National Republican., 1883-06-22
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small TsIR About Men and Measures

than they have been for a long time. We
have all the elements Of success in 1884. The
result Of the election in Ohio will go a long
way toward determining the next presiden-
tial election, in my opinion. The Ohio cam
paigu this year will bo one of the most
memorable in the later political history
of the country. 1t will bo
bitter fight and there will be much in IL to
inspire both sides with confidence and to dis
turb them with fears The democrats will go
in with q hurrah, but as the campaign grows
older they will have to face the fact that they
have big job on their hands. Hoadly has
many elements of weakness. He is u COM
paratively late convert to democracy and
thousands of old time democrats will resent
his nomination to the extent of refusing to
vote for him at the polls. They may not
openly bolt but they will cast their ballots
against him.
"The nomination Of Hoadly means that
the democracy will have all the money they
want to run tho campaign with, and that
they will not have to go out of the state to
get it. Hoadly will run another Boo okwalter
fight. He will run il ON the merits and the
dimensions OF the. .bar'l. The democrats will
go in prepared to spend money like water,
and q campaign conducted that way has its
weak points. The people very soon become
dsgusted with an open shameless exhibition of
bar'l. Hoadly is stronger now than ho will
bo at any stage Of the campaign. He will
have to jump into the arena with great
clatter and noise. 1t is a necessity of his
position. He is an unknown factor in popu-
lar elections in Ohio, and the first thing for
him to do is to inspire his following with
confidence He will endeavor to mass
tho liquor vote of the large cities of
the state on his side, but while he
is attending to that the enormous
country vote may be getting away from him.
/ do not think Hoadly is as strong in Ohio by
at least 10000 votes as Durbin Ward. Ward
was a brave soldier, and he is as poor as
church mouse, while there could have been
no fault to find with him in his own party
on account of his democracy. He is demo-
crat from tho ground up. The support
Hoadly will receive from the Thurman wing
of the Ohio democracy will be very luke
warm.
Son the other hand tho republicans under
the leadership of Senator Sherman, Gov.
Foster, and men of that stamp will gather
themselves together for a great struggle.
Sherman and Foster have everything at
stake, and they have mover been beaten
in Ohio. They have heretofore proved to be
|, invincible Senator Sherman has the conf
dence of the Germans for his stand on tho
finance question, and do not know that the
liquor interest is opposed to him. He will
exert powerful influence in that direction.
" From careful survey of the field am
| cati nd hat tho nnhlicopc cxyil win ut tba
polls if the campaign is properly man
aged, and have no doubt it will be. They
have at least as good chance of success as
the democrats, and where chances are even
the republicans generally win in sustained
struggle"
When the news of Hoadlys nomination
was received here yesterday it gave rise to a
, great deal of gossip among politicians of both
parties.
q Gen. Thomas Ewing said Il think Judge
Hoadly's nomination good one. He is par
ticularly strong with tho Germans The cam
ri paign will be very hard one. The fight
will be continuous and heavy, but am in
clined to think that Judge Hoadly will win"
Judge William Lawrence said: " He is a
very able man, and is good citizen, and was
once good republican. The democrats have
never taken very kindly to a republican who
has SO recently come into their ranks, and
while Judge Hoadly is good man ho will
/ not arouse enthusiasm among the old rock
ribbed democrats One of the things that
will!operate against him is the fact that n
good many of Durbin Wards supporters who
thought the general should have received the
nomination will work quietly against him."
WAS Hoadly in the army?"
"No, he was not in the army. He was
however, an earnest, active republican during
0 the war, and this fact will be an element OF
weakness for him with those earnest, active
= democrats who were the friends of Valan-
digham during the war. With this nominal
tion we will elect Foraker beyound all doubt,
in my judgment"
Mr.. w. o. Tolford, the state agent of Ohio,
who is now in the city, was very jubilant
Its the best thing I've heard for many a
. . day. You can bet your last franc that when
q we get through the campaign Judge Hoad-
S ly's friends will have to look for him with
o pair of graphing irons"
as tho nomination weak one?"
!. Eyes, l think so. If Durbin Ward haC
n been nominated we would have had pretty
/, hard tussle Hoadly's vacillating political
d course will weaken him. He has been every
Il thing, and probably is everything now. He
# is very much like Paddy's flea in political
sense"
"Col Dan Grosvenor said: "We'll knocl
him out in one round. 1t is the weakes
: nomination the democrats could have made
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Phil Thompson, of Kentucky, is interested
II in divers mining and patent projects tha
}. threaten to yield him vast revenue--perhaps
i a"@
: The clerks in the revenue bureau have no
:, yet been able to establish the periodocity o
= tho appearance of the deadly AK, and the!
I, have como to look for it every time the doc
!. opens In explanation of the resignation o
If Chief Clerk Clarke yesterday aud his socalle'
/ appointment to the position of revenue in
- spector, it may be stated that there is no sucl
- place as chief clerk of this bureau. The clerl
who performs the duties naturally attaching
Il to such position is an inspector, who is as
signed TO that work. Gen. Clarke retains tht
office to which he was appointed, and il
!. merely assigned 10 new duties
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!, Unauthorized Persons on American Ships
a The Treasury department has been advised
It that the British government has declared tina