Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-23

He ExPlOaes various Gam pafGn
StOries-Ihe Facts i'm Regard to His
Interview With Tildcn-The Issues
Upon Which the Ohio Cam paign is
to be Run - About the Famous
Order No. IL.
Gen. Thomas Ewing, the democratic candi-
date for governor OF Ohio, arrived In Washing
ton last night, and will leave tonight for his
home In Lancaster, Ohio, at which place he Is
to be accorded a reception to morrow night,
and Will address his -townsmen. Gen.
Ewing, for the past ten days has been with his
family at Atlantic City taking rest, prepara-
tory to the labors OF the campaign. He will
remain In Ohio now until the campaign closes.
To-day a representative Of THE STAR called
on Gen. Ewing at his room, No. $40 Indiana
avenue and had chat with him. The general
is I'm excellent health and spirits and is encour-
aged at the prospects of his election. 1t having
been reported that an alliance had been made
between Tilden and the General, THE STAR rep
resentat1ve said to him: general, since being
prominent before the people as candidate for
with alliances with Tilden. How as to that?'
Gen. E~i'g:-It Is pure nonsense. have no
alliances with Mr.. f1lden or any other states
man about politics-nOne whatever. l am
nObOdy'S candidate but the candidate of the
people OF Ohio. shall seek In this canvass to
keep the Presidential question entirely out OF
1t. II we win, it will be time enough to deter
mine then what the democracy will do on the
Presidential question.
see the Leavenworth Press tells long yarn,
which has since been revamped by the N. Y.
Tribune about my being In conference with Mr..
Ttiden from II O'Clock at night until in the
morning, mapping out the campaign in Ohio in
1879, and the Presidential campaign OF next
year, and about Mr.. T1ldens agreeing to con-
should have nothing to do with the canvass
&C, &c. 1t Is all stuff and slush. In company
with Mr.. Barnum and Senator Randolph,
5 O'Clock in the evening, and stayed not more
than an hour. subsequently called, with Sen
atOr Randolph, on Mr.. Kelley. 1 had no conversa-
ton with either gentleman about contributions
for the Ohio campaign or the Presidency In 1880.
The StGr:-DOn't you find that the ubiquitous
newspaper man has lively fancy?
Gen. Eyes, sir. ArtemuS Ward said that
Of New York newspaper for lack OF imagina-
ton. Let me give you an instance. l met a
New York Mail interviewer on Broadway the
other day, and he brought me to full stop
and held on to my hand while he said: "Gen-
eral, you are the peoples candidate, and all
h-ll can't beat you. You Will be elected by
10000 majority" said: 81 hope so, but reckon
parted, without another word. The next issue
of the Mail had an interview with me, reporting
me as saying that While Foster was nice gentle
elected by at least 10000 majority. 1t wasn't
worth While to contradict the interviewer,
though he represented me as blovtating In q
way which am not at all addicted to.
OF certain republican newspapers in Ohio to
charge that you will hedge on the financial
question. How as to that?
Gen. E.:-Of course 1t is not so. / am not a
hedger or trimmer. I am going to stand
squarely on the democratic platform, which
announces the chief propositions have always
advocated. shall not attempt to commit the
party to any other propositions, but Will dis
cuss these up to the handle.
The Star:-Upon what issues think you Will
the Ohio campaign be conducted?
fra0 0o1no
propositions declared In our platform. regard
these questions as Of equal rank, and will not
ignore any OF them. Each speaker Of course has
his own .ew OF the respective importance Of
cOrdingly.
TIE Star:-There have been attacks made on
your Missouri order, No. II. Was not that order
and its execution necessity OF war?
Gen. Eyes, Sir. 1t was q necessity OF war;
and necessary to save the lives OF the families
and friends of the guerrillas, who were almost
the only persons affected by it; The town OF
and 1874 unarmed men murdered In cold blood
That border district was already depopuIated,
only two or three hundred families remaining,
rillas. II hadn't ordered them out, the kan
sas people, led by Jim Lane, would have burned
them out. The order was executed without
fae use o the sngs as seder s
pie could move without discomfort, and so far
from the order to them to remove being hard
ship, any decent family would have preferred
to live IN h.l rather than stay there. The
order settled the border war by cutting OF the
supplies OF the guerrillas. 1t was approved by
Major General schof1eld and by President Lin
coin. Gen. SchOheld said In letter published
two years ago, that President Lincoln, himself
and myself, were responsible for the order, in
the proportion Of our respective rank and
The Star:-I noticed some time ago that Con-
gressman Murch, OF Maine, telegraphed that all
the greenback congressman were opposed to
your election. Have you any Information on
that subject?
Gen. E:-I know that Hendrick B. Wright
Ladd OF Maine, Lowe of Alabama, and Steven
son OF Illinois, are earnestly In favor OF my cleo
tlon. ! don't know how the others stand.
guess before the election comes off Secretary
Sherman Will find that he has counted, without
his host on greenback allies in Ohio, to help
give him boost for the Presidency There
VIII, OF course, be some Crandells and National
Vis,es In Ohio, as there are elsewhere.
Jhe Star:-Are you going to Maine?
tract in OhiO.
TIE star:-Do you expect that any money
vass?
Gen. E:-very little, If any. We must make
poor mans canvass and 20 among the people
with scrip and stan. The republicans will have
can use. We have new and very severe law
In Ohio making all forms OF bribery and intimi-
dal1on punishable as penitentiary offences. We
intend 10 see that law thoroughly executed.
1850? ~~o'-0 :"
Gen Eli Foster should be elected. think
sherman will undoubtedly be the republican
nominee
The Star:-You recognize, then, that Mr.. Fos-
ter is Secretary Shermans substitute?
Gen. E.:-That is military term which ex-
presses the idea exactly.