The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-25
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WASHlN G TON.
WASHINGTON, July "a.
The Cnmpaigh in Ohio.

Ohio politics are just now attracting
an unusual share OF attention here
Secretary Delano, as has been mention
ed, has gone there to "set up" things fol
his own election to the United States
Senate to succeed Judge Thurman,
The election to take place rext fall will
be for Governor, members Of the Legis.
lature and other State officers. The
interest felt in the different movements
on the political chess board is heighten-
ed very much from the fact that the re-
sult OF the coming election cannot be
counted on with any certainty by either
party.
Itseems of late years to be consider
ed as perfectly en- rcgle for the admin
istra,ion at Washington to tske q con-
trolling part in State politics and throw
the weight of its Influence in favor Of
this or that man SO the party candidate
Hence it is now stated with the utmost
unreserve, that Mr.. Butler is the adj
ministra,ion candidate for Governor OF
Massachusetts, Mr.. Hughes for Govern
or Of Virginia, and Mr.. Delano for
Senator from Ohio. The federal pa
tronage in all these States Is therefore
welded entirely in the interest OF these
particular gentlemen. 1t is said here
that for months past scarcely an ap-
pontment has been made in the lnte-
rior Department, OF which Mr.. Delano
is the head, that has not been
done with a view to advancing
his prospects for the Senate.
Ohio Republicans not friendly to MIR.
Delano's aspirations complain that he
has also been allowed to dictate the
postotiice appointments for that State.
But Mr.. Delano, although with the
power of the administration at his back,
has not such dead sure" thing as he
aud some Of his friends seem to imagine.
Senator Sherman, ii is stated, is not
pleased with TIE idea OF Mr. Delano
for 3 colleague, and he has been some-
what soured because Of his friends
having been oyerslaughed to make
places for the adherents OF Mr.. Delano.
Then several other leading Republicans
and more than one prominent local
journal Of that persuasion ere deter
mined 70 90 nothing that will conduce
to elevate the Secretary of the Interior
to the Senate. These divisions and diff
fe.ences in the Republican party are
paralleled in the ranks of the opposl-
ton. The Democrats and Liberal Re-
publicaus. who did so well together in
the canvass OF last tall, seem indisposed
to act uuitedly now, or rather the lead.
ers show such an indispositioc, for all
the indications are that the apparent
inharmonousness now OF the opposi-
ton in Ohio is due to the personal
ambition OF 9 few men. who will
either rule or ruin. The liberals
are to hold convention on the 3Oth OF
July, and the democrats on the 9th OF
August, and the probability now is that
both conventions will put candidates for
governor in the field, although in many
instances they may unite on candidates
for the Legislature. The liberals want
the democrats to abandon their party
organization and range themselves un-
der the liberal banner. This Is scarcely
reasonable, considering that the latter
outrrmher the former perhaps twenty
to cne. The democrats in declining to
src,,, such an Invitation, promise,
ho-rvcr, that they will nominate such
= candidate and adopt such a pla;iorm
a. TO sincere liberal can have any
good reason Tor refusing to support.
The most prominent men spoken OF as
likely to receive the democratic nomi-
nation Tor Governor are Senator Thur
man and the Hon. George II. Pendle-
tor, although the former has stated
that lie could not acceptit. IT there
should lie three candidates for Govern"
or running the republican will most
probably be elected. With theLegislature
It is different. The Legislature OF Ohio
ha! been close for several years past,
the republican majority being insignifi-
cant. II, as is pretty certain, the dem-
ocrats and liberals run the same can
didstes 10 closely contested districts, the
opposition will no doubt obtain a ma
iority in the Legislature. While, there's
fore. Mr. Delsno may succeed in NOM
mating candidates tor the Legislature
favorable to him, their election is quite
another thing. He and other ambl-
tious candidates for senatorial honors
aud emoluments are much behind Dean
Richmond, who always said that it was
time and money wasted to bother about
electing men to the Legislature, because
it was so much cheaper and less trouble
TO buy them after they were elected.
Six years ago Mr.. Thurman ran for
Governor Of Ohio, and was defeated by
several thousand majority. The DEM
ocra;s, however, carried the Legsla-
ture, and be secured the more coveted
prize OF the United States Senatorship:
Let Mr.. Delano take care that after all
his scheming and worry that 1867 Is
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