Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-15

TIE result OF the Ohio election Is more favorable
10 the rcpub leans than they dared to hope IL is
indeed, anoj her maine SURPRISE" and, Ike that
triumph, VII be Of great service to the party
From present appearances the majority viii be
from 2C.GO 10 3}.OC0 with change in the con-
gres1!onai delegation from 10 democrats and re-
puolcahs to Is republicans and democrats.
II IS lGle TO Try u beIittIe these facts The fp.
uFes indicate one OF the largest republican nafori.
tieS- on state issues. since the foundation Of the
party, and gain OF from s. COO 10 10000 over the
democTatc vote Of last year. The change In the
Congressional ticket, again. amounts to a revolr-
'ioa IL Is true that the republicans made special
efforts 20 carry the state but so did the democrats
~ Is true that Mr.. Blaine personally directed the
fight. but also true that the democrats thought &c
The better policy for Gov. Cleveland not To lead the
couhteF-dttack In person. Had the republican ma
JOrty fallen on the democrats would have been
qulcN 10 claim that the spectacle OF Blaine beg
sing for votes had disguised the CT izens and many
a jest would nave been cracked over the bank
ruptcy OF the "hippodromen
TIE result shows that so far az Ohio Is concerned
inc party lines Of the past still remain intact
Neither the prohibition party the independents
made any showing at all. Even the Germans, as a
rule. returned To their party allegiance the face
OF special Efforts to keep them with their new
friends, the democrats. And il IL Just here that
the real significance OF the election lies. In Ohio
the republican politicians consolidated the party;
II they can now do 50 in New York they have
elected their candidate. To New York, therefore,
all eyes are now directed Undoubtedly the indie
pendent vote viii make more figure in New YORK
than 1t did IN Ohio but is quite possible that any
loss 10 the party from that quarter viii be compen-
stated By an accession OF Irish voters At any rate
{ Is pretty certain the republican managers will
now concentrate upon New York the same tremen-
douS energies and trained strategy they have en-
plOyed so successfully in Ohio
sThere was less disorder IN the Ohio cities than
had been anticipated, and than might reasonably
have been expected. The excitement was intense
and charges and counterfeit rges were made o. a
sCrt calculated TO inflarTe the worst passions A
few Isolated fracases did occur. but nothing like
riot anywhere interrupted the orderly casting OF
ballots. Nor were there many cases. apparently
OF attempts NJ Illegal voting; there were too MANY
watcLIui eyes On the b1llot-b1xeS for that OF
secret bribery there was. no doubt some on both
sides But. upon the whole. the vote. as recorded
may be taken fair expression OF the wish of the
state.
West Virginia Is weil-nigh overlooked in the ex-
Clement over Ohio This state verified the demo-
cratic claim that the unusual energy OF the repub-
lctnS would bring cut the democratic reserves and
thus result in, IL anything, an increased demo-
cratic majority. This seems to have been the
history cf Jne campaign. The republicans in
creased their vote, but the democrats did likewise
only more
The Information te!egraphed by "C. ". A. to
TIE S-AE from Columbus On Monday that the re-
publican committee. While making general claim
O. only $500 10 1900 majority. had really the data
Tor az estimate OF above 1900 majority. which
they Intended 10 u.s. in the way OF another Maine
sIrr'ise' on election day. has been confirmed to the
letter by the results. The STak's special reports
from Ohio have pre6guTed the results with SUI
pEislng accuracy all the WY through
Up in frosty Vermont senator NOrriil had an
election OF BIS own yesterday. Deing returned TO
The l. :. Senate. OF which chamber he has been an
ornament for nearly twenty years, by practically
TIE unanimous vote OF his state legislature.
Newark, View Jersey, with It's 5000 republican
gain in yesterdays local election. Is also republic
can straw through which the republicans imbibe
exhilsrating tonic.
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