The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-31

The Political situation over In Ohio.
CoLuMBus, March 20.-There is a deCid
ed change in the political horoscope q
cast from the State Capital. Until quit
recently the action Of the nominating
Conventions Of the two political parties
appeared TO be 80 distinctly outlined as L
leave little room for controversy. On tbs
Republican side the "Taft movement
was about the only observable phenome
non affecting the head OF the ticket. The
talk about other candidates which was
persisted in In some quarters was regard
cd as sonly harmless discussion, not SO
rlous enongh or general enough to be
taken seriously into the account in fore
casting the future.
On the Democratic side, while the stu.
alton was not so free from elements oi
doubt, the substantial fact seemed to be
that Governor Bishop was, as the boys
say, "solidp for denomination. The Rice
movement, aud, as part otthat movement,
the proposition to form an alliance be.
tween the Democrats and Greenbackers
on the basis OF Greenback platform and
division OF the "spoilsn that is, the Off.
ces-were, II is true, plainly visible to the
naked eye, but not as likely to oveHnrn
party usage, and turn the man adrift with
u single term who had carried the State
but two. years before by the largest majori.
ty given any Democratic candidate since
the repeal OF the Missouri Compromise a
quarter Ofa century ago. As 10 tile Ma.
tionals, 1t did not require magniiying
lens to discover that party OF original
ideas, large promises and great capacity
for making contracts, in a grand pose Ii.
beled "ior sale to the highest bidder"
The situation only remains unchanged
as to the National Greenback party. By
the action Of the Democratic Central Com
mittee last evening the party which
boasts that II has the Governor, Lieuten.
ant Governor, both branches OF the State
Legislature, and both Senators from Ohio
in Congress, and both branches OF Con.
gross, goes into the market as a bidder for
the favor Of the third party and its $4,000
voters, and begs the latter, in the Ian
guage OF more than one speaker in the
Democratic caucus, to enact the role oi
seducer. This means that whatever the
editors OF the country papers or others en-
gagged in party affairs In the State may
think about it, "the machine" has deCid.
cd that, in the language OF Senator Seitz,
whatever is necessary to get votes must
be DONE" 2, ~
The distinguished gentlemen In Wash.
ington" who were SO handsomely defended
from the chair By "Colonel" John &,
Thompson, have decided that Rice shall
carry the flag, and the Greenbackers must
have the platform aada recognition OH the
ticket.
: All OF this maneuvering looks little
grotes9ue, taken in from the same point Of
view from which one can see that great
and original Democratic leader in the
Senate, General Steedman, pushing bill
throughthe Senate, to take the police
force Of the city OF Toledo out OF the hands
Of his aboutto-be allies and place the
force under thecontrol of'a Board OF Com.
missioners, to be so appointeththa the
Republicans and Democrats sshall he equal.
y represented and the Nationals not repre-.
senIed unless they can gain Indirectly
representation by electing The Mayor OF
the city. n
Toreturn to our view OF the field: The
Republican programme has changed as
rapidly as that OF the Democracy, but
without taking new shape as definitely.
There is the appearance OF the bottom
having dropped out OF the "Tait move
ment, iustwhen the enomination OF Judge
Taft began to look like a foregone conclu-
sion. Republicans are again inQuiring Of
one another who is to- be their candidate.
One by one Garfield, Fosterand Taft have
been suggested, have doomed and have been
passed into the category Of "unavailable"
or''unpolite," or wordsto that OBJECT. Gov.
ernor Dennison has, been suggested, and
his namewould rally a strong support but
for Misunderstanding that he is physical
ly unable TO bear the tatigucs incident to a
campaign, tr,.lgss l4giensR
The name Of General Manning T. Force
would suit the activeleaders Of the party
it they could he persuaded ,thathe would
consent to come down from the lofty pc
destal Of Judicial dignity and take an &C.
tive part in the campaign; but the stofyoi
his candidacy for Congress Is told to show
that little might be expected from one who
holds his judicial position in too high es-
teen TO mingle in active politics.
Inshort, It Is no joke and no seoret that
all the political parties in Ohio are in
state OF inquietude Us to the leadership
under which they arc severally to enter
the State campaign OF 1870, with all its
significant ioreShadowings and possibili-
ties i.{.rtt 5tIiJGcAf[