Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-18
IT'S sIGNIFICANCE.

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It will be interesting 10 note the express
sions of the two leading journals of New
York City, and hence we may say Of the
United States, on the election in Ohio
upon the receipt Of the first news Of Demo-
cratic success. We refer, OF course, TO the
Sun and the Herald. The former, a.
always, takes . vigorous hold Of the sub
ject. and discusses the situation sharply
from the standpoint Of radical Democracy.
The latter runs rather to statistics, and
ignoring sentiment, considers results only.
Here is what the Sun says:
One Of the singular features Of the cleo
ton is the different ways in which the
Prohibition vote affected the Republicans.
The rural counties. where they pushed the
defeated Prohibition amendment strongly,
responded with big majorities for the
amendment, but with hardly the average
Republican vote. In the cities, where the
Republicans we're afraid to push the amend
ment, they made their chief gains from
the Democrats.
Yet the beaten Republicans are at . loss
to explain their defeat even to their W
satisfaction. Deacon Richard Smith thinks
the wool growers did it. Field Marshal
Halstead thinks the wine growers did it.
John Sherman believes that Foster did it,
and Foster probably hasn't recovered from
his dazed condition sufficiently to do any
thinking about = :.
At any rate il q done. brethren, and well
done. We imagine that you will find that
you all contributed to it unawaree. The
people have simply registered their decree
that tho Ram hliaau rarkv mnQ$ On That
is the meaning Of q Democratic Governor
and . Democratic Legislature in Ohio.
The result in Ohio makes necessary .
revision Of certain tables recently prepared
by some Of our Republican contempora-
ries. We refer to the tables which show
the distribution OF the electoral vote for
President and Vice President in 1884.
Making these tables . year in advance ie
an innocent and, in some respects, az in
teresting amusement. They ought to be
constructed, however, in accordance with
the latest information.
The latest information available is to the
effect that Ohio IL no longer . Republican
State. Last Fall she elected Democratic
State officers. Last Fall, also, she elected
thirteen Democratic Congressman out OF
twenty-one. Last Tuesday. after q close
contest and on an enormou total vote,
she chose . Democratic Governor, the first
since 1877.
It seems to be high time to put Ohio,
with her ~twenty-three electoral votes, on
the other side Of the table.
And this is the way the independent
Herald puts it:
The election Of Judge Hoadly presents
q very interesting fact in the political his
tory Of Ohio, and one which may be taken
as an important factor in the calculations
as to how the State will 60 in the coming
Presidential election. Since the forma-
ton of the Republican party he is the
first Democrat who has been elected Gov
ernor Of that State in the year preceding
a Presidential election, and will be the
first Democrat to hold the Office during a
national campaign. Ohio has had but
two Democratic Governors since the Re-
publican party came into existence, and
neither OF these was chosen on the eve OF
a Presidential election nor held Office dur
ing q Presidential canvass. William Allen
was chosen by q plurality Of six hundred
over his Republican and other competi-
tors in 1873, but this was after the cleo
ton Of Grant in 1872, and Gov. Aliens
term OF Office was ended in 1875, which
was before the election Of President
Hayes IN 1876. Bishop, the next Demo
cratic Governor, was chosen by . plural.
ity Of twenty-five thousand in 1877; but
his election, like that Of Allen, followed
and the expiration Of his official term
preceded the year Of q Presidential election,
The Ohio Democrats have therefore
now gained for the FIRST time the pres
tige Of electing their Governor On the eve
OF . Presidential election and the ad.
vantage arising from the possession of the
State government during the coming ma
tional campaign. That these are advan'
tages to the party may be taken for granted