Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24
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COLUMBUS, O., August pa sensation
of large dimensions will be sprung on the
Democrats at their State convention in
Dayton next week which threatens to split
the Democratic party Of Ohio wide open, or
at least cause breach between the factions
that cannot be healed before the November
election.
ter's speech, which as temporary Chairman
of the convention, he expects to fire off. It
is free trade keynote oration, which will
kill all chances the nominees of the conven-
ton may have for election, and the
Campbell men declare that Harter must be
made to dismount from the free trade horses
he has been riding for these many years, or
else he will be deposed and a new Chairman
elected in his place; that they are not going
to allow the splendid prospects of Hon.
james E. Campbell's election as Governor
of Ohio to be ruined by a speech Overflow
ing with free trade rot.
A SECRET LEAKS OUT.
1t has leaked out that Harter intends to
deliver a one-hour speech at the opening OF
the convention; that it will be almost en-
tirely devoted to the tariff; a few figures
will be used. but not enough to be tiresome.
The farmers and the way they are robbed
by being compelled to buy all they use in a
protected market and to sell their products
in free trade market will be exhsustingly
argued.
Harter is a millionaire manufacturer of
Mansfield, O.,3 and a next-door neighbor
of John Sherman. He was elected temper
ary chairman of the Democratic State con-
vention at DAYTON. by the State Central
committee, on june 20, receiving II votes
to Hon. G. NJ Anderson's nine. The
Campbell men claim that as the
convention does not meet I'LL 10
(the second day under the call), that the
temporary will really be made the perma-
nent organization, and that the State Gen.
trail Committee had no right to elect a
Chairman and Secretary, but that the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization is the
only body authorized to make such selec-
ton.
RUMoRs OF A ROW.
Meals followers. who comprise the old
Bourbons of the party, mossbacks who
never forget anything or learn anything.
swear that Harter was regularly elected
chairman and his title is as good as that of
Lewis Bernard, of Cincinnati, a Camp
bell delegate, who was chosen Secretar,7
of the convention. They say that by the
great Caesars ghost, Harter will be Chair
man or the convention will not have any;
that revenue reform is the only subject now
to be considered, and that under its banner
the party will march to glorious triumph
probably like it did last November. They
say that although the Campbell men may
have the most delegates, they are not going
to be allowed to run everything.
A redhot time may be confidently looked
for next Tuesday, and the late Republican
convention at Urbana, o., where two State
Senators were nominated but only one to
elect, will be Sunday school compared to it.
THE DISPATCH correspondent has made
careful estimate by counties of how the
delegates to the State Convention would
vote. The convention will consist of 787
delegates; necessary to a choice, 1874. For
Campbell, 473; Neal, 217; Kline, 96; Owens
1. The figures may be changed somewhat
bv Wednesday next, but Campbell's nomi-
nation is now conceded by all.