The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04

field eUuntiesl Why, two years
ago, in tile great Roosevelt land-
slide, Judge Wright, running
against popular Geo. Martin, car
ried his home county by 500 ma
jority, with the county going 700
Republican on the head of the
ticket. In that campaign Judge
Wright ran 1900 ahead of his tick
ct, and it is conceded that he will
do even better tins year. 1t doesn t
teke much of scholar to figure
what Judge Wright's majority
will be. In Fairfield county the
normal majority is 1900 and all
are agreed that Wright will run
many hundred ahead of his ticket
there. Small wonder that Doug
las is becoming uneasy.
AT the Columbus meeting a joint
debate between Douglas and
Wright was framed up and the
times, places and conditions all
agreed to-by Hon. AL. The idea
that Judge Wright or the Demo
cratic Congressional Committee
might want to have something to
say in the matter, never occurred
to Douglas or his Committeeman
and when the schedule of speeches
had been made up it was given to
the press as settled, without even
dropping postal card to Judge
Wright to inform him of 1t. His
first information concerning the
arrangement came when he read
about it in Fridays papers, while
here attending the reunion.
Judge Wright felt deeply the
slight that had been offered him
in totally ignoring him IN the
matter, but was disposed to accept
anyway, owing to his eagerness to
meet his opponent in joint Debate.
His friends, however, persuaded
him that he could not do so with
honor until the other side had
shown him the courtesy to at least
notify him of the arrangement. 1t
was therefore agreed that the
moment a formal notice was re-
ceived joint meeting of the COM
mittees be proposed at which time
a list of meeting places be agreed
to as we'll as conditions under
which the speaking shall be done.
The place, time and conditions
proposed by Douglas are as follows:
New Lexington, Oct. 3; Pomeroy,
Oct. 10; Macarthur, Oct. II; Ath-
ems, Oct. "a; Lancaster, Oct. 81.
The opening speech is to occupy
one hour, the answering speech
one hour and quarter, and the
reply Is minutes. The local COM
mittee is to determine the order of
the opening and closing speech for
the first meeting and after that
there is to be alteration.
II is said that at the joint meet
ing if one is ever held, that Judge
Wright and his committee will
insist on at least ten meetings in
stead of five, and they will name
five of the meeting places and al
low the Republicans to name the
other five. Two places the Demo
Gratis will insist on will be Logan
and Chilli cothe, the homes OF the
while the other three
will be in the heart of the mining |
region in the district. Judge
Wright is the idol of the miners
in the Hooking and Sunday Creek
Valleys and the miners 1t is said,
will support him almost to a man.
For years Judge Wright has been
classed as a friend of the men who
toll in the mines. While on the
bench many of his decisions bene-
fitted the men who labor under
ground. He has appeared in their
behalf before legislative commit
tees at Columbus and Washington
and is generally present at their
banquets and rallies.
In the list of meetings proposed |
by Douglas, every county seat is
named except the homes of the
This, it is said, was
because Douglas breads to speak |
before a home audience, because
scores of Republicans in his home
town are very bitter against him
because of his egotistical and over
bearing manner and he knows they
would refuse 10 warm up to him in |