEMOCRATIC STATEMENTS.
Intelligent Opinions by Messrs. Halstead,
Mclean, Smith and Armstrong.
FORECAST OF THE ELECTION BY MR.. MURAT
HALsrEAD EDITOR OF THE CINCINNATI COM
MERCIAL.
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALDl

10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD-
The condition of the situation seems to authorize
the judgment that Ewing will be defeated by from
$4,000 to 10000 majority. and that the Legislature
which elects the Senator succeeding Thurman, will
be republican. The Legislative apportonment is in
favor of the democrats. and there many close
counties. 1t is possible the republicans may carry
the State by 10000 and lose the Legislature. Gin
cinnati elects twelve members one ticket. and
generally decides the political complexion OF the
Legislature. The late Legislature was democratic.
and Is in bad odor for special legislation in behalf
Of the ring" here This weakens the democrats.
but they fighting hard and using the police
and city contractors and laborers unscrupulously.
They believed to have large reserve Of money
for election day. and to have hold on some ring
republicans in official positions. Then the repub-
licans have coored man their legislative ticket,
and there few who have not conquered their
prejudices. The republican candidate for Treasurer.
the most important county Office to be filed has not
succeeded in reconciling all the antagonisms de-
veloped in the contest for the nomination Certainly
here contingencies of possible partial defeat but
it is my opinion the republicans will carry the city
by main strength and awkwardness. and gain the
Legislature we'll as elect the Governor.
The democrats have worked very hard recently
and are less discouraged than few weeks ago. but
the course of events is against them We have just
weather
the crop Gold circulates freely and the people feel
well. though some strikes appear disturbing
element When the republican Germans of Cincin-
natl in good form tho republicans can. rule.
count upon victory. Now tho Germans. who despse
the rag baby and believe in national supremacy and
public order, stand republican. In the heated
fusion the stalwarts are Arm and COOL like great
rock in o weary land. MURAT HALSTEAD.
MR.. J. r. MCLEAN, EDITOR OF THE CINCINNATI
ENQUIRER, RELIEVES IN EwING's ELECTION
AND DEMOCRATIC CONTROL or THE LEaIs-
LATURE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CINCINNATI, Oct. Is, 1879.
To THE EprTon OF THE HERALD:-
The night before the election here in Ohio finds
the leaders Of both the political parties claiming the
State with forty to fifty thousand difference in their
estimates. On the one side. the republican man
ayers profess to believe they will elect Foster Gov
ernor by twenty to twenty-five thousand majority
and obtain control of the Legislature On the other.
the democrats equally confident Of being able to
elect Ewing by fifteen to twenty thousand ma
jorty and still be able to hold
jority in the Legislature. though perhaps
not so large one they had in the last.
think the democrats the best basis for their
claims and believe that tho State is fairly theirs
with honest and untranmeled election, such az
hope to have. With the two great political par
ties massed against each other and the greenbackers
still holding reserve force they did last year. of
$4,000 votes. Ohio is good fighting ground Three
times in the last six years the democrats have car
red it by decisive majorites than the republic
cans The other three times the republicans carried
it. though in each they only succeeded by IN
usually hard work. careful organizations and
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This year the leaders Of the republican organiza-
ton have made the snowy part of their campaign
unusually conspicuous They have had large
force of speakers scattered the State at all
times. and their public meetings have been marked
by enthusiasm. They have boosted all the time
that they would carry Ohio. but my information is
that the less SNOWY part of their businessthe or
ganization of the country region by townships and
school districts-has not been nearly so effective
usual. Certain it is that several Of the counties
which hitherto have been strongholds Of republican
sentiment now torn up with local discussions.
while in two or three others the greenback party
has obtained much strength that it now threatens
to defeat them on heretofore undisputed ground.
The democratic managers. the other hand.
spent the earlier part OF the campaign in organizing
carefully in every school district. ward and town
ship, providing local committees and carefully look
ing after the doubtful voters. Then. after the re-
publicans had their speakers on the stump for
month or more the democrats camo in with theirs,
and since that time they have worked up the
thusiasm until within tho last week two
they have been. If possible, more confident of
rying the state than the republicans. The demo Gratis
are also very confident of getting majority Of the
rreenback votes in favor OF their candidates. and
from all the reports that have reached me should
think twenty thousand low estimate Of the green
back vote will be cast for Ewing and Rice or the
remaining $1,000 voters who went to mako up that
party year ago should give Pratt the nominee Of
their party, $4,000, and Foster, 6,000 who had for.
merly boon republican and so back to their first
love- This is the way tho situation in tho State
appears from my standpoint
Hamilton county and the city of Cincinnati will be
very close. and being so very close cannot now DO
claimed to holdthe balance of power. Either party
will be well satisfied IL it carries the county by 500
votes. and 1t more than probable that neither
one will carry its whole ticket in this county The
Legislature. am confident. will be democratic; in
deed it nearly impossible. under the present APP
porticnmont of the State prevent that party from
having majority ON Joint ballot. j. X. MCLEAN.
Mr. RICHARD SMITH, EDITOR on THE CINcIN-
Natl GAZETTE, BELIEVES THE REPUBLICANS
WILL CARRY THE STATE AND LEGISLATURE.
FIX TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
CINCINNATI, Oct. IL, 1872
To rur EprroR or THE HERALD:-
For the last three weeks the canvass has been very
active on both sides. and within that time the demo-
Gratis have regained somewhat their lost confidence
while the republicans have moved forward boldly
The result will be full vote, probably the largest
ever poed in this state. The main features of tho
contest are the action of the extra session of Con-
gross and tho financial question. The democrats
have carefully kept all Southern democrats out of
the State during the canvass. This is regarded
as q virtual admission that they afraid
TO exhibit the solid south at the North. In regard
TO the financial question business interests OPP
posed TO further legis alton. They are more than