The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-06
THE OHIO CONTEST.
Judge Hoadly on the Stump Con-
gratulations Telegraphed.

The mass meeting of the Democracy of
Cleveland, Ohio, Monday night, was an en-
thusiastic affair. Fully $4,000 voters We're
present with bands, torches, banners and
-ransparencies. Judge Hoadly was received
with great enthusiasm, the cheering lasting
for fully five minutes after his appearance on
the platform. He looked pale and careworn.
His speech was read from manuscript. He
dwelt mainly on the failings of the Republi-
can party, on the tariff, and largely upon the
temperance question. When he declared that
he would not vote for the second or prohibit
tory amendment he was cheered to the echo.
During the day Judge Hoadly was over
whelmed with visitors and letters and dis
patches hailing his return to the field and
predicting glorious victory. Gen. Durbin
nation, telegraphed: ''With the leader on
the field, we will thunder along the line. The
column of the enemy wavers. Vigor and
Sourage will bring victory" Senator Pendle-
ION telegraphed: II congratulate you most
heartily on your return to the State GfId your
recovered health" Mr.. G. X. Barger, chair
man of the Ohio Democratic executive COM
mittee, telegraphed: ''0ur committee desire
to congratulate you upon your restoration to
health and return to Ohio. Advices from all
parts of the State authorize us to say that the
windy boom of the Republicans has spent Its
force and that the Democrats will win. We
hail you now with words of welcome. On
election day we will send you tidings OF vic
tory"
Col A. K. Mcclure, editor of the Philadel-
phia Times, telegraphs as follows from Gin
cinnati, under date of October 2, in regard to
the political situation in Ohio:
'The political contest in Ohio to be decided
on Tuesday next presents more vexatious
complications and more unknown quantities
than have met with in any modern State
political battle. 1t involves the control of
the State government. the Legislature, and
United States Senator to succeed Pendleton.
Neither side is entirely confident, and the
situation tonight may be correctly summed
up by saying that the Republicans are gener-
ally somewhat confident, and the Democrats
generally somewhat hopeful. There are sew
eral elements which defy all safe calculation
in advance of the election. As neither their
present strength nor their sticking qualities
can be ascertained, there is a general free
and. easy sloshing about among both the liquor
aud prohibition people that dehes all regula-
ton party figures. If the Republican Ger
mans who broke last year and swept Cincin-
natl Cleveland and the State for the Demo
Gratis present the same solid front in support
of Hoadly, and the Prohibitionists adhere to
their separate ticket, Hoadly will be elected
and the Legislature will be Democratic.
"But will the Germans continue in rebel
lion? Win the Prohibitionists throw away
their votes on their own ticket? These are
questions which the wisest politicians on both
sides hesitate to answer. The Democrats hope
the Germans will continue their revolt and
that the Prohibitionists will vote their own
ticket. But they very much fear that either
or both may disappoint them, and if either
shall fail them, the battle must be lost to the
Democrats. Well-posted Democratic leaders
admit in private conversation that Hoadly
may carry Cincinnati and Cleveland by sew
eral thousand and yet be beaten if ten thou
sand or more Prohibitionits vote directly for
Foraker, as is not only possible, but quite