New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-11

| Richard Smith, of Cincinnati, is in the city
and 1. STAYING the Grand Central Hotel To aTRBUNE
reporter night ne gave he following account OF the
nautical con 5itiOn IN Ohio at the present time:
"Thcre will be election in October OF this year at
which votes will be principally for Governor and
the Legislature. The Republican party is thoroughly
! united. The main issue will be the liquor question.
The Legislature al its last session submitted two amend
mens to the Constitution which TO be voted on by
the people one provides legislative control over the
ll0uor traffic. giving the Legislature the power 10 tax
license or prohibit the traffic they please The other
| Is a prohibitory amendment The Republican party
will take the ground that the people have right TO vote
on the question, hut Will commit itself TO either in
other words it will not make political issue out Of
either amendment but will leave the people free to vote
AS they please. The Democrats will probably pass the
usual resolution against sumptuary legislation which
means anything nothing, the people please to look
at it, The Legislature also passed what is known as the
Scott Tax law, which provides for uniform tax OF 500
on drinking places in which yinOus malt liquors
! sold exclusively and 5000 where distilled liquors are
sold The is assessed in the usual way the county
and lien upon the property occupied by the saloon
keeper nobody being permitted TO carry the business
in house owned by him unless he has permission in
writing from the owner that permission making the
| property liable TO the portion of the saloon
keepers have decided to pay the and many especi
ally the country towns, who think they cannot afford
| il are abandoning the business. The result will be the
closing Of about Onefburth of tho drinking placesn the
state. The income from the rest Tin Cincinnati 100000
per year, is TO be applied partly to the repair OF the
streets partly the support of the police and partly TO
the county amshOuses. In Cincinnati the brewers and
a portion of the drinking place keepers have combined
to test the conSutonality Of the law. case has al
ready been taken to the Supre me Court from Athens
County and Will be heard May 20. 1t is expected
that decision Will be reached before tho holding OF the
Republican Convention in june in which case the Re
pubhcans Will take their stand In favor OF the law The
Democrats oppose it, They expect to get tho votes Of
Republican saoon-keepers they did largely last fall
Judge Ioadly, who IS prominent Democratic candi-
date for Governor and will probably be nominated, has
taken the for the sloOnkcepcrs and WILL II nomi
nated-whatcver the platform OF the party may be-be
the embodiment OF the opposition to the law. Upon
that, therefore, The battle Will mainly be fought.
There are $4,000 drinking houses III OHIO now and
the TAX on them viii be over 7-OOODOO. That will 30
into the treasury the cities town, and counties from
a traffic ta for thirty year, has been virtually free, and
in tie event of the supreme Court sustaining the law,
(Which believed it surely viii do the revenue thus
derived VIII 20 very largely to poorhouscs and
police which great extent the result OF the in
temperate use of intoxicating liquors. Within ninety
dnys is enloccn which VIII be before the cleo
tiou viii prove DE the most popular law placed
Oh the statute books OF ONO.
"Thc PIohbl,ionss. who last October polIcd $4,000
votes. is understood, wput nostc ticket in the Held.
INT Will concentrate themselves upon the prohibition
amendment; which, however, viii undoubtedly bo de-
icated by large majority wiz also the amendment
for legislative control The latter Will De voted against
by the temperance men who believe It sin to rccos
nze the traffic IA any shape and by the extreme liquor
men who want Il continuance Of free trade. In addition
every vote cast for against the amendments Will
under orr State Constitution. which IL wonderfully
made, be- counted negative vote 1t requiring ma
Jointly all the votes cast for Governor, say 10 carry The
amendment II Wa, in view Of this probable result that
..f14 tho flfff D
the state having wc.trlrd Of what Is virtually IN ONO
trade The people also ice that 1t Is dangerous 10
traffic in Intoxicating liquors who feel that they control
Inc Democrats IA, usual regardless Of principles,
VIII they dd last fall 10 make capital out OF tnis
Question lv siding with the who Ou
posed To Tie tax very large proportion Of them how
ever favor taxation ana rca'"nabe equation with cs"
reception, al. q which ms laW provides.
TIE QUESTION OF CANDIDATES.
"Whreeencet 10 candidates for Governor onthr Re-
publican side either Senator sherman Dycnor Foster
could he nominated; but senator sherman docs not be
eyc II would be wise for him to vacate lis seat in tue
Senate IN order TO DO Governor of the state in view OF
tho small Republican majority III that body, and
the great influence ne exercises in national affairs,
~ ~ ,, ~ t c%eG 4 ~ he ,- -, ie derd ,,,,, ~
all active candidate TOR the Presidential nomination
T ~, 80 io, - t r1it t,9rs
Senate in the Republicans carry the Legisla |
nr"lc nominalIy AZ a candidate for Governor and |
Tcaiy as a c1ndidae for United states senator HE
people OF ONO have never taken kindly to "A double.
healed candidacy of that kind, and have way.
Insisted that the oilce OF Governor snail
I65 poo uS before he term Of occ a @Iprcd Ho
the United oatcs senate I-itneI senator sherman |
ihc reasons nat have been stated are sufficient 10 cause
the RcpuJlcaus to lOok elsewhere Tor candidate At
ne le-e4t tnG seems hhIy iI, JHdge lG,ahei 81
served MS country we'll and bIaycIy as
and eode ana He Was oeted Je of P2 a
prcme Court OF Cincinnati by large majority running
consequence Of Iheat ia, he forced 10 retire from
the bench and has since been practising law. lie
has a stainless reputation soldier, judicial officer
and private cLeH and It's pretty safe say lt he Will
poll tie full strength OF tho Republican party IN the
Lac Republicans of Ohio were never more free
from faction tnan they now Tncy arc well
mniotration and with the action Of Congress in
Iaud, are considerably divided and in some quarters
bitter feeling prevails that s not iIkely be harmon
Ilcd Tie BOOK dteI element winch 10 voiced by me
C",ciIH0h Lt4tTeT, III opposition 10 senator iendeton
PendetOn controlling the Democratic STATE Convention
Judge Geddes Is an active ana prominent candidate
lOi Governor iuIH;Ho iinhc 10 ]. may STEM Oh ms
temperance principles ana his prominence as member
that II il high ne recognized. he has been
newer OF wood and drawer Tor many year, but
na' n5Tgt pyom lie sroaS 10 5eGu's
tyno wa. sho, ia rirces dI;pr.tiyc,y
speaking the war,and this is the prominent reason
why followers oil \alaIdlghuu while wiling to use
HIM I'm campaign are never ready TO elect hin TO nm
Office Nobody who knows him doubts his Democracy.
II nkcy, however, mat the two candidates VIII
be Foraker ana HoIdly Jade OIdy Is free hiakcI,
trader ana pretty much n favor Of every uOdy DONG
he peases IS regards SUNDAY laws. The liquor traffic
every thlns IN thdt line. This may secure 10 him
some German Republican votes, but 1t viii lose hun
support, especially districts, and Will
concentrate ~ iust MIN tenn. rance votes that
might otherwise not be cast AT all or cast against the
lie publican candidates.
upon the whole full vote VIII De pOcd ia Ohio in
October aud 50 far a. opinions may be formed at this
from NE contest tine prospects c set down
as favorable 10 Republican victory This would nc
greatly promoted u the Republicans Of New-lork, Is
probable, should ht al their differences bury
bOssoiI' Uul Oi sight smash machine shake
hands over 'Ae CAIsin, roll up Their sleeves,
ana with an nnhroken 'front.' to work In that event
there would ne an incentive 90 carry OAO next fan that