Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-27
THE OHIO SENATORSHlP.
PendIeton's Supporters Becoming DC.
MOraIizcd, and Payne Fast Gaining
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MoraIizcd, and Payne Fast Gaining
Ground.
apGIaeaalaNPr GaeaalaNPrh SABfY6bYn tHesat tfSrTn he
event of Senator Pendleton failing to re.
ceiye majority in the Democratic caucus,
his adherents would make a coalition With
the Republicans, who will furnish votes
enough to elect Pendlet1n to the Senate.
This wild yarn either goes to show that
somebody is scared or il is put out to scare
somebody else. Whatever the cause OF it,
the story is utterly destitute OF the smallest
grsin of truth. In the first place, the ise-
publicans would not be party To any Such
an arrangement, because there would be no
profit in il to them. In Tie second place,
Ihere n Not Democrat e Member
who would ever even think OF entering
into such.a disorganizing al sliiance. 1t would
be political death to any man who would
do such a thing, and besides that, Demo.
Gratis are too LOYAL to the party organization
TO engage in any work of this kind, and
Senator Pendleton wonld not sanction it,
even il it were proposed. whatever Is
done in respect to the Senatorship, the
Democrats will do themselves without any
assistance from or any interference on the
part of the Republican minority.
Unless ali calculations are greatly
at fault, H. B. Payne will be the
choice of the caucus. twill take two or
Tree ballots to determine the matter, but
when the eOntest narrows down 10 Pendle-
,,, cd Payne, as it will do.
t'a,mc will be Chosen.
y 'euce OF this will be on the surface.
g.. .. on is confronted by an element
'lrt is bitterly hostile to him and his
i,i.nds are iuSewsrtn, while Payne has not
me enemy in all the length ahE "rHei'"
IF the State and is universally conceded to
be in oil respects the ablest, safest leader
the party in Ohio now possesses. Pendle
ton will 20 into the caucus with the dele
gallon from his own city against him,
while Payne will have his home delegation
solid and Will get votes from Pendietons
own city. This one fact, and II is an un-
deniable fact, will have powerful bearing
on the contest Again, the character OF
Pendleton's chief supporters and lieuten
ants will iDjure him more than their ef'
forts will do him good.
The PendIeton workers are Mainly
the Politicians
who have fsttened on his favors, or those
who have for years hung around the State
House, grabbing for whatever crumbs hap
pene0 10 Idll lO Tue I'cHlOtia'o. iHSJ CIV
men whose hunger and thirst for office Is
from everlasting TO everlasting. Whenever
il has happened that the Democrats came
into possession OF a few offices these men
always came rushing in with their soup
plates and vociferously demanded that they
be filled. Their faces are familiar here, and
the Democratic party has grown weary OF
them. When the Democratic party was o!-
gsnized for the late successful campaign It
was organized by new men. The old crowd,
headed by john g. Thompson, WAS re.
tired. Bargar and Booth, and Pal 2e and
Converse, and Hoadly are new men in OL!o
politics. They brought
New Blood and New Life.
new methods and new vigor into Demo-
cratic politics in Ohio, and the magnificent
victory OF October 9th proves the value OF
Il cir work. They are all anti-Pendle'on
n. en- end IN favor Of new deal.