Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-22
THE OHIO MOCRACY.
Enthusiastic and Confident
of Success. Rallying
at Columbus.
The Republican Dead Lock in New
Hampshire.
General News Elsewhere.
Oh Democrats.

COLUMBUS. June 10. The democratic
state convention of this week is already
on hand. The legions are rallying.
The gathering will be one Of the great
est ever held by the democracy of Ohio.
The hotel and lodging capacity OF the
city will be taxed to the utmost. The
indications are that the attendance out.
side OF the delegates and alternates
will be the largest ever seen at state
convention in this state. This is noted
by the large delegati MS for which
rooms are engaged. There are over
100 names that have been prominently
mentioned for come place on the state
ticket, and only ten can be winners.
There are many mere candidates than
counties in the state, and each one will
have 8 crowd here working for him.
This rush for the places is occasioned
by the prospects for election. The
nominations are not looked on this
year as an empty honor, but as places
which mean position in the state ad-
mlnlstratlOn.
THE DEMOCRATIC BOOM.
There are two causes tor the larger
attendance. First, the democrats start
out with all the odds in their favor in
Onio. They have better pros poets than
q any time since the war. The repub-
liCans are not only demoraized by fac
lions. but greatly handicapped by the
action of the legislature on temperance
and other matters. The boom is with
the democrats. Republicans admit
this at this date, but they expect
change and hope for democratic blum
ders.
THE OUTLOOK.
The prospects are good at time
when there is enough at issue to make
the victory valuable. Besides control
of the state administration there is to
be legislature chosen which will select
the successor to Pendleton i'll the SEN
ate. The democrats already here say
that the era is dawning for the restora-
ton of the democracy III Olio, which
has not had firm hold on Buckeye
soil since the sweep of Harrison in
1S4S. Democrats rave within that
ume gotten into Office through the de-
lection of republicans, but with the ex-
ception of Thurman III the senate, none
have had two terms. The days preced-
lag the republican state convention
Even now the "whoop 'em up" spirit
Is IS lively as can be. There IS, how
ever, hot contest on hand, owing to
the immense number or candidates
tnat nave Deen aJtracteu as entries on
account of the bright prospects.
NOTABLE LIST OF NAMES.
1t is observed this season that the
democrats have most of the able men.
With Pendleton, Thurman, Hoadly,
Ward, Geddes, Denver, Hurd, Payne,
Ranney, Follett, Jordan and others on
the stump. The republicans in OHIO,
as elsewhere, have run out of good
stump canvassers. Sherman is only
fair as q speaker. Foster is not can
tivating speaker. Keller and MeKln-
ley are far from pleasing or graceful
speakers. Later political methods have
made the party barren of talent except
III the trickery and shrewd manipula-
ton, which accomplishes results by
wire-working, and appeals to interest
oOhCl thdh W iuS
republicans furnished the men that
made the term "Onio man" so popu-
lar, but they have run ont, and the
grand old party is now really in need
of talent. Garfield and Wade are dead.
Bingham nearly 50, Taft abroad, and
others whose names were weighty are
no longer at command, while a galaxy
of great names can be counted among
the Democracy-men of great intel
lectual force and power, whose bril-
liant powers have made them famous
without the aid Of office or the infu.
ence of political supremacy.
HoADLEY'S CHANCES.
There has Till recently been strong
probability that Judge Hoadley would
be nominated. He h IS the best organ
lzATion, but the weight of the potent
Allen G. Thurman will be thrown
against him. He heads the Franklin
delegation for Gen. Durbin Ward. The
Hoadley men admit that there is fear
that Thurman may concentrate the
field against him for Ward or Geddes.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Great interest centres on the selec-
ton of the committee. John G.
Thom pson, the ex sergeant-at-arms Of
the 46.h congress is active to Lave
committee that will make him chair
man. He is supported by Pendleton.
The opposition to him is mum erOas,
but it is the general belief that they
are too scattered and incoherent to
unite on any ore else.
The situation is interesting and will
wax more so each hour from this time
forward.
CINCINNATI, June 19 The election
of delegates to night to the democratic
state convention is by separate pre-
cinc's. No instructions were given,
but it is understood that the delegates
elected are about equally divided be-