The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-23
qHB OHIO CAMPAIGN.
Candidate Campbell Finds His
Grievance at Last,
THE CLERKS OF THE BOARDS
OF ElectIon-'Ie Objects to Them BE-
cause They are Appointed by
Gov. Foraker, who Naturally
Named Republicans,

NAPOLEON, o., Sept, %. Candidate
Campbell las found his grievance at last,
First /! was the election laws, and then
It wasn't, He has tried half a dozen Is
sues, and been so promptly squelched
by public sentiment and his alert oppo-
Dent, Governor Foraker, that he has
had lately to spend a good deal Of time
hunting for something TO growl about,
lie spoke before the Henry County Dem.
ocratc Convention yesterday, and when
he anished, the two hundred and forty
slx persons who werein thsroom when he
rose 10 speak, had dwindlad to one hun.
dred and thirty,elght, This was the
size Of the audience which the solid
Democratic county Of Henry, good for
somo fifteen hundred Democratic MAJ
iority, gave to the Gubernatorial candi-
date, Mr.. Campbell Is not magnetic,
iorceIu or eloquent speaker. In the
Language OF one OF the delegates TO the
convention, he Is "tiresome and SLOW"
No doubt this impression upon the
minds OF his audience was largely due
to the fact that lie talked long about the
tariff, a subject Of which he Is by no
means master.
Campbpl's latest special, pet griev.
upre With Governor Foraker and the
Republicans is the Clerk Of the Election
Boards, He commenced his discussion
OF State affairs by charging that Gov
ernor Foraker misquoled him every
time he attempted to quote him at all.
The Democratic newspapers, which fur
nish incomplete reports Of Campbell's
remarks, doubtless make him think he
ia mis0uoted. "In seventeen cities OF
Ohio" yelled Mr.. Campbell, swelling
with mingled horror and indignation,
the Governor appoints the Election
Boauls and clerks; Just think Of IT," The
unwashed and unterrided Democrats OF
Henry county tried to look as though
they weru thinking Of 1t, but they were
not table apparently TO make themselves
believe it Il terrible thing II the Boards
are appointed by the Governor.
"What the devil do we care" MUIR
INJURED q man near the reporter who had
been Neal delegate at Dayton, "wheth-
or tho Election Boards for the cities are
appointed by Foraker or not. II the
people in the city don't kick, why should
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"Let your mind dwell on the word
clerk" continued MI. Campbell; mark
that word; 1t is pyrotechnic, and will
explode u lot OF fireworks presently. II
is bad enough TO have the Governor ap.
point the Boards, but the Clerks-he
appoints them, too. Now, | am for one
opposed to having the Governor Of Ohio
appoint the Boards, and | am particu-
larly opposed to having him appoint the
clerks. | am against the appointment
oithe Clerksto the Election Boards. 1
say It and repeat the statement. Why,
there arc seventeen Boards, and each
one has a clerk now. What do you
think? Why, Governor Foraker has
appointed seventeen Republicans to fill
these clerkships,"
Most OF the people present seemed to
think that was a very natural, Just and
sensible thing for Foraker or any other
Governor to do, and Mr., Campbell did
not hint that he would do otherwise II
he were in the shoes oil Governor For
aker.
Continuing on the subject OF clerks he
said: "The clerk Is the engineer, the
pilot, in fact the power behind the
throne; he does all the fine Italian work
the law is silent, portentously silent,
about the politics OF the clerks; so they
are all Republicans. Foraker would not
appoint a Democrat unless he had to.
Those he has appointed are OF question:
able Democracy. ain not opposed to
election laws, but l am opposed to hav-
ing the Governor appoint the boards
and clerks, especially the clerks. The
Commercial Ga.elie, which is slobbering
all over Foraker since It's editor became
candidate for the United States Senate,
complains because | object 10 registering
my vote. ] do not object 10 the fact OF
registration, but because Foraker can
say who the board and clerk shall be
that are to pass upon the registration OF
my vote"
Mr.. Campbell labored 10 create the
impression that because Election Boards,
composed Of equal numbers OF upright
Democrats and Republicans, have Re-
publican clerks they have degraded into
partisan machines for the transaction Of
all sorts OF mysterious villainy. Mr..
Campbell said third terms were odious,
said that Governor Foraker could easily
keep himself in power as long as he
lived.
"WhOoping Bill HIP followed Mr..
Campbell. lie said: at Is sometimes
charged that Brother Campbell Is not
good Democrat. l say he is, and that
settles It," Hill made a bowling, roar
Ing speech, aud succeeded In waking up
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