Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-24
RUSTLlNG,
The Leaders In the Ohio Senatorial
Fight.
PsNplEToN FACING the TIDE,
ph.e tie Payne Men Claim an Easy VIC
toy-Chieago Trying to Capture
Both National Conventions
Hoadly on the Tariff,

n C,LuuEUs, O., December 23.-Depocratic
|ooliticians and members Of the Legislature
ere already coming to the city for the SEN
|,torisl contest. Congressman Geo. L. Cen
verse. one of the candidates, arrived last
|nirht. He says both he and Geddes are in
HE ti,ht and have quite following that
LII stick to them to the last. Judge
|Geddes, General Durbin Ward, Congress
man David K. Paige, the manager for
Psyne, and other Ohio Congressman, will
arrive early in the week, coming direct
from Washington. The fight will be on
during the holidays, Notwithstanding ef-
forts made to postpone it till after New
Years. Senator Pendleton met his
sgents and friends in Cincinnati to-
day. snG be here with his workers on Mon
day. His friends claim that his presence,
with the active following accompanying
him. Will regain the ground apparently lost
since ThOmpson's fall and Leedom's ad-
|yanCement at Washington. The Senator is
brsyely slsmming the tide against most
vicious combination formed TO defeat him.
QuIIe Number of Candidates
q
ne October election, but they have pooled
t.tir issues 80 rs to unite on Henry B.
Tsvus. Of Cleveland. The Payne men
C.a.m On votes in the caucus, - being nee
,,,sry To nominate. Tne Pendleson men
c,sir. less lhan 50, but enough 10 nomi-
.ste. and hold that theirs will stick.
v ii.r Payne has promises that will never
| |lr carried out. Pendletop is, however,
greatly en- harrsSsed by the alliances OF the
|FsyEc syndicate. 1t was the Payne ele-
II eul in Northern Ohio that nominated
Governor HOadly, and il is said that the
I a.r, nsge Of Hoadly's administration will
se used to return the favor. The whole OF
| Lr pa5iy Ur-aH Lz<t.On is against Senator
ttEDt-tou. me members of the DeWD
-z~~-F. Committee are in the field in
% respective districts openly working
p Vsyur. Congressman Paige, chairman
he STATE Central Committee, is PAyae'S
| 4 .sFtr. Captain G.. II. Barger, Chairm9n
lie Stale Executive Committee, IS 10 %
, sU'y AIJUtalt General. and is strong
tayC raOle 10 Payne. lie will have
|. -tsIIsrt OF the patronage of the new All
| 20 .>ifsIyu TO dispose OF.
Worse than al, Senator PendletOa come
err S.;n eleven OF the members from bis
ovu county against him, and John L. Nc.
rsr, backed by q large proportion OF the
|olhCr members from Southern Ohio, as
one Of the Payne Leaders.
|McLesn. Paige, the member of the State
Committee and others are claiming that
|they are sure Of success, having sixty
led,es snd that they will be able to carry
OUT very promise made. Then they ask
| what objections Mr.. Pendleton single
|lssded and without office will be able to
|uake good 10 them. They go further. and
kaF hEa alone ancCnRn-
hi in rCmiuating HOadly when Mclean,
'Wari. GeddeS, Converse and other faction
paders wrIe in the field against them.
| Now these elements have united, forming q
secret snJ compact syndicate, not only for
tue purpose Of electing Payne Senator, but
slsO to hold until alter the next Presiden-
| al election.