New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-12
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE CASE.


FAyuUING A SPLIT TICKET.
CINCINNArI, oct. IL CNpccidh. Political
prophets are Ia Onto just now. scaroer than at
any state election for years Those who had con-
ndcnce IN their ud ,ment week ago arc shaky In their
opinion At this eleventh hour aud are simply hope
fl Thl,s ust a, true OF side as the other. Tho
oulv bant PEOPLE are the Prohbtiouit', who believe
they have done big things IN ONO this year. aud that
whoever may be the next Governor. they have com
nele attention to be given in future campaigns 10 Pro-
bblIion yug issue that must now Uo faced reSo-
luely ami handled without gloves Perhaps the Pro-
hnitionsts may themselves be disappointed.
Tho Lquor question nts maIo tuo uncertainty. II
uo.lly should be the ucxt Goycrnorit Will be because
L,ounri has drawn enough Republican votes from For
ak,r to 1T hin IN.
within f,w s shrewd Observers have noticed some
uiu.- which viii have, In tn agsrc;htc, important
bearing ou the result. The rrouoluon strength has
brca slowly ,pnns away frour Dr. L"on'rL Whatever
tbc number uf vote, hc may tomorrow, they will
u. fewer tu,u he would have had one. tw" or three
weeks ago Inyre il absolutely no doubt about
this Hc has largely lost tho conhicnc" 81
t,,.c who are ProAibiuoai-ts for conscience
saKc because they have begun 10 believe him 'n-Incerc
and working rather FOR popularity than tor the good of
the cause Ihis belief may do him injustice. but IL
exist.
The friend, OF Thurman aud reudIeion see an oppor-
tuuty % d, rbutr quiet revenge Ia spots throughout
the state D., working against NhW 'hcy h'I'\c Z" 'e
John H. :, etu'> interest whenever ih'J are I'l'oh'
ably ,re Democratic candid ttc Tor the Log stature Is =
Mclean man tary VIII .rc, defeat even II the cnor {
should involve yutu: Tor uJt thc Republican candidate
and Tollacr also. ia ten coUuIc, which sent Drmo-
,,tsto lac legislature Two ycr, aso. bot. their state
Com AMI srcwd obs, rc-Irl the outcome ~
cNcccdin-.y druu;,u, aud Tor Ills reason.
Two year, AGO lIotJy counted much on the coiorri
voc-,ua -ot great deal Of BE-, AMI naturally expects
much ofltrov Iut the co,orcd voter D, a curious
annual lie D, erc4Irous aud goes m droyc',Hpparcnty
with u accurate reason iurIL TN. year hr -rehI- nt
ou S,t. tine l:rIunuDtu ticket lhttN tAr report Ioh
lnr C,r..oau. r.rctcd HotI,y Two years ago In the
Z the t,rruiu.- trpUbl.Ctn- CINCINNATI ti'''
Ua.k To- Tie Ecpuhuc,n parry. lhry
] are SUPPOSED 20 be- intending To vote the
sauir .,y tu-moituW. Some oi iucm Will Blt u I1 "a
it that som ,i supposed to be the ~tunchrst III
tr l.rplu,u iu.u nave pcdg'" iutlu-eIN IS 10 We" It
tg.,t. ua.t from each parry, tI"'t"l !'o ~
pubuctu committee docs not KNOW OF TINS pi'u-r. '.
IL 4, uryrrt.rlrsS tact, and illustrates some ol the
work lu thus ImitlEH 0''ur u"'"''
ar uu.u must utyr been used tu induce IHrH 10 '"'
ur nd Uf the Democratic ticket, vale lhtF were - '''
ON yutuL thr I,puuCtu ticket H-, Uu"tl 'Hr 'II' dH
stances. To y.e uuy hall lue vote mere ], so V"N'
a. To lead to the expectation oi - dNr'e' IcSIN''''
I, gallon fron IIamIituu tUuuty. Such al'Sil Mu''
not bc ric os particularly h'tI'I'''"IS ~ '''"'
! side, .Iu a. lcttcr Than mis- MT hr.
Another .t.liilrtut eos straw lu Hamilton County j.
the p,r-oua rr,it. John A. Mclean l. mhkiuE, som'-
thn.. he never dIu arurc. Ihc5 who Affect 10 pcI''
h, denial OF a candidacy Tor ShcrldHs >h"ts MAY ~
rluc this 10 general pIaclp those who insist thdt
NE II a candidate VIII REGARD 10 ~ - huprtul Ni+h loI
Foraker Mclean -Id last week 20 Sllohg pemo'
friend country district; - Ten "Ll a-' We "'
them beaten. Now. well, don't know lhr SrhtI"
opnup seems 20 be that II looks more like Foraker IMAM
NJ aid Y,ck aeo with Republican chances lpr the Legs
latulc hkeNIse improved