Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-09

special Correspondence Of TEE EvHSrso STAR:
COLUMBUS, OHIO, october 9-The democratic
position In this state at the present moment may
oe prleny outlined, thus: They are doing little
shouting, but are quietly, but intensely hope
tui VI carrying Ohio next Tuesday. The returns
from the county managers and the general surface
INDICATIONS, as they figure 1t, fully justify these
hopes But, fully understanding as they do the
supreme Importance TO the republicans OF victory
IN THIS state on the l4th, they cannot allow them
selves TO believe that the Blaine managers will
permit Ohio to go democratic, unless their trump
CARDS are already exhausted and their uttermost
campalgner expressed 1t this morning. III we are
deleated In Ohio next week, we will have lost q
position. II the republicans are defeated. they will
disaster Will await them In November. II we carry
ONO next tuesday. l give Blaine the electoral
fowa q C. 1uc e,ght states Wisconsin, Aiemgan
haps New Hampshire and Massachusetts, will 60
Tor Cleveland. New York was never in doubt. y
Some or this Is very wild talk, but IL series TO show
how the democrats are looking at the matter.
They do not and do not intend to claim Ohio
Some OF their shrcwdest caculators even concede
ONO TO the republicans and say they will be salts
lied II they can keep the majority within 10000
They do not fear the moral effect Of such repub-
hcan majority on the election in New York or
other doubtful states The fact that Ohio went
republican by 1000 In october, 1876, and Trlden
still carried New York and Indiana in November
saw TO- day." said democrat, "a letter from I'LL
nois declaring emphaucally that Harrison would
be elected governor. and that the state would go
for Cleveland II the republican majority in Ohio
was Kept below 10000 next week. The Germans,
the letter said, were solid for Cleveland, and the
writer closed 10y expecting the democrats or Ohio
okeep the republican ina Jority below 10 900 These
things show how much the democrats think they
would gain by victory in this state on the 14th.
the republicans have much more TO lose-every-
thtng-by defeat. The lavish and corrupt use OF
money Is what the democrats profess to fear most
Could this be eliminated from the problem they
say they are quite confident the state would give
Them good majority.
The usual charges and counter charges OF at
are now being made very freely by both sides.
The Journal this morning published dispatch
from washington giving notice Of the departure or
large numbers OF repeaterS and plug from
baltimore under charge OF Well known democrat
1hlS evening communication signed "Balli-
Inorean' appeared in the Times, declaring that
there were many OF these negro tOughs from Balti-
more ALREADY In this city, and referring the public
ana the police TO republican striker for their
names ana the OBJECTS which brought them here.
These are lnfalble signs that election In the
Immediate temporal vicinity.
Cleveland Republicans In New York.
A STATEMENT THAT 63215 REPUBLICANS ARE
PLEDGED TO VOTE FOR TIE DEMOCRATIC cANDI-
DATE.
Secretary Post has returned to the city, and was
at democratic headquarters to-day. He met with
most glowing reception In his district, ana says
he has heard nothing but good democratic news
since he has been away. He says that while on
the train coming here he met one OF the most
p Comment republicans OF Frank HiscocSs district
In New York, a business man who employs many
men, who told him that New York was as sure as
any state In the Union to go for Grover Cleveland
He was man who has always been republican;
was delegate to the republican convention at
chicago, and says he never voted any but the
straight republican ticket in his life He took from
MS pocket private Slip upon which 1t was stated
that 1.-THE undersigned,a republican" pledged him
sell TO vote Tor and support Grover Cleveland for
by the republicans who were organized TO support
Cleveland and were used as pledges by republicans
who wished to bind themselves to vote for Cleve-
land. He said that In his election precinct,
Which always gives republican majority OF over
60 he had gotten az OF those slips signed by leading
republicans and sent them to the Independent re-
publican headquarters In New York. and he knew
Of sixteen more men who had not yet signed the
pledge but who would vote for Cleveland He told
MI. Post that the independent republicans had
thousands OF those slips circulated throughout the
state, and were making the pOu In that way. Ten
days ago, he Said when he Sentin his last batch OF
pledges, the secretary OF the committee wrote him
letter saying that up TO that time they had re-
ceived 63.2l5 pledges OF the kind from all parts OF
the state, and they were still coming tn. He said
also. that 1t was not the followers OF Curtis who
were most bitterly opposed TO Blaine, but the stall
warts, who two years ago had been told that Cleve-
land was good enough man TO beat FOlger, and
who now thought him good enough man to beat
Blaine.