New-York tribune., 1880-10-05
THE OUTLOOK IN OHIO.

CRATIC ATlRMP : To PURCHASE Vorfs-N'f"s
OF A cOoL-HeADep NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Es-
TIMATES on THE VOTE FOR CoNGRfssMEN'
frRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT oF THE TRIBUNE'l
COLUMBUS. ONO. Oct l. You nave come III
TIM e. see he end OF the grandest pohtlcai dehon
sration ever witnessed in Columbus. said Professor
Tuttle oi the State Univers ty whom met at the
de ot last night. When got 10 Highest. iounu
river of fire stre'chinc far up beyond the
State House. The procession had disbanded
however, ard the effect saw was
produced by onlv few of the,
clubs, marching home to the ouler wards OF the
city. The men marched by platoon front, with the
steadinesS Of old .oldiers. Tney wore whte uih-
forms with blue shields their Dre ISIS, upon which
stood out in bold relief the letter G lhelF me
bearing and intelligent faces made them look ike
the corps feiite Of great aImv Following ihe m
fantry battalions came a cavalry dettchmeht' ihe
horsemen wearing white aud blue caprS and carry
ing torches. Some SAID tha, the men in
the procession had been counted, and that
the horsemen numbered over 1000 and
the footmeu over $500. IL required
something of struggle TO push through the crowds
on the sidewalk and reach the state House. The
park between the building and the street was
packed with an immense c0rcourse OF people Al
one end OF the south pOrtico with hi back against
a granite column. stood james G. Balne, hoarse
and weary but fnil OF energy and fire. talking t"
more people than could catch the sound of his voice.
The men on the outside of the crowd had to be sal
isfed with seeing his face and HIS gcsturing arms
On The other end Of the broad portico was General
Gibson, the favorite Ohlo orator, with crowd al
most as big lau hing and cheering. uniformed
piee clute with torches gave hight and color TO the
centre of the scene.
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT AND ENTHUSIASTIC
Tn morning the Republicans express surprise at
the magnitude of their success last night. They had
not expected procession so long or so brilliant, or
such great ouIpourihg of people at the meeting
They are jubilant. They say great changes have
taken place among the business men and the work
ing men during the past two weeks. Never since
1868 was Republican feeling earnest. The Re-
publican merchants are going to close their stores
on election day in order tna they and their clerks
can work at tn polls. Every manufacturer is a Re
publican missionary among his employees. " No
Southern rule and no free trade" is the wachword.
manufacturer said to me this morning have
seventy voters working my shops all but twenty
three are Republic cins. and OF the twenty-three
there are twelve who gong 10 vote for CART Id
A High-st merchant said :" know five Democrats
in business within two blocks of me who say they
will vote the Republican ticket this year"
Word comes to the Executive Committee from
all over the State that the Republican
meetings are unusually large, and tnat
degree of spirit and determination Is shown
in the canvass which promises the best re-
suits. The encouragement that followed the
Maine election has passed away, and is succeeded
by q confidence of victory based not upon hope
alone. but upon the results already seen to have
been gained by the hard work of the last fortnight.
No Republican fears that Ohio will be cap
tared by the Democrats. The Republican majority
NAV b. cut down by the use of money, but II Will
be good round majority nevertheless, and larger
one than was given at the October election Of 1876
DEMOCRATS BUYING MULES"
That the Democrats are using money for the pur-
chase OF votes admits of doubt. In every county
| have visited Republicans say that men who have
heretofore voted their ticket, but have not been
conspicuous for their attachment to the party have
told them of offers from Democratic committee
men of so or SO apiece, not ostensibly for their
votes for that would bring the transactions
under the bribery laws. but for their
assistance and influence. The plan seems
to be to approach a few men in each township
who are not of much account, but who would vote
the Republican ticket il let alone. The Democratic
committeeman says to a of tnis sort "Of
course YOU are going to vote for Hancock know
you are all right. but would like TO have YOU |
help Us a little. We want YOU to go round among |
your friends and talk with them. lou can't a nd to
give us your time for nothing, and willing to
nav you. Here is a ten dollar bill to make it right"
IL the man takes the $40 his own vote |
is scaptured and that is all the Democrats expected
10 get from him. for they know he has no Influence
with Others Ii he refuses the money and tells OF
the offer, there is no harm done. for the money
offered was not for bis vote but for his
politician so the affair cannO. be made out the
courts TO be a case of attempted bribery. Ii the !
mar is cOrruptible, the IN which the fellow who
approaches hIm takes it for granted that he has |
already become a Democrat dsarms his conscience |
He hasn't sold his vote. he tries to think as ne
pockets the money he has only agreed TO do little
legitimate campaign work.
OPINIONS AND ESTIMATES.
Colonel Nash, the new chairman OF the Repubh- |
can Executive COMMITTEE, is quiet. reticent hard
working man, not given 10 claiming results winch |
remain in doubt to enthusiastic expressions. He
says the State is going Republican by a good ma
fority. and that the time OF apprehension and I'M
certainty has passed by With the vigilance and |
energy now shown by the Republican masses as
well as the politicians, he does not think the Demo-
Gratis can buy victory no matter how much
money they may spend.
Calling at Democratic Headquarters again this
morning found Frank Mckinney again at the post
of chairman of the Executive Committee, and Ser
geant-at-Arms Thompson helping to run the
canvass as he did last year. Mckinney was more
desirous of getting Republican opinion from me
about the prospects III Indiana than OF giving bis
own about OhIo. All he would say that the
Democrats were making a stronger fight than they
had ever made before, and hoped to carry the
State AS to the Congressional Districts, h re-
garded nine of them Republican, five as Demo-
cratic and SIX doubtful.
Secretary Irvine SAID: We don't expect to
keen you Republicans from carrying the ate. but
we do expect to pail your majority down below
10000 and break the moral effect of your vtctory"
4 far DemOcTItic estimate Of the situation IL tle
Congressional Distucts. col cided IL by Nj. irvine
and bya number Of Democrats who were presen
IN the room. Is as follows: lne lst; lld. liii and