Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-26
The Ohio Campai1p,.
INTEREST IN THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION WIZ

INTEREST IN THE REPEBLICAN CONVENTION WE'D.
NESDAY.
The approaching convention Of the Ohio re-
publicans, which meets in Cincinnati on We'd
nesday next to nominate governor and other
state officers, excites the ivenest interest not
only among the Ohio politicians but those from
almost every other state as We'll Ohio for the
last few years has taken the place of Pennsyl-
vania as the pivotal state and its forthcoming
election In the fall is looked forward to with the
keenest interest because both political parties
have presidential timber In that state In the
persons OF Secretary Sherman and Senator
Thurman. The friends OF both OF these emit
nent public servants make no concealment of
the fact that each has Presidential aspirations.
and the result In Ohio will frock or unfrock one
or the other.
PUBLICAN NOMINATION
are Ex-Attorney General Taft and Elk Congress-
man Foster. Secretary Sherman could un-
dicated that he wanted 1t, but on the contrary
he has almost imperattvely Indicated other wise,
and hence the race Is narrowed down to one
has>the influence OF the administration in his
support. The President said yesterday, that II
Judge Taft received the nomination and the
convention failed to give his administration the
heart1est endorsement that he should consider
the outlook, to say the least, very dtscouraging.
Taft is supposed to represent the Grant feeling
rather than the Hayes feeling in the state.
TWO years ago, when the republican conven-
tion met in Cleveland, both himself and his
friends made no concealment of the fact that to
endorse the administration of President Hayes
would divide the republican party In Ohio. The
endorsement which followed, owing to the Taft
influence, was OF milk and water kiud-the
President didn't like it, and Judge West, the
republican nominee. was defeated. There is
no doubt but that
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET
prefer the nomination Of Foster, inasmuch as
his nomination will be construed as an endorse
ment Of the policy of the President. While the
nomination Of Judge Taft would not be consid-
cred as condemnation Of that policy. it would
not be regarded as emphatic an endorsement as
II 1t came from the Foster delegates controlling
the convention. That the convention eXcites
interest is guaged by the fact that
THE OHIO REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN
are making haste to get to Cincinnati to attend
1t. Major Mckinley, OF the Canton district, left
for Cincinnati last night. He is delegate.
Major ButterwOlth, OF Cincinnati, left this
morning. Gen. kiefer has been In the state a
week, and will remain until the convention does
1t work. Gov. Tom Young, Gen. Garfield and
Amos Townsend, of the Cleveland district will
leave o-night. Representative Munroe will not
go to the convention, but has written over forty
letters In the interest OF Fosters nomination.
Nearly the entire republican Congressional del
egation favor Foster SO does Secretary Sher-
man.
THE OHIO DEMOCRATS
seem to be drifting, awaiting the action OF the
republicans. 1t may be, though, that Judge
thurman Will be the democratic nominee. John
q. thompson says that he will accept the nomi-
nation, and he generally speaks by authority