The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-07
qHB DEMOCRATIC PLAN
OF Conducting the Approaching
Campaign in Ohio,
HATCHED AT A CONFERENCE
In New Yors City-CampbclI Must
Be Nominated tor Governor''The
Fight Between tho Protection
amI Free Trade Wings,

CoLuNnus, o., August G,-The irlendl
Flames T.. Campbell desire very muCl
tocreatr lLe impression that Col, BrlC'
hyors thu nomination Of Campbell 10
Governor, but knowing ones state tina
while Bricc Is saying nothing he prefer
tbe nomination Of u man who supported
ths Cleveland Administration, and Is II
line with his party on the tariff cues
tiOn,
Ii developed NJ the Pike County Con
yention that Myers, in q burst Of conf
deuce, told several Democrats that The
resolutions In desired adopted had beer
passed on by Mr.. Brice, who wished tc
have the IDEAS expressed adopted quite
generally.
Siure that Convention 1t has leaked
ant that Myers, in order to,make certain
nromircn, Democrats In Pike county
EelIeye that Brice favored the nomina'
ton Of Campbell, told u very plausible
story--and Il comes from one who re-
CeIyeditirum MyG's-enjoinlng secrecy
hui the gentleman compared notes sui.
Gciently To discover that he had told
several persons the same story, request
Inc each to consider 1t confidential.
ThrstOry is that DriCe, Mclean, Myers,
Townsend and several other Democrats
held a consultation In New York re-
gently ON the situation in Ohio. Vari-
Ons ponderous matters were under con-
slIentiOu. After talking about the
Senatorship, Myers said It would not do
for either bficO or Mclean to aspire for
that honor at presC nj, They, of'Course,
agreed with him, Nnd Mclean author.
iIel Myers to say for him that he would
not be a candidate under any circum.
stances, and DriCc authorized Townsend
to say the same thing for him.
Thu next great question land one oil
much pth aud mOlnrnt) considered was
tle most available man to nominate for
Governor. The candidates were con-
sidercd one by ont with much solem.
nifty. The conclusion wus finally arrived
at that Campbell was just the man, Cal.
Irice particularly flv0ring him.
What should be done with the slaugh.
tered? naturally followed. Neal was
compIImented highly Os a thorough
Democrat Of unQurstiOned popularity,
and being Il strong tariff relormer, the
conclusion was arrived at that he should
90 on tho ticket with Campbell, for
Lieutenant Governor, 80 as to catch the
cOou acOmin' or agwlne.
But up rose Myers in his majesty and
might and protested, saying that Neal
was too prominent u man, and was max.
lug too good u fight for first place to be
done up in that way; that 1t would not
do to displease his friends by making
him play second fiddle, &c.
What to do with Mr.. Neal was then
the problem. Myers soon solved the
Connndrum by suggesting that Neal DO
made Chairman Of the Democratic State
Executive Committee, thus keeping him
to the front, and that II the Legislature
should hecome Democratic, Mr.. Neal
could be pushed for us Senator TO sue.
ceed Payne. This was regarded as a
happy sOlutiop OF the yexed problem,
and the meeting adjourned In tue usual
order. And this Is the Confidential"
story being circulated throughout the
State.
The following is vouched for as being
the real iaCts Of the meeting in New
York:
Mclean, Myers and Campbell held a
consultation in New York, where 1t was
agreed that Campbell must be nominated
for Governor at all hazards and Mclean
80 to the Senate. A plan Of conducting
the canvass in Ohio was agreed upon,
which was developed in the Campaign
Opened" in ten minutes speaking by
Myers at Waverly, and which made six
columns OF matter when printed. The
speech was intended to divert attention
from the tariff and direct 1t 10 State Is.
sues. This was followed up by Camp.
BELLS interview in the same line, IN
which hC declared that the tariff ques.
ton was losing issue, and the light
must be made on State issues. A howl
was set up all along the line in this
direction, md the fight is now between
the protection and the tariff reform
wings OF the Democratic party. ..