Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-14
THEOHIO CAMPAIGN
From the Standpoint of n Cincin-
natl EditOr-Thc Editor of the
Enquirer Talks to New York
Tribune Reporter.


found Mr.. John Il. Mclean, the
energetic young editor of the Enquirer,
going through his exchanges late at
night, and chatting at the same time
with George Alfred Townsend, who is IN
Cincinnati interviewing local celebri-
ties for McLean's paper, and surprising
the city reporters by the interesting
matter he discovers in their own field.
After protesting that he knew nothing
about the campaign more than every
body knew who read the Enquirer, Mr..
Mclean said he believed Ewing would
be elected.
"Whcn did you begin to think so?' |
asked.
about two weeks ago. During the
early part of the campaign the tide
seemed to he running strongly in favor
Of Foster, but there gradually came a
change, and now think it has turned
the other way. All our reports from
the State show that our party is very
much aroused. Our meetings are very
large and our working politicians are
active and confident"
"Do you expect to carry Hamilton
county,"
al really believe we shall. The Re-
publican canvass is not as ably con-
Quoted as it was at the city election last
spring. Besides, the laboring classes
have settled down to the belief that the
Board of Public Works is going to re-
main where the Legislature put tin
the hands of the DemOcrats-and this
is worth good many votes to us from
men who have employment under the
Board, or hope to get employment.
Then the labor strikes are hurting the
Republicans"
think Mr.. Mclean is mistaken about
the strikes. They are demands for high
er wages, and not protests against re-
duCtion, and are therefore mere incl
dents Of reviving prosperity, which can
not W rk 10 the prejudice OF the party
that has brought about the good times.
"Don't forget to say that we shall beat
YOU i'm the Legislature sure, Mr.. Me
Lean continued. 1--WE shall have both
the Senate and the House"
''You count on defeating the colored
candidate in this city, suppose"
"No;your 7. ople are going to beat the
darkey themselves. His nomination was
a very foolish move
~ hat would be the result OF Ewlngs
election and a Democratic Legislature,
so far as the Senatorship is concerned?
Would Thurman be shelved"
Not necessarily. Ewing would have
MANY hackers for the Senate, but Thur
man would probably be returned. II
we should get the Legislature and lose
the Governor, however, Ewing would
be still stronger for the Senatorship, be-
cause many people would say that he
had made the fight 10 secure the Legs
lature and ought not 10 90 without re-
ward.
"As 10 the effect OF Ewing's election
on the Presidential nomination Of your
party?
"Ohio would have one candidate the
more; that is all Ewing would not lay
out Thurman. He would only divide
the hOnOrs with him."
Are the OHIO Republicans going to
support Sherman next year?
"Possibly, but he has no show Tor the
nomination. Blaine is eating him mp.
Even here in Sherman's own State there
is immense enthusiasm for Blaine, and
people take good care it shall be plainly
understood that their shouting means
that they want him as their candidate
for President. | like Blaine, but fear
that after he has disposed oi Sherman
the Grant boom will dispose OF him.
Just now it looks as if nothing could re-
sst Grants popularity"
"Do YOU think he would be an easy
man for you Democrats to beat, II he
should he nOminated?'
''Bv no means. lie would be a very
strong candidate. Why, he would only
have 10 20 about the country and an
nounce that ne would like 10 meet hiss
old comrades in arms at one place and
another 10 arouse atremendous furore.