Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-01-16
THE OHIO GIRL.
How She was the Innocent Cause
of Her Fathers Downfall
Alleged True Inwardness Of tho Nc.
Lean Pendlet0n Animosity---
Declining SON Law and
Losing SenatOrship.

! Losing a Senatorship.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 10.-The Democratic
| senatorial caucus met at s o'clock p. m. with
| Senator White in the chair and Representa- a.
tive Brunner as secretary. Senator Reed
made motion to allow the correspondents
to occupy the south gallery, but objection
was made by Allen o. Myers, on the ground
that the newspapers would picture the thing
according to their own imagination. The
motion was lost and the pencil pushers were
bounced by order of the chairman.
A committee of five was appointed
to examine all the rooms and quarters
where Bohemian might be hidden.
The committee that was appointed to re-
port rules governing the caucus made a ma
jority and minority report. The minority
was rejected and the report of the majority
| adopted. After considerable discussion over
minor matters the caucus, by a vote of % to
| 81, decided to have secret ballot. Messrs
Addison, Reed, Cunningham, johnson and
Pierce declared their intention of voting
The caucus then proceeded to ballot for
senator, which resulted as follows: PAYNE,
4S; Ward, II; Pendleton, Is; George W.
Geddes, L; Henry J. Gould, /. The caucus
journed.
The special correspondent of The Chicago
Herald telegraphs his paper as follows with
reference to the cause and progress of the
alleged quarrel which has resulted in the de-
feat Of Mr. Pendleton:
Three years ago John r. Mclean, of The
Cincinnati Enquirer, from friend of Pendle-
tons turned to enemy, and began preparing
for the scene thet has been enacted here.
The cause of McLeans sudden turn, of his
discharge of young Spear, Pendletons pro-
tege, who was his editor, was of family
nature, growing out of the senator's disin-
clination to permit the young editor to 'spay
attention" to his daughter Mary, Nc
Lean, always ambitious as political
boss, now redoubled his zeal With cruel
genius he arranged his plans for revenge, and
with wonderful energy he has carried them
to successful termination. There is a 10y
full wake in The Enquirer Office
the first thing Mclean needed was plenty
of money. He wanted it quick, and wanted
it bad. and got it. 1t is quite certain that he
made at least S400, coo by one lucky deal in
Wall street. and it is almost equally certain
that he was given the correct pointer at the
proper moment by Mr.. Jay Gould, in return
for certain personal and professional services
OF Mr.. Mclean in connection with Ohio &
Mississippi railway litigation and reorganiza-
tion.
The next thing was sole and undisturbed
possession of The Enquirer newspaper, which
was secured almost Immediately after the
above mentioned Wall street deal became
known to the public, and the words s'John R.
Mclean" appeared in place of ''The Enquirer
Company" at the head of the sheet.
Then he began to tighten his grip on the
party organization and official patronage of
his native city. He formed an alli-
ance with Lawyer Tom Campbell one
of the Republican bosses of Gin
tsenati; Campbelps local power was to be
seofor McLean's benefit, and McLean's in
fiuence Tith the Democratic legislature in the
way of Organizing Cincinnati government
boards in sdh manner that amnr5eirs, ne
friends would not be hart.
In 1881 Mclean let,,the fight of athe kids,
for Bookwalter, a statesmanEdiscovered and
trotted out by member OF The ENQUIRER
staff. Bookwalter was rich an6sambitious,
and Mclean hoped to push him he front
and block Pendleten's pathway W, IN.
But the Ete fate Willed otherwise, Bookws =
being beaten -at the polls. Z
Last year came the final struggle in Hamil-
ton county. Mclean and his cohorts at
tempted to nominate Durbin Ward for
governor, but were beaten by Hoadly. The
latter was backed in the whole northern
part of the state by the Paynes, and to them
he owned his nomination. It was McLean's
intention to make Ward governor and then
senator, but failing in that, be traded his
delegates from Hamilton for control of
the central committee. 1t was not the
governorship he wanted, except as a means
to satisfy his all-consuming ambition
to defeat Pendleton, and so McLean's
hostility to Hoadly continued after the NOM
nation, with this object in view, to force
Hoadly into promising before witnesses, that
he would keep hands off the senatorial fight,
not only in Hamilton county, where he could
have given Mclean much trouble, but every
where. This promise was brought about by
the intervention OF the Paynes, through the
agency OF their trusted lieutenant, David
rage Mclean agreed to behave himself,
Hoadly agreed to be neutral in the
senatorial fight, and the campaign pro-
gressed. All the money the Democrats had
came from the Paynes, except 81 900 from
Bookwaiter, S54a from Mclean, and the as
sessnients upon candidates. The Paynes car
red the campaign in every way, and to them
Hoadly owes his election as well as his nomi-
nation, and Democracy its general and legis-
lative triumph
In Hamilton county Mclean had fixed the
convention to nominate anti-Pendleton men
for the legislature; in Franklin county
Columbus his aide-de-camp. Allen OMyers.
had done the same thing; the Paynes had at
tended to Cuyahoga and two-score more coun-
~
the Payne managers knew they were all right
The next thing is the presidency, and Ran
lall, Tilden, Hoadly or Payne will be the
favored man Of the combination Henry B.
Payne will, perhaps, be put to the front as |
'he head OF the moderate protectionist ele- |
nent of Democracy, as a man upon whom |
Ill can unite, he being compromise between |
Carlisle and Randall.
The new senator is already we'll known, |
He has had little hand in the contest made |
n his behalf, having been advised of the
progress of his campaign only in general
erIns. 1t is just one year ago that Mr..
'ayne made his last appearance in public at
he jackson banquet in Cleveland That
,anquet was gotten up with especial ref
renee to its influence upon the caucus. Sel-
tor Pendleton has until recently under
stimated the effectiveness of the campaign
vaged against him for the last two wears
lis civil service bill was a godsend to his
nemies, and it is doubtful if they could have
'eaten him but for the disfavor with which
us pet reform was received by the Democ-
acy.
Senator Pendleton can now exclain, with
1ord Ullin:
"My daughter, oh, my daughter!" I
l
ownfall of st. George, may well be entitled,
Petticoats in Politics; or, the Vengeance of
n Editor Scorned."
nj. Henri Brisson has beenre-elected
TeSideut of the Erench obo ,,,l,a,. of na,,,,4;, |