Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-19
WHAT WISE ONES SAY.
The General Outlook In Hamilton
County. - ->r. z
The SUM WANTS HoLMAN IN 1884
To Fill the Presidential Chair-RandaI's
Chances Daily Growing Brighter
Mahone's Power on
the wane.

CLEVELAND, September lS.-The political
muddle at Cincinnati is so complicated
that it cannot be comprehended until after
next months vote is counted. There never
has been q campaign so involved in mys'
tery, telegraphs q special correspondent
from the metropolis of the State. During
the past week there have really been
Some Punpy Efforts
to reconcile the difference here, but there
the thing ended. Nothing was accom-
plished. The committee of fifteen who
represent the recaleitrsnt Democrats have
had daily secret sessions, taking in money
for their part Of the cam pai gn, which, they
say, is coming in freely and unsolicited
Meantime, while all this vas going on,
mysterious conferences were held between
some members Of the Democratic State
Executive Committee and the local Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, supposedly
for the purpose Of reconciliation, but very
secret and without result Still further,
there were az the same time secret meetings
Of Democrats not identified with either
faction for the same purpose and with like
result
Reconciliation is out of the question.
Ali thought of it is idle and vain. There is
Nothing Left But TO Fight
il out. Vet, after oil, the Democrats here
have some hope left, which seems to be
growing during the last few days They
reason that the situation is such all around
as TO bring out a full vote, and on that
score they have the assent Of all factions.
Here 10 Hamilton county they reason still
further that the two factions united, as
they will be on the State ticket, will give
big vote for Hoadly for Governor, while
they will divide the Republican vote, part
o. which will go TO the College Hall faction
OF the Democracy. Then there is the bare
possibility Of waking up the Germans to
realization that Republican Legislature
means Foster for Senator. The R-plt,;-
ems here are very quiet and are not a whit
So sanguine as election day approaches.
while on the other hand the DemoC ats
seem 10 be gaining courage.
Another Feature
ThiCh peryades the campaign throughout
the Stale is the antipOCal character OF the
contest taken in it by the masses on the
Cns hand. sEd the politicians on the other.
Outside Of enthusiasm on the second
ameuGment, on which the masses are di-
vid, i according to residence in the city or
about 10. The opposition TO the second
amendment will come from the cities,
snd the cities will give the FIRST amend.
ment, which provides for licensing the
liquor traffic, its largest vote. On the
other hand, the tide that has set in for the
second amendment in all parties in the
country districts Is something astonishing.
This amendment prohibits the manufac-
ture and sale Of viDous, spiTituous and
malt intoxicsntS in the State of Ohio. 1t
is not self.sCtipg or directly acting. how
ave ha n Of
legislation to make il operative; but its
terms, as many cOnstrue them, are man
datory to the Legislature.
While outside OF the liquor liquor ques.
tions incidentally involved in this cam
paign
The Masses are ApathetIr,
the politicians, on the opposite hand, are
intensely interested in fact, the oldest
man fails to remember a campaign in Ohio
in which the politician class was more in
tenSely interested than il is in this. IL
was from this very fact that the distractions
in the Democratic party in Hamilton COun.
" srose. Pendleton and anti-Pendleton
factions have existed tor q year and half,
and the recent separation of the factions
there is only the latest phase OF the civil
war Of the Hamilton county Democracy.
The greatest difficulty the Republicans OF
Ohio have in this campaign is 10 keep in
the background the prominence OF Foster
as a boss, snd ss sure Of the Senstorship IN
case OF Republican success. The Germans
hate Foster. He has ChsmpiOned all the
Pond bills. the Scott bills and the Sunday
bills which have alieniated the German
vote heretofore in Ohio. Yet the Ohio
Germans do not seem 10 realize that the
success Of the Republican ticket means
Il cir arch enemy Foster for United States
Senator. and no one has forced them to
|, ok al the situation from this point of
view