The Evening critic., 1883-06-26
THE CRITIC ABROAD,

John G. Thompson made up his mind
last night to talk. He was met by the
Critic at an uptown hotel last night when
a conversation was engaged in in relation
to the nomination of Judge Hoadly by the
Democrats.
Mr.. Thompson said: II have just given
Major Shanklin, of the Cincinnati Netps-
Journal, my views pretty fully on
that subject. 1 said to him that
Hoadly's nomination, viewed from the
point Of expediency. only, was the strongest
that could have been made, because it
united all factions. There was no excuse
for any faction within the party opposing
him, and as a matter of fact the party
would be unit for him; the campaign
would be the most enthusiastic and vigor-
ously prosecuted of any that has occurred
in the State in twenty years. and Hoadly
will undoubtedly be elected"
But they say you were downed.'
"Well,' said Mr.. Thompson, II was left
off the committee after fifteen-years'
fight against me. In fact, any man who
has been chairman of the State committee
az long as have been must necessarily
have aroused jealousies and envy. Butt
and here Mr.. Thompson smiled serenely,
"the only man dOwned in that convention
was John Mclean. / think you will find
that there are no two opinions about that
in sneaking way to defeat the ticket.
But he will fail in that as conspicuously as
he failed in the convention"
How about the ticket?"
Judge Thurman properly characterized
1t when he said there is not a single weak
feature about it, and, by the way, every
man on it is my personal friend"
rs the organization of the committee
hostile to Judge Hoadly?"
.GNo uhx, bo ;rr,o,, nj. n.
an intimate personal friend of Hoadly's,
while the chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee, although Ward man,is one of that
kind of Democrats who count individuals
as nothing where the good of the party is
concerned"
"The committee will pull together then?''
Beyond question. All factions are rep
resented on the committee and will work
for the success of the ticket. There will
be no room for pickering and fault-fnding
from the people, because all opinions and
personal preferences have u voice in the
committee"
"Will you take any part in the work of
the campaign 2"
II shall work much harder than I have
ever done, for the reason, that being re-
lieved of the responsibilities of former
years, l shall have more time to give to the
details of the canvass"
"You are not sorehead then ?"
mot in the least, and / don't know of
any soreheads anywhere within the party,
with the single exception of the pitiabie
little malcontent Of the Eaquirer."
ut has been suggested" said the Critic,
"that in the event of Hoadlys election he
would be a very formidable candidate in
the next National Democratic convention
for the nomination for President"
"Oh, yes; but that would have been said
about either one Of the others. Judge
Hoadly is very strong man, and if he is
elected, which firmly believe he will be,
the party may come to the conclusion to
push his claims for Presidential honors,
though he is at this time making the race
for Governor only"
"Mr. Thompson, is.it not a fact that the
vote at the last election was about 10000
short of that of 1892"
"Yes, sir, 1t is"
about what per cent. of them do you
think were Republicans ~
"Well, l should think majority of them
were Republicans, but majority of them
who go to the polls this fall will vote for
Hoadly. tell you, the German element
in Ohio have made up their minds to vote
the Democratic ticket"