Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-12
John Z. FOllett

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John Z. FOllett
4 ys..-ouS and Skillful backing for the
i,u->u.p IN this corner Of the Safe. IL
, ru have been the policy OF the Fol.
% 0ygmeut 10 restrain premature pub
/. n. but those intimate with political
a raeuj heTeabOutS know the truth
,ugS that FOllett is likely TO become
- e. The circle OF his political
.ns.ip is by no means confined to
.U,ou county. He is strong in the
p IL VAS formerly a member of the
,lJu-e from Licking county, aud
,yr o. the House of Representatives.
r,mJyrd 10 Cincinnati twelve or
% wears ago, 70 engage in
lsv. and while during all
Sire q he has been actively identified
pymUcratic politics, he has never an
, tar Democratic party for place. He
undoubtedly the choice of a majority
70 democracy Of Ohio for the nOmina-
30: Governor in lSSl, and had it not
..T lae questionable methods adopted
'.e BuuGwalter movement, FOllett
. nave made she race with Foster. aud
. sr.y have won. The sterling Demo-
, who knew Follet we'll were dlsguSted
as s..Ua.iOn, and the Iethsrgy Of the
!. Ia. Is. so called, was one of Foster ;
I powerful levers. FOllett, however,
., since turned out, lost nothing
,.r performance of 1881. In
40 has rather gained by the
~ ui lis friends 10 fight the Book
-alyucA,eS with the kind Of fire they
While the clique in the galleries
.e,.as Tor BoOkwalter, people with
,-ase and better staying qualities
pursuing the plan which pays best in
g.. I'm in Ohio, which is not good
-.. '.- S>es. The October election in
.a.a-aalel the political adventures
\ Democratic party, and FOlletL who
2. temporarily thrown aside to give
\ a-veu,ureS, a chance has grown in
D ry,- since. His brilliant campaign in
-,i district last fall, aud his election
20. have given him new prOmi-
His modest Difference TO
-.sI's of other Demo-
r-e,.ygs 20 the nominating coRYen-
Tie y'gor and projudgment with
q -- "puIUCied his campaign after the
,a.. r and the utter failure OF the
Y 3D.. '-yOTpOsitiOu tOSmirCh him either
\ yor politically, have strengthened
} 7".te-.ully. He is Staunch in
i m"r-acy, eloquent of speech,
a '.rrrssIye politician, and il nobody
y Lar has a patent in the Senator
n H." event of the election of q Demo
= legislature. FolleLL may be counted
4 '4'". lie IS one Of the recent de-
11gr.',
The Spring Campaign
"A 1uaii will be an important one.
ocA elections in Cincinnati and
Y 4nd .aSt year shaped expectations for
n aau JInCInnati having sustained
II : evolution at the election for
erS 0y an Oyerwheln:nA major
lGe temperance question being
(. 2 tuun.eSOme one in State politics,
N state wants to know what Gin
II :, going 70 do about il this time.
u Means Was the only Dem-crat
-" years ago. He had the nOm-
the Democratic convention, the
n = p. re Democratic party, and the
."U..Dgt OF the Cincinnati G.L-stte
y "1sAt and temperance elements Of
a Auacan party. The issue was the
ent OF the Stubbs law, for
4 theaters and restricting the
business on sunday. The enforce
Tie temperance laws has not been
- .Uusly successful at any time. After
n axe at the Smith law, providing for
~ H'e closing Ot saloons on sunday,
""rra a number Of arrests. but the
e H-f room became ClUgged and no
III ,'nTt was made 10 enforce the law.
~ upw
fretCBrP OF Closing saloons
B y anvwhere in the city. and il IS
II Understood that the dispense.
L. '.tHAS on the Lords day will not
~ red with. Tae law providing for
~ 81 theatres on Sunday was for a
~ D." IDLY enforced under VI ,yOr
E 1.". "b'd undoubtedly have been
n p - this time. The Mayor, for
E 1r'i known 10 himself, lie. up,
", 2 Cincinnati are lust as they
~ 'r'ore rural reform was inaus-
~ N'J' that the low variety dives
- .. the city was formerly infested
- "l a-aIyely few and tar,betweea.
81 al. pied tuat plan of violating
M '",N are now engaged in some
"a" oi WlCEe3EeSs. cincinnati is
IA '.".', ION. q 20 gov, enment, sub
satisfactory % the liberal portion
~ ."h. y, which has 50 much 10
ia "'rp..'ns elections. Very few
'.~ ".oUt the open theatres on
NJ larSe Establishments attract
80 "pC,d otherwise 90 to the
.'2' Sunday amusensn.s
-' "esaments, which so many
...l> have for so long regarded as
81 ,. are not intertered with,
which shuts them oil i'm
q imposed TO cover Cincinnati
~ tina, the spring cam paisu
- ..e shape 81 fight as 10 which
The most liberal.
Mayor Means
- % eectCd President oI a Ma
"A '' "".tl IS understood u take
PJ!l'ICs; but there are
"-.el may keep him in.
49, s-'Dns Of the cN-GJy-
b.. blended at Means
H. NNo'd not appoint Bill
., '1mmiSsi0Eer. aud they are
- 10 Use George X. DucLwo-th
.S'-'I.r sS' "h.rh to 20 for the brain-
..-.... ,..>9'd Means. Duckwortn is
i,::Ils.Hrnslon, =: and he is. likely
W ,rI5,.es dues not know it now,
IN ~, look well as a Bishop
-, h>h"p boys would DO we'll
..a.,.., 'TT"H. There is Il mo-e-
'''" but unknown to the n,
IA" Old Governor
~. ,',n r',,n his year for the Ets,.u.
r.s. Mons. Whether X sue.
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