New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-17
TALKS ABOUT OHIO.
ALEXANDER sULLIvAN's VIEWS.
,sA0NrTCpE or TIE VICTORY NOT YET APPRECIATED
liz AMERICAN VOTE.

| HAGNTTCDE or TIE VICTORY NOT YET APPRECIATED
THE IRIsII-AMTRTCAN VOTE.
Colonel Michael Boland and Alexander sullivan re-
turned from Ohio yesterday Mr. Sullivan IL staying
At u friends house. In response to n TRIBuNE re-
poriers Inquiries he said The magnitude of the Ohio
victory Is not appreciated even by Republicans First
the State government IL wholly In the hands Of tho
Democrats. Tho victory, therefore. amounts to po-
zeal revolution Last year tho Democrats carried the
State by 1900; the year before they carried by
Il 1000 Not only Is the Governor Democrat. but
both Houses of the Legislature are Democratic. In
addition 70 the State COVER the Democrats had
tho political power and patronage Of nearly every
largo city In Cincinnati the sheriff had about thous
and special deputies sworn in on election day. and
hard crowd they were too. The police force WAS no,
mere peace preserving body. it should have been.
II WAS a partisan machine. The Mayor issued An
order to the police To arrest all per-
sons Tho reporters did not strike the police a. sus-
pcious looking persons' Neither did the thugs I'M
ported from Kentucky. But several of the men who
were sworn In Deputy United States Marshas were
arersted the night before the election and number OK
colored indispensable, Industrious lawabidng citl-
Zenswere dragged from Their homes by the ponce on
Monday night and held ia custody until the election
was over No warrants were sworn out. No charges
were made against them Yher names were not even
booked the complaint book ut the station house.
Whom their friends called to bail them out the police
denied that any such persons were under arrest and
thus the men were deprived of hearing defence even
bail yon may judge how anxious the police and
special deputy sherts were to preserve order ana
arrest suspicious looking persons by the fact that
they made no attempt 10 protect General Adams,
former United States Minister TO Bolivia or o. arrest
tho brntes VINO knocked him down and kicked him be-
cause he seized the arm of man who was about to
shoot coored man me scenes NJ many 81 VI, po.I'
were shocking Men who intended tn vote the Rcpub-
lcan ticket in certain precincts were showed about.
struck and many intimdated that they went
away without voting. This news was soon circulated
and it frightened many Republicans especially coored
mon, so that they afraid to 20 to the polls
ynr Renubcan 4,
Illegal vote cast by both Cincinnati and imported
thugs"
at least 10 600 votes cast in the State by
ri-h-Amcricans who have been Demoora heretofore
In Cincinnati Columbus, Cleveland. DAYTON, Spring
field. Youngstown and other cite, the lrish- Amerlean
vote largely changed to ba manifest 10 all in
this change carried the whole Republican
county ticket to success. in Dayton, and presume
no one will deny that this change defeated Frank
IIurd The defeat of Mr.. liurd by Irish-AmcIcau
votes especially significant of their ansgonism to
free trade, for they hold Mr. lIurd in the highest
In response TO The query as to whether not the
Irish American vote in Ohio was ~ large rs he ex-
pccted. Mr.. sullivan said; Yes fully as large. None
of III expected 10 get more In October We knew that
many who are determined 70 vote for Mr. Blaine would
not vote the Republican ticket in October In many
cases, men who are going to vote for MIR Blaine hal
personal friends running on the local Democratic
tickets for offices and do not sever the ties OF
ycars--yes, of decades without hesitation Mr. Blaine
ut least 5000 votes stronger in OHIO than the state
ticket But thi, ratio of gain. which ia much
smaller than that of November viii be. secfres every
electoral vote In the North for Blaine and Logan.
Tho reporter asked Mr. sullivan what the United
States authorities and especially the deputy marshas
had to do with tho election. He promptly replied
"Ihcy had nothing to do with II and much 10 do for H.
Had they not been present and well armed. bad they
not also been armed with the authority OF The National
Government. there would have been no election In Gin
cnnati \ socncd election would have been relieved
OF IT.. iArccd character ont, by fraud aud boodshed
Gungs of Louisville roughs were discovered ~ tho
city by Colonel Bolnnd. cS prosecuting attorney, ana
hy Captain Mnton. eNdctcctNc and cN sup'iin'ndont
ni mol Gee of Iolis,lo Ihrae gentlemen nt took
stops watch the departures from Lois, llc aud had
detective ON tho train with each gang They had war
rant, sworn ont for thoir arrest some of the gang
c.rnpcd nitcr the warrants were issued other, wrro
arrested and ina, the conspiracy va. largely thwatt'd
without the national law and the national officials
neither u tar prlccahlc election could have been
secured Possibly some Of the deputy marshall were
imprulcnt or rccklr,s. en- the Whole, they bore
thci4sciyoa well showed great patience and sci
control, and made excellent officials