Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-23
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.

The State election in Ohio, to which pub
lie attention has been directed for several
weeks, occurred on Tuesday of last week.
This election is generally regarded as an
indication as to the result of the National
contest which succeeds it every foury years in
November, and hence Ohio is termed the
pivotal State. AS our readers have been
apprized from time to time, the Democrats
have not counted upon Ohio going Demo-
cratic in the election of last week; and taxi
ing into consideration the extraordinary
efforts that were made by the Republicans
to gain the day, the result may be regarded
with graduation by the Democracy of the
country. Besides personal canvass of the
State made by Mr.. Blaine, with host
of prominent Republican speakers who
were pressed into service from different
sections; the alleged importation of thou
sands of colored voters from Kentucky and
neighboring States; the free use of NOR y,
and the exercise of methods familiar HE
tofore only in the Southern States in the
employment of an army of armed United
States marshals, the Republican victory may
be regarded as meagre indeed, though their
majority in the election of Supreme Court
Judge, which was the real issue, is now
estimated at between Ii, 900 and 10000. Of
the twenty-one Congressman elected, eleven
are Democrats and ten Republicans, and
but for his free trade proclivities, Frank
Hurd, Democrat, would also have been re-
turned to Congress.
The Democrats in Ohio are undismayed
at the result and are determined to con-
tinue the fight for the possession of the
State in the National contest. At meet
ing of prominent Democrats at Columbus
on the day after the election, pursuant to a
call of John G. Thompson and Allan W..
Thurman, thirteen Of the twenty-one Con-
gressional districts were represented. An
organization was perfected to be known as
the State Democratic Club, and after the
election of complement of officers, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Cleveland and Hendricks
and other Democratic clubs in the State Will
continue the Presidential campaign with still
greater zeal and activity, fully assured that the
Ohio Democracy can wipe out the small majority
recorded against the friends Of good government
on Tuesday last.
While the Democracy of Ohio are thus
sanguine of success in November, the re-
sultlast week inspires other Northern States
with renewed courage, so that while Blaine
may congratulate the three or four State
officers and the ten Congressman elected on
the Republican ticket, he may yet have
little on which to congratulate himself.
West Virginia, which voted on the same
day, went Democratic. AS far as heard
from twenty-eightcountie of that State give
Democratic majorities of 1913, twenty-five
counties give Republican majority of g.
277, leaving Democratic majority of 1856,
with four counties to hear from, which may
increase the Democratic majority 1900.
The Democratic plurality in 1880 was 6,136
and their majority 3,1OO over Republicans
and Greenbackers. The total vote will sur
pass any in the history of the State. In
this State as in Ohio, tremendous effort
was made to influence the election in favor
of the Republican leaders, or the Democrat
ic. majority would have undoubtedly been
greater.