New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-07
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
Mr.. HALsTEADs VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
THE WEAKNESS OF HoADLY RUINS HIS CHANCES
THE EFFECT OF FRAUD IN CINCINNATI.

THE WEAKNESS OF HOADLY RUINS HIS CHANCEs-
THE EFFECT OF FRAUD IN CINCINNATI.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUSE
CINCINNATI, Sept. 6.-The political situation in
Ohio will be stated by Mr.. Halstead in The Com
mercial Gazette tomorrow in an article reading as
follows:
ave read with amusement that the New-York
Democratic politicians are alarmed about the state
of the campaign in Ohio. Whyf They have lost
the campaign In Ohio. II was lost when Won Mar
tells was elected by Hoadly votes to use the STATE
Executive Committee in McLeans war on Pendle-
ton and that was before Hoadly was nominated.
The organization of committees sgniied that the
campaign was to bs conducted for purposes OF
malicious revenge; that one of the most popular
men III the State was to be slaughtered to appease an
luminosity backed by monopoly. OF course this
meant dsorganizatipn. The campaign was lost
again by the Democrats when Hoadiy
made his Hamilton speech and abused
the whiskey ring to its face in the person OF Peter
Schwab, and denounced the saloon-keepers rs
drunkard .makers recommended the of the iron
heel of power upon them mOurned the opening OF one
saloon under the Scott law. and explained that
the new Democracy meant the new occupation oil
the Offices There couldn't be any OF the campaign
after that, except what might be evolved from the
indomitable discipline Of the Democratic
party, and that wasted and wrenched
by the personal use Of the committees. The
packing of committees at the Democratic
State Convention against Pendleton 1or
campaign OF personal revenge instead OF
for the party must have been with Hoadly's con-
sent IL was done under the excuse that he must
take care of himself. but the point was, he
yielded fatally then and there to the aggressive
ness of the proprietor OF The Enquirer, ana
was properly paid for it the next day by the vehe
- H. Ia had a
friend to conclliate. II was accident that Hoady
scratched the nomination, and his appe" rance as
a candidate was followed by a few rocking
Enquirer paragraphs abiding to the tender places
in his political record the publication of private
letter intended to injure him. and tho playing OF
the "Jayhawker" game Then followed the
Alabama interview and series OF speeches by
Hoadly, not devoid of the old sparkle of his wit.
and the passages Of lawy er talk, bright enough IN
themselves but each utterance. by some fatality,
scoring political point against him.
THE WORST BLUNDER OF ALL.
"The worst blunder of all followed. 1t was
known that Mclean was at work to Tx
the political machinery in this city
and county against Pendieton, and that
Bookwalter q millionaire bidder for the
Senate in the Democratic auction. was here
and boosted that he had $4,000 year
to spend in politics for his amusement
and was willing to devote 1t to
make an end OF Pendeton. There was no doubt
of it, While the Democracy, rs mass, believed
Pendleton had made mistake about the Civil
Service Reform Law that bears his
name they despised McLean's course and
abusive enmity toward him. and would vote for
PendIeton as against Mclean ten to one. The pre-
sumption is that Hoadly's friends assumed
to themselves up To this time that
TINT they were merely allowing Pendleton TO
take care of himself and at this juncture the Judge
became ILL., lie had restrained The
Ners Journal from attacking The Enquirer.
thus sacrificing golden opportunity for the new
paper TO establish itself in the consideration OF the
Democracy and allowing the money of Bookwalter
ard tho malice of Mclean FREQ scope.
Mclean insisted upon rushing his personal hatred
OF Pendloion to the front aud of making the issue
I'm the county convention whether he should
or should not control the delegates The
power to make the decision r, was ,i IA hoadIys
very man who had been for Hoadly
at Columbus against Mclean now fixed the
Committee on Credentials Tor Mclean
snrcd him the convention. The legislative
ticket IL pledged TO Mclean against Pendleton for
all time aud without regard to anything else.
and money has been paid tn seal the BAR
gain. Candidates were seen before the convention,
and were told that II they would give their
nIedpc never under any circumstances 10 go Tor
Peudleton they would be nominated and 1t should
not cost them cent to be put thr9uoh to
election day. There is not doubt that
every man on the uckct consent d
to put upon himself this shameful obligation. Those
who refused 10 take the pledge we're not nominated.
The people of Hamilton County VIII re-
buke The Inquirer combination. Tue very instinct
n self Preservation hands them TODD So IL does
not matter about thu tnrd ticket That II All affair
that concerns Democrats. The existence oil the
bird ticket would have tendency TO
reduce the Republican majority for there
are thousands OF Democrats who VIII not vote Tor
made take the most direct means TO smash the boss
business Just Republicans did last year
III the State of New York.
THE BLUEDERING IRREPARABLE
"The Democratic campaign in Ohio cannot be
retrieved. The laundering has been irreparabe.
Judge Hoadly is a very sick man and out
Of the fight In more senses than one
and If bis strength could be suddenly and miracu
lously restored he could not. the events of the
contest have been shaped make speech that would
not tell against himself. Few OF the friends
of Pendleton and Hoadly can longer deceive them
selves. Both distinguished gentlemen politically
cold meat They may blame Mclean or themselves.
or for tune, fate or the party, as they please.
A schene for GeSpoiling CINCINNATI by electing
with the votes OF repoaters the personal Legs-
latiye ticket fraudulently nominated Is with
prccision all that is left Of the Democratic cam,
paign in Ohio. which was opened
with such pomp and circumstance and
Outcries that il was to DO an auspclons
stride toward national supTemacyi ana snn
so great a scoundreliSm as they contemplated can
not DO consumnated when the schemes are,
as now, so fragrant as TO arouse she
public vigilance and turn q burning light upon
the ballot boxes"