Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-10
TALK ABOUT OHIO.
Views Of Representative Collins and
eX.RepreSentative HOPKINS.

DEMOCRATS WOULD RATHER HAVE THE Leg
Isi.ATURE THAN THE STATE TICKET.
Representative Collins, of Boston, one of the
staunch leaders of New England democracy, is
In the city. he feels very hopeful to the pros
poets OF his party, and says that advices coming
to him indicate that the democratic state ticket
In Ohio will be elected. AS to the legislature he
said, democrats seem to feel more doubt He
was frank to say that he would much rather
have democratic legislature in Ohio than IA
democratic state administration, and this is
the general feeling of democrats now in Wash
lnston. Among the party leaders there is
great anxiety to obtain control OF the u. S.
senate in 1887, and the gain of Senator in
ONO would be long step in that direction.
VINO was seen by STAR reporter here to-day,
said that such advices from Ohio as he rad re.
Hoadly and the state ticket but were Ioubtfui
as to the legislature. He attributed this feeling
Of o. doubt to the uncertainty of the result in
The chances are that the party which gets the
large legislative delegations from those cities
VII VII control the legislature, and the fight in
Doth cities is too close for democrats to feel con-
ndent. MIR. Hopkins expressed himself as feel
ing more interest in the legislative than the
wants democratic Senate He said that out
SIDE of Ohio the democracy want to see o DEM
o t legislature and to have Thurman re-
creait the rumors OF u trade which is to give
the democrats the state ticket and the republic
cans The legislature. He said that such trade
could not be carried out even If the opposing
parry ~ managers were willing to make it (Which
he did not believe) because there are men i'm
ooth p;irLies who would not permit it.
He Robbed His EMPLOYER.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BOY STEALS 5000
WORTH OF JEWELRY IN THIS CITY AND DE-
CAMPS-HE IS ARRESTED IN PHII,ApEIpHIA
ABOUT three weeks ago, a boy II years of age,
giving the name of Thomas Mel can. came
mere from New York. Last week he applied to
Mr.. robert E. Bradley, residing at 1914 Con-
hectlcut avenue, for employment. and he was
gwen the position of bell boy and waiter after
w. bradley had teiegraphed to and received
an answer from DIR. LoomiS, OF New York for
wnon the boy had worked. On TUESDAY last
MT MI Draoieys family were out to BrOokytIIe,
a w., W attend wedding, and returned in the
evening with the bridal couple. When they
arrived Mclean was absent, and II vas soon
ascer.ained that jewel box containing lock-
Sts, pms, bracelets, &c, valued nj over 5000
HUI disappeared also. 1t appears that Nc
t tGan ieis the city on Tuesday evening. and on
mSunesoay morning. Chief OF Police bye re-
G S,i,e dispatch from Chief Police Kelly, of
ia niaaenpnia, stating that John Hancock had
oeen 1Efesteo In that city attempting 10 naWn
Jeweiry, ana had stated that he had stolen IL
ron ms employer, Mr.. Bradley i'm this city,
t0und him, w rs1fiy and James, OF Philadelphia,
tempting to Heecse ~ Gapae ne " was sS rs
city. was sent to Mr.. Bradleys' AM, U orr s
the facts, which he reported ut haadoCar4arss
was sent 70 PhiladeIphia and he refs,rnad last
night with the prisoner. iueu ias'
Mclean was arraiened In the p,.. <,....<
this morning on charge Of grand orca,S land and
he pleaded guilty. The ease was sant - ths
grand jury; bonds $500. se1s ~ N10