Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-15
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
An Interview With q Nevadan
on the Situation.

The Outlook -why the Germans
Affiliate with the Democracy
Effect OF h Third Party-HOad.
ly's neutrality-suspicious. De-
feat Reasonably Certain.
J. A. Wagner, brother Of John Wagner,
who is well known here and everywhere
else in Nevada, came into Eureka Monday
night from the railroad by the way OF
Wells, Cherry Greek and Hamilton. He
accompanied his nephew, Deputy County
Assessor Webber Of White Pine, in private
conveyance from Cherry Creek.
Mr.. Wagner is a farmer and lives a few
miles ont from New Philadelphia in the
Buckeye State. He is fresh from that
political field in which there is special
interest felt at this time. Our quid nunc,
after q general conversation with Mr..
Wagner, who was among the Pioneers Of
Nevada, having lived during 1864 and
1865 at Carson, preached the topic Of the
political situation in Ohio.
Reporter-Mr. Wagner, what is the out
look in Ohio? What do you think will be
the result of the election which comes off
on the second Tuesday, the 9th day Of
October next?
Mr.. Well, IKE my brother
John, / am aDemocrat. Our people think
we have q better chance Of carrying the
State this year than we had last year. You
remember we carried it the last time by
23, 900 majority. 1t is pretty hard to tell,
though. Governor Foster, who is a shrewd
politician. had canvassed the State
thoroughly, had made a personal trip into
every county, and he said the Republicans
would get away with the election by a re-
duced majority, and he placed the Republi-
can majority at II, 900. So you see he
missed the mark by "a, 900. And then in
the election preceding, the Republicans
got away with us 80, 600 strong.
Reporter-How do the Germans stand
in the ight2
Mr.. Wagner-My opinion Is they are
still solid with the Democracy.
Reporter-What makes you think so?
Mr.. Wagner-Well, 1 am one Of them
myself. The sumptusry laws passed by
the Republicans drove of the Germans
and plenty OF native American votes, too.
Reporter-You refer to the Pond law,
l suppose?
Mr.. Wagner Yes, chiefly. Do you
understand that law fully?
Reporter.-Am not sure 1 do.
Mr.. Wsgner-Ill tell you something
about it. 1t required everybody who sold
liquor to pay a license of 5000, and be-
sides give q bond OF 81, 900 for his good
behavior.
Reporter-How was the liquor to be
sold?
Mr.. Wsgner-It was not allowed to be
sold by the drink. You had to take it by
the bottle or jugful.
Reporter-But the Supreme Court de-
clared the Pond law unconstitutional.
Mr.. Wagner--Yes, of course, it was
knocked on the head in that way; but the
last Legislature, which was Republican,
changed the law somewhat. They kept
up the 5000 license. This plesses the big
liquor dealers, but the smaller ones are
bitter over it. 1t freezes them out and
gives a monopoly of the whisky trade to q
few Of their rich competitors.
Reporter-What effect will this have?
Mr.. Wagner-I can't tell just how deep
the liquor law will cut. The Republicans
can't make many friends by it; first they
have not been consistent. They have
modified the law evidently for political
effect, while their disposition to interfere
with the domestic affairs Of the people is
as plain as ever.
Reporter-You have o. q third party ?
Mr.. Wagner-Yes; and this is what
bothers me most. l cannot really say
whether many more Republicans than
Democrats will go off on that issue. There
are some Democrats who are as fanatical
in that matter as the Republicans. If the
Prohibition party pulls many OF our peo-
pie away it will hurt US.
Reporter-The Republicans, knowing
the moral effect OF defeat to them in Ohio,
will work hard to carry the State. will
they not?
Mr.. Wsgner-Yes; they are pulling
every string. They will use money freely.
1t will be q ''soap campaign" on their
part, like Dorsey's in Indiana.
Reporter-Can money be used effectual-
ly in Ohio2 They say that Of Nevada,
but did not know you would admit such q
thing of Ohio.
Mr.. Wsgner-Money is a crushing power
in politics in Ohio as elsewhere.
Reporter-Where can they buy votes
not among the farmers, can they?
Mr.. Wagner-No, sir; you are right
about that. The farmers in Ohio vote q
"vest pocket" ballot. They make out
their ticket and go straight and vote and
nobody can tell whom they cast their bal
lot for. In the big cities it is different.
lHeTo IS WucIc tucy tuLu lOOoo tuo COll.
There is a large number of purchasable
votes in Cleveland and Cincinnati. These
are manufacturing centers and they can
be made 10 go the Republican ticket for
SOAP" though II they were not tam
pered with a large majority of them
would vote the people's-the Democratic
ticket.
Reporter What is all this talk about
Hoadly's getting the nomination for Gov
ernor by bribery-by paying out $50. 900
to secure itp
Mr.. Wagner-Not a word Of truth in it.
I was o delegate to the State Convention
and was a Hoadly man from the start. 1
never heard Of his using money to get the
nomination until I was coming out West,
when / saw the scandal In q paper I picked
up on the train. That kind Of falsehood
will react and, / am sure, do Hoadly
good. 1t can be easily disproved and will
make him votes.
Reporter-what HIND Of a man 10 Hoad-
ly p"
Mr.. Wagner He is q splendid lawyer
q man who takes with the people and
makes friends wherever he goes. Ward
was the strong man when the convention
assembled, but Hoadly won the nomina-
| tion by the power Of address and his per-
sonal magnetism.
Reporter Who is Foraker?
Mr.. Wagner-Thst is what everybody in
Ohio exclaimed when they heard he was
named for Governor. Heis comparatively
unknown and has never been before the