Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-14
THE RESULT IN OHIO.
Indifference in Washington.
LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN IN THE RETURNS
FROM OHIO

Manifest Indifference with regard to the re-
suit In Ohio was visible on every hand in WASH
ington yesterday and last evening This was
an unusual spectacle here. where in the past
eiection news from any great state has been re-
ceiveo by yelling crowds and with great excite
ment. Last night only small groups assembled
WneIe the returns were bulletined, and COM
ments upon the result were made i'm an indolent,
d dafaet dne way; This marked change is NO
aa not think it good policy TO give vent
dissatisfied and discouraged at the gen.
era course Of things that they are in
aiilersnt. 1t was not uncommon, last night, to
lican success in Ohio ana some went SO far as
70 nope smat New York may also go republican.
NAV brnn era nope that few party defeats
the "victOrs belong the spoils"
returns were received at the Post Office and
late last night.
OPINIONS EXPRESSED TODAY.
senator Beck to-day, in response to the re-
mark that Foraker was elected, said: ''Oh, Of
course. We all knew he would be-"
Representative-elect Sowden, of Pennsyl-
yania. recognizes the fact that there are many
olssatlsned democrats, but he thinks they are
IN the wrong; that the party ought to sustain
the President. But he has fears that demo
c1auc apathy and indifference will work harm
Col. Canaday, sergeant-at-arms of the Senate,
believes that the result in Ohio will have a
good effect for the republicans in Virginia This
OPINION, however, is not shared by Virginia
democrats. They maintain that the Ohio cleo
ton VIII have no influence in their state. They
contendlng, they say, for state issues, so vital
effort until the polls close.
one opinion about the result in Ohio, which
seems TO be shared by men of both parties, il
That II brings Senator Sherman forward promi-
nently as presidential candidate in 1858. 1t
was distinctively Senator Sherman's fight and
the decisive victory. II ia declared m 10
mainly credited to him.
One prominent democrat said to STAR re-
porter that he was disposed to wait and see the
figures before making up his mind as to the
cause OF the result.
The democratic officials in some of the de.
partments seemed to be very much disguised
the defeat to the German vote.
A STAR reporter to-day called upon Senator
Eust1s, OF Louisiana, for an opinion with regard
TO the result in Ohio. He begged to be excused,
saying that he did not care to be quoted. But
to personal friend he said that he regarded
the republican victory in Ohio as a rebuke to
the President, as Hoadly was the administra.
all the utterances in his article in the North
American Review. and that in passing as
Senator, upon nominations he would be guided
by his own Judgment, aud not that OF the Presi
party would sustain him (Eustis) in his oppose
ton to the policy of the President,
congressman Barbour, chairman of the Vir.
gin1a state democratic committee, did not ex.
pect much from Ohio, and is not, therefore, dis.
appointed. He says that now money and infiu.
ence Will be sent by republicans into Virginia
to aid Malone, and that Senator Sherman will
contribute all In his power to sustain Malone
party where 1t has been organized and run by
the machine democracy will not effect the ad
mintstration, the President has advised
againstsuch methods.