Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-02
4 Flank Movement of the Democ

tility of some of the old line Democrats
10 Judge Hoadlr has inspired we'll
grounded fear anOng Democratic lead
,srs of the overwhelming defeat OF their
whole ticket at the October election
They look upon the defeat Of Judge
HOadly as certain, and they who are
most desirous Of the welfare of their
party have no hesitation in saying that
Il defeat would be better for their organ
iZatiun than the victory OF HOadly
They profess to believe that Democracy,
after cropping in the daskness Of political
adversely for two decades, is on the hish
road TO a long career of power. They
say that the long series Of defeat can
not last always, and they believe that
when change takes place their hold on
They assert that their turn TO admins
ter affairs is not far distant. They do
not wish, however, in the hour of prom
ised victory, to have all their old lead
ers thrust aside and TO be lead by men
who at the best are but Mushroom Dem
ocrats. They point to the fact that for
long years Senator Thurman, Judge
Geddes, and General Durbin Ward stood
almost alone, i'll weak minority, against
an overwhelming force and that after
they had borne the burden and the heat
of the coutict, man who WAS opposing
them with all his ability is chosen to
lead them. The success of this man,
they claim, would be giving all the
fruits of victory to an outsider, and that
his victery could only be of ii temporary
character to their patty. With him in
power the old Democrats would have
no ambition TO perpetuate their party
ascendency, as it could ouly contribute
to the political advancement of new
men. The Democrats who have done
the heavy party work during the last
twenty years will not, therefore, exert
themselves for the success of their par
ty this year, and they care but little
whether they win or not. They will,
however, make an effur! to save the leg
islative ticket and to elect a United
States Senator. A conference of prom
inent Democrats was recently held at
Columbus, at which it was determined
to let the election of Governor and the
whole State ticket go by default, and to
make flank movement by throwing all
their energies in support of the legisla-
tive ticket. The conference WAS held 50
secretly that none of the correspondents
in Columbus heard Of it, but our infor-
nation comes from the best authority.
An effort will be made to nominate can
didates for the Legislature In the strong
Democratic counties who will support
any old Democrat for United States
Senator, and who will he una1terably
opposed to such hew Democrats as
Hoadly and Book walter. They will
support ii. B. Payne, Allen G.. Thurman,
Durbin Ward, George w. Geddes, or any
other Democrat whose associations with
the party are of long standing The old
wheel hoIsss of the Democracy will
stump their counties and an effort will
be made to enkindle the long smOlder-
ing fires of the old Democracy. In Ham
ilton county the Democratic legislative
ticket will be composed entirely of men
who are most bitter in their opposition
to the New Democracy. The Enquirer,
which is not supporting Mr.. Hoadly
with any very marked degree of enthu-
siasm, will make the air ring with its
support of the candidates for the Gener-
al Assembly. The plan is to make an
effort to elect one or more members Of
the General Assembly in this county,
and it WAS stated in the conference that
Joseph 81. Poe and some popular Ger
man could probably be elected. 1t was
claimed in the conference that the brew
ing and distillery interests would con-
tribute largely to the election of a Dem
ocratic Legislature if they we're assured
that the Scott bill would be repealed o.
materially moditied, and that with all
the old leaders in the harness, strong,
old-line Democrats on the legislative
tickets. combined with the powerful
support of the q or interests the Gen
eral Assembly could be carried and the
United States Senator saved. Everyone
present at the conference thought that
the defeat Of Hoadly would put an AFRO
CANT demagogue out of the way and
compel Demociatic conventions hereaf
ter to respect their old leaders. There
were at this conference prominent Dem
ocrats from Cuyahoga, Hamilton. Lucas,
Montgomery, Crawford, Holmes, Mer-
Ger, Wyandot, Richland, Wayne, and
other counties. Since the conference
the Plain Dealer and seysral other Dem
ocratic papers have contained articles
advising their party throughout the
State 10 be careful in selecting their
strongest men for the Legislature. Re-
publicans will be careful also. Hoadly
is already practically defeated, his party
is on the run and the Democratic State
and legislative tickets will be over
whelmingly defeated if Republicans do
their duty. Let every county put It's
best men in the field for the Legislature
and make thorough, active, honest
canvass, and victory is ours Cleve-
land Leader.
AT Miles City, Mont, Wednesday
night party of masked men proceeded
to the county Jail, overpowered the jail
er, seized a man named Rigney, whom
they took about mile out of town and
hanged to the projecting end OF rail
road tie over culvert. Rigney had
haen i,iIad tha duv h,fnrp for NiSOTlprly