The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-04-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
u Talk H1th Hon. Milton I.
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Special to The Cincinnati Commercial. Is
WASHINGTON, March "a.
Your correspondent called on the
Hon. Milton I. Southland, sof the
GAINESVILLE District, and had a talk
with that pleasant and I Sdistin-
guished gentleman on Ohio affairs.
IT. will be remembered that Mr..
Southard was the author Of the ia
nous Supervisory Repeal Amend
mem, that was attached to the Ex-
ecutiye Appropriation Bill during
the closing hours Of the Forty.ffth'
Congress, and by the failure of
which the President was necessitas
ted to call the present extra sss.
sion. While in Congress Mr.:
Southard took "a leading and prom:
inent part, and as Chairman Of the
Special Committee for the devising
Of q scheme for the more perfect
counting Of tho Electoral vote
drafted the pro rasa amendment,
which lis pronounced by eminent
judicial minds as being altogether
the best yet framed. Mr.. southard
is now attending tolsome. legal bus
iness in the city, and will return to
his home in a few days. In}an-
swer to our question as to tho pros
poets of the coming battle, he
seemed to thinklthat all was lovely,
and emphasized the remark that
ss'Our chances for success are
good. You must remember that
the Republican party is about
5000 votes in the minority5as
against the combined opposition;
AS to a coalition, i think thatt there
is more than a possibility thatsit
will take, place; if there is not one,
twill DO owing not to any great
differences either in pointiof policy
oriinj the objeetto be attained, but
rather from personal gantagonisms
among the! headers d! the two par:
ties
=aNNell, ,if,you3carry= Ohio inl1 $40,
cansthes Republicans take! it from
you inz1 sso?nozzz====z==.z=z
SIT cannot, sir, by any; legitimate
means be taken from US in 1850.
Think, with a suitable candidate,
that we can carryeo Ohio BY a still
larger majority" ty.""@5z4s=s===7=:====5E..=
eWho will be your candidate for
Governor this fall2n zt5z=ss#5H=@=z
II do not know; but it seems
that there is, a good deal Of opposi'
ton to Bishop, and q rather con-
centrated effort made in behalf of
Rice, and I think that he is moro
generally, spoken Of among the fol-
lowers Of the party than is Cover
nor Bishop" as r"7
Il see that your friends have
been mentioning you as a eandi-
date, and that you are strongly ia
vored by!some of the press. What
have'you to say?"
II am not "a candidate, but feel
under deep gratitude to my friends
for their great confidence in me, as
evinced by their support. But un-
der no circumstances will I con-
sent for my name to come before
the convention. I expect to go
back to my profession, and there
remain" i7.E 2 4
"Who will be the Republican
nominee for Governor"
II am sure that it will be either
Taft or Foster, with the chances in
favor of the former. They are
both strong men, an d will represent
their party very well, aud will make
as good candidates, I presume, as
they can nominate; but they will
run against q rock when they strike
our man"
aWhat about the platforms?"
"Therc will DO no change, or at
least I do not see why there should
be. The Republicans are as strong
" allied to their policy as we are to
ours, and SO how can either side
changer he = .3 a:ai
4who do you want for presi-
dcnt?n~ as3 II
"Allen G. Thurman. He can
carry Ohio sure, and Ohio in the