The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-06-18
Matters Political.

The great Republican Convention
which has been looked forward to
with more or Less anxiety by three or
four certain gentlemen of the State for
the past two months, is ct last over.
and soae of those gentlemen are most
sadly disappointed. One of them and
his name is Foraker, is supremely
happy-more happy now, think,
than he will be siOng about the mid
die OF October. A man who was beaten
only two short years ago for the same
office which he is striving after now,
does not enter the campaign with
as much stability and prestige as he
would if he was new man. The fact
of his daieat then pulls him back, and
that with the general chances of Re
publican defeat at the coming election,
conspire to make ForakeF's outlook
Sioomy in the extreme.
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In the nomination of Kennedy. the
convention did something that was
entirely unexpected. but his nomina-
ton for Lieutenant Governor, after
being a candidate for Governor, Is not
without precedent. Ia 1879, at the
Democratic State Convention, General
Ewing aud General Rice were eandi'
dates for the nomination for Governor
After considerable of a struggle, Gen.
Ewing was nominated for first place
and his distinguished competition. Gen.
Rice, received the second place. L
might say that in that memorable
campaign Ewing & Rice were defeated,
and to follow up the coincidence, ! be-
Heve Foraker & Kennedy will be de-
feated in this campaign. Kennedy
hated like pizen" to play second i'd
die for Foraker, but he knew that if
he refused he would be called " sore
headn and a sulker, in consequence
thereof his political aspirations would
be weakened.
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The rest of the ticket, except per-
haps, Judge McIlvaine, is an unknown
quantity. Kohler, the nominee for
Attorney General, is gentleman but
little known throughout the State. He
was q member of the Legislature from
Summit county He seldom made
speech i'm the House. was quiet. good
natured man, but did not make much
of record, good or bad. He is about
As years of age and is practicing at
torney in our neighboring city of
Akron. He is a German and was
nominated to catch the vote of that
element. Jones, the nominee for
Board of Public Works, is still more
obscure. Nobody seems to know him.
They say he is Welshman who lives
in one of the southern counties, an
sx.soldier, and good man. Perhaps
he is, but he is likely to follow the rest
of the ticket down to defeat the second
Tuesday in October.
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Tt is in order for the Democrats to
nominate Hesdiy by acclamation and
elect him. Hon. Geo. E. Seney said
the other day to an Enquirer reporter,
IA late convention and short CAM
paisn is what we want, and George
Hoadly will lick Foraker as he did be
fore. I expected to see the RepubG-
cars show more shrewdness in their
platform. Their attack upon the
President and the administration was
q serious blunder. They had better
Endorsed him or said nothing. The
Ohio Democracy will present united
front, give the President cordial in
dorsement, and win a glorious victory
in October" And who can say George
is not right.
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1T fHoadiy, half dead aud out of the
State most of the tine during the cam
paign, could beat Foraker Is, 900 votes
in 1888, how much will he beat him
this year, when he is the very picture
of health and robustness. Two years
ago Foraker lost many colOred votes,
and he will lose vastly more this year.
John P. Green, of Cleveland, said be
fore the Convention. that if Foraker
was nominated he would lose one
third of the eolored votes. which =!
means 10, 600. With that number taken
away from the Republican strength,
what hard row Mr.. Foraker will
have to carry the election. Charley |
Foster of course pretends to be great |
Foraker man, and will chip in" a
good round sum for campaign expenses
but it is strongly hinted that his
money will go mostly in the interests
of the Legislative ticket and his Sen
atorial ambitions, regardless of the in
terests of poor Foraker and the rest of
the State ticket. BURKE