Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-04
ALL ON THE GROUND.
OHIOs DEMOCRATIC HOSTS AT COLUM-
BUS
The Struggle for The Ssnaorship Becomes Hotter
Every Hgur-Brics a1d Thomas Making
Big OiAima-HyssA WM BsSSs
Next Speaker.

COLUMBUS, January 3-The situation
ia the Senatorial contest has not changed
during the last two days. 1t is still the
field against Brice, with the chances st the
present writing four ont Of five that the
Lima man will win. The Thomas men
may break this at any time, and at present
ell their efforts are being directed toward
the northwest. The northwest, which is
the Democratic stronghold of the State,
casts twenty-eieht votes in the eaucus,
and is almost solid for Col. Brice. There
are several wavering members in that
section, however, and it is upon these that
the Thomas men have thrown their entire
influence. Counts, Of Shelby, is one Of
the northwestern members who talks
Thomas one day, Brice the next and Nc
MahOn the third. The Brice men never
did count on him and say that he will vote
for Thomas. Donovan, of Henry is an
other northwestern Ohio man whose first
choice is not Briee. He will vote for
Frank Hurd on the first ballot and has not
made up bis mind as 70 second choice.
Gilliland. of Van Vert, is under obliga-
tions to Thomas for assistance in bic cam
paign and will vote for the Springfield
manufacturer on the first ballot The
Brice men in Van Vert are making it very
warm for Gilliland. Brown, of Hancock,
is another man who is under obligations to
Thomas, but his county is strongly for
Brice, and Mr.. Brown says he will not
make up his mind until he gets a more
nearly complete expression from his con-
stituents.
On the whole the prospects for Mr..
Thomas making an effective break into the
northwest are not very encouraging the
Springfield man has here quite an array Of
enthusiastic workers from various parts of
the State. In fact there are more Thomas
men in the corridors of the Neil House
than all others together. The only mem
Der Of either branch who is doing any &C.
tive work for Thomas ia Monnot, Of Stark,
who is quite hustler, by the way, and q
very bright young man. 0h the other
band, Gear, Of w yandOt, Bense, Of o ytsws,
Yoho, of Monroe, Pennell, of Brown, Cun
nineham, of Allen, Blue, of Licking, Wag-
ner, OF Mercer, and Senators Gaumer, Of
MuskiBgum, and Shaw, Of Auglaizs, are
all active Briee men and their work Is
telling.
CAMPBELL IN THE RACE.
A rumOr is current there that the COM
mittee OF the Legislature which formally
can vassed the result of the recent election
will fiud next week that Marquis, the
Democratic candidate for Lieutsnsnt Gov
eInOr, is elected. II will be held that on
the face of the returns as first sent in,
Marquis had 120 plurality. The report
will seat Marquis, throwing contest onto
LampsoD. Lieutenant Governor Lyon, 3
Republican, said to-day that LampsOn had
better 20 home, and that he was fOoling
time away here aud had no case.
That Marquis would be seated little
doubt nov exists and the fact has an im-
/ p0rtant bearing on the Senatorial fight as
/ the anti-Brice men now have planned 10
defeat Brics with Governor Campbell
They realize that they can defeat Bsice
with no other man. After two or three
ballots they propose to present the Eane
Of Governor Campbell. This will take
three Brice men in OampbsiPs district and
/ probably half dozen more from neigh
boring counties over TO Campbell, and, 1t
is hoped, create a stampede of the Thomas
and Mcmahon men, who sre really anti
Brice, which will result in CampbeiPs
election. LampsOn being out of the way
removes the objection that the election OF
Campbell 10 the Senate would make Re-
publican Governor.