Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-19
CINCINNATI.
Political Pyrotechnics IN the Paris
of America
The Rough and tumble Style Of Saving the
Country-Bloody Noses and Hypoeraey
Mixed With High Morals Touch
es on Tough Citizens.
HOW CINCINNATI DRAWS IN PEOPLE.

CINCINNATI. September 16.-The Demo.
Gratis are not noted for good manners al
their conventions. Ordinarily Democrat
ic convention in Hamilton county is re.
garded as life-like model of the Internal
regl ons when fuel is cheap and Satanic sat
elites have been doing missionary work
among expert stokers but the Republican
County Convention this week was the most
disgraceful one ever held in this county,
except one, and, singularly enough, that ex,
ception was the Republican Convention OF
last wear. The Democrats seem to be able
10 s,istain themselves in disorder longer
than their political opponents, quiet DEM
ocratic Conventions being the exception
but the Republicans appear to concentrate
their diabolical energies, and once in every
three or four years make the devil and the
Democrats actually ashamed of themselves.
There are more
Political "TOughs"
in Cincinnati than in any other city on the
continent with the possible exception OF
New York and the hoodlum settlement on
Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. They
belong to neither party, but consort with
whichever one puts up the most money or
offers the largest opportunity tor knocking
down and dragging out. The "toughs'
were on the Republican committee this
year, bnt whether purely in the interest OF
the Republican party, or for the purpose
of making the coming Democratic conven-
ton respectable by contrast, remains 20 be
seen. You may rest assured that whatever
sensational accounts you may have seen Oh
the Republican convention are not exag-
gerated. There was an actual Tree night
during the session of the body, and such
indiserimate knocking that friends assailed
each other. One OF the principal rioters
was corrected by chair leg, which the
chairman of the convention hastily picked
up from the debris of broken furniture.
Ben Butterworth
figured in two roles. He was re.nominated
for Congress by the first district conyen-
tion, composed of portion OF the dele
gates 10 the county convention, and after
wards presided over the county convention
itself. He made the poorest speech that
ever came from the lips of a public man;
making any sort of pretensiOn to oratorical
ability. He must have been "rattled."
He was confused in construction, mixed in
metaphor, and altogether unintclligible.
Ben has made very fair speeches, and his
overwhelming failure on this occasion may
have been owing to his attempt to speak on
the temperance question without commit
ting himself He only succeeded in DEM
opstyating the abiect fear of the brewers
and distillers In which the Republican
leaders OF this county stand. The fact that
Butterworth alluded TO the temperance
question at all, taken in connection with
ex-Minister Woyes' straddling speech at
Springfield the other day, fairly illustrates
the extent to which Governor Foster has
inauence among the Republican leaders in
Hamilton county.
The temperance issue is merely recog-
nized. but Butterworth would 60, no fur
ther than to say that the question was safe
i'm the hands of the Republican party. This
was all that could be extracted from half a
column of Language" through which he
shouted. Old Dick Smith, who, between
drinks, is writing himself to death at both
ends in favor Of q temperance crusade in
the Republican party, hasn't utterad a
word OF reproof for Bsns fHiiare 20 pnnhi. snII,Ie
cans Intend to run their State ticket on the
temperance ISSUE" and have a kind oil
go-as-you-please canvass in the Congression'
al districts.
Amor Smith, Jr.,
who beat Tom Young for the nomination
in the Second district, succeeded by
manipulating the revenue and postofhce
departments in this city, and will bring a
strong power to bear at the election. lie is
familiar with every parti cular OF the Re-
publican organization in Hamilton county,
and has been the inventor and executor OF
more than half the campaign tricks OF the
Republican party. His long connection
with the revenue department, and his
known liberality toward the liquor trade,
would make him strong with the brewers,
distillers and saloon keepers II he dare
openly proclaim himself against the tenn
perance bosses in his party. The Republi-
can Germans, who have turned over to the
Democratic party on account OF the tenn
perance legislation by the Republican Gen
eral Assembly of last winter, are exceed
ingly fastidious. They will not taccept past
associations, but demand new pledges. Al
though Amor Smith has lived in an
atmosphere OF whisky and beer for
the last ten or a dozen years, having
direct official relations with the distillers
and brewers, he doesn't stand any higher
with the LIQUOR element now than q rank
Prohibitionist. And Amor cannot pledge
himself to the Germans without knocking
over the Christian citadel erected by Dea-
con Smith in his paper, and which, however
bypocritical and unreasonable 1t may be-
commands yotes-and ballot sober counts
for Just as much as a ballot drunk.
The Democratic Convention
will be held on Tuesday next. As hereto
probable nominees for Congress The mex
office 10 which large importance is attracted
/ is that of Sheriff In this county Sheriff
usually serves only one term. The oflict
is looked upon as so profitable tina
| il has to go round" The one
term principle has been further encourag
| ed by the very serious embarrassment tina
| have afflicted two or three Sheriiis. Tht
| Republicans have not made strong nomi
nation for this office. Well.posted politician
| of both parties freely express the opinion
that If the Democrats shall make goo'
ticket next Monday, and especially goot
! nominations for Congressman, Sheriff anC
| Clerk, they have simply sure thing at tn
election. Colonel Morton l.. Hawkins is tn
man standing conspicuously in front OF al
other aspirants 70 the shirifIalty. He wa
a soldier and aft" with Hayes in Wes
Virginia during the unpleasantness, and
now the commander OF an organization Q
veterans of the war, which is one o
the military ornaments OF Cincin
natl, in which citizens take great pride. ID
is a straightforward, honest man, and pop
ular, and will get there unless all sign
fail. The only thing against Hawkins
that he is newspaper reporter, and tina
wouldn't be against him If 9uill-driyin
| WASH so lOOellOlE hSsOCIdtou Win bSe AeS'
But think Hawk has Mascotte.
The Rural RoOsters
and the darling ducks" who aceompan
i them are here in force from the red-brusl
and hoop-pole districts of Ohio, West w
ginia and Indiana. The exposition IS d
full blast, and the weather here is delight
full almost beyond description. There ar
about six weeks TO two months in the yea
in which the hil-beleagued city il ft for
Christian to live in. The months @
September and October are inviting
but during the balance Of the year the peo
ple of this city live in winter blasts, burn
ing heat, high wind, or dismal damPnes'
We also have an inspector OF smoke, at Al
e1uayagant salary, whose duty it is TO ss'
that all concerns using considerable qusn
titles of coal shall put up smoke consumer
And we have plenty of machines, but the
do not consume The smoke consumer Il
Cincinnati Is humbug born OF the a:
thetic and pottery craze. A few male an
female women who can daub paint o
ugly vases. or chisel dragons hea
out of piece Of wood, have put sewers
thousand business men Of Cincinnati to
great deal Of trouble and expense TO satisf
an Rsthetic longing for the unattainabl,
as il were: and still the cranks are unsati
fed. But the smoke business Is dive
sion. was talking about the