Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-10
A HOPEFUL OHIO DEMOCRAT.
General Riee's Views on the Coming
Contest In the Buckeye Stafe-The
Old Ticket Not Wanted.

Contest In the Buckeye Stafe-Th'
Old Ticket Not Wanted.
New YORK, August 9.-Gen. kmericu.
v. Rice, of Ohio, was met by reporter thi:
morning, who questioned him relative to
the campaign in the Buckeye State. Gen.
Rice replied: "At present the campaign is
not advanced enough to disturb the gen.
eral quiet, but by-and.by matters will be
very active"
(which party, in your opinion, bids fair
to elect a GOVERNOR inquired the re-
porter.
There is no donbt of the success of the
Democratic party"
What causes you to take this view of
the case?'
why, the party carried the State last
year by 10000 majority, and the same
elements that contributed TO its success at
that time are
Still In the Ranks.
So that there is every reason to believe that
ihs same majority will be rolled up this
But will not the Democrats lose many
votes on account of Judge Hoadly's unpOp-
ularity with the Bourbons"
After the nomination that story was
Dl luC pNBAAIoLS' ouu IuSJ obASh
to it yet, although developments since
have shown that Judge Hoadly is very pop
ular with all shades of his party. The op.
position hoped that the old war horses
would be luke warm in the canvass. Now,
this is not true. There is no disaffecton
in the ranks Of the Ohio Democracy. When
the campaign gets fully under way Gen.
Durbin Ward, who has been represented as
opposed to the head OF the ticket, will take
the stump for Judge Hoadly."
rs Gen. Ward not candidate for United
States Senator in opposition to Mr.. Pendle-
tom
That is a question which it is useless to
discuss 1t present,
The Next Legislature
will elect a United States Senator; and it is
Of more importance To work to secure that
for the Democrats than to discuss the ques.
ton Of nominees. A successor TO Mr.. Pen
dletOn is TO be chosen, and this will make
the coming contest a most interesting one"
DO you believe that the Germans will
vote the Democratic ticket"
Il believe majority will do so. Before
the war Cincinnati was a Democratic city,
but during the war the German element
acted with the Republican party. Last
year that element came back sOlidly to the
Democracy, and will remain
What is your reason for thinking SOP
Because Judge HOadly will hold that
element much better than any one else
could DO. He has been their attorney and
his
Popularity with the Germans
is very great. With this element leaving
them the opposition hope for disatlection
from the old.time Democrats; but as Mr.
Thurman and Gen. Ward are going into the
canvass it shows there is no hope OF disaf-
fectiOn."
will not the prohibitiOnists aid the Re-
publicanS?"
NO; they are not pleased with the stti-
tude of the Republicans on the liquor
question and will vote for their own ticket.
The Republicans, when in power, did not
give them the legislation last year that
they sought. The legislature appointed a
tax on liquor, while the temperance advo.
Gates wanted to do away with the traffic |
What is the outlook for 1854 in the
State?' /
We fsel4Rat gtlAge ds dEsamocrats 4 G! sasTGoe to
carry it in 1854. |
This Fact
will make the coming contest spirited
one, for the Republicans feel that they can
not siTord to lose the State at this juno
ture' -,
''Does the old ticket find favor IN Ohio?y
"No, tho old ticket boom is not looked
upon with favor, nor is it thought at all
probable that it will be nominated. The
Eeelirg is that the time for such nomina-
tion is past. If Tilden and Hendricks de-
serve to be nominated it should have been
dore in lSSn. Besides, the conflicting re-
ports as TO Mr. Tilden's condition cause the
upoule TO regard him as a confirmed in
valid. II there is any choice Of csndl,
dates Mr.. Mcdonald is the man. He would
make a strong candidate, for he is great
fayCrite at the West