Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-19
JUDGE HOADLY sANGUINE.
He Feels Confident of Carrying Ohio in
October

Columbus Special to Neao York World. 18TH.
The campaign has opened in earnest.
and the friends of Judge George HoadIy'
the Democratic nominee for Governor. are
working like beavers to secure his cleo
ton by an overwhelming majority. Judge
HoadIy was seen by a World representa-
1--WE TINS evening, and said in answer TO a
question as to how he regarded the ont
look:
81 regard it as excellent, not to say flat
terlng, and 1t will continue to grow better
when the campaign is fairly opened. Our
opponents lack any definite issue ON
which to fight the battle of the campaign.
and they will find themselves on the de-
1enslVe instead OF on the aggressive. They
VIII not be permitted to point out alone
the achievements of the earlier and bet
ter leaders of the party, but will be held
responsible for the more recent acts of
spOllatl0n, corruption and extravaganza of
the men who control the party and manipu-
late the machinery of the party Organiza-
ton. The people are not so much interested
III what the party leaders of twenty years
ago did as what the leaders of the domi-
nant party are doing to-day. There are
NUMBERS OF Republican voters who are
ready to break away from the party be-
cause they feel that it has fulfilled its
mission, and, as at present organized.
cannot be relied upon for the governmental
reforms which the great majority of in
tell1gent voters recognize as absolutely
necessary. The Republican leaders do
not seem to realize that this element will
desert them in larger numbers this year
than last. They expect to retain them by
raising false ephemeral issues, but in
this they will be mistaken.
'What will be the line of Democratic
attack when the real battle of the cam
paign OpensT
at is never wise to notify the enemy of
the plans of battle. do not remember of
having read of single General who won
battle by laying his plans before his an
tagOnist."
NOT A LIQUOR CAMPAIGN.
"W1ll the liquor traffic be made promi-
nent issue in the campaignY'
II think not. So far as l am able to
observe, the ablest of the Republican
leaders are anxious to consider the oues-
tion out of politics. We have been re-
peatedly informed that the Scott law was
enacted to take the question out of poll
tics, and [ infer from the present indica-
tlons that they are anxious to have their
work regarded as accomplished, So far
as the Republican managers are con.
cerned, they will try and avoid the LIQUOR
question, although it is neither imp0ssi-
Die nor improbable that their prohibition
allies may drive them into taking a
stand upon the question. 1t the Demo-
Gratis carry the State and secure the Leg
Islature, as they are likely to do. the
liquor traffic will receive that oonsidera-
ton due to every public matter that en-.
ters into the question of good govern
ment-no more and no less."
The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee is now fully organized and engaged
in the preliminary work of the campaign,
and has taken a notable departure -ref1s-
ing to make public any of its delibera-
tons or a single ostline of the approach
ing campaign. This greatly disconcerts
the Republicans, as hitherto, for a num-
Der of years, the Republican press have
been able to publish the plans of the com
mittee as soon as they were formed. or
even anticipate them. The Democracy
OF the State congratulate themselves that
at last they have a committee that can
keep its seorets-and this is worth 20. 600
votes.