New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
TIE OHIO CANVASS ENDING.

DEMOCRATS CONCEDING REPUBLICAN MAJORITY
A CIOsE CONTEST IN THE CINCINNATI CON-
GPEssIoNAL MISUNDERSTANDING VOTERS To
KENTUCKY.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRrBUNE.l
ClNCINNATI Oct 9.-The Republicans Tonight.
both in Cincinnati and throughout the State, are
more confident than at any time during the cam
paign. Things have been growing brighter. par
ticulsrly in this county, for fortnight. The Hon.
George X Nash, Chairman of the Republican state
Central Committee who was here to-day, claims
the State oy upward OF $4,000 majority. Governor
Foster is sanguine that 1t will be 10000. Some Of
the Democratic managers here admitted that 1t ill
be . 000 at least.
liz this county which is always close. the local
Republican ticket is considered safe but both of the
Congressional candidates will have a harder fight.
Major Buttcrworth. in the lst District, finds little
time owing to the excitement of the canvass, 20
figure up his probable majority but neither does I-e
Democratic candidate in the same district
the Hon. Samuel L. Hunt. The vote will
be very close. Ordinarily tho district Is DEM
ocratic Major ButterwOrth carried 1t for the Re
publicans against Milton Saylcr two years ago. for
the first time in decade. His election at the time
was due the suppression of frauds which had for
n long time been regularly and Systematically
practsed He expects to win again, and If there Is
a fair election undOubtculy VIII Wlu
In the Id District General Young has a good deal
to contend with in the shape Of most active conpe-
ttion in the person OF General Banning, who has
been making a personal canvass of an unex-
an,pled character. The district is usually
Republican and will in all likelihood return General
Young to Congress. Every effort is being made by
the Republicans to prevent revival OF the repeat
inc and ballot-box stuling of other years 1t is
definitely known that there are organized gangs of
repeaters already in the city to the number of sew
eral hundred. They have been imported from New
York Philadelphia and Baltimore. They
are known, however, and will be con-
staptly watched. Detectives, some Of whom
are from the East, have hunted them
down and are with them in their board1ng-houses
At the polls there will be in addition 10 the usual
officers United States Supervisors OF Election, United
States Deputy Marshals and committees of citizens.
The challenging OF voters will be the rule rather
than the exception. and it will be with the
greatest difficulty and tho taking OF dangerous
risks that frauds can be perpetraed. The repeaters
who are here from distance were furnished before
starting with return tickets and they may wisely
conclude to use them before election day.
Louisville has contributed $4,000 and other
narts Of Kentucky have subscribed as literally fer
Democratic campaign purposes. This money i
being largely used in entcing Republican colorei
men. who live in Ohio and Indiana, over into Ken
lucky. on the promise of employment at remunera-
tive wages, They will thus lose their votes and wll
of course be cast adrift after election day.
| The Republican, both in Ohio and Indiana, but
particularly in the latter State, are well supplied
with campaign funds. Their organization Is also
a. il has ever been--mOre better than that of the
| Democrats heavy vote is certain to be polled
| which il always favorable to the Republicans
| The streets of the city are tonight ablaze Will
| torches and colored fre,and innumerable transpar
encies The people out by the tensof thousands
| The occasion the big Democratic procession
| of the campaign The party managers strained
| every nerve to beat the Republican demonstration
| of week ago. -,
Large bets are offered that Indiana will go Re-
| publican but there are no takers.