Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-07
FIGURING THE VOTE.
Republican State Chairman COnger
Says Foraker Will Win.
THURMAN OPPOSED TO CAMPBELL.
He Denies That he Was in Pittsburg
After Campaign Doodle.
CHICAGO Is FAVORED FOR TIE FAIR

Colonel A. L. Conger, of Akron, has
been a guest at the Monongahela House for
a few days. He has been consorting mys-
teriously with Pittsburg politicians and
moneyed men who desire to see Governor
Foraker ''get there" Colonel Conger
figures in the bitter Ohio fight as Chairman
OF the State Republican Executive Commit
tee, and is also Ohio's member of the Ma
tional Republican Committee. He was
Joined by his wife yesterday, and left for
Washington on the limited last evening
Colonel Conger is a veteran politician, and
his views of the Ohio situation will prove of
general interest. Prior to his departure for
the Masonic Mecca he said to DISPATCH
representative:
There is not the slightest doubt in my
mind as to how the Ohio Gubernatorial con-
test will end. Foraker will be elected and
by large majority. 1 am the more certain
of the result for the reason that Campbell is
on the ticket against Foraker. / shall
be very curious to know how Campbell will
excuse his connection with the 'ballot-boX
stufing' episode of some years back, when
dealing with the politics of his party, as he
must during the campaign. His principal
supporters are among those who were con-
cerned with him at the time alIude to, and
with their support alone he has not the
smallest chance. The only hope for the
Democrats is in his withdrawing his name
from the ticket, for the higher-toned and
more respectable members of the party Gas,
for example, the Thurmanites) are altogether
antagonistic to him. This means a split in
the ranks of our opponents, of which we
Eolv o1r-o, ,4onra
With regard to the fight for the Legislature,
everything looks very encouraging. We
expect to win all along the line; we are
entirely united, and look to the result with
the greatest confidence.
BIG GUNS TO CRATE.
"Senator Sherman, Butterworth, Nc
Kinley and half a dozen more strong
speakers will enter the fight very shortly,
and they may be depended upon to prove
equal to the emergency"
HAS your visit here anything to do with
the acquisition of funds for the furtherance
of the campaign"
"No, 1 am here to look after business
matters; to close some deals for nv metal
interests. know that PittSburgers take a
great interest in Ohio political affairs, and
of course, if any funds were handed in for
the purpose of the campaign, we should not
refuse. them. I am not aware, however,
that - suggestions OF this kind have been
madeOto party managers here. If so
should probably have heard of it, and am
without information on that point You
must not suppose that the campaign will be
one of money. 1t may be close campaign,
but the fight will be won on its merits, and
although money is required for necessary
expenditure, such as in the distribution of
documents, of which we are sending out
very large quantities. the question of Doodle
will not enter into it.
FULLY INFORMED UPON ISSUES.
1--WE are taking care that the people shall
be rightly informed upon questions of the
day, and with a proper representation of
facts before them we have no fear for rhe
result"
Mr.. Conger had word to say regarding
the locality of the Worlds Fair He favors
Chicogo, and in this connection said:
The question of its site, as you know,
will be decided by Congress- While repre-
sentatives from the Eastern States and
Philadelphia may favor New York, mem
bers from Pittsburg and the Western States
will cast their vote in favor of Chicago. For
every reason that city should have the fair.
The people have the money and the requisite
push to carry through such an undertaking,
for an undertaking of large size it will be;
they have the space, accommodations and
railroad facilities, and are we'll situated.
Visitors from across the water will be af-
fOrded an opportunity of seeing the country,
and there is the probability of their making
the return tour through the Southern States,
whose Representatives in Congress will no
doubt be influenced by the possible increase
in trade and traffic, and opening up of their
country, to vote for Chicago. think that
city will have the big show, and hope So"
Speaking of the steel trade, Mr.. Conger
said that prices would, he thought, take an
upward tendency. The outlook for trade
was particularly good. and he feared that
anyone who had not closed contracts by this
would be badly left.