Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-08
A CHANGED SITUATION.
OHIO DEMOCRATS NOW CONFIDENT OF
VICTORY.
Ewing Sure Of $4,000 National Votes
What the Chairman Of the 6reenback
State Committee Has to Say
General Rice's 0piniOn-
Facts and Figre
,Daci,I cor. of,he Washington POst.

Gen. A. V. Rice, the Democratic eandi-
date for Lieutenant-Governor, who Is a
small, rather stoutly built man, and the
absence OF one leg-lett at keneSaw-
induces a one-sided limp that causes
him to look smaller than he really is.
His pleasant face, SET OFF by shrewd,
twinkling, good-humOred dark eyes, Is
framed in soft, curling, light-brown hair
and beard. His voice is not unmusical,
and his manner cordial and sincere. l
addressed few questions to Gen. Rice.
What 10 you think OF the prospects,
General?"
"They are cool. l 10 not say that
merely for the sake OF saying it, but be-
cause feel it and think so. 1t is the
result OF very careful observation, as
sure you.'
You believe, then, that the Demo
cratic ticket will be- elected?'
ayes. believe it upon the assurances
that have been given me b" the people,
not the leaders of the party, whom |
have met with in my campaigning.
There are other signs, too, which seem
10 Indicate i'm which direction the wind
is blowing. our meetings, both those OF
General living and myself, have been
laryrlv attended by citizens who seem 20
be al the same time attentive and en-
thuSiastic. believe there ~ silent
but powerful undercurrent flowing
strongly in our favor. The Democrats
are not emulatiug the example OF our
Republican friends this year, but are de-
voting themselves TO grim and earnest
work
GLOW about the legislature"
"Pshaw That is ours. Nothing short
OF political miracle will enable the Re-
publiCans to carry It, and even materially
reduce the commanding majority we
now have on Joint ballot"
Il notice that several OF the Repubh-
can papers doubt your loyalty, accuse
YOU of having Svmpathized with the re
belIjon. etc. What DO you think Of it,
"The best answer can make 10 such
stuB is that lost q limb in battling Tor
the Union, anil | now bear the marks Of
five wounds ON my body, received in
fighting Tor that cause. Such silly twad-
die cannot fail 10 make votes Tor me
with soldiers and others, who will un-
derStand its Jolly and malice
In NV progress nOrthward / met at
ChiicOthe ChaunCy NeHtOn, one OF
the editors of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
No one knows more of the politics OF
the State than he, and when | informed
him that the Post desired that he should
surrender little OF his knowledge for
its columns he gracefully yielded.
81 have not been out Of the office
much, this being my first campaign
tour, and lear | cannot tell YOU but
little that Is not already known he
said.
GLOW about Ewing
II am very hopeful regarding Ewing,
replied Mr.. Newton slowly and retlec-
tiyrlv. "A few weeks ago the Republi-
cans were claiming everything with con
hdencc, and with some reason, | think.
But the tide ha, turned now, the crisis
is past. and the patient ON the highway
10 recovery. have noticed an Ominous
weakening i'm the Republican GROWING
within the past week or two.
as this the general feeling Of Demo-
crats?'
1T is with All uhOm ! have talked to.
Ewing'S majority will not be large, but
he will bee elected.
And Hamilton county,
"Will % Democratic, although we may
lose a part of our legislative ticket We
could lose IL all, AMI still hold the Leg
islaturc. To illustrate that | ann not
very lar wrong when / predict that We
will carry the county, let me say Jhtt
Barnes, Republican candidate ior Sec
retary of State, carried IL IN 1873 10y
l,l6l: Jacobs, for Mayor, carried the
city this spring by 42j. These figures
indicate a heavy Republican loss, rs
outside of the city the county Is strongly
Democratic In Jacobs fight against
Len Harris for Mayor it was war 10 the
knife and no quarter. National
issues were dragged into a munich
pal campaign. The Republicans paraded
their Confederate b-igadicrs, aud the
Democrats irOthed at the mouth over
bavouets at the polls The full party
strength on both sides was brought out.
Now, il a majority OF i2j indicates the
full strength Of the Republicans IN Gin
cinnati, ! say that the rural parts Of the
county can overcome il and have con-
siderable 20 spare.
| met Mai. ThrOckmOrtOn, chairman
OF the State Executive committee of the
National Observation-Disclosures par
ty-li name amounts 10 anything that
party il sbundantly supphed-and in
Quirtd Is % the strength of the Green
bacaers i'm the State. The Major, who
is the victim Oh an optical ecCentricitv,
rolled his movable eve IN my direction,
and said: 5000 in 1876, 5000 in 1917,
$500 in 1873.
a rapid growth, perhaps Of the fun
gus nature. Do YOU think Il vii. hold
It's own this year9'
The vote proper will certainly be-
greater than that Of last year, the senti-
ment has become more popular, and
has been growing steadily. This wear,
however, IL cannot be definitely known,
owing 20 the fact that the Grecnback
convention OiJuue ith was wheeJledntO
the support Of Brick POmerOy' 5 con-
munistic platform. That caused split,
and neCessitdted the calling of another
convention, which met al Toledo, June
24th. The organization and platform
there adopted were in accord with the
doctrines OF the party, but no ticket was
nominated, leaving the Nationals OF
Ohio free 10 support those candidates
whose standing, character, fitness for
Office and views on finance would make
them acceptable.
"Do YOU think thinS that the bulk Of
this vote will be thrown 10 the Demo-
cratic candidates?
"Cndoubtedly. Ny position has
given me an opportunity Of knowing
the feeling of the National party IN this
state at this time, and feel safe in stat
inc that OF the vote pOlled last year not
less than ., ,OO0 will 20 to Ewing and
Rice
"Well. bat Piatt, the candidate OF the
Brick PomerOy convention; what viii
be be- doinga all this timer
.sFew votes will be thrown away mp
on Piatt-not over 10000. Foster may
get | 900. and the rest viii go where they
properly belong In some localities
Piatt will get a fair vote, but IA our
strongholds, in Wood, Mahoning, Lucas
Cuyahoga, Lawrence, 1Jackson ana
Washington, there will be scarcely any
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