Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-18
COLUMBUS.
Important Conference of Leading
Ohio Democrats.
The Political Situation Discussed -Tiiden-
Pendleton and Jewett-legislstion
County Seat Case
Reorganization.
lyperol Correspondence sy tie Reois,,.

IspeetoI Correspondence ~ the RcoLSrr.
CoLUsBUs January lT.-There was sn
important conference of half dozen lead
ing Democrats of this State, in this city,
last night II was strictly private and
cminently quiet, and the reporters did not
get onto it. Most of them are absent from
the city during this legislative vacation.
am permitted TO give your readers some OF
the points OF the conference, but not the
names of the public men who participated
in the proceedings. The political situation
was fully and deliberately reviewed and
discussed, and the chances and prospects of
Democratic candidates for the Presidency
were canvassed and considered. The idea
that newspaper writer's are intoxicating aud
celebrating just now, that Arthur'S success
sor will, as a matter of course, be Ropub-
licsn, was
Ridiculed aud Criticised.
The fact that Democratic papers are full
Of this sort of tWaddle interviews and the
like) was severely reprohended and con-
demned. The interchange OF views and in
formation from various parts OF the State
developed the fact that there is strong
sentiment in tho Democratic party of Ohio
in favor of running Samuel j. Tilden for
President in lSSE | had no idea that the
feeling for him was as strong and deter
mined as it evidently is, and the close
friends of some of the other gentlemen who
are named for the Presidency will be
Greatly Surprised
when they come to look into the matter.
PCudletOn has great many friends, 1t was
stated. and his recent speech on Civil Ser
vice Reform has made him many more;
but in almost every neighbOrhOod tho De-
mOcracy seem to be looking for the coming
of Tilden. Several of the statesmen who
constituted the conference OF last night are
for Hugh j. Jewett; and they reported the
names of influential public men in all parts
of the State who want him nominated.
They believe that he can carry New
York over anybody the Rcpub-
liCanS may run, and that he Is
Stronger in Ohio
than any Of the other candidates who are
named. The evidence in this behalf which
they brought forward, is almost oyerpow'
ering. All are agreed that Jewett would
make a grand President. From the stand
point of the conference, Democratic Ma
| tiOnal victory IN 1881 is confidently pre-
| dictcd.
I
| present General Assembly. Ii WAS cOnclu-
| ded that the Republicans had the requisite
| quantity of rope. and that they were in n
| fajr way 10
Hang ThemseIves.
| provided that the minority would indulge
| in no foOliShness TO help them out of the
scrapeS they are in and likely to get IN
| hereafter.
| Some Of tho members OF the Legislature
returned last night, but il is not probable
| that quorum of either branch will be in
| the city this afternoon, when they are TO
! meet, pursuant to their adjournment last
| Friday morning. Very little business can
| be done before tomorrow.
Talking with a group OF members last
| night, the
Belmont County Seat
| question came up. One of them said, that
| he was informed that the bill which was
| soon to be introduced in the interest of
Bellaire, would contain n provision that if
! a majority of the voters of the county
| should voteagainst removal from st. ClairS.
| vile, then now county buildings should be
| put up at the latter place, and the question
| of removal should be considered as settled
for all the time. All the members who
composed the group agreed that they
would vote for the bill, If that provision
| Was embodied therein. 1t is understood
! that the bill will be the same that was in
! troduced in the last General Assembly with
| the foregoing provision added. The Opin-
! ion was expressed by the members atore-
said that the bill would pass both branches
! il ii should come up in that shape.
Reorganization.
Notwithstanding the fact that there is :
respectable per cent, OF the present police
force of this city taken from the Republi.
can party, there is move on the part OF
! Republican politicians 10 "reorganize' the
existing Board of Police Commisssione rs
out Of office, to put in Republican Board.
| A bill will be introduced at an early day
/ to bring this shout. Governor Foster does
not want to appoint the Board. If the
present Board is legislated out, and the
| new Board is made elective, the Democrats
| are likely 10 defeat the intent of the Legis-
lsturc, by re-elccting 3 Democratic Board.
The Police Board is also a Board OF
Health. The smallpox scare has deyolved
upon the Board new duties and response
b!:sities. II elected, yesterday afternoon, q
physician to the Board or q Health Officer,
and prescribed his duties. Among these
| is the duty TO enforce a more thorough sys'
| TEN of vaccination among the poor. He
was also empowered to appoint assistants
| in each ward to vaccinate INDECENT people
free of charge. The City Council last night
/ took similar action, which, in effect, cor
| firms the action of the Board of Health,
Most OF our people are already yaccinated.
! Before the end of the next forty-eight
hours all the rest of our population will
have had that operation performed upon
them. ALArA.
An Assassination I'm Mississippi.
yIcKsBURs, January 17.-While sitting
at home, Reid Johnson was shot and killed