The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-15
THE ELECTION IN OHIO.
It Places Senator Sherman in the Front Rank
of Presiden tial Candidates.

WASAlN0ION, OCG 1t.-<A ue5pcEat0 cuoIb
must have been made by the Democrats to carry
Ohio. It has been many years since repre-
sentatives of that party here have expressed
themselves as feeling so great confidence of sue
cess; and such deep seated disappointment
among them has probably never been seen as
now. Although they hung about the places where
bulletins were received last night until very
late hour, and retired pretty we'll reconciled to
the the belief that they were defeated in the
election Of the Legislature, which is universally
acknowledged to be the issue, they appeared
bright and early this morning hoping that some
new development had turned the tide in their
favor. After it became no longer question
that the Legislature on joint ballot was
Republican, and that Senator Sherman's
reelection was assured, they began an
nouncng that Ohio was Republican
State anyway, and could he carried at any time
by that party when it made an effort to do So
This, Assistant Secretary Fairchild, Treasurer
Jordan, Third Auditor Williams, Comptroller
Maynard, Senator Beck and other prominent
Democrats repeated time and again, but they
looked sad and disappointed. Fairchild said:
1--WE expected Ohio to go Republican, and the
result cannot effect the New York election
Treasurer Jordan said: 1.-THE issues in New
and the result will not change the aspect of af-
fairs in New York State"
Auditor Williams "Ohio is just as surely Re-
publican when that party exerts itself as Ken
tucky is Democratic, and the victory for the Re-
publicans should surprise no one."
Senator Beck: I'VE are licked, of course we
are; but we are in charge of the White House
yet"
Such were the expressions from which the
Democrats here are drawing consolation. At
this time there is one point, however, upon
which both Democrats and Republicans agrees
1t is that the campaign was Sherman campaign
in every lineament, and that Sherman's return
to the Senate entered more fully into and made
up the issues more completely than all else; also
that the victory is Sherman victory, and that
it will place him prominently before the party
as presidential quantity in 1883. Colonel Can
aday, Sergeantat-arms of the Senate, and Colonel
Powers, both prominent Republicans of North
Carolina, say this will give Senator Sherman a
boom in the South for the presidency, such as
he has never had before. Eastern and Western
men of the party here join in this belief. On
this point this evenings Star (independent) says
''The Ohio election puts John Sherman in the
very front rank of Republican candidates for
1885, Let this point not be overlooked"
The Critic. independent Democratic, says:
''The real significance of the election is that it
places Ohio, beyond all further peradventure, in
the list of Republican States as opposed to
President Cleveland, and the party he repre-
sents."
Further, the Star says
1.-THE ready explanation of Democratic poli:i
clans Will be that the party was demoralized by
the negative policy Of the administration with
regard to the Offices. No doubt great dssatis
faction exists in some quarters over this matter
and it may have Gu: down Hoadys vote. but
Mr.. Cleveland, as President, has done nothing
but what, as a candidate. he promised he would
do Forakers success will stimulate Republican
zeal in New York and Virginia, both of which
States may now fairly be classed as doubtful.
In the latter the Democrats are making a
united and aggressive canvass. with hopeful
prospects of victory. In New York, however a
rather discordant and sullen feeling prevails
and as it is very plain that Mr.. Hills chances for
success depend entirely on strict party VOTE
the Quarres Which distract the orthodox Demo
Gratis are likely to defeat him. New York State
is naturally Democratic, but the margin is
small, and party lines sit loosely there than
in almost any other State"
While nothing could to day be learned at the
White House as to the Presidents views on the
result in Ohio, some of his callers report that
they saw no indication that ne was in
the least annoyed by the news of
Democratic defeat According to one of these
gentlemen, the President considers the admins
tration in way to blame Had the Democracy
of Ohio allied itself more closely with the ad-
ministration's methods and principles, they say,
tha 70 sY,lt mi ohf bava haap Iii Taro,t CO e. :,
can be learned, the President has given no init
nation of the bearing of yesterdays election
upon the result in New York. Wherever Dem
ocrat is heard to offer an excuse for the defeat
in Ohio, it is that President Cleve,and's course
has been and is now in direct opposition to the
wishes of the party on the matter Of civilservice
reform, and that yesterdays work is intended as
rebuke to the President. Although the DEM
ocrats here are claiming that the result in Ohio
will not materially affect the approaching cleo
tions in Virginia. Maryland and New York,
which all concede have doubtful outlook, it is
plain that this is their worst fear, and almost
superhuman efforts will be put forth to save the
party there All prominent Chioans are out of
the city tonight, and no expressions can be
cleaned from them.
Local and foreign Democrats here might arc
cursing the Germans of Ohio because they dared
to vote their sentiments yesterday, instead of
being hoodwinked into voting the Democratic
ticket upon representation that the prohibition
question was involved. They have supported
what they conceived to be their best business in
terests, without reference to the temperance
question, and just at this moment there is no