Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-18
WILL BE A HOT FIGHT.
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN
IN THE BUCKEYE STATE.
Major Mckinley TO he Opposed
by GOV. Campbell.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 1.-THE most
critical campaign in the history OF
Ohio politics has opened. The impor-
lance of the result of this campaign,
not only to the state but to the nation,
is fully realized by the typical Ohio
man." and all the articles and devices
known to modern politics will doubt
less be eXerted by both parties to win
favorable verdict from the people next
November.
With the election of Gov. Campbell
20 the gubernatorial chair two years
ago the Democrats won a most decisive
victory in the Buckeye State; and the
struggle which the Republicans of the
State and nation have now begun to
redeem Ohio to their party viii only be
equaled by the herculean efforts which
the Democracy will exert to keep the
vantage already won in this quasi
pivotal State of the Union.
The nomination Of William NcKin-
ley, eX-CongresSman and author of the
tariff law. made the convention which
opened with 81 much enthusiasm and
good feeling rather n lovefeaSt than
one of those contentious political
gatherings which engender strife and
lLl-will so fatal TO party success The
denomination by the Democrats of GOV.
James Z. Campbell for another term is
also a prediction safely warranted by
the signs in the political sky. and
the chief contest for the next four
months will De between Mckinley and
Campbell, the candidates for the other
State offices being almost lost from
sight in the great interest which cen
tiers in the leaders.
For some days many of his admirers
hare been insisting that the eminentlv
proper thing TO do was to elect senator
John sherman as temporary chairman
of the convention. Right here the first
serlOus dispute arose. The ambition of
eN-Gov. Foraker to succeed sherman in
the United States senate should the
next legislature be Republican i well
known. and the Foraker men main
tanned that it would not be complying
with the conditions of neutrality or i'm
phed armlstlce TO show this preference
10 senator sherman. It seemed likely
That the committee on organization
would select Senator sherman. in spite
of the mutterings. until the name of
Gen Asa :. Bushnell was suddenly
suggested by the Foraker men as a
compromise.
This settled the dispute over the tenn
porarv chairmanshfp and that honor
was unanimously conferred upon Gen.
Bushnell.
At reception ar his hotel Major
Mckinney made q brie1 speech
My fellow-citizens." said Major Nc
hlnley, there is one thing that can be
said of the Republican party which I
do not believe can be said Of any other
party known to political history. 1t
has been right ON every great public
GJ1aS-inr ha+ h~,a Il.
of the country within the last thirty
years cheers |, and it has not only been
right but mankind has come to declare
that 1t was right upon all of these
great questions, beginning in $50 and
1861. Applause There is another
thing that can be said OF the Re
publican party. 1t can look backward
or forward laughter and cheerSi and
that cannot be said Of any other party.
Tor the Democratic party cannot look
backward except with shame ZAP
~pla1se. We can look backward with
out shame or modification from the
beginning of the Republican party. or
gained in 1856 in the city OF Philadel-
phla. and there is not a page OF that
record-not one-that any lover Of
freedom and mankind anywhere would
blot out or obliterate If he could
party has come to confess. after many
years of opposition. that upon every
one of these great issues the Repub-
hcan party has been right and has
acted in the interests of the whole
people. Applause.
Il congratulate you that the Repub-
hcan party of to-day. like the Republi-
can party of tbs past. is right upon
every question tsat cssfrns the wel-
fare of tfs AmBscan people. fAp-
Ekss&e- IT is night eRltn every one and
/ care not what ISSUE You make,
whether n NJ a SJrnd currency for the
Hst1-can people or a pNatettApe tariff
TO prumoe American industries" "A
v9ase, ':HuEah for NASMk.y," and
cheers
''rhr La Goaausss Iegislated for
our own people uRRr the match
less leadership of &rat bold. brave
Tom Reed. Prolonged applause.
we do not contine ourselves to a single
issue. Our campaign means TO cover
every difference between the Republi-
can and Democratic parties. State and
national principles and administration.
Applause. That. l hope. viii be the
Republican platform tomorrow. If
they want to make the issue on Tom
Reed we will meet them. Whatever
the issue be-whether il be protection.
sound money. the billion-dollar Con-
gress, Tom Reeds rulings or honest
ballot--wc will meet our adversar1es
anywhere and everywhere" Cheers.
At the conclusion of Major NcKinlev's
speech eX-Gov. Foraker was introduced
and spoke briefly but enthusiastically of
coming Republican success in Ohio.