The daily gazette., 1883-10-09
ON THE EVE OF BATTLE.
BRIGHT DEMOCRATIC Pros
PECTS IN OHIO,
HoADLY's FRIENDS CONFIDENT
a Hopeful Feeling Among the Demo-
cratic Leaders-A Democratic ..LegisIa-
ture Likely to be Elected,
tNew York World Special. ]


CINCINNATI, Oct. 6.-The scenes of pre-
paration for o-morrOw's contest were novel
beyond precedent in Cincinnati. To-day
boys were to be seen on the crowded streets
handing out electioneering circulars ON
tickets 10 passers-by, and the sidewalks
were covered with documents which the re-
cepients didn't wish to carry home. In the
more quiet streets there were women with
second amendment circulars distributing
them to gentlemen passing. The Methodist
ministers at their weekly meeting to-day
made the second amendment a topic Thew
state that all the Methodists in the city will
be at the polls tomorrow to hold tickets for
all three parties impartially and work not
for any candidate but for the prohibition
amendment.
At the headquarters of the Executive
Committee this afternoon there were surg
ing throngs of ward workers receiving in
structions and supplies of tickets. The col
ored voter was to be found az the head
quarters of both parties. Nothing else Is
talked OF on tie streets or elsewhere to-
night and vast number of voters have
their tickets already prepared and folded in
their vest pockets ready for use.
Judge Foraker and Judge Hoadly live in
the same ward and in the same precinct
Foraker states that the Republicans can
carrythe State with Hamilton county giving
Hoadly 10000. He says that Schumacher,
the Prohibition candidate, will not get more
than 5000 votes.
LAST HOUR EsrIMATEs
Bona. fde betting is rare. A few extraya-
CANT bets have been made by persons who
have been careful to hedge. Estimates on
Hamilton county put Hoadly's majority at
from 9,000 to 5000. Republicans concede
1000, and Democrats claim 5000 and even
1000.
If the vote in the counties of Ohio should
remain relatively about the same as at last
falls election the Democrats would have 20
out ofthe 80 Senators, The House would
stand at least 55 Democrats to so Repubh-
cans.
Late tonight there are unmistakable In
dieation that the Germans over the Rhine,
out of indignation at the second amendment
boom, will make Democratic boom in Gin
cinnati.
The temperance women will be out to-
morrow distributing tickets and documents
on tho streets away from the polls, and that
will be the sum total Of their work in Gin
cinnati. Elsewhere in Ohio they will be at
the polls.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS CONFIDENT.
The following dispatches were sent to the
editor of Tie World last night:
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. S.--Io the Editor of
LH6 W. luiLk hll IlQlCAJlO0S warrant
the belief that Hoadly will be elected ty 49,
900 majority. The popular breeze in his
favor increases hourly. The second amend
ment will be defeated. 1t will bring
out large vote, but will cut the
Republican vote proper, in addition to
the conceded solid German DETECTION. That
the Legislature will be Democratic is very
certain. Chairman Bargar claims 1900
majority. The Republican managers pri-
a hh 1tt,t
JOHN G. THOMPSON.
rex is in Europe. He probably knows as
much about the result of the election as we
do here. Editor of The Volksblatt.
To the Editor of The World: The fight in
this State is very close, and both. sides claim
the Legislature. believe the Legislature
Will be Democratic. j. R. MCLEAN,
Editor Enquirer.
To tie Editor of The World: The indica-
tions are that Foraker will be elected Gov
ernor and a Republican Legislature. A
mixed result may be expected from the
three tickets in this county. The proba-
bility is that there will be no whole ticket
elected here, and that there will not be a
heavy majority for either State ticket in
Cincinnati. A week ago many thought the
prohibitory amendment would be carried.
1t will not. SO that the excess
sive temperance agitation makes
uncertain the vote from the prohibitory
State ticket and may affect the German Re-
publican vote, and this may possibly give
the Democrats the Legislature, though
think not. do not Leieve there can be
any element of uncertainty that can de-
Velop in the defeat of Foraker. The ag-
gregate vote will be very large.
NJ. HALsTEAD.
Editor of the Commercial Gazette.