The Portland daily press., 1884-10-14
OHIO.
Late Reports from the Great
Battle Field OF the West.
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT OF CAR
RYING THE STATE BY A GOOD
MAJORITY.
How Mr.. Blaine's Presence Has
Influenced the Result.
FACTS AND FIGURES CONCERNHNG
PREVIOUS ELECTIONS.
FACTS AND FIGURES CONCERNING
PREVIOUS ELECTIONS.
Precautions Taken to Guard Against
Illegal Voting.
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bu0 town ana visited tn0 bcbueS Oh his 10Y |
hood. He was accompanied on his drive by
Mr.. Ewing of Lancaster, Mr. Devine OF Wash |
ipgton, and Mr.. j. H. Manly of Maine. AL |
though it has been forty-three years since Mr.. |
Blaine visited these localities and scenes, they
were as familiar to him ss II he had been an |
old inhabitant. He left Lancaster this morn. |
ing at 915 on the regular train for Toledo. |
Prior to the train leaving, the regular train |
arrived from Columbus having among its |
passengers Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, who |
made short speech to his friends, who assem-
bled to see him. In the few words that he
uttered he significantly said "If we fail to
carry Ohio, then the fight will go on in
Indiana and New York" His friends were
disappointed and regarded it as fatal admis-
sion Of defeat.
As Mr.. Blaine left the station he was greeted
by hearty cheers, as he also was as be passed
throagh Winchester, Grovesport and Colum-
bus. At the latter city he was met by Hon. ].
f. Ogilvie, chairman OF the State Committee,
and Gen. VIM. M. Dudley, who had long
conference with Mr.. Blaine. Mr.. Ogilvie is
very confident of a sweeping victory, and says:
"Ohio will astonish the country tomorrow.
Mr.. Blaine has now completed his tour of
Ohio. He entered the State on the 26th of
September, and will leave it tomorrow, hav.
ing spent seventeen days within its borders.
He has visited 48 counties and 70 cities and
towns, and no man, either in the old or the
new world, ever received such oyations from
the people. The tributes paid to a king or
emperor are the offerings of subjects, but the
greetings that have been given to James G.
Blaine have been the spontaneous welcome of
free people TO one of themselves. While the
greetings have been in measure party meet
ipgs, they have in great degree been tributes
to Mr.. Blaine. His trip through this State has
been triumphal tour. Probably million of
people have honored him with their presence
at his various meetings in the State. To-day
has been no exception, and the people have
gathered in great numbers at every station
from Lancaster to Toledo to bid him Godspeed
and assure him of their friendship.
1t is admitted on every hand that when Mr..
Blaine entered Ohio the State was lost to the
Republicans, but his presence has aroused the
people, and when the Republicans of Ohio are
aroused they always achieve q victory. The
Democrats have conducted very bitter capu-
paign. They have reso-tsd to every trick
brought from the slums of the great cities and
placed in various portions OF the Common
weslth. A large corruption fund has been
raised and distributed In every section of the
State, and it is reported that an order has been
issued that twenty votes must be purchased in
each Of the 1900 townships of the State In
spite of all this, if the Republicans do their
duty and rally to the polls, Ohio will place its
seal of condemnation upon the Democratic
party
Every indication and sign points to great
Republican victory. The canvass made by
the State Committee has been very thorough
and the poll shows handsome majority.
Mr.. Blaine has been absent from his home
26 days, and he has undergone enough fatigue
to break down most men. He is in perfect
health, and he is he only man in the party
who has not had sick day since leaving
home. He goes tomorrow to Michigan, where
he will spend few days. He will then make
trip through Indiana, visit Illinois, Wiscon-
sin and return home by way of New York.
He will be accompanied on the remainder of
his trip as he has been since leaving home, by
his son, Walker Blaine, j. FL. Manly of Au-
gusta, Me-, and by Judge Tenny of Brooklyn.
While in Michigan, Hon. Eugene Hale will
accompany the party. L.
- COLUMBUS, O., Oct 13.-A citizens meeting
was held here to-day, consisting of the joint
committee appointed by the Cleveland and
Hendricks clubs, and by the Republican execu-
tive committee, to take some action to prevent
illegal voting tomorrow. long conference
was held, and at its conclusion it was decided
to appoint four citizens, two of each party, to
watch the polls of the city. 1t is learned that
similar meetings have been held in other cities
and a committee appointed who will be al the
polls all day. They will be designated by
badges and will have authority to scrutinizs
everything about the ballot boxes and the
manner in which the election is conducted.
The sheriff of this county appointed between
80 and 40 deputies this afternoon to be placed
at the polls, and the Mayor tonight, believing
that the sheriff had interfered with his author-
ity, called meeting of the Police Board and
secured permission to appoint 100 extra police.
TROY, N. Y, Oct. 12-In answer to over 100
messages sent this afternoon by the managing
editor of the Troy Telegram to leading editors
and politicians in Ohio and West Virginia, the
Telegram has received over 20 replies. They
cover all parts OF both of these states. A care
full summary of opinions given at late hour
this evening shows each party in Ohio, while
claiming the State comedies the vote will be
close. The claims of the msiorities on both
sids are much reduced from those heretofore
made. The most confident Republicans feel
oArtain of plurality of 10000 TO 1900, while
Democrats look for 5000 to 10000. The contest
appears to hang entirely on the tariff and vote
OF the Germans and Hooking Valley miners.
Dispatches from sources in Cincinnati indicate
that Hamilton county will go Democratic by
1000 majority.
From West Virginia the dispatches are verv
guarded. Republicans at Huntington say
there will be from 1000 to Is 600 majority for
Maxwell the Fusion candidate for governor
at Parkersburg the Republicans hope to get
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be very close and the third is surely Demo-
cratic. The editor of the Wheeling Intel-
ligencer says the best non-partisan Judgment
is that Maxwell will have from 800 to 1900
majority. The Democrats at Wheeling are
confident OF carrying three congressional dis
tricts with a good outlook in the 4th. They
laugh at the Republican claims for Maxwell
while they concede that the majority either
way will be small.
Am Exodus of Buckeye Voters from
Washington-The Opinions at the Capt..
tai.
Special Despatch to the Boston Journal)
| WARRINGTON Oct. 13.-Scarcsly an Ohio
voter remains in the city to-day, but the result
| OF the election in that state tomorrow Is dis
cussed everywhere. In the hotel corridors, in
| the departments and the street, wherever two
men come together, the subject talked about
| Is Ohio, and Ohio only. Republicans every
| where claim the utmost confidence in a ma
| Jerity OF from ten to twenty Ghousand for the
| State ticket and expect to regain the Congress-
men lost two years ago. At Republican head
| quarters this morning those in attendance
claim to have information which leads to the
! belief that the count tomo rrow night will
show majority for the Republican ticket
which will prove q surprise to ali. Democrats
are scarce here this morning, but those who
are found appear to be bnoyant and hopeful.
| At the rooms of the Democratic Congressional
Committee it is said that the leaders have no
expectation of carrying Ohio, but that small
| Republican majority will be regarded as a
Republican defeat, while Democratic major
| Cleveland.
! The Democratic press has lately gone wild
over the fsct that number OF local detectives
have been sent from this city to Cincinnati.