Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-24
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL
rrvUyBwED ON THE SITUATION IN TIE
BUCKgYE STATE.
u. Disafscson in Cincinnati is Confined 10
as German Esmsnh and is Qsistng
Down-Hs Says he Will b Elected
Without tho Help Of Eami-
ton County.

PrrrsBURG, July Ex-Governor Camp
bell. OF Ohio, was interviewed by re-
porter in this city. The Governor said:
II expect to be reelected, with or with
out the vote Of Hamilton county. There
Is still some dissatisfaction there, but 1t
IS Quieting down. 1t is chiefly among
the German element, and they are
rather sluggish about changing votes.
] shall gain largely in almost every
county In the State, and / carried the
State two years ago, outside of Hamil-
ton county, by 1000 votes. The farm
erS are dissatisfied with the workings
Of the Mckinley tariff. 1t has raised
the prices of the articles they buy very
materially, and they do not see the ben
efitS they were promised from ii. This
will cost him many votes. Many
will come direct to the Democratic
party. Others will support the new
third, or Peoples party. do not
think they will poll large vote, but
these votes will be almost exclusively
Republican farmers. Very few from
the Democratic party will support the
new organization. In the counties the
third party and the Alliance made a
very queer cOnglomeratiOn or politics.
In Republican counties the Democrats
have Alliance men for their Legislative
candidates. In Democratic counties
the Republicans have chosen Alliance
men. In close counties both parties
have members Of the Alliance up. 1t
is likely TO make the Senatorial cleo
ton later on very interesting and very
uncertain.
eve shall not open our fight in
earnest probably before the middle OF
September. We are poor, and can't al
ford IL. III we could start the first OF
August, we should literally wipe up
the ground with Mckinley, but when
we do start. IL will be necessary to
keep going till the end of the campaign.
No speakers from outside the State
have vet been invited, nor any, OF
conrse, accepted to take the stump for
me this fall. expect the Alliance can
didate for Governor Of Alabama will be
mn 10 speak for me. President Cleve-
land has not yet been invited, but, l
presume, will be able TO make five or
six speeches In the State. l hardly
think IL will be embarrassing for him
10 speak in Ohio In view Of the free
coinage plank in the platform. He
will doubtless confne himself TO the
tariff question, and that is the main
issue, any way. g,
"How will the free coinage planB
affect the vote Of the party In tht
State?" ~,
~ think it will make US votes. The
Alliance and the Peoples party have
also declared in favor of free coinage
some of the silver men will vote for the
People's party and some will vote TIT
Democratic ticket l do not think
will draw any votes from us. Tina
plank does not represent my exact sentl
ments on the silver question, but an
not going back on the platform. In
par,x voIe Oh SUU 10 '4UO' ana L should
Rive advised a less radical expression
/ thought il a mistake 10 have the queS
tiOn projected so prominently.
thought the party should have declared
in favor of such legislation as wOulC
keep both metals in circulation, and pu
them on a parity before the country
Now" the reporter continued, 18th,
reports from the South Indicate TIT
people down there are not satisfied will
Cleveland and are not in love with him
They need candidate from doubtful
State, and they have their eyes on yoI
as the representative of the silver wing
Of the party"
That's very likely" interrupted the
Governor, ''but if l should not win In
Ohio this fall, would not be eligible a;
a candidate at all. Besides, the silver
question may be settled this winter"
There are some Eastern papers, too
that are suggesting Cleveland and
Campbell as a ticket that would give
both wings Of the party on the subject
of silver representation. Would you ac-
cept the second placer"
'The Vice-Presidency is not posi-
tiOn that should think any man would
banker for" answered Mr.. Campbell.