St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-11

The Democrats of Ohio have been held to-
gether for over quarter of a century with
the national administration against them.
They have carried the state several times
during that period. They have been repre-
sented in the United States senate for
eighteen years of that time, and now have
a senator and a majority of the congress-
men. They have always remained faith
full to their organization, and although they
have had at times serious difficulties
amongst themselves, have always rallied
together when called upon to fight the CONF
mon enemy. They point with satisfaction
to the great and magnificent struggle they
made in October, 1854, when they fought
the entire Republican party of the United
States, lad in person by JAMES G. BLAINE
and JOHN A, LOGAN, supplemented and
assisted by the largest corruption fund ever
thrown into any state. They were then
only beaten by about 10000 vetes and the
man who declares that OhiOs Democracy
will not be ready to meet the foe it has FREE
Quently vanished has little idea of its OBJ
stinacy, it's courage and its determination,
The counties in Ohio are about evenly
divided as to politics, and, as a legislature
is to be chosen and large county tickets In
nearly every county, the Republicans will
find that the Democracy will be on hand in
strength when the order for battle is issued. !"
A VANDERBILT WIDOW.
The widow of Commodore VANDERBILT,
who died last week at her residence in New
York, was the reigning belle of Mobile as a
young woman in the days preceding the
war. By those who knew her in those
days she is described as not very pretty, but
exceedingly attractive and stylish. She
married New Orleans lawyer by the name
of ELLIOTT, and from whom she was after
wards divorced For several years after
her separation from ELLIOTT she supported
herself and her mother by teaching music.
1t is said they had met the VANDERBILTs
before her first marriage and that the COM
modore, who admired them, quietly con-
tributed to their support through her
mother. after her separation from her hus-
band Be this as it may, they met again in
the North after the war, and when Mis-.
VANDERBILT died the commodore married
Mrs. ELLIOTT. The old gentleman left
her legacy of $500, OO0-$1O0 900 for each
year of her life with him, nothing to pre-
vent her marrying anybody she pleased to
marry. Mrs. VANDERBILT, like the COM
modOre, was great admirer Of the Rev.
Dr. DEEMS, of the Church of the Strangers,
New York city. VANDERBILT university,
at Nashville, Tenn, owes its existence to
the appeals made by DR.. DEEMS and Mrs.
VANDERBILT to the millionaire, and Mr..
WILLIAM 81. VANDERBILT has since con-
tributed largely to the endowment. MI.
ELLIOTT was well-tO-do but not rich, and
he could not ''get along' with his mother
in-law. That was the alleged cause of the
separation. After the death of Commodore
VANDERBILT his young widow-she was
then only 40-turned longingly, it is said,
to her first love. At her request he came
from his Texas home to New York. He
was glad to see her again, but he did not
marry her. He is said to have asked in
Washington the advice of an old mutual
friend. Fought to marry her again?" he
asked. 'sFrom worldly point of view,"
said his friend, ''you should, for she is very
rich; but no marriage should be thought of,
in my opinion, unless mutual happiness is
it's essence II don't think care to marry
herr said her former husband, 'sfor her
mother is still alive A few years ago it
was reported that the widow was about to
become the third wife Of Gen. BEAURE-
GARD.