New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-28
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THE OHIO RETURNS.
NATURE OF THE CINCINNATI FRAUDS.
HOW THE PROHIBITION sGDEsHUw COST THE DEMO-
Gratis HEAVY LOSS.

HOW THE PROHIBITION sIDESHOW COST The DEMo-
Gratis A HEAVY Loss.
CoIrMRUs. Oct. 26.-The complete official
return, or the late election up 1888 plurality for
Foraker over Hoady the Prohibition vote being OIL
This includes the alleged official report from Cincinnati
in which the disputed precincts are Included though
the County Clerk still prevented by injunction from
issuing certificates based upon those returns.
The strongest possible proof exists that these
returns are altogether fraudulent. and that more
than the entire pretended majority IN Hamilton
County for Represe natives and Senator'S well as the
entire plurality Governor. due to the frauds In
returns from hcse precincts In one OF them no lawtul
return whatever made a. required by law IN sec
ond the Republican judge refused to sign the fraudulent
return ana a just refused to require him to do
40 by mandamus in thIrl, the proof was clear that
100 Repnblican votes were taken from the box while
the count making and were destroyed ana IN an
other which cast GA votes last OF which 4l2 were
for Cleveland, the return now pretends that 800
votes we're cast, OF which 92G were for Hoadly. In
this precinct Blaine received 17s votes and the fraud
uen return now pretends that Foraker received only
forty-eght In this the poll lists were signed and
complete when 600 votes were recorded but two
separate sheets not signed accompanied tho ss ana on
these were added nearly 800 pretended votes which the
county clerk without any warrant whatever included AZ
part OF the lawful return The five precincts in question
gave pretended plurality for Democratic candidates OF
524 and there Is no whatever for doubt that tie
greater part of this plurality fraudu ent so that all
the Republican candidates, none OF whom were defeated
nv more than Ago tho fraudulent returns. were act
uay elected by cast Notwithstanding al! the
frauds perpetratcd during the day.
The contest about the Cincinnati vote VIII prohably
last a long time and until it decided by the courts it
mot possibo to determine precisely what the official
vote of the ought be- But the returns from the
other counties complete. Outside Of Hamilton
County, 63I 1877 votes we're cast this year, against
II. 7s5 at the state election last year. This shows
ot,,t, = nj Hamilton
County and it may added IN passing that the pre-
tended returns from Hamilton County show as many
Democratic votcs-withn 467-as cast last year.
while 1t is pretended that the Republican vote was
300 less than last year Four other counties contain
ing the largest cities of the stio may also be separately
considered for in Cleveland the Democrats
lost heavily because OF their attempts TO CON
troll the cities of the State by special
legislation the last session and the returns sho that
their vote fell of more than 5000 while the Republican
vote was ahout less than last year Iu Columbus,
Infamous bill to place the control 81 the cry Govern
crease OF nearly 900 in the Democratic vote In the
county after all the frauds pepelrated at the
poIs while the Republican vote was only 100 less than
iast wear In Dayton the voje heavy and the Pro-
hibtion ticket appears TO have drawn more from the.
ay zoo less Demorratc and 80 les, Republican votes
last year In Lucas County. on ihe other hand the
Democrats lost over 900 votes and the kepunilcans
about 100, compared with last year. These four
couu:rs taken to- ether show Repunican loss OF less
than 1000 -nd Democratic o's OF moro 'h'u I'Vpi
The of thr rest OF tho state COMPARE win las,
As follows:
loss 80 go: Prohibton gan. l6.33- Grreuba's Io>s
.}O7. tho face OF things II appears probable mat
considerable part Of lie Prohibition gam was due 10
Democratic votes. Ihaye carefully examined the county
returus comparing them with those OF previous years.
and find this general conclusion is undoubtedly the
In only corner OF the state, name -
ON the Western RrzrTyr did the ErpIbcaus apparently
lose more OF the Increase of the Prohibition
vote than the Democrats. and I'm that quarter "
the State only 1000 more. On The Other hjnd
in the southeastern mining part ~ The state ana par
tcutry III the ghborhOod Of Stsuhrny!lc, the Dem
ocrats lost more than the republicans, ana IN The
gre,ats over 1000 Through the centre Of the
state may be traced map Two belts OF cOuntle] eT
tending from Cleveland TO Portsmouth, ono Of which
WAS carried for Prohibition in l-s3 and the other
against Prohibition Ia the Prohibition bolt OF counties
appear 10 have lost 400 more than The
Repuhlca- nv the increase 81 the Prohibition vote for
Governor while IN tn other central belt ths Democrats
anpcar to have lost go more than tho teplbHcan-.
The SIDE OF the state voted IN ls73 every county
hui four against Prohibition. But the -nuthwe-t corner
exclusive Of Hamilton, shows greater loss by about
200 the Democrats than 10 tho Republican. and tAe
northwest corner = greater loss bJ about 300
These comparisons Indicate clearly that the frOhlh
served means OF e-rHp- Tor thousand or
Democrats who not willing 10 vote Tor then owh
state ticket and did not care 10 vote with the EeUuhN-
cans. The evidence Of this state OF things m almost All
the counties the state and ia every part 81 the state
Whatever former temper either politically or with
respect to prohibition. is conclusive. In htei the Dem
ocrafs Spent "A good deal OF money nn the Prohibition
"a and lost votes by II everywhere.