St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-11
Frank Hurd,s Vie,cs of ohio.

TOLEDO, o., Oct 10-In an interview today
with correspondent of the Chicago Times, the
Hon. Frank Hnrd said: ''Ohio will 90 Demo
cratic as sure as next Tuesday comes. There
can be no doubt of it. 1t would give
the Democratic state ticket rous
ing majority were the election held to-
day. There may be such conversions
to the Republicans by Tuesday as lavish ex-
penditure OF money bring about. The Re-
publicans can purchase all who are for sale, and
even then cannot carry the state at Tuesday
election
''How about the Germans?''
''Sold for the Democratic ticket, as nearly as
can be learned, and they are with us and we will
gain more Republican votes than we will lose on
account Of the discontinued wool growers
''Will you be elected:"
~ believe so beyond all shadow of doubt.
There has never been such an amount of
money from outside sent to any congressional
district as there has come to Toledo to beat me.
do not think l over estimate the amount when
say S25, 600 has been sent to this county alone to
beat me. 1 have had no assistance
except from q few personal friends
who agree with me in my views of tariff reform.
All that have received amounts to but few
hundred dollars An'extensive Pittsburg manufac-
for $50 saying that as manufacturer he desired
10 contribute this mite to the cause.
1 maintain 1 have made thorough
canvass Of this congressional district and
have been in every township and almost every
school district within its boundary, and am con-
vnced that our majority on the state ticket in
my district will be large that given for
Hoadly last year. Ny advices as to the condition
of the Democracy throughout the state of the
of 1876, when the national committe gave little
or no help to the Democrats, the
majority the state ticket was about
1000. Since that time the Germans, who were
largely Republicans, have become Democrats.
With their assistant e the state has been carried
for the Democrats for the past two years. The
Democrats have the patronage OF the state as
well as the machinery of ffty-fve out of the
eighty-eight counties which compose
the commonwealth. They also control
the cities of Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Columbus and Dayton. Even in Toledo the
Democrats handle the patronage of the city, with
the exception Of that controlled by the street
commissioners. They have, therefore, the ap-
pointment of q majority OF the judges in almost
two thirds of the counties OF the state. numeric-
ally speaking, and in all the large cities. The
change in the situation came about
during the last week. The Demo
Gratis suddenly showed perfect
organization in every county. The campaign
funds were in the main intact Hundreds Of Ia
boring men in Toledo sent the Democratic COM
mittee little sums of money. The finances have
not been frittered away in the purchase of
torches, etc, but are available at the
right time. Moreover, the Germans are
being made acquainted with the inner workings
Of the Republican prohibition movement in Iowa
and Kansas. Neal Dow's letter, explaining
Blane's action in lodging the Prohibition vote
as emanating from wish not to offend a few
bigoted Germans in the west, rankles in the
TeUtonic heart, and the Democrats feel assured
the Germans are with them. There is in Toledo
a Democratic club composed OF S47 men, all of
whom are employees of various railroads leading
into the city. The betting has until re-
Gently been in favor of the Republicans. Last
night, however, the chairman of the Democratic
county committee offered to bet 81 900 that New
man. the party nominee at the head of the ticket,
would carry the state and similar amount that
Frank Hurd would be elected by 1000
majority. The Republicans have not as yet ac-
cepted either bet, and it is not at all likely they
will" NJ. j. Enrght, of Toledo, who Is re-
garded one of the shrewdest prognostcators
in the state, made a couple of wagers yesterday
OF 800 each that the Democratic state ticket
would win on Tuesday. The gentleman wanted
to bet several thousand dollars in the same
nay, but the Republicans do not seem to think
well of it.
With regard TO Mr.. Hurd's candidacy, it is said
4 large number of Germans will on the ground
of nationality support Mr.. Romeiss his
antagonist, but this action must not be
construed into an expression of their
views on the national ticket, as a careful canvass
of the Germans in Lucas county, shows that
nine-tenths of that nationality are for Cleveland
There is no dsaffection among the Irish here.
A dynamiter, advertised as Col. Nicholas O'Sulli-
Burke, made Blaine speech in the Eighth
ward the other night. In concluding
his address he asked, ''What will we do with
BlaineY' The entire audience rose as one man
and shouted, damn him." If the Democratic
leaders throughout the state have given the same
attention to their districts as has Mr.. Hurd the
result is a foregone conclusion.