Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-17
CINCINNATI POLITICS.
A Rough aad Tumble Exhibition To-
IL 0sssa City.
How State Senator Has Thrown q Fire
Brand Into the Schools, and . Nan
Named huliahill has
hogged al the
pRsRoeATlyEs OF THE DEMOCRACY.


lSpecial 10 GAs Reota1.
CIScISSArr, Ohio, March l6.-Cincinnau
Is always In row Of some kind. The seu-
sstion here now next In consequences Of the
spring campaign Is Julius Dsxtsr's bill 70
abolish the teaching Of German In the pub
lie schools oil Ohio. Dextsr 10 one al The
prosperous citizsns OF this city, has studied
thoroughly questions OF TAXATION and local
government has been . member Of the
State Board Of Equalization, and b now .
State Senator. There 10 probably not sn.
other man In or from Hamilton county
who would have the nerve 70 attack Ger.
man In the schools" % be has Done. He
has been congratulated BY many people In
Cincinnati on the introdution OF his bill,
and had quite an ovation on Change ths
other:day. Citisens Of Irish extraction are
not for the bill, and 10 seemed for uns
that they might unite With independsns
American voter, and make psxter . candi-
date for Mayor. But that plan has fsllsa
through. The Republican, have nominai
ted. and the Democrats will next week.
SO many people are politicians, or
Or Expees % - Politicians,
that much Of the sentiment against Ger
man in the schools, whether Il 10 right OF
wrong. can not be brough, out al The polls.
Dexter is one Of the few who will 90 to the
front. He probably knows that II be comes
up for the Legislature he will not get .
German vote. Bot politics Is not his trads
and he can stand it. He has had the satis-
faction Of raising great sensation In Gin
cinnat, and has possibly driven tho enter
ing wedge 70 radical change In our school
system.
The Democratic City Convention will as-
semble on Tuesday next Cincinnati 10 .
city celebrated for the turbulency Of its
politics, but II present indications are true
ones, next Tuesday will cap the climax.
The ruugh and tumble elements will DO
there In multitudes. Flushed with the big
success Of last year, the
vieisss and ISnsvast
elements Of the party are pushing them.
selves forward, and demanding control By
almost brute force. There Is danger that
the worst men will be selected - candi-
dates. Appeals will be made TO considera-
tions OF race, and associations Of all kinds.
The Irish voters-and possibly many who
are not yoters--in the Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth wards will rush 10 the con vention 70
see that Tom Mulinhih, late chairman Of
the Democratic County COMMITTEES, II non.
mated for City Comptroller. II seems 70
be understood that since the Democratic
party la. seemingly passsd into The hands
only shall have any thing ~ do With In
management. No man With . German
name need ofiar himself, and this policy
will not be forlsotlen at the election.
The Irish Rslitiesass,
led by Mulisted, have determined 10 cut
all Tuetonic Democrats, % they claim that
at the last election both Dan Dalton for
clerk and Haw kins for sheriff, were Ter.
ribly scratched by Over. the. Rhine DemS-
crats Mulinhill and his clique have from
the Fifth ward have already stuck the knife
deep into the vitals u Julius Reis and Jas.
nomination for Mayor, for II either one Of
them Should be nominated Mulinhllrs
chances for the c0mptrollership would bs
runined. The sword has been drawn
against anybody-Irish, German or Ameri-
can-who may be In Mulinhill's way.
The Gevmaa aad Irish
can not affiliate here. The Dexter move
ment showed evidence the chssm between
the Tsuton and Milesian.
Mayor Means retired from the Nsyoralty
contest for the same reason that Jimmy
Elliott retired from the ring. He was dead
politically.
A German named HsraRcourt will Be
presented for City Treasurer, but already
The Irish threaten 10 desert him.
IL 10 queer, but nobody seems 70 think
Of an American a. . candidate.
The fight for the Mayoralty nomination
will be red.hot. On the hrst ballot Isssc
J. Miller will probably lesd. followed In
order by George X. Duckworth, Julius
Refs, Michael Ryan and James W. Fitgsf-
aid. The list will soon dwindle 70 three
namcs--Miller. Duckworth and Rsis: and
the final ballot will nominate either Duck
worth or Reis.