Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-10
NOT CLEARLY DEFINED
Whom the Republicans WIN Nominate NJ
Springfield ON Thursday.
SDeciaI 10 The Reois.er.


Special 10 the Register.
COLUMBUS, O., June 9.-The man to be
put in nomination for Governor at Sprig-
field on Thursday is not very clearly de-
fined at this moment. Of course, it looks
somewhat like Foraker with Gen. Beatty
close behind him, but his nomination is
anything but forgone conclusion.
Foraker's strength and his weakness lie
in the sinuous connections he has with all
sorts of elements within his party. These
elements may be strong enough to nominate
him, but their eventual exposure will weak
en- him before the people. OF all the candi,
dates before the convention Foraker would
probably be the most satisfactory to the
Democrats. He must run substantially on
the same issues upon which he was beaten
two years ago. In fact there was but one
issue then presented by Judge Foraker-the
issue OF evasion, and it will be less potential
in 1885 than it was in 1888. The effort to
nominate Foraker is being made with view
of building up new Republican party, not
one given particularly to the presentation
of new issues, but dedicated to forgetting
old ones.
Opposed to this idea and this movement
is Gen. John Beatty and his friends. Ae;
cording to the calendar of the Beatty men
this is the year 1865 and not the year 1850.
They have no idea that the war has been
over twenty years and that half the voters
Of the present day were in knee breeches or
swaddlipg clothes when it closed. This
element want Office, but they propose to stick
to their theories in getting it. The Foraker
element on the contrary, are regular con-
tortionists in politics and stand ready to
profess anything for the sake ofofhce.
General Kennedy, who appears to be
third in the start. incGnes considerable to
the Beatty school. but wouli be willing to
let the rebels" off if they would swear al
lepience to the Republican party. He has
great contempt for Hayesism, which crops
out now and then, and is one man IN Ohio
whom Charley Foster cannot fool.
Senator Perkins, the candidate from
Cheesedom, is q political nonentity, but this
will not ipjure his chances for
nomination. The word has
been quietly circulated in the last
few days that he is immensely wealthy, and
that II axes him very interesting person
to a q cd many Republican politicians. a
delegate 10 Springfield who asked me the
other day who the deuce this man Perkins
was, said to me to day: II always did ad,
mire Perkins and l shouldn't be surprised
to see him get the nomination"
W. G. Rose, of Cleveland, will have half
a hundred delegates at his back, and if there
is a long contest he stands as good a chance
as any of the rest of them. Concerning his
craftsmanship nobody seems to be informed.
But then craftsmanship is not quoted very
high at Ohio Republican conventions since
Charley Foster became boss.
Gen. Keifer has hopes of the lightning
stHking him if the storm continues for any
ler 9Th Of time. Gen. Keifer is the only
really great man before the convention.
He was elected Speaker OF enc House OF
Corgre and by adrot mauouvering man
eyed to keep from being expelled from the
next one.
Judge George K. Nash is also candi.
date in the sense that his friends will boom
him lively if his name is once mentioned
in the convention. Franklin county will
cut a.quesr figure in the convention. Its
delegates are pledged to Beatty, but there
will Re hundreds OF Franklin county Re-
publicaDs on hand talking for Nash.
Major VIM. Mckinley is away back in
the woods listening for some one to call
him and he will not be slow in responding.
John Sherman himself has his schedule
fixed so as to reach Springfield just before
the ballotiDg commences, and if it is hot
day, and he brings a cool wave with him,
they may nominate him out of gratitude:
There are reasons why General Charley
Grosvenor would like to resign his seat in
the next Congress and become Governor Of
Ohio, and he would accept the nomination
| with thanks. w. A. L.