Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-13
The Outlook in Ohio.
THE DEMOCRATS MAKING DESPERATE Ar
TEMPS TO Buy SUCCESS, Bur THE RE-
PuBLrcANs PREPARED TO Foil THEM AT
ALL PoINTs
T Special to Philadelphia Press. !


COLUMBUS, Oct. 9-Mr. Blaine came to
Columbus to-day from Canton, to meet the
members of the executive committee of the
republican State committee and receive a
final report as to the condition of affairs in
the State. thorough and painstaking can
vass of the entire State has been made, and
it points to the election of Robinson at least
by 5000 plurality, which may be nearer
10000. AMI may exceed that figure. The
democrats are in the rut. They speak con-
hdently of carrying the State, but refuse to
give figures The leaders privately advise
their friends not to bet upon the result, The
fact is, that any republican majority in Ohio
this fall will be great majority. The dem
ocrats have controlled the State government
for two years. and the municipal govern
ments of every large city, excepting Column
bus, are democratic The party is Literally
supplied with money, and never in its his
tory has made such desperate struggle for
victory as now. Gangs of repesters have
been quartered in Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Columbus, Toledo, Sanduskv and other
cities They will be given the silent pro
lection of the democratic authorities De
tectives have located these gangs, and ascer-
tained the names of the individuals. and
will instantly cause their arrest if they at
tempt to vote
Schemes for stuffing the ballot boxes in
certain places with democratic tickets, have
also been unesrthed, and steps have been
taken to prevent this system of fraud. The
democrats are desperate, and will hesitate at
nothing to carry the election. John G
Thompson tonight summed up the dismal
democratic outlook by saying: "Unless the
republicans have slathers of money | feel
sure we will win" The only real hope the
democrats now have is to win by open bribery
and secret corruption.
The ELEMENTS OF VICTORY
Republican estimates as to the total num-
her of votes that will be cast vary from 7SO.-
600 to 795 900 There are this year about
$40, 900 qualified voters in the State. The
highest vote ever polled in the State was 724,
600 The republican canvass shows that the
large reserve vote of the State is aroused.
and will be out election day. Two-thirds of
this vote is republican.
Mr. Blaine says that the outlook in Maine
at the last election, Judging from external
appearances. was not so favorable to repubi-
can success as it is in Ohio. yet in Maine
the majority was double that expected. The
German vote causes the republicans no
alarm. Three fourths of the original German
republicans will vote the republican ticket
this fall, and outside of Cincinnati the lead.
ing brewers will in many cases work for
the election of Robinson. The Independents
here amount to nothing.
The Irish will largely support Robinson.
and many more will vote for Blaine in No
vember. 1t is not thought that the prohibition
vote will exceed $4,000, this allowing an
increase OF 5000 votes over the largest pro-
prohibition vote polled it the State.
EFFECT OF MIR BLAISE's PRESENCE
Mr. Blaincs visit to Ohio has had a won
dernl effect upon the campaign. Before his
arrival here things were at skies and sevens.
and the defects in the organization were pam
fully apparent The people, not the poll
ticians. have run the campaign, and Mr..
Blaine's presence among the people has acted
as an inspiration He has visited every sec
tion of the State, and his receptions have
been unparalleled in magnitude and euthusi-
assn. General Garfield, whose memory is
revered in every republican honsehould in
the State, failed in his journey through the
State in 1850 to awake the interest that Mr..
Blsine's appearance everywhere creates. He
is undoubtedly 10000 votes stronger in Ohio
than the State ticket,