Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-10

Elections Will be held today In OAio and West
Virginia. In Ohio a secretary or state supreme
Judge, member OF the board of public works and
twenty-one Congressman will be voted for West
Virginia Will vote for judge of the supreme court
OF appeals 10 fill vacancy, legislature and four
Congressman. Ohio has one more Congressman
than at the election two years ago. having gained
one under the appointment The present
Congressional delegation stands fifteen republt-
cans to five DEMOCRATS Owing TO the German
disaffecti0n upon the liquor question, the dem
ocrats expect to gain from three to five members
or Congress, and the more sangutne have hopes OF
carrying the state by nine or ten thousand ma
JOrity. IL must be remembered, however, that
Ohio Is uniOubtad republican state, and that 1t
requires an upheaval affecting the entire voting
population OF the state TO give the democrats the
occasional victory they have had since the organi-
cation OF the republican party In 1855, when Sal
mon p. Chase was elected governor This year the
detection seems To be confined mainly to the large
cities, where the German republicans and the
liquor sellers are up In arms against the liquor
tax ana the law closing the saloons on Sunday;
which are features OF the republican platform.
This cooperation OF the Germans and liquor sell
lers with the democrats may lose the
republicans some members OF Congress in
Hamilton county, and other city districts, but to
Offset this, the republicans are likely to make gains
In the country part OF the state where the tenn
perance element IS strong, and also from the
religious people both I'm city and country who
want the sunday closing law carried ont The
republicans would be more certain OF making
gains In the rural districts on the temperance
issue, but for the fact that the straightOut proh-
bitlOnists insist upon keeping their ticket in the
Held Last year there was n prohibition vote of
1881, and should this vote be maintained this
year the republicans wo5Ild hardly be able TO
come the detection OF the German republicans
But It is probable that the prohibition vote Will
be materially reduced. Unless, then, the demo-
Gratis can gain enough In the cite5-Ciuclnnat,
Cleveland, Toledo, &C., 10 overcome the average
republican majority OF twenty thousand on a full
vote. the republicans have yet chance OF carry
Ing the state by small majority.
The chances for Judge Folger are Frightening
little. Within a few days quite a number OF the
disaff -cted republicans of York state have been
induced to reconsider their purpose to vote against
him BY the urgent appeals made TO them not
cut the throat OF the 'rdnd Old party while aim
ing blow at the machine crowd.
On the other hand, the democrats OF New York
city are having trouble through the breaking out
of the old antmOSitieS between Tammany and the
oppOn:nts OF john Kelly. Mayor Grace heads
movement to prevent any union OF the democracy
which includes Kelly and Tammany Hall The
threat is made, should Kelly be taken into full
communion, to nominate citizens ticket, and it is
stated that many prominent citizens, republicans
as we'll as democrats, have agreed to participate
In the movement The leaders OF the county
democracy appreciate the danger from a citizens
ticket, and favor the policy Of heading it off by
putting an unexceptiOnal ticket in the field with
some citizen at its head who has the confidence Of
the community.
While lt is barely possible that the warning fac
lions of the republican party in New York may
patch up truce that viii last over the election,
there seems 10 be no prospect whatever for any
settlement OF the party difficulties In Pennsylvania
In season to prevent the defeat OF the Cameron
machine. The independent movement has ac-
Quired too much momentum now to be checked,
and the fight must so on to the bitter end.
The people Of the Hub do not seem to appreciate
the privilege Of the ballot. The figures show that
B0stOn,S proportion OF voters to population is the
lowest OF any large city In the country In the
Presidential election OF 1880 the whole vote OF BOs
ton WAS only 81, 3S5. though the population OF the
city was 362 500 Yet the vote was the largest ever
cast there and was within about 700 OF the total
number OF persons registered for that year. 1t is
estimated that there 600 legal voters in Bos-
ton nOw and yet there are only 81, SIS persons so
Tar registered Boston ought to borrow a wrinkle
from the Baltimore politicians how to get up an
able-bOdied registration. In Baltimore they man.
age TO keep the registration fully up 10 the voting
population and sometimes 1t runs trifie over