The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1882-10-13
THE ELECTION.
Ohio Overwhelmingly Democratic---C Change
of $4,000 vOtes---The Balance In Congress
Changed.-.Newark, N. j., strsws---Losses
In Vert Ylr1iuln

Ohio Overwhelmingly Democratic---Changt
Of $4,000 Notes.-The Balance In Congress-
Changed:::Newark. N. j" strsws---Lossei
In West Virginia.
The election in Ohio Tuesday was a
regular Bull Run disaster to the Repub
licansas," as the editor of the Cincinnati
Gazette lugubriously puts it. The Repub
ilcan party has been knocked down and
dragged out by the Germans, as MuraI
Halstead of the Commercial phrases 1t.
On the night before the election both
sides conceded the state to be doubtful
and the highest majority that any of the
Democratic mani gers presumed to claim
was $3.50. But it was evident as soon "
the returns began to come in at mid.
night that the state had gone Demo.
cratic by a full $4,000 and though they
are still incomplete, every hours news
makes the thing worse for the Republic
cans and it is possible that the majority
will run up, as some Democrats claim, to
$4,000. The Republicans concede 10000
and it is likely to be between $4,000 and
10000.
But this is not all. The last Republic
can Legislature gerrymandered the state
SO that they thought they were sure of
electing two thirds Of the congressman.
Instead, the Democrats have got at least
that proportion. The Republicans are
sure of majorities in only five districts
out of 81. Several of the districts are
very close, but it looks now as if the
Democrats would have 10 to the Re-
publican's six. This makes Congress l.2
a Democratic body. The present Con-
gress in the lower House stands 146 Re-
publicans, 1856 Democrats and ~ readjus-
ers and greenbackers. The Republi-,
cans gained two congressman in Maine
one in West Virginia and have lost nine
in Oaio, making their full number to
date 140. The Democrats have gained
10 in Ohio there being 81 districts in
stead of 20,) while they lost no regular
Democratic representation from Maine,
SO they now have IA or four more than
the Republicans, There is no prospect
jority in the remaining elections. They
will pick up a few stray members in the
south, but are certain to lose heavily in
New York and Pennsylvania and they
may come out one or two short in Mas
sachnsetts while the, are fighting los
ing bittle generally throughout the coun-
try.
The causes of this revolution in Ohio
are various. 1t is mainly attributed to
the temperance issue, in which the Re-
publicans, though they were insincere
and double dealing, proclaiming dia-
metrlcally opposite doctrines in the city
and country, were the nearest right.
There has been deal of laundering
legislation, but generally speaking, the
question was the taxation of the liquor
traffic,unde constitution which forbids
license, and the closing of the saloons
Sunday. The latter issue brought the
Germans in the cities soiidly to the
Democrats, while the Irish Catholics
went largely to the Republicans and 500
Cincinnati negroes, as it is estimated,
voted Democratic. The issues and dis
tinctiDns were somewhat vague on
all sides, but as a whole the Democrats
appeared to be in favor of free rum, Sum
day as well as week days, and so far as
their victory was the result of this po-
sltion it is nothing to be proud of,
But this was not nearly all. The Re-
pubiicans expected to lose heavily in the
cities on this issue, but to gain still more
in the rural districts. but they lost almost
as heavily IN the country and the fact
can be accounted for only on issues of
national politics. The Herald Republi-
can, of Cleveland states the case Justly,
when it says: The full Republican vote
of Ohio is never polled unless the hearts
of the masses are enlisted in the work
and their enthusiasm raised They find
nothing in the present situation of the
party to encourage them. They have
haa, Aior,,otnI and Ixy ha
scramble Tor spoils in Washington, the
dlctatorial insolence and selfishness of
the leaders, who should have set the ex-
ample Of Cancellation and patriotic con-
cession and the ruinous party quarrels
in New York and Pennsylvania.
One of the most gratifying features is
the brilliant victory which Frank Hurd
won in the 10th district. He made his
fight fearlessly on in out and out free
trade issue. Drawing the opposition OF
Democratic manufacturers.
WEST VIRGINIA.
The election was very quiet and the
vote light. The Republicans made gains
generally. Gen Gqf, their candidate
for Congress, is esec5I in the Wheeling
district. In the second district, Mason
has made gain of 1000, but he admits
that he is beaten by 500.
A STRAW FROM NEW JERSEY.
Two years ago When the Republicans
carried Newark, N j.. in a municipal cleo
ton by $500 majority, they regarded it
as a presage Of victory in the state.
Las. Tuesday the Democrats reversed
this verdict and carried the city by $500.
If the Democrats finally carried the
state then, what will they do now?