Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-22
OHIO POLITICS.
Governor Fesier Puts on His Po-
litieal Spsciaelss
AND LOOKS AT The SITUATION.
The Chances Of the Different Aspirants
in the Race for Gubarnatorial Honors
- on Both SlGes Of the
Fence.

/ Turney, of Clevelsn5 with a view to their
availability as Republican candidates for
Governor, and Of Messrs. Hoadly and Dur.
bin Ward on the other hand as the Demo.
cratic candidates. with casual diversions
toword Control!er Lawrence and Congress.
man Geddes, Governor Foster, serene ia
comfortable possession OF the place at
which ambition is aiming, vaults over the
formslity of nominating convention,
and looks ahead to res ults in October,
with perfect confidence in Republican
] success.
ave shall have to fight hard and keep
awake every day. says he, but We shall
! carry the State.
| The Democrats
are before US in limiting the field Of candi-
| dates, but what they have been doing nois-
| lily we have done in quiet way, and dare
| say there is no more certainty whom they
! will nominate than whom we will. Indeed,
| there will turn out TO be much uu-
Certsinty in present Democratic calculs-
| tiOns, for despite the momentum in Mr..
! HOadly's favor set going by his late protest
| that he and Mr.. PepdletSa were not in
League. l have it on good authority that
Judge Thurman intends 10 go into the { )n-
I NoullCl 10 present the Nollle vi OeH. w dEt
There will have to be very strong cOmbi-
nation to resist such an appeal, for the SIM
pie sturdy character of Judge Thurman
commands the division OF the
Old Line Democrats,
and when it is known positively that he is
taking sides, following will spring up like
au army. / had thought with every one
else, until heard about this, that Hoadly
was reasonably sure OF this nomination,
but Wards chances seem to be as good.
The truth is, when the Democrats co ne to
think soberly about it the bulk OF their
party want a steady, consistent De rOcrat
They do not find any such article in Mr..
Hoadly, who is an exceedingly bright man
and clever lawyer, but as capriciOus as q
political weather cock. He was Re JuU-
liCan until 1872, when he went into the
Greeley movement. He voted the Repub-
licsn ticket in 1873, 1914 and ES41, when he
supported Mr.. Hayes IUr Governor. In l>IG
he voted for Mr.. Tilden, and since then, |
believe, has remained with the Democrats.
l understand that
He Shinea over to Tilslen
be cause he was interested with him as an
attorney, perhaps in the Western railroad
wrecking schemes. General Ward has
always been Democrat, prompt and ready
for party service and an effective worker.
There would be no doubt about his calling
| out the full party strength. 1 do not know
that so much could be said of Mr.. Hoadly,
although everyone recognizes his ability
! and personal excellences. Now while this
! rivalry has been sprfn9ing up among the
] Democrats, We have been quietly looking
! ever the field. l suppose nearly every
| we'll known man who would take the nOmi'
| uatiOn has been considered. We do not
| know who has the best chance, bnt predict
! that there will be no ballot for Governor
in the Convention. The feeling will shape
! itself III favor CT some one who will be
Nominated by Acelamation.
1 suppose Judge ForaEer and Mr.. Turney
are talked of more than any Others. Mr..
! TurDrx IN, yaid ho does LIUt ronE tho
nIsce and wouldn't take the nomic alton,
He said Yesterday that his determination
was still unchanged. Comptroller Law,
renee Is a candidate. There are three good
men, 1t won't make an difference in the
result which may set the nomination. We
can win with any Of them. General
Keifer dropped in on me the other day
I'm against the man that can't get the
most votes. That expressed my feeling
and | think that OF every Republican
We are for the candidate who will bring us
the most votes, whoever he may be. A'
10 choice between Foraker and Turney
they are different styles Of men. Judge
Foraker is probably not over forty, good
looking, a fine speaker, Of splendid address
and although the objection holds GooC
| that he is not now known in the upper
part of Ohio, except among law
yers, he would soon MAKE
Striking Impression ON the stump
He is innocent, Lehcye, OF politca
management, but as Governor would acqul
himself we'll. Mr.. Idrney n9mlnau9It
would be received with favor. He couI'
moi 20 on the stulp, nor would he nee'
10. having risen from the foTeo 70 pc
sition OF high public trust, and Away
hearing himself with credit he would en-
list suTpOrt that might otherwise be doCot
ful and us cure besides OF polling a III!
party vote. He may yet be indrced to al
low his name to be taken into the conYen
tion. He could get the nomination, nav
no doubt, if so disposed
What of the newspaper a'luslonS q
Mr.. HAYES and Mr.. Sherman
Nonsense. No one has thought 0; MT
HAYES as a candidate, not even hNmsei'
MIR. sherman probably doesn't wan 1t. II
is where he wants to be, and where ne be
longs. Besides-to consider his candldac
from the standpoint OF party MANAGE
} nent-he voted for he tariff bill with n
obnoxious wool schedule, and if he
wanted the Nomination
it would be of doubtful expedifncy LOT ta
narty TO put in the field sian VINO thu
called upon himself the d;Strust II not "a.
enmity o. a very larrs class Of hePuol'
cans" ,,,.,
Il? Oh, have nearly year YET 10 re
main here, then ] will return to my pri
vate a fairs which demand nay attention.
"Wb9[ was the meaning OF Judge Long
+ rortt resignation from the Supremt
Beach when this question was about Z
come up again
ait meant simply that he was tired OF it
He is worth prospectively Sl0,OOO,OOO
! When he entered the law, instead OF tax
ing il easy, as a nan would with Suct
prospects, he worked hard. In 1873 n
was elected TO the Superior Court OF Gin
Ciunati. Two years ago he was nominated
for the Supreme Bench delivering roar
ing speech, which made the convention
think they had heard enough of him tC
make him the man they wanted, and ht
wss put down on the slate without ballot
He came here and
Was Dragged Down
to the most laborioUS work, trying to catch
up with a docket four years ahead OF him
At home he had law office a carpenter
| shop, was a great canoeist, liked to go nSn
ing Sunday, and what not; but there wa;
| no time here for diversion, and in year ne
grew tired and slipped out. That is all
there was to it,
"Will considerations bearing on the next
United States .Senatorship enter the con
yention?"
Il thipk not"
docs Mr.. Thurman not want to &c
back
The Democrats can't carry the Legisla
| ture Mr.. Thurman feels, after his long
service in the Senate he would be more
comfortable there than elsewhere, and II
! the chance would be offered probably
he would return. But be is seventy years
| old and seems &c be living contsntedly
here. There i>ino talk yet about kePubli'
/ can candidates.
Under Control.
| puyEa. y. H., May 2l.-The extensive
| ire in Haies woods, Darlington. Is now
| rpGer control. The loss Is S2HGO Sew
| ersl woods IN this vicinity IeIr the rall'
I road took fire within the past lew days,
| destroying much timber.
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