Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02
OHIO POLITICS.
THE STATUS QUO MAINTAINED.
Preliminary Campaign Being Conducted
by the Two Candidates "BOOms'
Of Unequal PrOpOrtiOns-lnter-
views with the Candidates.
corrn.nnnhence Of the Regis.er.


RiriSp, have been maie aware OF hia-
tus Of several weeks in my record OF
Buckeye officers, which may be account
ell for in part by the fact OF my absence
for time from this, the
base Of operations, but more
from the evident lack OF any material OF
an political nature TO work upon. BY
a tacit, though well understood arrange
mrut between the chairmen OF the two
committees, affairs have been permitted
To remain in siaiu q',O during the last
month, AMI will b. continued until after
the first of September, although the
campaign will be formally opened about
the middle of August, Under this ar
ran,rment, however, candidates are not
prohibited from speaking or holding
meetings upon their own responsibility,
i'm cor sequence Of which both General
Ewing ami Mr. Foster have been in
great demand ior county cOnycn-
tions and local demonstrations and
their time being vet at their
own disposal each has been con-
Quoting a little campaign Oi his own.
Despite the arrangement above voted
for the opening OF the campaign It may
now bc considered 10 have been opened
ON either side. Both candidates have
sounded their key-nOteS, from which the
text Of the leaders must bC taken. Cen
eral Ewing threw down the gage Ot
battle In his reception speech at Lancas-
ter last week, and now Foster has taken
il ~. And this reception Just alluded
To-. bv the way. was a notable event. Ii
wa. General Ewing shrst yiSiGto his home
sine, his nomination, and his friends
ami ncighbors had prepared a suitable
welcome for all lAncdStrians, irrespec-
tiy, of creed or party, are proud Ot the
House of Ewing, the father, sons and
daughters of which have figured SO con-
spicuously and hunorably in our Ma
tional hiStory-the father, the great SEN
ator Tom Ewing, upon the forum, the
sons upon the tOrum, the bench and m
the field, and the daughters IN ltera-
turr. Intelligence Ol this welcome be-
coming public, admirers from nclghbor-
ins cities and towns announced their
intention Of joining in it, So that upon
the arrival Of General Ewing It his home
ne was received, not only by his neigh
bo~S. but bv a crowd OF many thousand
people. with banners and music and
illuminatiOns, who had come
from aiar. many of them 10 greet him,
an the local demonstration became a
peoples welcome.
L. was i'm response To the enthusiastic
welcome Cf this aSscmblIge that Gen.
Ewing struck the key-notc Tor his cam
pagn. I'm speech OF perhaps halt an
hours duration he discussed and dis
posed successfully Of the various issues
now before the country, but demon
strltrd that the financial question l. still
a live issue, and no, the dead one that
the Republican leaders would iaiu have
the country believe. This mOmentOus
campaign i'm Ohio Is % be fought, ac-
corliug % Cen. Ewing plan Ot opera
tiouS, upOn the issue ct national
money. Treasury notes, aS opposed 10
national bank ISSue free ballot ami un-
trammelrd Justice BY reason ot the
peculiar circumstances surrounding the
nominations the bloody shirt cannot
De- made an issue this wear. Both Cen
erll Ewing and General Rice, upon the
Democratic ticket, were brave and hon
orlblr soldiers. while Mr.. Foster, upon
the Republican side, stayed at home
with record. the best cNcmp,IticatiOn
of which was found IN a banner dis
PLAYED i'm a recent political demOnStra-
lion. being a piece oi blood red calico
marked Seventv-Gvc cents yard and
inscribed Charles Fosters War Rec
orl.
This Ewing boom, rs il is iami,arly
L It..r II
tionS aS % iri.hten the other side and
ARRANGEMENTS we're accordingly made
for "A monster boom for Foster
at London last Saturday upon
the occasion Of connty convention.
The convention was of but ordinary
Significance, but an OCCASION hal % be
male for Mr.. Foster and this OppOr-
tunitv WIS seized upon amt utilized.
tn Republican candidate WAS first IN
trO luccd and who made a speech IN
which he took up the gage OF battle
thrown down by his competitor Tor
Guhernaturial huuOrs and took issue
with him upon every point made 10y
him. i'm his Lancaster speech, especially
upon the question ot finance. His
boom boom, however, fell far short of
bcins a. successful ~ that at Lancaster
and It's effects will not be as tar reaching.
Both candidates, il may be remarked
fR Utsutt, have entered into tins tight
with all their energy. and the campaign
promises 10 De notable, not only a> II
affects the political complexion OF the
country at large, but notable rs we'll Tor
the men who are making IL amt the
earurStncSS cvinccd ON either sltr.
General Ewing and Mr.. Foster arr both
men oi national reputation amt both
pO,>rS~ tine abilities. Both, moreover,
are confident ot success, which adds
yigur tu their respective energies. Both
gentlemen were i'm the city one day mn
the early part of this week when | had
the pleasure Of a short talk with them.
General Ewing expresses every conn
drncc I'M his ability % lrJd his party 10
victory, rclviug upon holding the Demo
cratic vote intact ami receiving large
per cent Of the GrccnbJCk-Natlpu1l
vote. Mr. Foster, on the other hand,
il assured, according tO his own state
ment, Of the almost Soljd Republican
vote. and thinks by the money issue to
secure enough harl-mOney Democratic
votes 10 more than COuntcTbIlJnCc the
Grcenback detection. | premise, how
ever, that M this hope he will bc dis
appointed, though could ne effect such
a cpnsummatiou his election would uu-
dpubtedly be- assured, since upon all
ISSUES of State or National import, save
the money question, party lines vii! be
drawn tight this fall.
/ returned last week from a ten days
sojourn at Green sulphur Springs, a rc-
sort not ONLY within Mr. Fosters im-
mediate bailiwick, but located within
very few miles of Fostoria, his home.
During my stay there ! had the oppor-
tunity of seeing and conVcrsing with
many ofhis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
and the result of my observation was
that Will all. irrespective ot party atiilla-
tions. Foster is personally popular but
al the same time his political course Is a
subject of distrust. did not see tue
honorable gentleman himself, but his
secretary informed me that from and
until the opening Of the campaign, at
which time he Yields himself entirely
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