Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-07-12
Sweet Unity.

HdI VI
which the Democratic party organs and
managers would have the rank and file
of the "Old Democracy" believe exists in
their ranks, is rot apparent to any well
informed person, for seldom, if ever in
Ohio, has there been such demOraliza-
tion within that party. Some of the
strongest and purest men in the old
party are openly expressing their disap-
proval of the methods resorted to in tie
convention which resulted ia the nomi-
nation of Hoadly for Governor and the
defeat of Burns for School Commission
er, and many more have quietly deter
mined to rebuke that method which at
tempts to fasten upon them prophet
of the new Democracy.
Mr.. Doran, prominent Democrat of
Dayton, gives expression to the wide
spread dissffection in expressing the
hope that Headly will run 10000 votes
behind his ticket to rebuke the mana
gers for the undemocratic methods
which forced the party to accept such
candidates as Greeley, Ewing, Book
walter and Hoadly. Mr. Doran "felt de-
graded and disgraced by the methods
which secured the nomination of Book
walter two years ago, but feels deeper
humiliation this year on account OF the
nomination. of Hoadly, and the imperti-
nence of former Republican stepping
to the head of our ticket and announc-
, ing a revolution in the methods and
principles of the old party of the people.
We can afford to lose the Governor
rather than succeed through an aban-
donment of the principle and a sacrifice
of honor"
Another proof of the sweet harmony
which exists is found in the fact that
the Hon. Henry Kahlo, who was a
Democratic member of the last General
Assembly from Toledo, and was renomi-
mated by his parry, after attending the
convention at Columbus, returned home
disgusted and declined the nomination
which had been rendered him by his
party. In an interview on the subject,
Mr.. Kahlo says:
protested against the subjection of
Democracy to one interest from the
start. labored not only at home, but
in neighboring counties, to keep the
money power and liquor element from
controlling everything. l went with
our delegation to the State convention
and when | saw how things were going
| made up my mind on the floor of thai
convention that | would clear my skirts
of such transactions; that L would come
home and withdraw, and | did so a:
quick as possible. | did not act hastily
but weighed it and slept over it two
nights, and could not come to any Other
conclusion. To-day, two weeks aftel
nv Withdrawal, | am more firm thar
ever; would do it twice over again i
il WAS not already done. l am NOR,
than satisfied with my course in with
drawing [ would not to-day be on tn
ticket if had an absolute guarantee o
5,OOu majority and so many Thousand
dollars laid down on this desk. l canno
endorse the mercenary tactics brough
into the party to control things, and tn
absolute surrendering of all principle
to the liquor element. The right il
bound to.succsed, and the course takel
is wrong.
1t is all due to the head of the ticke
and the manner in which Judge Hoad
ly was nominated. He was the mai
whom the liquor men insisted on, an,
he was nominated because he WAS thei
man.
Hoadly and the element he represent
captured his nomination. and now w
will see il they can seize their election
Such things would disgust any man VIII
has the real interests and the future o
the party at heart.
The Influences brought about to noml
nate Hoadly extended throughout tn
whole convention. am liberal, but
despise corruption. L know so man,
things that took place in that conven
flon that it makes me sick.
We had The finest bucket of milk eve
given down, and just kicked it over
The Republicans had a great cloud owe
them, and we drove it away.