Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-10
TOWARD HoADLY's SUCCESS
Is Which Way Things are Drifting
Ohio. IL

nation for the Presidency in 1888 is an us
avoidsble sequence. The Democratic pros
pect opens upon the election Of Hoadly
Governor, and his inevitable selection fol
the Senate, should the Legislature b
also captured. II Hoadly should bl
defeated, but o Democratic Legislaturs
elected, then the Senatorial succession VIII
occasion an interesting contest, with Hoad
ly not at all sure winner. There is an IN
mistakable and potent section of Ohio De
mocracy, which cheertully supports the tick'
ct, is loyal to party, and is obedient q
canons Of political etiquette. 1t would grace
fully abandon its latent opposition should
Hosdly again triumph, and yield to his
elevation TO the Senate. But with his de-
feat for the Governorship, all that silent
persistent enmitY, born Of the Payne,Pen-
dleton rivalry, will svow itself, and the De-
mocratic episode of filling the Sherman va
csDcy will exhibit Ohio politics in all its
famous and fantastic features.
The State is in doubt The ssgscity Of
such Bunsby opinion may be dull because
trite. Any changeable State is in doubt;
but Ohio is in doubt even from the views
disclosed by the leaders of either party.
The chairman of each State committee
claims it with confidence. This is familiar.
1t is the exoteric faith. A cstechism re-
veals different state of affairs. But what
is certain is that the Democrats are hopeful
and cheerful, while the Republicans are in
fright. The Republicans fear defamation
from the Prohibitionists. The Democrats
count upon a large Democratic detection
into the same ranks, and wisely base their
auticipstions Of success upon the conservs
tive business sense OF the people, alarmed
by the sectional rawlings of Sherman.
The real conductor Of the Republican
canvass comedies serious Prohibition gains
from his party ia 0berlin, in Wellington,
and in Geauga Clinton, Lorain, Greene,
ard Clarke counties-all hitherto depen-
dencies where the msjorities were immense,
The estimate of the Prohibition vote was
confessed to be as high as $4,000. If other
elements were normal, it might be that and
Foraker yet pull through. 1t was nearly
that IN 1881, and Charles Foster had very
cheerful margin. A comicl feature OF the
present contest is that, while this Prohibi
ion vote is the chief Republican bugsboo,
The longest-hesded Democrats do not lay
such stress upon it in claiming victory.
Though the Leonard party claims 10000
and even 5000 votes, experienced Demo
Gratis do not expect it to have more than
10000. The Republicans rely upon the
solidity Of their party. In recent years all
soreheads have combined to undermine
success. Now the reasoning is that, with
nothing to quarrel about, all will join to
regain the lost cause. Apathy is limited by
leaders on both sides, but every evidence
Confutes its existence. Meetings are often
divided into two, 80 great are the crowds
The correspondence about joint debates
finally reached a level OF mere absurdity
Neither side profted, The voter compre-
hended the psntomtme from the start and
his attention when it became tire
some aud tame.
The registration in Cincinnati shows
greater vote than last year in the wards car
ried by Blaine and in those carried by Cleve-
land. Here is where he Southern business
relations, jeopsrdlzed By the resurrection Of
a decayeG issue, are expected to aid Hosd.
". In Cleveland the registry is short, and
the explanation, entitled to credence, is
that the Administration stands well with
the conservative thought of that city. The
have few local troubles. In
Ashtsbuls county Legislative candidate
for fourth term was rejected, and is run.
ming independent. A Virginia editor was
shot down last month for merely expressing
the notion that an independent candidate
would steal the coppers from dead negros
eyes. Such an allusion is as mild as
a May day morning compared with the re-
marks printed of this Republican renegade
iu AsAtsbula, where 1900 has been the sure
majority for the once grand old party. In
lucas county where Toledo dominates, the
leading organ has bolted the Republican
legislative candidates. But the Democrats
are sadly divided. There is where the
Frank Rurd disease is epidemic. In Ham
lton county the Republican legislative tick
ct is weak, and worse than weak, is rotten.
The Republicans are predicting a largely
increased vote in the river counties. Tnere
Is some validity in this for one reason.
Corn cutting is now in progress through the
middle belt of the State. 1t is not wild to
estimate that 1900 men from the lower
D, mocrtie counties are part of the process
sion Of corn cutters one can daily see on the
county pixies. The preponderanee Of this
absentee vote 10 Democratic. 1t will not be
cast, for tkese men cauBot forego ther wages
for the privilege of the ballot.
1t has been announced that the bloody
shirt tactics have been abandoned for
The Ta1iH Scare.
This is not true. The discussion of the
tariff is confined to certain sections. In the
wool growing districts Republican pledges
to restore the tariff are stable. But the
wool Issue has only enabled few blatant
demagogues on either side to attain tenn
porary success. Congressman Wilkins, who
represents the great sheepraising district,
has returned from Washington unsuccessful
He sought to induce Secretary Manning to
appoint U. N. Cowden, q representative
Democrat and wool grower, as a special
agent to be detailed for the inspection Of
wool importatious at New York This was
to counteract one Of the charges current in
bis district that foreign woods were fraudu.
len,ly admitted at lower than schedule
rates.
The Democrats have local troubles in
many places which must affect the State
ticket. In Holmes, Monroe, Muskin gum,
Montgomery, Brown, Darke, and Llcas,
some of which are essential factors in any
possible victory, there are ciques and r
vepgeful spirits that must work mischief
There are divisions caused by Fede al sp-
pointmerts which will cost Hoadly many
votes, as an the wrath Of disappointed
aapirauts viii be vented upon him as the
Administration candidate. 1t is fact that
he is the Administration candidate, if the
couclusiveness of his endorsements for
Office, even before his denomination, is con-
sidered.
The Democrats are busily engaged in
polling the State. 0ne-thIrd has been re-
rored, and the majority calculated in H.