Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-16
THE ELECTIONS.

people of the country to blind them as to
the true intent of the Ohio election, is clear
ing away, it turns out that the victory"
claimed, was but small affair after all, and
that the majority so blatantly claimed of
twenty or thirty thousand dwindles down
to an estimate of five or ten thousand, sub
iect to revision, with eleven democrats out
of the twenty-one, certaiuly elected while
West Virginia rolls up about ten thousand
democratic majority, every congressional
district democratic by decided maiorities
and the Legislature four 6fths democratic
on joint ballot-good enough for the little
daughter of the old mother.
Mr.. Richardson, the astute correspon-
dent of the Baltimore Sun telegraphs from
| Cincinnati:
1.-THE republicans in carrying Ohio by ..
few thousand majority have no more thai.
| held their own, aud the racket which they
have kept up since Tuesday midnight is not
the celebration of new triumph, but slmpi:
u rejoicing that 4 portion which has belong
ed to them in 1ail national contests Tor
more than thirty year has not ben
wrested from them by the enemy. To
retain possession of this stronghold has
cost them more time. labor and money
than has ever beeu expended in any poll
teal campaign in this or any other State.
The true Gauss, Of the republican success il
that the disaffected republicans came back
in sufficient force to their party co restore
its power. In the rural diStliasibe Germans
are mostly democrats. In sfle cities they
are mostly republicans. and it is the cities
which have brought the victory. The dem
focrats have no reason 10 feel discouraged
at the result i'll Ohio, ard probably there
would be no discourugement had net false
hopes been permitted to arise. Had lDdl
ana been an October State democratic elor:s
| would have been concentrated there, and
Ohio would have been tacitly conceded to
the republicans rs here; ofore. The latest
returns indicate serious reduction OF the
republican majority. At present the repnb
iictns admit tiat hey have not Iore than
l., 900 plurality, snti :hc democrats claim
that he plurality will not exceed 9 500.
WHEELING, Oct lG The majority given
on Tuesday san only be appropriated a.
Get, but the indications are now intai'ib!c
TIE vote has crept up Ia over 10 COG
q or than the anticipated 10000, show
in5 heavy increase OF population and
large democratic contingent. The result j.
shown by Congressional districts, which
have becu placed rs follows, by the demo
cra!ic State committee from official, semi
5tlirial aud estimated relurns:-
First district democratic ma ority, 300:
gair, 2.100 See ID district democratic
majority, 1900 gain, . 45o. Third distric
democratic ma GRITTY, 1000; gain, 600.
Fourth district democratic ma nriiy, l, 800:
gain, $50 Majority in State, $500; gain,
6,400 Returns and estimates from thirty
l six counties give o democratic majority OF
1000 and the eighteen counties yet to hear
from will swell this to 10000 or over. 1t is
a notable fact that while the Chesapeake
and Ohio road labored to defeat Wilson,
Cabell county, its headquarters, showed
gain of 500 for him. The most conspicuous
feature of the returns is the complete re
demption of the First or Metropolitan dis
trict General Golf carried it by 500 III
1882 and it has now whirled over, giving
an average democratic majority of l.300.
GofI's defeat by Judge Brannon in Novem.
Der is absolutely certain. The State will
return solid democratic delegation TO
Congress.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The Herald pub.
fishes the following special dispatches:
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. Is.
| ne FepuUllCNu udJOTlby III OulO VIII We
less than 10000, perhaps less than 5000.
GEORGE HoADLY.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. Is.
The republicans have not carried the
State By over 5000 majority. The Irish
1 detection, as far "a Ohio is concerned, has
been proved by an analysis of the vote to
be myth. The prohibitionists evidently
made coalition with the republicans.
ALLAN w. THURMAN.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 15.--Thc demo
Gratis of Ohio are undismayed at The result
of the election, and are determined TO con
tinue the fight for the possession OF The
State in the national contest. At meet
ing of prominent democrats here to day,
pursuant to a call of John G. Thompson
and Allan W. Thurman, thirteen Of the
lwenty-one Congressional districts were
represented.
The following resolution was unanimous
ly adopted
Resolrcd, That the Cleveland and Hen.
bricks and other democratic clubs in the
State will continue the Presidential cam
paign with still greater zeal and activity,
| fully assured that the Ohio democracy can
wipe out the small majority recorded
against the friends of good government on
Tuesday last
| 1t was decided to have another big mass
meeting before the election.