Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-26
THURMAN TALKS.
Ne Thinks Hoadly's, Nomination
EquiyaIsntto an Elsctlon. Z
"A PARTY IS ONLY SUCCESSFUL
When II is Stronger Than Its Leaders,
A Candidate With Which the Dem
Ocrats Of Ohio are Conf
dent Of Victory.

CoIUMBUs, June 25.-I reached Senator
Thurman's residence this evening at sun
set, Just as he and Mrs. Thurman were de-
scending the steps for an evening walk
along that beautiful and shady street. The
Senator's steps and bearing were unusually
jaunty, and Mrs. Thurman's luIuriant sill
yer hair was in strange contrast with the
girllsh clearness and freshness Of her COM
plexion.
This is an interview, OF course" said the
Senator. 81 told you the other day that
my views were worth no more than other
peoples. However, a man oughn't to be
niggardly when what he has to give away
is without value. Let US walk along under
the naples and tell me what IL is that you
want to know"
AS We walked along asked: Senator,
what do you think Of the strength of the
ticket nominate d on Thursday last?'
His Opinion. g.
81 do not think there are any elements
of weakness in il. OF course it is we'll
known that | was anxious to see General
Durbin Ward nominated. This was largely
because | felt that unselfish and heroic
Democrat was entitled 10 the honor and
the reward implied by q nomination for
Governor by the Ohio Democracy in 1888.
For, mark you, the nomination is equiva-
lent to an election"
DO YOU think so?'
81 haven't the slightest doubt of it,"
said the Senator, and he emphasized his
remarks by striking his hickory cane
violently on the ground. The mere per-
sOnality of-the candidates amounts TO but
little in the campaign. IL is the Democratic
party that is strong, not its candidates"
DO you regard Mr.. Hoadly as the strong
est candidate that could have been named?'
Frankly, no; but he is not weak be-
cause the
The Democratic Party IL Strong.
BY heavens, sir, when you look at the high
handed robbers among the Republican
leaders and see them vindicsted and sere-
naded by the residuary legatees of their
criminal copsPiracies, and reflect that
nothing stands between the people and
the absolute spoilation OF the Government
but the Democratic party, il is easy to un-
derstand why that party has become prac-
tiCally irresistible"
Then you anticipate a Democratic vic
tory in Ohio this fall?'
Yes, sir, | would have made different
ticket ii the matter had been left to me;
but that is neither here nor there. A
than its leaders. The acquittal OF the Star
Route conspiratOrs has driven thousands
OF
Honest Republicans
into the Democratic ranks, and the ac-
CessiOnS will continue. You can say to the
that | regard the State ticket put in
nomination on Thursday Is a strong one,
and that there can hardly he doubt about
Is election.
But still, I want to see General Ward
Governor and think that he will receive
a proper reward for his distinguished pub.
| lie services in due time.
Atthis point the Senator and Mrs. Thur
man had reached a friends residence,
where they proposed TO call, and he waved
/ the CORES pondent friendly adleU.
The Campaign.
! CryCrNNArI, June 25.-There is not much
| excitement here over the nominations
made by the Democratic convention at
| Columbus, but that is by no means strange.
| Everybody is tired now with getting ready
! for the convention and worrying through
| it. The Republicans are as mute as fishes
| ever since Forakers serenade and DICK
/ smith speech.
! Democrats in Cincinnati who are hostile
J 10 PendietOn boast that OF twenty odd
| members Of the Stale Central Committee
| sixteen are opponents OF Pendleton and five
/ are his sworn friends. PeudletOn men
/ gauge the committee much more favorabiy
| 10 themselves.
The astonishing behavior of the Hamil.
| ton county delegation and its aPpendages
! is the subject of remark and modification
| among Democrats at home.
Another Topic
| OF interest, not to say concern, to both par
ties is q new departure conSpicuously taken
| by the primary election system at this con:
| vention. IL was the multiplication oil
| proxies. Ii is openly charged that in Ham
| lliOn county the proxies, as rule, bought
| their places from some regularly elected
| delegates John K. Mclean, OF the En-
| uuirer, Edgar NJ. Johnson, q. J. Cosgrove,
| .SBuc.s" Brady, and several Others went as
| proxies of these proxy delegates. Cos
! grove snd Buck Brady were defeated in
| their wards, running for election as dele
| gates. -.
The method is to buy out a grounding
who has managed the boys" so as to secure
| his election as delegate.
Buck Brady.
| one of the most formidable Of the boys, un-
! dertook 10 buck against Hoadly this
| time, ard he came of but little better than
| the ram who tried batting a locoaotiye.
| He was defeated, horse, foot and Dragons.
| Hoadly's nomination is immensely pop.
ular with the Germans. He will get them
| in a body. He reads German huently,
| speaks it tolerably, and has always been a
| favOrite with that class.
| With other classes mis- nomination has
| been fayOrably received. The Republicans
( roncede that he will be power in the
| cities. but express 3 belief that Ward would
| have been stronger with the mOss-backs and
| the country people.
II doesn't look now as il there were any
disposition on either side to crowd the