The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-16
WRAT 1T MEANS

From Tuesdays DAisy.
To day, while the suspense is slowly
giving place to certainty IN Ohio, as the
battle of the ballots goes on, and
throughout the country all eyes are
turned anxlOusly toward the Buckeye
state, a glance at the past history OF
Ohio elections will be of no small inter-
est. The Republican majority in Ohio
at the prt sidentIal election of 1868 was
over Al 900, aud in 1879 over $1,000. In
1875 1t fell 10 1916, but in 1880 rose TO
34,227. Hayes was elected governor in
1875, by a majority of 5,544, and the Re.
publican candidate for secretary Of state
in October, 1876, by 6.636. In 1877 the
Democrats, for the first time in many
years, obtained plurality, but no ma
jOrity, for their candidate for governor
there being separate nominations by the
WorkIngmeD, Prohibitionists and
Greenbackers, which obtained an aggre.
gate of more than "a 900 votes. In 1878
the Republicans elected their secretary
of state by plurality OF 1854, the
Greenback vote rising to 3S,332
and that of the PTohibItionists
being 5,6S2, In 1870 Fosters plu.
rality for governor was 27,129, and
his majority over all 1859. At the
October election of 1880 the Republican
candidate for secretary of state had a
plurality of 1905, and a majority OF
9,404. In 1881 Governor Foster was re.
elected by a plurality of 24.3O9 and a
majority over all of liza. The next
year Democratic secretary OF state was
chosen by plurality of 10.115 and q
majority OF 1850, aud last year Hoadly's
plurality for governor was 1900 and
his majority 1918. During the greater
part of this time the vote In the state
el' ctions has been comparatively light
and greatly disturbed by local issues.
"The figures themselves are sugges-
tive of nothing but uncertainty, but
there has always been a strong pTesump
ton that with q full vote and fair
measure of strength between the parties
on national issues, the Republicans could
count on a safe majority for their can
dates
The feeling of popular enthusiasm for
Mr.. Blaine, the thorough organization
and effective, work of Republican man
ayers, the clear presentation OF the issues
Of the campaign by Republican speak ers.
the intense interest that gives every
promise of full vote, are all circum-
stances that tend TO heighten the conf
dent feeling of Republicans in to-day's
result Yet, on the other hand, the De
mucracy have been as energetic in theiI
efforts, have the prestige of last years
victory IN the state election, and what ID
more substantial, the state machinery
and patronage, with every opportunity
for a resort IN corrupt political methods
which only the most extreme vigilance
can detect They realize that with fail
ure in to days campaign their hopes
for national success arc ended. Botl
parties seem confident. Both are strain
ing every nerve for success. The tide, il
seems u US, has been steadily drifting
in favor of the Republicans. yet undel
the circumstances, to carry the state By
the smallest plurality will be subslan
tlAl victory; to carry il by majority O
5000 or 10000 will seItle the presiden
tial question. Such = !, suit will meal
that the tide is setting surely for & Re
publican victory in November.