Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-07
THE OHIO CANVASS.
Senator Sherman Placed Upon the De-
fensive-virginiA Dueling.

Tram the Baltimore Sun.
WASHINGTON, oct. 5.-The canvass in
ohio is attracting unusual attention here
for an off year, and there is general con-
currence in opinion that a Democratic
success there would have a most marked
effect on the result of the November cleo
/ tions in both New York and Pennsylvania.
/ GOV. Hoadly continues TO write to his
friends here in the most confident strain
as 10 his election, and the Democratic
members OF Congress from the State who
have been here IN the last two or three
weeks all speak to the same effect. Repre-
sentative Campbell said last night that
Hoadly would have 10000 majority. But,
notwithstanding these confident predic-
tiOns on the Democratic side, those Of
calm judgment regard the situation as
rather mixed, and hesitate TO hazard
prediction. Gov. Hoadly is making "A
splendid canvass, and there is no denial
that he has put the Republican speakers
on the defensive. Indeed, it ID said that
the ONO Democrats have never made a
more aggressive campaign than the
present. The two uncertain quantities
which viii determine the result are the
strength OF the prohibition vote aud the
German vote. To whichever side the Ger
man YOtei thrown in Hamilton county
will probably decide not only the election
for Governor, but for the Legislature.
Senator sherman, whose reelection il ut
stake, is making most desperate light
lie IS, however, considerably embarrassed
by tue republication all over the state of
the testimony taken before a Senate com
mittee when he was Secretary OF the
Treasury, showing that be used govern
ment stationery in his literary bureau
when he was an aspirant for the Repub-
Treasury wOrkingmen were employed at
public expense on his private property and
that Treasury architects drew plans for his
residence. When that testimony was
printed by order Of the Senate, emissaries
OF Mr.. Sherman, IN some way or other,
got hold of almost the entire edition and
destroyed it. These efforts to prevent
publicity have not amounted 10 much, as
Mr.. Sherman IL learning to his cost. Ohio
Republicans admit that If the people
were satisfied that a Democratic Leg
islature would return Judge Thurman TO
to the Senate, Mr.. Sherman would almost
certainly be beaten. but the fear that in
such event some Democrat not possessed
of public confidence would carry off the
prize will do much to help him.
In connection with the Wise-Smith af-
fair it has been freely stated that Mr. Page
McCarty had once challenged Mr.. Wise.
a
to-day, says that he never challenged Mr..
Wise. The facts in reference TO the con
nectiOn of Mr.. McCarty's name with
senator MahOne's ring of duelists' are
understood TO be as follows: The gentle
men composing the ring for some time had
everything pretty much their own way,
bulldozing Deaceable people, trying to put
gentlemen who did not believe IN the
"cOde" In the attitude of towards because
Il 4 L.nFrs .
with challenges. and in the
bloodless encounters which they had
on the so-called field Of honor claiming
great credit for their courage and chiv-
airy. Mr.. McCarty, who is very well
known in Washington as an author
and journalist, is one Of the most quiet
men in the world, with voice as low and
soft as wOman's, and with the utmost
courtesy of demeanor. But he is a man
Of cool, unquestiOned courage. AS an ar
dent Democrat and supporter Of the con-
sentative party of his native State of Viz
ginia, he, in the campaign of 1888 in that
state, in his contributions to the public
press, criticised severely the political
career OF the Malone party leaders. He
neither sought nor avoided personal
difficulties and it was perfectly well I'M
derstOOd that the Bombastes Flu
riOsO style of dueling ring
was called out it would be- business, and
serious business at that. So one by one
this ring Of duelsts came to the conclu-
sion that on account Of their wives and
children it would not be proper for them
to resort 70 the code any longer, until, as
Mr. McCarty says in his card to-day, 'the
lady uperintendent OF a female institute
is a dangerous character compared with
even the chief of the gang" A distin-
guished Democrat Of Virginia, brought
up in recognition of the ''cOde," but who
abandoned it two decades since, said this
evening that Mr.. McCarty deserved pub
lie praise for the breaking up of the brag
and bluff tactics by which these carpet
knights Of the Malone faction had bull
dOzed a whole State.