Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-09
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
Opinions from Various Quarter
CONCERNING HAMILTON corNry


Cincinnati dispatch to Phia. Times tind. Cleveiandl
All can learn here satisfies me that the repub-
ncans VIII carry Hamilton couDty-that Is on Sec
retay OF state which Is the head OF tie ticket this
year johnson, the republican candidate for
supreme judge, is likely TO lose the county and the
state He Will be cut many thousands on
account OF decisions respecting the liquor interests
4 his Will not, however, seriously affect the heaa OF
the ticket.
TX is not difficult to learn here that the Germans
are not so much IN favor or the d mOcrats as has
been said Many OF them are ominously silent on
The subject where they have before been outspoken
against the republicans Many are openly pro-
Claiming their intention to vote the republican
ticket. Those who We G soured by the republican
acton on the liquor question are now soured
because the democrats have brought them no
apparent relief
IL is not necessary TO GO exclusively into repub-
hcan circles here Ia md the current running ia the
republican direction The party managers on that
sue mere are much uore confident than those at
eoiuWpuS J. Il l.
BOTH PARTIES CLAIM THE STATE
Cincinnati Dispatch to baltimore Sun Qndl
Both sides claim TO anticipate a victory on Tues
day next, and both claim that, IL defeated Il will
be because OF frauds practiced by the other. The
republicans realize that Is far more vital
TO them than to their opponents and are straining
every nerve with desperate energy. MT. Blaine IN
his private convt rsation has CONSTANTLY rcpeated
60 his republican friends here that n Ohio is lost In
october his cause Will be lost ttyond redemption
ana while he would keep up the show OF contest,
the handwriting on the wall. When he was In
Cincinnati the other day he said that II Ohio went
carry Massachusetts, In November A prominent
western railroad offic1ai just from Chicago says
there can be no doubt that II Ohio deserts the re-
publtcans. Illinois viii follow suit
AT the republican headquarters the Information
was given that the state could be depended upon
Tor lO.0OV majority. Hamilton county also
claimed as certain. but figures as 20 majority
were furnished. They were also confident that the
county would elect one, IL not both OF the repubi-
can congressman.
AT the democratic headquarters it was claimed
That Hamilton county would go from three 10 fve
and both the Congressnen
In answer TO an Inquiry as 70 the attitude or the
Germans, it was said that the German democratic
vote would be larger than last year. and the chair
man OF the committee added that the tariff would
hot affect three hundred votes in the whole county.
lie thought the democrats would carry the state,
Out he had no ngureS 10 give he left that TO the
state committee at Columbus. If they got thou
sand majority IL would be glory enough.
MI. Edgar Johnson Gov. Hoadlys law partner,
Is one OF The dem Gratis who has substantial belief
10 democratic victory, as he has made heavy
wagers 10 that effect FAR
REPUBLICANS CLAIM TEN THOUSAND MAJORITY.
Columbus dispatch to Philadelphia Press (rep)
II Is apparent TO the most casual, or even prefu-
diced, observer that the political tide in Ohio In
this. the last week OF the state campaign Is with
the republicans The reports from all sections Of
the state received at the state committee
OF the most cheering character Considerable ac-
ceSS0ns 10 the republican ranks and no deSertions
are the general tenor OF these reports. Ohio never
DoiiS any Thing Ike ful vote except IN PRESIDENTIAL
years and even then, in the rural districts IL takes
The voting population good while 10 get thor
oughly stirred up. This IS especially true OF that
portion OF the state known the Western Reserve.
The great stronghold OF republcanism. In Ashta-
buia, frumbuu. Columbana and other northeast
ern counties, where democrats are so scarce that
they are sort OF curiosity. the thrifty republican
farmers, mechanics and manufacturers. engrossed
In their business affairs are apt 10 forget that the
same political conditions DO not exist Ia other sec
tons OF the state Living amidst most exclu-
sively republican surrounding, they lack the in
cent1ve OF spirited antagonls, and very apt to
reach the conclusion that victory is assured with
out any particular effort on their part. month
ago. and even three weeks ago. the republican caIl-
paign managers were somewhat uneasy about this
Reserve vote.
Now, however reports from there Indicate that
the republicans are wide-awake and thoroughly
alive To the importance OF polling every available
Soe BaineS visit 10 that section OF the state has
had the same effect upon IL that the presence Of
Gen. Grant and Senator Conklng had when they
came INTO the state and started the GARFIELD boom
AT the great meeting In Warren In 1880
Gen. Robinson, republican Candidate for secre-
tary or state. was here to-day, and expressed him
self as confident OF his election by at least 10000
majority That the election will result In gain TO
the republicans OF several congressman Is abso-
lutely certain. The present delegation rom Ohio
stands six republicans 10 fifteen democrats. In the
next Congress there viii be ten, and possibly
twelve, republicans from this state.
"a VERY CLOSE SHAVE"
Mid Week Echoes" in NY sun. Cind snt-C1evelsndD
Politics absorb so much or public attention thae
barely anything else is spoken OF among business
men. Everybody who has friends In OHIO tele-
graphs for information In regard TO the outlook,
and IN most cases the answers are not very en-
couraging for Mr.. Blaine. People who talked
twenty thousand majority don't talk more than
fifteen now, and those who talked ten seem 70 bo
satisfied with fve. dispatch coming from
shrewd and well-posted republican OF Cincinnau
says TO his broker: ''Sorry; tut think II VIII be
very close shave. Sell my" The broker would
not show the balance OF the dispatch. In any case,
It seems TO be a foregone conclusion at the stock
exchange that the Ohio election will haves dec5-
1ed effect upon the stock market Meanwhile every
BODY Is afraid either 70 go long or 70 60 short and
business Is as dull as IL can be.
THE hooking WALLET VOTE
Hooking Valley dispatch to New Yorh World tdem,
But instead OF casting their votes with the
democracy, where they would be doubly effective
In Furnishing the man who has Incurred their ant
mostly, they have with singular upanimity deter
mined 70 vote the greenback ticket As TOR rea-
sons they are In no state Of mind 20 give reasons
beyond the general declaration that they tired
OF both parties Not only Is all this true but quite
a number OF Democratic miners suffering from the
same cause have determined on the saline remedy.
rhi, state OF Affairs, am assured, Is not simply
s0cal, but extends throughout the mining district
Ny observation and Information are that OF the
large greenback vote watch the valley promises
one-thlrd win be drawn fEom the democracy and
two.thirds from the Republican miners Hence,
while the mining troubles WIN inuTe 20 the benent
cerned, the advantage does not promise 10 be .
large as has been estimated, and the HoclsnG vi.
icy vote VIII hardly decide the election