New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-12
THE OHIO ELECTION.
TALK OF THE POLITICIANS.
CAUSES OF THE DEMOCRATIC vICTORY-THE con-
TEST FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR.
rRY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUSpJ

TEST FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRmUNEI
CLEVELAND Oct 11.-Republicans here are by
means dsheartened over the results of tho elec-
tion. o. j. Hodge. who was Speaker of the Assem-
bly, in the spring, when the Scott law passed.
says that while the party defeat has resulted from
the temperance agitation, the charge of slaughter
of the ticket by Prohibitioniss will be found base
less. II was not true there changes from last
years Prohibition vote to the Democratic column
The Republicans gained the Prohibition votes
'In this city," he said, eve gained about half the
regular Prohibition vote. We reduced the Demo-
cratic majority from $500 to 500. The rest of our
gain was from the Germans who had returned to
us and from fuller poll. Two weeks ago we would
have had largo majority. The prohibition scare
drove many Germans back to the Democrats.
never saw such excitement over an election issue.
1t amounted almost TO a panic. One prominent
liquor man withdrew Sc, 900 from bank and made
to announcement that he had done so from fear
that prohibition or the adoption of the amendment
would bring on such financial disturbance that the
bank deposits would not be safe. This
prospect alarmed q large class Of voters.
Real estate owners fOresaw possible fall in values
and business interests generally became uneasy. A
good many votes that would otherwise have come
TO us were diverted on the assumption that if the
amendment were adopted and Republican Legs
latuTe chosen prOhlbitory laws would be passed.
Republicans in the grapegrOwing region left US
simply a Tebuke TO prohibition. The large DEM
ocr4tc gains between here and Toledo would have
been impossible otherwise. We had tried by means
Of the Scott law and the Prohibition amendment to
lead with one hand the Germans and with the
other the Prob bidonists. 1t was too much OF an
undertaking at this time. Criticisms are now aimed
ot uaf fpp sinh he amendment We had TO
do il; l5OJ 800 people signed petitions that ought
to be done. The vote it has received not only
proves that it was the right thing do but 1t dis.
closes also a strong popular sentiment against the
liquor interests. Our temporary reverse Is a small
thing compared with that expression Of feeling.
We happen to be tho losers now The liquor in
huence has been checked permanently Democrats
have had as much TO do with checking 1t as
Republicans. The heaviest maiorlties for the
amendment were cast in Democratic counties.
That did not interfere with their rolling up the Gus
tomary Democratic maloutyj for party zeal among
Democrats is stronger than their morals, while on
our side many voters opposed to the amendment
went squarrly over to the enemy, as In the grape
region. The temperance question VIII not hgure IN
next years campaign. 1t will be n contest on gen
era issues between the two parties Our dissenters
will return, we shall have the German Republicans
back. | doubt If the poll will be larger than this
years but the majority will be reversed"
W. W. Armstrong, Editor Of The Pidndtd'cr, the
Democratic organ, attributes the falling OIL in the
Democratic majority aud the division Of the county
ticket TO Prohibition support of tho Republican
ticket and To factonal Democratic quarres. lie
says faction will be forgotten IN another year and
tho politics Of the county are now clearly Demo-
cratic. The Democrats here had an abundance OF
.soney on election day. 1t was generally
conceded that It had never been put TO
such free USE host Of Democratic ticket
p,dlers throngcd tho polls and kept crowds with
then, talking Democracy and cheering. This IN IT.
self involved expense Bookwalter had arrived the
dav before.
The contest for the Scnatorshp has already be-
Gun II promises 10 be fully debated long before
the Legislature meets. BUOkwaltcr thinks he has
Cleveland and Cincinnati Tho Paynrs VIII
proDaby take part IN the contest az critical mo-
nrur They like neither PrndletOn nor BOOkwal,
ter and have merely stood aside Out not abdIcated
while BoOkwaltrT has been using his money Ihey
can control the votes of this county. Horny Is:
Payne says he is absolutely out Of politics COlOnel
Oliver H. Payne, president of tho Standard Oll
Company Is still alert but does not seek Office. In
an emergency he might be candidate Tor the SEN
ate, Mr. Hodge looks !Or an eEhausuug COMBAT.
and the Gual choice of ex-senator Thurman