The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
THE OHIO sENAroEsHIP.
Brice and Thomas the Leading Candi
dates

COLUMBUS, Dec. "a There seems to be
mutual understanding between the Lead
ing candidates for the Senate that there
shall be cessation of hostilities until after
Christmas. They are, however, suspicious
of each other, and it is likely some OF the
finest work will be accomplished between
this and the last of the week. rhe million
aires are not slothful and DO not tire early
IN the good cause with such a prize a
stake {
John Fl. Thomas of Springfield, who has
been In the city for a couple of days, left
Tor home last evening, saying that he would
not likely return until the last of the week
unless he discovered there was some effort
to take undue advantage of him: then he
would abandon the Christmas observance
for one year. Mr.. Thomas talks entertain
lngly, when it is considered that he is 10 lzed
upon as the Leading candidate for the SEN
ate against Calvin S. Brice. Thomas said
last evening:
A STRONG CANDIDATE.
"The people generally speak of the candi-
dates as If Brice and | are the leading can
didates, and the fight is between us. l am
not satisfied that the con est
will not yet be between myself and
Mcmahon. He has quite a strong
following, and is the opposite of the ele-
ments which are represented in the candl-
dacy of Brice, and think if Brics begins to
lose that, McMahon, and myself win be
the gamers. The worst thing which can be
said against Mcmahon is that he has never
done anything for the party in fact, be has
not so much as opened his mouth in its
interest since he left congress, where he
was placed as recognition of mis- ability,
and not because he had ever done anything
looking to the strengthening of the party in
the state"
What do you consider your leading
claims on the party?" was asked of Mr.
Thomas.
Undoubtedly my leading point of
strength lies with the workingmen of the
state. do not suppose there is a man in
Ohio who has done more in the way of ex-
ample and direct work in the interest of
labor than myself. While other
manufacturers in Springfield have had
strikes on hand trying to grind the men
down, have been running steadily, paying
advanced wages and working them less
hours. In their fights with the capitalists
have on one or two occasions made public
speeches in which l have taken the part of
the mechanics and IaborIng men. and they
remember these things.
BRICE NOT A RESIDENT.
"Of course, on the question of which you
speak, the fact that Mr.. Brice is not a resi-
dent VIII go great way toward his defeat.
L think this alone should insure his defeat,
and probably will. Ohio has plenty of good
men IN the state who are identified with her
material interests as am, and think some
one of them should represent the state in
the Senate 1t is also urged that Brice did
not come home to vote at the last election"
Mr.. Thomas denies that he had anything
to do with the apparent bureau interviews
which were gotten up in this city against
the candidacy of Breezy there is a general
belief that he at least had knowledge of
what was coming, if he did not inspire
them through his manager. After long
talk with Mr.. Thomas, and hearing his
reasons as to why he should be elected:
hearing his estimate of his strength so far
as he is capable of giving anything of the
kind; after learning the loose manner in
which he has been conducting his canvass,
without any direct or intelligent aim, ami
with managers who know little more than
himself in regard to the work of politics,
the impression forces itself that he is not
now and will not even be a second in the
race, but there will be at least two or three
candidates who will lead him when the
time comes for voting in caucus.