Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-19
GEN. THOMAS EWING, OF OHIO.
He is Confident the "Three-Legged
Ticket" Will Sweep the
Buckeye State.
His Views on the Union Of the DemOc-
racy and the Presidential
Nomination.

New 1Ofk ouns ltlu.l r"
General Thomas Ewing, the Demo
cratic candidate for governor of Ohio.
was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yes
terday, where he was engaged all day
ON private business. lie will return
10 Washington to-day. He was found
az leisure a few moments last evening,
and he talked with confidence in the
success Of the Democracy Of Ohio at
the coming election. General Ewing
is a tall, we'll built, soldierly-loOking
man, with iron-gray beard and hair,
a broad, massive forehead, Roman
nose, firm set but pleasant mouth, aud
keen, dark blue eyes. His manner is
cordial and pleasing, and he expressed
himself frankly on the pending ques-
tions of prominence in the campaign.
" What are the prospects Of union?'
he was asked.
"The Democracy was never more
united than now. AS soon as our
nominations we're announced the work
Of active organization was begun, and
is now going on rapidly. We are 60
ing to have a hot aud lively campaign,
the most exciting we ever had IN
Ohio"
you regard it, then, as a key
note of the Presidential campaign for
1892?
VERY much 50. The campaign
will be fought greatly on national is
How about the recent vetOes Of
Hayes2"
s They will help us very much. |
have no doubt-indeed | know-that
the people Of Ohio are with the De
mocracj on all the points Of issue they
have made With the administration
during the present extra session o.
congress. | am sure that Hayes hal
last ground in Ohio by his Yetoes, anC
that the vote in the coming election
will show it"
How about the election law and
the supervisors and marshals at the
. polls?'
Well, we have not felt it so mucl
10 the West as you have in the East
but the Republicans ia Cincinnati
tried something Of the same game tina
Davenport did in New York. Man!
Republicans. | know, are with us, anC
We expect to add some of their vote
TO the united Democracy in favor of
free ballot box.
Do you expect there viii be mucl
Of a cry made BY the Republican
about Confederate brigadiers In thi
canyasG'
Well, they won't wave the blood
shirt much. guess Rice and mysel
with only three legs between US. ca
beat Foster and Hickenlooper on fou
legs when they come to the militar
part OF the canvass.
DO you expect much help frol
the Eastern Democracy-aDy Of Il
sineWs Of war I?
"0h, we don't expect 70 he belpC
with money. We are the poor man
party. We are going 70 fight th
battle on principle. We have mat
our platform, and we shall stick
that. We never did require any p
cuuiary aid from the East"
Shall you enter the canvass
p%erson2'
oh, yes; [ shall begin about Il
middle of August, and 20 all over Il
State. Perhaps before that time
shall 20 TO a few picnics, OF make
Fourth Of July Grafton, or attend son
Of the nominating conventions,
something like that. We general
begin the heavy work Of the campai
about the middle Of August. and Ike
il up as lively as We eau from tn
time until the end.
How about the Greenback vote
They polled about $4,000 at the Il
election, aud we don expect they G
do as we'll this time, because there
in both the Democratic and Reput
can parties, more or less, who will
kept there BIZ the aiiiliation Of
platform with the feeling IN the w
on financial questions. We do
expect the Greenbaekegs will dI
any from us, while We expect 70
piete their ranks by the stand We b.
taken 10 favor Of the unlimited 90
age of silver. | think the Democrl
Of Ohio are Q unit in favor Of the I
limited ~cotusge Of silver. A Ia
part Of the Republicans are Of I
way Of thinking, coo, but ! think
platform is nearer to tie views OF
,oorl, .lan that ~ oitkar tAa Pam