Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-13

What Is to become OF the Olu stOch
holders who have been assessed the same
as the preferred fellows, the Lord only
knows. Possibly they may read their
fate by consulting the epitaphes or the
tomb-stones in the newspaper grave
ward. This paper has been hot de-
fender Of Senator Pendleton, espe-
cially in the matter Of the Civil Service
law, and has been an almost malignant
assailant Of all who did not agree with
the Senator. Now, whether Mr.. PEN
dletOn is right or wrong-a point L DO
not propose to discuss in this letter-the
circumstances all tend to associate him
with Hoadley in the Ohio fight. Judge
Hoadley claims that he is merely in
terested in the new paper financially,
and is not its editor or directing man;
but it is significant that the
paper blows hot or cold in exact uni.
son with the variations of political
temperature in Hoadly. The Judge
has found that, partly on account of the
unnopular:ty of the civil service law,
and partly on account of the long and
well grounded opposition of Ohio peo-
pie to boss or partnership business in
politics, it is damaging to him to be
considered Pendleton's partner, and he
has lately taken great pains to conspic:-
uOusly declare that he is for himself and
nobody else, and that he is running for
Governor and fol- nothing else; that he
is not associated with Mr.. Pendleton or
ANYBODY elSe's political plans or ambi-
tions. If Judge HOadley can convince
the people of the truth of this statement
at this late day, his prospects will be
materially inn royed, for he is strong
man and has some strong holds on the
Democracy, Notwithstanding his former
vascillation in party associations, and
his alleged treachery to Thurman III
1880, when he, as a delegate to the Ma
tional Convention, is said to have been
publicly and firmally for Thurman,
but much more effective against the
"Old Roman" in his private councils
with politicians from other States.
Judge George w. Getides,
although elected last fall to third term
in Congress, and in the enjoyment of
the honor of having demolished the
Republican candidate in the Oberlin
district, is a candidate in dead
earnest" for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor. Geddes is the Dem
Ocrat of all Democrats in the State, who
is "solid" with the rural element, and
who at the same time takes u conserva-
tive view of the liquor question. The
elevation on which his Mansfield resi-
dence is situated is called Piety Hill,
but the Judges piety will not prevent
him from coming to Cincinnati in
few days to convince the liquor element
that he is not obnoxious to the liquor
interests. He has already been at To.
ledo, where he made good impression,
and am informed by one of his politi-
cal and personal friends that he will be
in Cincinnati in few days. The liars
have started the story that he was a
hacker of the famous wOman'S crusade,
and that appears to be the main obJec-
ton to him. | am credibly informed
that the truth about this Is is that Ged-
d,SS had nothing whatever to do
with the crusade, and that
he is accused in this connection solely
because his wife (since dead and sue
ceeded 10y second wife was an active
participant in the women's war OF
prayer against the saloons. Many
Democrats believe it is the duty Of
Geddes to stay in Congress and preserve
the Oberlin district to the Democracy.
The convention is so far away that pre-
dictiOns are not better than guesSeS.
Ny guess now is that Geddes will not
be nominated; that the nominee will
be either Hoadley or one of the less
prominent candidates, of whom
General Darbin Ward
is not one. GA the contrary Ward is
more prominent for the nomination
than he ever was before; but he will
probably be left out in the cold, as
usual. Politics seems to have got past
Wards time. He is sOured and dis
tempered politician, and although he
seems TO stand III high favor
with the country Democratic
press of the State, he has
the largest capacity for making himself
personally disagreeable. But il is hardly
worth while to talk about whether he
would make popular or unpopular
candidate, for his i'll luck has become
prOverbial. He was a soldier and was
wounded, but the friends of Geddes
claim that he would be stronger with
the soldier vote than Ward, on account
of his work for the soldiers in Washing
ton. If this is the case, it would seem
to be true that the soldier is for the man
who gets him a pension rather than for
the cOmrade who fought, bled and al
most died with him.
General Ben LIE Feyre,
the popular Congressman from one of
the Northwestern districts, can go into
the Democratic Convention with the
solid vote of his own district in
favor of him for Governor, and
the votes of several adjoining
counties. Ben declared two or three
months ago that he was not candi.
date, but | notice that, all the same,
the section of the State in which he is
personally strong is kept in state of
semi. reorganization in his favor, and Ben
is on an extended tour of the Southern
| States and Cuba, probably to avoid be-
ing too closely crOss-eXamined as to
whether he is candidate or not. Ben
is popular; also, sly and skilful; also, a
"hustler," when the time for hustling
comes.
General Americas v. Rice.
Of Putnam county, has just been made
the subject ola little Democratic boom.
Rice was member of Congress some
years ago, and it was claimed that he
was the author and promoter of the ar
redraSeS OF pensions INV. lie Is nllli-
self one-legged soldier. He ran for
Lieutenent-GOvernOr on the ticket
with General Ewing in 1879. He was q
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Congress in his district, last
fail, but was beaten by Judge Seney,
VINO was nominated and elected. Rice's
friends are now throwing out feelerS to
see how Rice will take, and in the hope
that their preliminary labor is the
starting point for boom. Rice will
hardly git thar
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