New-York tribune., 1884-10-16
,prMASKABLE TRIUMPH.
WHAT rus REPUBLICANS HAD TO CONTEND ADAiNSi
--pruoRs OF DEMOCRATIC FRAUDS
n, rrIyGRA,H To raE rRIBUSs.l

-, ,vc;temeut here all day. owing TO the re
,aarLahe claims of the Democratic managers III
-orord IN the result il this State. Their apparently
ahsolrte confidence before the election IN securing
D.s..,orotic majority made many Republicans
Oar thai gross frauds would be perpetrated III spite
g aIl nrecautions as the election machinery III
,bres.fpurths of the counties was IN Dcmocratlc
hands But late last night when the returns maze
evident a splendid Republican victory, the Demo-
Gratis gave up their tone of confidence lhls morn
tn bouever they started out early by claiming the
state by a small majority. asserting that the Demo
,.ratc counties had not been heard FROM Five
bours later they gave up the State. but announced
that the Rcpublican majority would reach ohlS
ooo The absence of returns from large num-
berof Democratic counties alarmed the Republicans.
They remembered n telegram addressed 10 'ne
chairman of the Democratic Committee, whch lcl
into Republican hands at previous clecuoh'
which read: Would q thousand additional ma
iorty IN Wood County do YOU any good rear
that work of the same kind might De gong on
this year led Chairman Oglevee TO c'nd warning
kilograms this forenoon to every county not h'aru
from Early In the contest IT was feared that Tue
Democratic counties on the Indian border won'o
offer temptations for Democrati, colonization
frauds Now II turns out that sono OF those coun-
tics from which tho returns came IN late to-day
IN direct opposition TO the remainder of the state
T. niov bo a fair result but looks suspicious. Mor-
cor Comfy piysa 22ln Democratic majority.
which he 100 more evcn than last NeaN uatse'
Allen aud aono other western counties Sh9W ls"
,rsnlta This has served in bring down the kopuh
h,,n piutnlity In tho state ~ estimated lh7t nitt
o. about th.uuO. with y lew counties io u'ai i'"l
Iui oven that plurality ~ such nlaghh''ut
victor, that the Republicans are NOT ulai"''' '"
sa, much about the irRulH hl ptr7rnt rfowialna \"
intosttgnto them Hereafter, Changing the l"hn
uIu al a.
htnn plurality spmewhnt larger thin year ui ,ht
hcc of tho unprecedented oppo7itioh, IN irsa'"'a
o. "a remarkable TRIUMPH
pFMo,nAnC LIADrU~ ptsloNptNL
The leaders at the Democratic headquarters arc
,espondont Tonight Ia no other doubtful STATE
can the D-mocrats make such hght as they have
made In Ohio They had advantages here when
they will not have IN New-lork or Indiana lh"Y
had the prestige of two successive victories ana The
of All The ate official machinery, aud the
connting of the vote was in their hands. They were
united and harmonious, as they are not IN New
York and they had in great measure the support
OF the liquor interest. The stagnailon 0l business
is greater here than in Ncw-lork many unlortu-
nate men heing out of work ia tht coal and ron
districts No effort spared 10 attn5-
ute the prevailing distress Ia the Republican
marty while the men whose wages We're reduced
through the most unscIuPulous mendaclty were
made to believe that Mr. Blaine was responsible tor
1 The embers of discomfort IN the mining district
were famed INTO open riot Dv the misrepresentation
Of the Democratic leaders. independent orators
and the money of the faction were OF assistance
to the Democrats. That party never mad so much
money before for use IN any state. livery dollar
that it could raise was turned into Ohio and
preparations were made for extensive frauds
In Cincinnati Hamil on, Springfield Colum-
bls aud other cities hundreds oi
Democratic deputy sherihs were placed
about the polls Only in Cincinnati DID the Repuh-
lcans have the assistance of United states deputy
maIshals. aud they were oyerawed by tie police
and deputy sherihs Altogether the Democrats had
many advantages here which they will have III no
other doubtful State. and after all they were de
isaed by at least 10000 votes in the largest total
vote given in Ohio.
In the cities from which they expected the most
their overturning amounts almost to revolution ;
and that Notwithstanding gross Democratic frauds
IN several wards N Cincinnati, Hamilton ami
Springfield Against all the advantages Oh The |
Democratic lde the Republicans have achieved
great victory. The Cincinnati Enquirer SAYS that
ali concede thai the tariff has done it. There Is
no dOubt that 30 the straightforward aud able adj
'ocacy of Of protective tarn more than 10 any /
thing else may be attributed the heavy Republican
vote. The Democrats dealt IN only ISLANDERS and |
mlsTepresentations. Mr.. Blaine's presence in the /
ktsts bad highly beneficial effect Wherever he |
made speech the Republicans made gains. and |
wherever Carl Schurz made one Of his slsnderous |
addresses the Democrats lost votes.
ful returns have not been received ~ thi- WIT |
ing frum an the Congressiuual districts. but |
,e Republicans have elected 10 mem hers of |
'ohgress, gain of from two years ago. |
WIN one district still m doubt. Since the pIcyious
."cuon the Democrats have gerryumndcied |
Wv state In an outrageous manner. |
intending to give the Republicans only |
I'VE members of Congress-. That they |
.s %a nhoer such circumstances elected ~ oi 13 |
"'ho'fs BIS matter for great cOngtstnlaiion.
-. broHlNG Al riIE LiQI oR-pEAtrhs.
ihe Prohibition vote In the state was light. In |
''h'lnnau II amounted 10 ouly - ,uies, |
snd IN Cleveland 10 500. u will !
less even than last year. showing |
we we isiuie Of be Democrats u pioi from the Pro-
,"iN"h issue, lhrtp is broad grin all over the |
ma. s.se ~ the e,rense Of The quvr dealers. They
GaeeNs Wal on Judge Johnson of the Rupfuinn tuufi /
m sw The delsat of iohnson wps the !
XIX mug pn Which the lluuafleanfs Wpia united,
s'sui' 10 that judge iohnsnn rune ahead ~ hts
liis, ny several thouAsud votes, in O. einnati
S'sl,'l'on COUNTY, whale tho liauo,
ss,s ss.s, srs supposed 10 he o great
IT," hobnson foi Secretary ~ State
caRleme Court judge has H.iO0 pluraiiiy la
stnmhns aud aiso Ia other oitles johnson rams
H. ~" Yi Robinson. both we're cut to some extent
a. lhe liquor dealers, but the bIewers were uniJod
~ ~ yppoalng johnson. Tho Democrats lost heavily
ea, u,a y, soldiers Houe Ia Dayton la fact through
he state The soldiers voted against this Copper
IT, Ticket In wards where there was "A large
A'ish al vote tho Republican gains were also large
Ar, "' republican losses were altogether Ia "A few
~1.ltu'ufai aud INNING counties, which are
hlasss Snaer control OF the Democratic mAnipu-
load