New-York tribune., 1884-10-13
The immigration has been principally OF
Democrats. That is relied upon by inc
Democrats 20 help the mout"


General W H. Gibson of Tiifin is veteran wLo |
has been through every canvass in the state for
many ,ears He was in Maine for three weeks pre- |
cedlng the election there. since which time he has
made speeches in forty-thiee places IN Ohio, and
although sixtvtwo years old. he looks rs fresh now
as in the beginu ing of the canvass. Last year ne
predicted hat the Republicans would not carry the
state. although Mr. Foraker and Others th"nGht
otherwise Asked to-day for his opinion oi the SIT
uaton. he saldi
81 look for large Republican majority. and for
the election Of from twelve to fifteen Republican
Congrcssmen. sav that Notwithstanding the
apparcnt confidence of the Democrats that they
will not retain the majority they had last year
bn.c my opinion on what have seen MI over Inv
state The drift is all 10 tho Republicans IN
nearly every town have visited Democrats were
pointed out. or have met them personally, wh"
had declared their intention 10 vote the h'pup'hh
ticket No Republicans can be found who VIII Notc
the Democratic ticket and no such claim iH made
The situation here Is much lik" IT was III MAINE
IL reminds me also of the contest OF lH'o' wh'h
Foster ran against Ewing. In the previous contest
| the Democrats had elected Bishop over West by
minority of 20 900. General Ewing felt conideht
| of success and the Republicans felt then nueh rs
they do now. Mr.. Blaine was here at the time ana
| made speeches for Foster lie was IN Colnmous Il
| night or two before the election. and met General
| Ewing. who is cousin of Mr.. Blalncs at q private
! dinner Later at night Mr.. Blaine came to kepuo-
| lican headquarters wanting 10 know what IL meant
as he said that General Ewing had assured MN
| that the Democrats would have 1000 majority.
| We told Mr. Blaine that the Democrats would be
| mistaken and so il proved, as Foster had l''ooo
majority. Now think it will turn out much the
same this year"
| ENTHUSIASM OF THE CAMPAIGN.
General Gibson was asked how his meetings COM
| pared this year with those of the last canvass
| There is scarcely any comparison" he SAID
There was no enthusiasm last year. his year there
is no end of it. | have been able to speak indoors
only four times out of forty-o meetings OWING
TO the size of the audiences. AT Athens yesterday
| tbera were some Democratic farmers on the plat
form who said they would vote the Republican
ticket ON account of the wool question mat issue
| il i,unortant Last year the Democratic campaign
material was devoted largely to the subject OF WOOL
placing Oh the Republicans the blame OF reducing
the tariff and promising to restore 1t IN case oi
Democratic success. Their refusal TO iulhl thae
promise in spite of the efforts OF the Republicans
to get them to do it, has reversed the stuauion u
last year On the wool question we lost every
wool county in the State except harri'on i"''
wear We will regau them now.
" The attempt TO solIdify the German vote has
nroved a failure Last year the liquor men ulu
the bu;k of the work of the Democrats. Every
hquor dealer was assured that If the Democrats
succeeded they would repeal the Scott law anu re-
leve each dealer of his 500 tax. Each small dealer
contributed his 81 or 800, and in addition made
il a poilt to influence many voics as possloie'
After carving the State the Democrats refused 10
repeal the law. Hence they cannot get the liquor
men TO work the same this year. They hope to make
up the difference by drawing away from the ho-
publicans the temperance vote on the prohibition
question That will. ! think be 4 failure
DEMOCRATS AND THE LIQUOR DEALERS
: The tax on liquor dealers relieved farmers and
taxpayers in general, but the dealers nave no"
refused to nav and the question is before the courts
Their refusal has caused financial embarrassment
!, | in nearly all the Municipalities. In Cincinnati
and other places there is money TO pay the polc'
- and other employees. aud if the Democrats coule
. GET the law declared unconstitutional IL "ouiu
- make matters much worse by requiring the repay
, e,t to the dealers of all the tax they have paid
! Tbose considerations make il III rOssihle for the
| Democrats 10 get from the liquor Votc lle s'''
| help q, las year .oIorol ,o,a.
G which cannot he held this year for ne peii"cl
o do not think that they can gam m'u iIon il'"u'
D ! as we are watching them 100 clo-e!y' nc''i % a. a
Eoblnson the Republican candidate lot Ne,I'tdlI VI
! ~tate will per ans lose some votes dS ne b'"l'
g | Gratis are centring all thei: efforts on Ne"Ian
D | and will trade oil votes TOT locl' 6" az @
members of Congress ID return tor votes Tor New
mn Lrom the leiurn of the wOOlgrOweTs ana Ih'
colo ed vote the fact that the German Vnle VIII p
divided and that the drift ~ TO the Republican, ana
: that they are unIIed make mp my lhlhh l"i d x
. | majority II Blame were cahdln''t @ a, " a. r
{ tion he would get $1,000 votes more thah H'ue'd
\ Robinson OF course any majority would oe
| Pannhlican VlctOTV.'