Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-18
WHAT MR.. GORMAN SAID.
The Maryland Senator's Ideas About Ohio
and West Virginia.

Desperate Efforts of the Opposition
TO Capture the Buckeye State
West Virginia Safe. and N Gen.
eraI Outlook Encouraging to the
Democracy.
We publish the following dispatch which
places Mr.. German in the attitude of q
yeritable prophet. He is the general-in-
chief of the Democratic fight and is said to
be one Of the most thoroughly informed
and keenest judges of political affairs in the
United States. The dispatch fully ex-
plains the situation in Ohio and covers the
case like a blanket:
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Senator German, the
Maryland member of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, has made close study of
the political situation, and being asked for
his views on the Ohio and West Virginia
elections, replied that the Democrats made
their nomination at Chicago without any
expectation OF being able to carry Ohio at
either the October or the November cleo
ton. Had they believed" said the SEN
ator, THAT they would be able to carry
Ohio, Thurman would doubtless have re-
ceived more consideration at the hands of
the convention. After the nomination of
Blaine, however, it was soon apparent
that there was a strong detection among
the Republicans in almost every State.
"Not only are the Republicans repeating
in Ohio the methods they used in Indi-
ana in 1880 in the expenditure of enor-
nous sums of money, but they have in
active service there Pension Commissioner
Dudley and quite a number of his special
inspectors working among the soldiers.
Consequently the pension claims Of from
5000 to 1000 soldiers are, they say, now
being Investigated by these officials, who
have permitted the papers to slumber for
| years in the bureau at Washington. The
| claims which the soldiers are now told
will be allowed are equivalent to $500 900
or $780, 900 of campaign money from the
United States Treasury, and this method
of securing funds is the most corrupt and
most dangerous element that ever entered
into an election. The State, moreover, is
being literally overrun with Republican
workers and ~manipulators from Washing
ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia, and,
from our information, not less than 5 1000
persons Of this class have been sent there
and are at work.
The Senator does not believe that the
State could be bought if times were pros
porous, but the Republicans have taken
advantage Of the distress of 10000 or 3d.
900 persons now out Of employment, and
it remains to be seen whether the party
which caused this distress, wan and
misery will be permitted to further en-
slave the suffering people. II the Repub-
licans carry Ohio at all it will bankrupt
their treasury, while the Democracy will
remain intact to go on with the contest on
the line made at the time of the Chicago
nominations.
1.-THE Democratic Committee" con
tinued Mr.. German, 'has been necessarily
relying upon the patriotism of the people,
and has no resources on which to draw
except voluntary contributions, which are
comparatively small, and yet sufficient to
enable us to effect a good organization in
Ohio. II we do win a victory there next
week il will be the most brilliant as well
as the most remarkable in the political
annals of the country. But, from the fact
that Ohio has been Republican from 3d.
900 to 10000 majority, l would say it is
impossible for US to carry the State at this
time"
The Senator has little doubt of a Demo
cratic victory in West Virginia nor Of the
general result. On the latter point he
says: "As October elections occur in only
two States, the Republicans are able to
concentrate all their force, men and money,
with the hope Of o%verturning the will Of
the people. In November, however, they
will be compelled to scatter their forces
and fight for at least a dozen States here
tofore considered as certain for them as
Vermont itself. We have a growing cam
paign, and will accomplish greater results
and already have a more thoroughly or
ganized party with a smaller expenditure
of money than at any time in our history
II we should lose Ohio it will not discour
age our people. If we should succeed it
will practically end the campaign in our
favor"