New-York tribune., 1880-06-21

the October election. supposing that one candidate
is rs strong as another. He asserted that this state
| is very close with tendency In favor OF the DEM
| ocrats and against tho Republicans. Ever since
1861 he said Ohio has had at least Cabinet officer
! at Washington, who has distributed the Federal pat
ronage in the State with lavish hand, and always
in such way as TO strengthen the Republican party.
At one time tho Department of tho Interior was
known at the National Capital as the De-
partmcnt of Ohio Not only was its head
Republican politician from this State, but
| nearly all the chiefa of tho bureaus
and hundreds of men who held subordinate posi-
tions were from here. For moro than three years
the President of the United States and the Secretary
of the Treasury have been from OHIO and they have
| given to Ohio Republicans more Offices than they
ever held before. In spite of all these Influences
the Republicans have had all they wanted to do to
carry the State year after year. and on several i'm
porant occasions have lost the Governor or tho Leg
isIature or both. To-day there two Democratic
| Senator from this State in the Congress Of the
! United states Tie movements Of population in
| Ohio Mr. Armstrong said. favorable to the
| Democrats and unfayOrabc to tho Republicans Of
the voters who move out of the State TO settle In
| the newer regions further West majority are Re
publicans while of those who come into the State
majority are Democrats.
| Mr. Armstrong also declared that it was mis-
! take to suppose that General Garfield was strong
candidate in Ohio. lie has been repeatedly returned
to Congress- he said, because he las lived In dis
trict that was overwhelmingly Republican. If his
! district had been a close lie would have been
defeated many times Governor Foster. he asserted,
| was.a great deal stronger than Garfield. lie has
! way of getting around among the boys and making
himself popular with them. When he was IN Congress
his district was always Il close one hut he carried H.
! Mr. Armstrong also said that whether the accusa-
tons against General Garfield in connection with
! the Credit Mobicr and Washington pavement con-
tracts were true or not, and he believed they were,
they could he flung in his teeth from every stump
! in Ohio and would stare him in the face from the
columns of every Democratic newpapcr, and they
would make a II impression on the people For all
these reasons the Democrats have no right to give mp
| Ohio in October. strong fight must be made
! there with the expectation Of success, AID III no
WAY can such a contest be successfully carried on
| as by the nomination Of a strong ONO man ike
| Payne.
TRYING TO TNDERRATE GARFIELD.
| Anothcr Ohio Democrat. who remarked that he
| had been M every National Democratic Convention
IN the last thirty years. declared to-day that Cen
eral Garfield only strong IN the northern nall
Of his State He represents, said tins gentleman
the Puritanical people of the Western RESERVE II
has always been the experience of the Republicans
|
their State tickets have always been stronger If
| they live, south of the National road than II they
are from the north of it. The Western Reserve Is
! R,.pullican anyhow 1t can be depended upon to
support the Republican ticket. The gains have To
br mnlr IN the central and southern parts of the
! State Mr.. Payne. this man said, was an upright,
sound man. lIc s acceptable to the Democrats anh
! independents of the Western Reserve, while at the
same time the prejudice against the PnritanlcaI
notions of that section OF the State could not be
aroused to mjurc him.
Outsidr of Ohio the leading Democrats do not
feel a, hopeful about carrying this state cithcr.n
October or November even if a strong Ohio man
sho,ld bc placcd ut the head Of the Democratic Ma
tionol ticket Those who favor Paync's nomination,
| however, have u pretty strong argument to sustain
! thcm They say that while they may not expect to
carry tins State in October IT will not he safe to
abandon il. If Ohio should give one OF tS old-tlme
Rrpubllcan majnritics in October that would be he
To mean that tidal wave had set III III favor oil
Garfield, and that it was destined to sweep every
thing before It, Such an idea would he fatal to the
Democrats in all the close States in November. II
will be- ncccssary. therefore, To make stubborn
fight in OHIO IN October. nud since the Democrats
throughout the country will not expect 10 carry tho
| State. # the Republican majority is kept down to
Iuv figure that will have about the same effect a. 4
| victory To keep down the Rcpubl majorty no
| hrttcr means can be adopted than to nominate Il
! strong ONO man like Payne.
| OBSTACLES AND OBJECTIONS.
Rnt ~ may he imagined Payne Will not have plain
sailing into the nomination. Besides the objections
which some of the Iildcn men have To being Trans
fcrrcd like sheep without being allowed to have u
choice of their own. there are the etorS'ot tho
Randall people to get hIm fairly on the track as Il
friend of Ildcn entitled to receive the supporter his
fricnIs There are also other objections which are
likely to have some weight. \ Southern Democrat
SAID to-day that Mr. PaynrS financial record wouli
weaken HIM in many quarters and that thc hoihlho-
tion of any one as pronounced IN favor OF hard
money ~ he has been would encourage tn" revival
and growth Of the Grrcnback party. which would
draw the most of its strength from the Democracy
Auoth,r objection l. Mir Paync's alleged
connection with the Standard OIL Company. from
which he is reported to have realized Tl,oooo00
last year. ." We never can elect man To the lrcsl-
dcury.r said a Southern delegate. who Is interested
in a monopoly Of that kmd. We should he sure to
lose Indana aud California, to say nothing oi Other
States"
The decision Of the Indiana Supreme Court put
ting that Commonwealth back with Ohio us an
October State, rather helps than hurts the Payne
corvoss. It is no longer thought as dangerous to
,it an Ohio man against Garfield 1t was before
tI,t opinion was rendered. If Ohio should he car
rird by the Republicans in October, it Is SAID,
Indion3 Will be- carried by the Democrats, and one,
Vii offset the other. Thus OF the strongest 9i
thc objections urged few days ago 10 fayhes
nomination disappears.
WHAT HE REPUBTICANS SAY.
In connection with this Democratic discussion Oh
Payn,Js strength in Ohio and elsewhere, 1t Is inter
esting to listen to some Republican spcculatlonS.
The hcst-informcd OHIO Republicans say that the
assertions that General Garfield is not strong candI-
date IN this State are untrue Everywhere IN ONO
the Chicago nomination has been received with an
enthusiasm such ~ has not been seen Tor years. AZ
Major Bcllham, of The Dayton journal says Inc
hoys are all for Garfield and tho State Is ~ hre