The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-11

scratching. Reports after midnight and
through to-day set the Democrats wonder
ing what had become of the Germans Gin
cinnati was Democratic by 10000 last fall
and by 1000 in the spring. The German
wards. in revolt in the fall, had gone back to
the Republicans. Could it be possible, after
cheering and parading the streets and max
ing frantic hullabolloo for week against
prohibition, that at the critical hour they
had deserted the party of personal liberty?
Sunset Cox, who came this morning from
the northern part of the State, said that the
Germans had stood firm with the Democrats
in the Western Reserve, and that the Repub-
lican gains there were traceable to
local and unspecified causes. There was
logic if not fact, in this view, for Cleveland
went Democratic in the fall by about 2,50O.
and in the spring by $500. If these figures
bore on the Germans there they certainly
did not indicate loss to the Democrats from
that source during cold weather.
THE LATER RETURNS.
Returns this afternoon gave the prospect
of a reduction of Hoadly's majority at Gin
cinnati to $500, substantially the spring cleo
tion figures, and these figures were then ac-
counted for by the Germans returning to
the Republicans. This prospect furnishes at
least a strange coincidence. Should Hoadly
not leave Cincinnati with over 1000 he will
find, this evenings returns indicate, heavy
but perhaps not counterbalancing Repub-
lican gain to meet him, especially as Cleve-
land is summarized at not more than half of
last years Democratic majority. The two
cities according to these returns and reports,
yield the Democrats about 5000 majority,
where they had nearly 13, 600 last year.
The indications at s o'clock tonight are
practically what they were when these dis
patches closed last night-that Hoadly had
5000 majority and the Democrats the Legis-
lature. There are eighty-eight counties in
the State. Reports from seventy-seven show
net Republican gain of 6,088; the eleven
yet to report gave, last year, Republican
net majority of 2,209. Allowing them the
liberal gain even of doubling that majority,
would still leave Hoadly 5000 ahead. Some
of the figures in the above are from county
chairmen, and represent an average of their
respective claims. The Republicans have
carried thirty-fve counties of the seventy
seven heard from, and the Democrats forty
two; of the eleven unreported, the Republi-
cans, last year, carried seven, and the Demo-
Gratis four The Republicans now probably
elect two legislators in these four Democratic
counties, making an equal division of the
counties. The Legislature thus depends on
places that have more than single repre-
sentative in each house, and as such
places-notably Cincinnati, Cleveland
and Toledo-have doubtless elected a
majority of the Democratic legislative
ticket, by what that majority
may be the Democrats will probably control
the Legislature. Owing to extensive scratch
ing, this may require an official count, but
the general result will hardly vary from the
above.
The Democrats are assuming that the elec-
ton means success for them next year in this
State. So far from any such assurance, it
means, if anything the reverse, for the only
certainty about it is that last years Demo
cratic majority has fallen off at least one
half on the most liberal estimate. As side
issue, it means also, in case of Democratic
victory, that, the fight having been won un-
der an inexperienced committee, there will
be no argument other than force to urge the
restoration of John G. Thompson to party
management in another year.