Daily globe., 1883-10-31
sINGLETON'S SAY.


He Repudiates Hoadley as a Presidential
Candidate and Sticks to McDonald-The
speakership-who VIII be the Next
Governor of Illinois?
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Oct. so. THAT Ohio election
was an unfortunate thing for the Demo
cratic party" said ex-congressman James
Singleton at the Palmer honse yesterday
afternoon. "They are going to put up
that man Hoadley es q presidential candi-
date and divide the west. The west was
pretty well settled upon Mcdonald. 1
have nothing against Hosdley personally,
but he is new man. The country knows
nothing about him except in this last Ohio
can paign, aud he wasn't in that much.
There were too many local
issues in that campaign to enable any body
to tell what strength he wonld have as a
presidential candidate, Mcdonald is the
best man for the place. He is thorough
Democrat and nobody can pick flaw in
his record. think he is really a great
man. While 1 was ct the Hot Springs in
Arkansas this summer the politicians geu-
eHow will the Illinois Democratic COZ
gressmen vote on the spea&erahip!"
''For Carlisle; that is, of course, after
they have cast vo.e Tor Mr.. Springer
l think the whole seven will vote for Car
lisle. lie ought 10 be elected as the repre-
sentative of revenue reform, but am not
So sanguine about it as many of his friends
are. / am little afraid Of the position OF
the southern members. On account of
manufactures down there good many OF
the southern Democrats are becoming
protectionists. an afraid it Will be i'm
possible to unite the Democratic party on
q tariff for revenue only. That
Issue cannot be made clear cut without q
| reorganization of parties"
"Who are the Democrats down your
way talking of for governor?
| Garter Harrison and ex-Copgressman an
4. J. Sparks. Sparks was IL congress
ten or twelve years, and was chairman OF
the committee on military affairs. He is
q man of means aud ability. Morrison
was talked about, bnt he Is not csndi
date and will not submit to being forced
into the place"
"Row about The Republican side?"
II guess Tvs SS1AtIdbJ SN-ASONS>< "'AN
Dick OgIesby will be nominated. Hamil
ton would be the easiest man to beat"
so you think the Democrats oould
carry Illineis with Harrison"
eyes"
"WGere is the Democratic national con
vention going to be held!"
SIT ough to be held in Chicago. Thi
is the place demanded by the interests O.
the west. But We won't get it here if tn
newspapers and people don't take the mat
ter up. Saratoga and Cincinnati are after
it. Some of ths western delegates to th'
last convention lived here free during tn
convention, I understand, and probaol.
would not object to having their eoaVen
ton here again"
4Concerning the proposed Hennepil
canel from the Illinois river to III
Mississippi at Rock Island, Gen
Singleton said: ''We Qaincy people ar
opposed 10 it. 1t would be Q useles
extravaganza. In the first place they can
get water for it. In the second place ther
Is too big a lift between the two rivers. L
the third place one good railroad woul
carry as much in a month as ca
nal would in year. The day for buildin
new canals is past. This scheme Is spec
ulation on the part of some people wh
want to get their lands drained and to &c
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