Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-05
The Ohio Campaign.
IT WILL OPEN THIS WEEK IN EARNEsr-A
BAD LOOK FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
despatch to New York Times.

despatch to New York Times.
COLUMBUS, Sept. =. The campaign in Ohio
will open during the present week with an
earnestness not noticeable since 1880 Thus
far the republicans have conducted the pre-
liminary work with such tact as to completely
outgeneral the democrats, who, in the hope
of eounteracting the influence that the repub-
licans have brought to bear, have succeeded
only in placing themselves 10 even a more
defenseless attitude than they were original
ly. Much as the recent illness of the demo
cratic standard-bearer may have been re.
GREETED. his confinement has been n great
relief to the party managers, who still believe
there is a chance TO succeed. Mr. Hoadly
has already made number of speeches. but
unfortunately, has allowed himself to make
statements VIII oh have to be explained on
nearly every occasion. There are few dem
ocrats in the State who do not freely admit
that had Mr.. Hoadly kept quiet, or ut least
been more guarded in his expressions. the
democrats would not find themselves OCCUPY.
ing the humiliating position they hold to-day
Ii was said Immediately after the nomina-
ton of Mr. Hoadly that those who protested
against it would readily come around and
work for the success OF the ticket as soon as
their ardor for Gen. Durbu Ward had sub
sided. Two months have passed, vet it is a
noticeable fact those who then protested and
denounced the sale have remained in the
background and have IN no way expressed
themselves rs satisfied. The remarks of SEN
at0r Thurman as he greeted Gen. Ward, di
rectly after the nomination Of Mr.. Hoadly,
seem to have been conveyed to every demo
crat in the State, and the indications are that
the effect still remains. Judge Thurman
said: 'Gen. Ward, have done all that |
could to secure your nomination, but have
failed. The democratic party Ms rep
resented in this State convention has
no further use for such old fellows as
you aud |. Your defeat. however, was
secured by dsmnable trickery. and the
convention is Disgrace to the democratic
party and the State" The words then ut
tered by Judge Thurman still stand The
better class of democrats who bolted then still
remain out, and although Gen. Ward has been
induced to make few speeches, he WAS al
lowed to select the places; and in those
speeches already made he has never referred
to Mr.. Hoadly OF advised democrats to sup
port the ticket. Allen w. Thurman is to-day
working against the election of Mr.. Hoadly.
and in an open manner expresses his earnest
desire to see the founder of the New Demo
cracy" showed under by a republican major
ity of 6o,000.
The democratic State Executive Commit
tee, which was forced upon Mr. Hoadly bv
the Cincinnati Inquirer, is not such com.
mittee rs MIR. Hosdly or any other candidate
would have chosen. There is not an orisi.
nal Hoadlv man on the committee. but on the
contrary, 1t is made up of the friends OF
Ward and Bookwalter. The chairman was
general Wards particular friend. while the
Secretary, ID. c. Bsllentine. was one of the
bureau managers under Bookwalter two wears
ago. There has been constant jarring of