Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-21
THE OHIO
Facts of the Case as KNOWN at This
Writing.


We ought to find out positively through
the San Francisco papers that are to arrive
here this morning what has been the re-
suit of the recent State election in Ohio.
It is the pleasure OF the Associated Press,
or its laziness, or its ''cussedness, to give
to bucolic papers such ''intellige nee" as
had better be called "hog-wash." A
plenty Of murders, lynchings, rapes, bank
failures and all that, in regular doses, but
when country newspapers want news that
excited people are almost crying for, ii is
like pulling teeth to get it. 1t is humil-
iating to confess that you can't get a
square deal with the rest of folks in the
same business when you put up your good
money for it. For instance, the San Fran
cisco Call, which has no better right to the
news than the SENTINEL has, contains in
its issue Of the 17th inst, the latest and
approximately certain returns of the vote
in Ohio. At any rate, it gives the latest
| that was reported at that time, and we be
| Iieve no subsequent reports have changed
the fgures-unless, perhaps, to still fur
| Their reduce the Republican majority.
| The following dispatch to the Call of the
| date given would seem to be conclusive of
| the whole matter, and it is so if it is cor
rect:
The official returns received at Republi-
can headquarters in New York City to-
| night (Oct. ICY, from Ashtabuls and
Wood counties. these being the last to re-
| port and complete the list OF revised fig
ures, give Robinson q plurality OF IL ,401.
This shows a gain of 26. 053 and a Demo-
cratic gain OF 2,402. In 66 counties the
Republicans made all their gains aud the
Democrats in the rest.
1t will be noticed that this dispatch en-
anates from Republican headquarters.
With a full knowledge OF the tricks Of
that delectable body of politicians, have
we not excuse for the suspicion that they
may nave put out these figures to ease
themselves down after their practical de-
feat? Without further evidence, however.
their count, upon alleged full returns,
might be allowed to stand. But the Call
of the same issue that this telegram is
taken from contains, also, these two dis
patches:
New YORK, Oct. 16.-The following dis
patches were received in this city at a late
hour last night from Columbus:
The Republican majority in Ohio will
not exceed 10, 000, and may fall as low as
5000. GEORGE HoApLEY.
The Republican majority in Ohio will
not exceed 5 5000. ALLAN G. THURMAN.
Now, then, these gentlemen have as
good means of finding out the result as
the person who telegraphed, or is reported
to have telegraphed, TO Republican head
| quarters in New York. They have been
on the ground Of the fight all along, They
are both eminent politicians and are at
home in Ohio, one being the Governor
and the other a gentleman who has a ma
| tional reputation as United States Senator
from that State. But here is another dis
patch:
COLUMBUS. o., Oct. 16.-HoN. JAMES G..
BLAINE, EAST SAGINAW: The majority for
| Robinson for Secretary OF State will be be-
| tween IL, 900 and IL, 900, but that does not
indicate the actual Republican majority 80
| clearly as the vote for Representatives to
| Congress in the several districts. Robin
| son was cut considerably on the liquor
question, but the real line of political
| division between the two parties was
shown by the Congressional vote, OF which,
as now estimated, the Republican majority
will be between $4,000 and lS,0Oo, Ine
actual figures will be given in a few days.
This is from Mr.. Ogilvie, Chairman of
the Ohio Republican Central Committee.
II is for him to suggest, after the fight,
that the vote for Congress men and not the
vote for Secretary Of State, is the criterion
by which to judge of the result. Yet the
| Democrats elect IL congressman and the
Republicans 10. Mr.. Ogilvie is original
in his idea of the criterion. 1t never &C.
curred to him until Robinson's majority
got to tumbling.
All the above, or most Of it, goes in
narenthesis; for ii is considerably specu-
iative. As we have said before: The alb
solute result cannot be held back much
longer.