St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-13
CLEVELAND MUST DO 1T.
Change All the CrOssrOad POstOffict
10 Save Ohio.

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Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The chief exec
utive of Ohio, Gov. Hoadly, came to Wash
ingtOn at the special request of President
Cleveland, and while here he held several
conferences with the president. Your
correspondent has been fortunate
enough to meet gentleman of high stand
ing in the party, who was present at one of
the interviews or at least had them reported
to him by Gov. Hoadly, with whom ne is
on terms of closest friendship: ''What
was Gov. Hoadly doing here?" your
correspondent asked, when he found
the gentleman willing to talk. ''Well
Cleveland has been more worried and an
nOyed over the condition and factions of the
Democratic party in Ohio than all the other
states in the Union put together. While
the president is q reliant and self-willed
man, with well-developed
BUMP OF sELF-ESTEEM,
he realizes that one of the greatest embar-
easements he laborS under is his lack of
acquaintance with the men and politicians
and their bearing and surroundings in vari-
Gus states. In this particular Ohio is worse
than any other state. The presi-
dent has tried hard to master the
mysteries of mOSSback and kid and
solve the various intricate problems that
cluster around these names, but so far it has
been a Chinese puzzle, and he realizes that
some mistakes have been made in Ohio ap-
pOintmentS, both from an administrative and
party standpoint. He wants to see these
factions broken up. He wants to unite the
party with the administration as the rallying
point. He has great admiration for Hoad-
ly's abilities and great confidence in his
| judgment. AT one of the meetings several
| of the cabinet were present, anxious to gain
information that would give them pointers
in their several departments as far as Ohio
was concerned"
Cant you give some of the details of
the conversation" ''0h, no; that would
not do at all. 1t would not be right, it
would not be wise, it would
NOT BE PoLITIC,
and am sure it would make trouble, but
this 1 do know: The question of Hoadly
running for governor came up and the
president said he was anxious to have
HOadly. He looked upon him as
one of the strongest friends
| the administration had in Ohio.
He then asked HOadly what he could do to
help him. ''Change all the crosS-road
poStoffices in Ohio in the next thirty days,
and I'll run and carry the state" said the
governor, in his nervous, earnest manner
The president shook his head and said:
''That will never do in this world. There
are forty thousand fOurth-claSS postofficeS
and to change them suddenly
simply means to disorganize the
government" ''Well there must
be a goOdly number of changes, or it
will be useless to talk of making q fight in
Ohio. 1t is not the large offices, Mr.. Presi-
dent so much as the many small ones that
| the great mass of
OHIO DEMOCRATS
are anxious to see a change in, and the
country postmaster is an important factor
IN our politics and power in the township
in which he holds Office The president
made no promises, but the governor told
him some things about Hays burglary
methods of transacting business and
Hay's..resignatlou followed fast upon Hoad-
/ ly's visit" This was the drift Of the gem
tleman's conversation, and from what
has been learned from him, and
by putting several things together,
it is thought the following
program has been agreed upon. Hoadly is
to run for governor upon a platform in
| doTsing the administration. Whether
elected or not he is to receive within year
an appointment that will be equal to his
abilities and ambition.