The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-10-11
The October Elections.

The October Elections.
OHIO PROBABLY DEMOCRATIC, AND IOWA
REPUBLICAN AS UsUAL-THE PROHIBIT
ION AMENDMENT PROBABLY CARRIED IN
OHIO.
Elections were held in Ohio and Iowa on
Tuesday, state officers and state legisla-
lures being chosen i'll each state. In Ohio
the ticket was as follows
Democrat Republican
Governor George Hoadly. JOS Il. Foraker
Lieut., Gov: John G. Warwick Wm. Z; Rose Rose,
Sup.Ct Jude Se1win N. Owen. VIM. II. Epson.
Cl'k Sup. c. ]. w. Cruikshank. ID. Croweli
Attor Genl Jas. Lawrence, M. b; Earnhart.
Aud of State, +. Kiesewetter, Jno. +. OgieVce.
Treasurer, Peter Brady, Jno. Q. Brown.
Com. schools, u. d. Brown, ID. +. DeWolfc,
Public Wr'k John z. Martin, Leo Weltz.
The Prohibitionists had a ticket with
Ferdinand Schumacher as their candidate
for Governor and separate candidates for
all the offices. The Greenback ticket was
headed by Charles Jenkins. A Legislature
was also chosen, which will elect Senator
to succeed George H. Pendleton, Demo-
GRAFT. Three amendments to the State
Constitution were also submitted. One
relates to the Judiciary and the others to
the liquor traffic. The first proposition is
that 1.-The General Assembly shall regulate
the traffic in Intoxicating liquors so as to
provide against evils resulting therefrom,
and it's power to levy taxes or assessments
thereon is not limited 10y any provision of
this constitution"
The second amendment is directly OPP
posed to the first. 1t provides that ''the
manufacture of and the traffic in intoXi-
eating liquors to be used as a beverage are
forever prohibited, and the General AS
sembly shall proyide.by law for the enforce
ment of this provision.
In Iowa the following tickets were in
the field
TsI38 Democrat Republican.
Governor, L. G. Kline, Buren, Il. sherman
1t. Governor, Justis Clark, Q. II. Manning;
Sup Judge, W. L. Hayes, Joseph Il. Reed.
school sapt, Edgar P. Farr, Jno. W. Akers,
The Greenbackers had full state ticket,
with ex- Congressman j. b. Weaver at its
head. A special election was held in the
Sixth district to chose a representative in
Congress to succeed the late M. e. Cults.
The Republicans nominated E. II. Stiles,
the Democrats and Greenbackers, j. G.
Cook, and boiling faction of the Green
hackers w. s. Kenworthy. In 1882 the
vote was as follows: Republican, II $50 ;
Democratic, 500; Greenback, $685.
Twenty-nine members of the Senate and a
full House of Representatives were chosen.
The legislature vii. chose a United States
senator to succeed William B. Allison.
The Republicans and the Greenbackers in
dorsed prohibition, and the Democrats
pronounced in favor of license law.
AT a special election held in June, 1SS2,a
prohibition amendment to the Constitution
was adopted by about q 900 majority, but
was oyerthrown by the Supreme Court on
a technicality.
If the ection in Ohio had taken place
a week earlier, the Republicans would
have carried the State by twenty thous-
and majority. During the last three
OF four days of the campaign a new
element was injected, actively, into the
canvass, which upset all of the previous
calculations and left the result in sea OF
doubt, Democrats and Republicans were
alike astonished at the sudden and wide
spread feeling developed in favor of pro,
hibitipn. What before was regarded as
but all insignificant factor in the election
suddenly assumed gigantic proportions
On Sunday, by concert of action, Prohi!
bition was the theme discussed from nearly
every pulpit in the State. The voters
were urged to sacrifice all else to secure
the abolition of the whiskey traffic, and the
women and children enlisted by the
thousands in the cause.
On the day of election at a number of the
precincts in the cities, ladies industrious
ly distributed the tickets of both parties tG
houses were opened for the friends of the
causej and women and children worked
from sun-up to shutdown to secure it's sue
cess. Ministers of the Gospel held tickets
at the polls. The ladies wore badges with
the State Coat of Arms and the inscription
Second Amendment for God and Home
and Native Land,' and notices and deyi-
ces were displayed on all sides. Children
singing temperance songs and begging the
men to vote for prohibition were driven
through the streets, and the political as
pect Of the contest was overshadowed by
the temperance phase.
The majority of the prohibition voters
were Republicans whose zeal became so
excited that they were willing to sacrifice
all else to carry the amendment. The
Democrats saw their opportunity to reap
benefit from the temporary frenzy and
made the best use of it. They readily
agreed to give a prohibition.yote for vote
for Governor, and in this way thousands
of Republican votes were cast for Hoadly
So many indeed, that at this writing the
indications are that the Democrats have
carried the State by small majority, with
the Legislature in doubt
The German Republicans, who were OPP
posed to Prohibition, finding the bulk OF
the Republican vote would be cast for the
I'd amendment, gave their ballots for the
Democratic ticket, which had on it
against the amendment,
The Republicans had to contend with
the ''world, the flesh and the DEVIL and
in the contest may have been defeated.
In the contest of 1882, the Democrats
carried the State by 1915 votes. This
adverse majority had to be overcome by
the Republicans. Under the complications
OF the last days of the canvass, it seems
that this was not done. The following
kilograms give summary of the returns
up to- the time of our going to press.
COLUMBUS, o., GAO P. M.
Seventy-seven counties reported (unof-
ficially) give Foraker net gain of 6 .OSS.
The eleven counties yet to hear from gave
net Republican majority of 22O9 in 1882.
Hoadley's majority will probably reach
from 5000 to 10000. OF the II counties
heard from, Republicans carry 35, Demo-
Gratis AZ. OF the II counties to hear from
Republicans carried and Democrats in
1882. The Legislature is still in doubt
Second amendment has chance vet
r@fe IOWA.
In Iowa the Republican ticket was elect
ed by 25,O 900 OF 10000. The Republicans
also elected their tioLot IN Tnd;onono1;e