Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25
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ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArCH.1
COLUMBUS, August 24-The advance
guard of the great army of Democrats who
will be at Dayton the fore part of next
week has already taken up their line of
march for the Gem City. Never since 1888
has there been such large number of can
didates for the seven State offices. There
are three avowed candidates for Governor,
and any number of prominent Democrats
who are down in the woods with Guberna-
torial pole erected, hoping the lightning
Goo volts, more or less) may strike them.
A dozen men in different parts OF the
State have announced themselves as candi-
dates for Lieutenant Governor, while candi-
dates for the other places on the ticket are
like the sands on the seashore. All Demo
Gratis are confident of a victory this year,
hence the number OF candidates. Exon
gresham Campbell still holds the leading
place, with Lawrence T. Neal close
second. Neal claims that he will go into
the convention with 369 votes against 312
for Campbell and 10 for Klein. and that he
(NeaD, will be nominated on the second
ballot.
THEIR RELATIVE STRENGTH.
This, however, is very enthusiastic esti-
mate, as Campbell will undoubtedly have a
good lead on the first ballot The only
chance of his defeat lays in the field CON-
bining on Neal or dark horse after the
test show of strength. Klein can hardly be
considered to be in the race. He will have
the Cuyahoga delegation and the votes of
some other northern counties at the outset,
but will scarcely hold them long.
Campbell's support is most solid in the
southern part Of the State, including his
own county of Butler and majority of the
Hamilton delegation. He was the first
candidate announced, and secured many
pledges before the opposition was organ
lied. His backing includes the majority of
the practical politicians of the party in the
State. Meals delegates are mainly from
the rural counties, and are generally tariff
reformers of the most pronounced stripe. 1t
is barely possible that dark horse may be
called on, in which case Frank Hurd, of
Toledo, NAV become the center of the break. |
Hon. John E. Monnot, of Canton, is a
prominent candidate for Lieutenant Gov |
ernor. His chances, however, are handi- |
capped by the fact that Prof. Charles G.
Davidson, the eminent educator, who re-
sides in the same county, desires to be State |
School Commissioner and will probably re-
ceive the nomination.
BRICE WILL BE THERE.
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, has |
signifed his intention of attending the con-
vention. He will go from New York to his |
home in Lima, and from there to Dayton. |
Republican papers are attacking Mr.. Brice, |
yelling Goal oil candidate, I" "Trust United
States Senator" etc, at him. The truth of
the matter, however, is that Mr.. Brice is not
nor will he be candidate for United States
Senator. He never had dollars worth of /
stock in the Standard Oil Company, nor is
he engaged in forming or managing trusts |
of any description.
Mr.. Brice is interested in the immense de-
velopment of the natural gas business in |
Ohio, and is working plants for all they are
worth. His recent good fortune has not |
swelled his head one particle, and though a
millionaire and railroad king he is now
the same quiet, plain, unassuming man that
your correspondent knew as a briefiess
lawyer struggling along in Lima Is years
ago.