Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-22
The Fight IN Ohio.

The Fight m Ohio.
It's p,a.n now that the democrats are In
earnest ia their attempt to carry Ohio at the
Coming election. They have organized IN
every county. and the national c0mnittee are
providing speakers and money to push forward
the canvass. The republicans profess to feel
confident OF their hold upon the state, bit this
talk Is on q par with that OF the democrats
about Indiana The republican majority In
Ohio In proportion to the whole vote OF the
state. is to0 small to warrant any great degree
OF confidence in the result. The democrats are
especially active in Cincinnati and Hamilton
county, and IL Is said, that as goes that
county, so goes the state. A number or leading
democrats. including Senator Pendlet0n. W. S
Groesbeck and Judge Hoadley, have voluntarily
contributed = 600 each to make up fund to be
used for CARRYING the two Cincinnati con-
greSsional districts. At the election In 1878,
ButterwOrth (rep.) only got 40 votes more
than Sayler (dem.) out OF total vote OF
IS s29. Young (rep.) carried the second district
by plurality OF ga out OF total vote Of
25, 3S9. This year the democrats are better
organized. and 1t Is claimed that they have
nominated stronger men than In ISIS. Hunt and
Banning. the democratic nominees, are both rich
and that counts for great deal in congress
republicans have renomlnated the sitting mem
Ders, and they expect to increase their vote OF
two years ago. Both members have made
records satisfactory to their party; bit, as the
figures show, the fight is close and doubtful.
In the presidential election of 1916 the republic
can majority was 3.74I, while the plurality OF
Hayes over Tilden was 1919 out of a total vote
OF 65O,TIl. The next election occurred In 1877,
for governor. The total vote cast was So, 060. a
falling of OF 95,Il1 from the year before In
this election the nationals cast Is 9I2 votes AMI
Bishop DENY got plurality OF q, $50 over his
republ can competitor, West. As compared
with 1Ss6. the republican vote for governor in
1871 fell OF Sl5g3, while the democratic vote
declined 1857, difference that more than COW
cred the democratic plurality. The republicans
became dissatisfied with speech delivered by
their candidate early Ia the canvass, and thou
sands of them refused 70 go to the polls. IL was
alleged that the speech was tainted with COM
muniSm. which was obnoxious to the conserva-
tive people Of Ohio. In the guoernatorlaI
election OF 1879 the total vote was increased to
G69,17O. the largest ever cast. Both parties made
q thorough canvass. and, tt Is presumed
brought out all their votes. Foster (reD) was
elected over Ewing (dem.) By plurality OF
1I,129, the nationals casting 90T2 votes for their
candidate, Piatt. The republicans also carried
the legislature which they had lost In 1871. by
majority on joint ballot OF 81. and elected Gen.
Garfield United states senator to succeed Mr..
Thurman. 1t Is the vote OF 1879 upon which
the republicans base their calculations OF sue
cess this year. AS their majority over all, last
year, was only 1889, the republicans cannot
count upon certain victory. but all the chances
are In their favor. They have a citizen of their
state at the head OF the national ticket and the
party Is better organized than ever before
Hence the general expectation Is that the re-
publicans Will hold the state by majority fully
IS large as last year.
West Virginia holds a state election on the
18th OF october and the republicans are making
an effort 70 TreSt the state from the democrats.
In 1876 the state gave Tilden majority of
1883 In total vote OF 100, 526. That year the
greenback vote was only 1873 In the state. In
the congressional elections of 1878 the total
vote decreased to %, 9oI and the greenback vote
increased 10 a 531. A portion of this increase
however, was due to the fact that In the third
district the republicans supported the green
back candidate. The combined republican and
greenback vote, In 1878, was a 500 while In
1876, the republican vote cast for Hayes was
42,69S. The total democratic vote cast for Con-
gressmen In ISIS was so, 31s and there were %
scattering votes, leaving a clear democratic
elected stands, democrats 81, republicans 10,
green hackers Is. The greenback idea took
popular hold in West Virginia year or two
ago, but as the election figures here given show,
the new party derived its strength mainly from
the republicans. In 1873 the democratic vote
fell OF from 56,455 In 1915 to 5O,31S, decline of
6,l3s votes. While the republicans and green
hackers combined cast only a 500 votes Qn 1878
against 4i,0'1 for both those minority parties in
1876. There have been strenuous attempts
made TO bring about fusion Of republicans and
sreeL bacEers for this canvass, but they have
not been attended with success. 1t Is under
stood II a. the two parties are working together
In some parts Of the state but the Indications
are that the greenbackers OF two years ago have
largely returned TO their former political affilia
tons and that the vote OF that party Will be
Ight. There is no good reason to doubt that
the democrats viii carry the state.
The democrats are having trouble N their
stronghold OF Missouri They have two cand,-
dates for Congress in the eighth district, and In
two other districts the republicans and green
hackers have united In opposition to the regu-
lar democratic nominee In ST. Louis some of
the party leaders have charged other we'll
known democratic managers with bribery and
corruption at primary election, and Ugly facts
were testified 10 before a notary. There is a
middle In the second congressional district
over candidate yet TO be named. Mr. Pulitzer
ed1tor OF the 81. Louis Post Dispatch wants the
nomination, but the ST. Louis Republican, an
influential democratic journal. intmates very
plainly that IL will not support him, II he does
get the nomination. A number OF democrats
held an Indignation meeting the other night
and adopted resolutions denouncing the central
committee OF the party for alleged usurpations.
With all these internal quarrels on hand IL Is
not likely that the democratic majority In the
state will be less than $4,000 or 60 600, but the
republicans may win back the city of st. Louis
where the democratic majority Is not large.
The straight-out greenbackers headed BIZ
Scion Chase. bOlted from the Maine greenbacI
state convention yesterday after the adoption
OF resolution to continue the fusion with
democrats. Gen. Weaver no doubt. fears That
fusion electoral ticket means campaign for
Hancock, and he does not care TO be thus OBJ
scured He sent his agents to the convention
TO oppose fusion. and, falling, they have dis
rupted the party. The fusionist electoral ticket
aIlots majority OF electors to the greenbackers,
or four greenbackers to three democrats. but tt
Is alleged oy the straight-out greenbackers that