Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-19
OHIO POLITICS.
THE PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION.
The Quiet Ofthe Reaction Still Prevailing
Preliminary Tactics Of the Republicans
A Chapter on Honest Money
Leaguss"-MnOr Matters

C,--,sDouLeucc Of the Register
COLUNBUs, o., June 18th.
We Buckeyes are still resting under
On. reaction from the intense political
excitement that attended our prelimi-
nary gaucuscs, and find the respite,
brf.f though it promises 70 be, very
Grateful. Fer weeks and even months
rri1r 81 the conventions, interest was
s-~Ened to the utmost limits, and con-
lecture and speculation ran riot. Every
one became a partisan within
nj, party, and in either party
were two or more factions. Among the
Democrats were Bishop men and Rice
r.r. who routeuIc.l for the nomination
of ,rr.r respective iayorjtcs with all the
zslr which they would manifest in the
r1u lurt of a regular campaign. SO
among the Republicans were Foster
men AMI TAFT men, between whom the
f.r- was equally bitter. the RcpubII-
,rr- however. nominated the head OF
,.r.. tl.tinu- -Fo,rrr-whiIc the warriug
~ ,.. Democratic elements resulted i'm
fna choice of % compromise candidate
General Ewing. The nominations were
rrrf. though the .nrerpJrty 10 | may
f. permitted tJ use q phrase contests
.raI,..L mI the uctiuu-leJders I'm the
fv. PARTIES bent their energies
- ,,4riffr,tinn and ygIiiifyinr
.r...,...rf,-.. ,.rrfips This and the
....... 20 ..r..lrfJ4ff.r therefore. u,,rupv
...,- ,,,.r-i,1 at urr,rrf aud will con
...-..t..F..., urfrl We enter shortly
...-... ..... f..r- .f v,Ilr rr1uiS.s fo be-
. ...., ..,.-r.r.rr,r,, ..uu4frus i'm the
....,,.,r- .t tho p5unfry This
s.,,,..ri..,,, ,- rb.. Dr,.s,,,t ,,ri-
10, prf,
49,. ..,r ,7rrrg.rn has not vet
...f ..,..T ,,..rr ,...r III. several weeks
.. r.-.rf,rf..rrs Iry. already be.,uu
r..r diversions. which form such an
.......-...- feature ui their tactics. It
f... r....r proven brv0ul pcraiyeuture
.,..r. .r.r u.rtu-rd the recent National
~....D D.r..rrur u this city. and direct
ID .-. v.rEs-r. rp ~uir their own
........... Err 81, plfrut WAS the whole
..., ...,.1 III. .rrr.I FiI their hIuuder-
... .....s.s4rs... py4Ir tine thing that the
r...' ...-. rrF h..-. men of the PARTY have
....-.r r,.t.rrv rne action of the con-
.....r ..rr.rrraI their adhesion
.... r,....,...r.,rs.. t-..grt
,r..rr.r~.rr4r which has lust come 10
r..- is rhs organization of Honest
Money Leagues" " -o-caIlei, by an agent
Of. u..unrrau organization In Chicago.
This ...r Nir.rl came tp Columbus
som. DAYS since bringing letters from
.r-,....r.rf ErrvhIiclnS of Chicago tO a
.r, rrrr .f leading Republicans IN this
r.-- rrE Nr-,lu his mission hv holding
t.y...~ three public meetings I'm Capitol
~.II,rr. where q band ui music and fire
WORKS succeeded M attracting quite re-
su..flr.r a-~rmblugyS Two OF these
0u.-luur meeting We're held, when II
was discovered that the kepuoIlcah
committee WAS dgtrJylnE the expenses
ami the apostle oi honest money then
dies -r.d from his efforts M thdt dIrec-
ton hgt called meeting ol CillzrhS, IT.
respective OF party, to establish local
III rrr~f Money League. The citizens
thu, ahfurej assembled, some twenty
fv. ur thirty Republicans dui one Dem
u.rr. amt tur League was orsanilgid,
am. Na. form 1u luH"i.'ul '4C''' ,'S 'l'e
coming campaign for the Republican
party. Nr. Nichols mission On Column
bus Is accomplished, and doubtless You
mv expect him nm wheeling ere
Iuu-. LruS out for him az any
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