The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-01
LICT0RS ATTENTION
A Deep Laid Scheme to Shelve
Our Canton Idol.
Can These things be--sherman to be the
Coming Man.-First Governor, then
President.
Toledo Blade Special.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 3O.-James G. Blaine
in 1892. William Mckinley will be thrown
overheard and John Sherman nominated
for Governor of Ohio. He will then be
placed at the head of the Republican
National ticket, and, the leaders of his
party fondly hope, will lead the triumph
ant Republican procession into the White
House on March 4th, 1893.
Such, in brief, is the plan formulated in
this city during the past week by certain
Republicans of undisputed authority in
the national councils of that party. This
announcement may not, upon its face, APP
pear probable or even plausible. There
will be those who will say Mckinley has
earned the right to head the Ohio State
ticket and then by natural sequence be-
come the candidate for President. There
will be yet other loyal followers of the
plumed knight who will insist that by
Blaine alone can the Republican hosts be
led to victory. This result has been
reached by an alliance between the Blaine
and Sherman forces.
Blaine's entire influence will be thrown
to the Sherman supporters, and, as be-
fore stated, that gentleman's seat in the
United States Senate will be exchanged
for the gubernatorial chair of Ohio and
| thence to the White House, think these
| wise politicians, lies an easy path.
The conference which has finally crys-
talized the scheme has been in progress
in this city for several days past. 1t was
participated in, among other Republicans
| of national reputation, by Gen. James A.
Hall of Maine, who has stumped Ohio for
years past, and who stands higher, per
| haps, than any other politician i'm the
councils of Mr.. Blaine. Ex-Gov. Stewart
L. Woodford of New York was also in the
city, and leader in the conference. Said
| Governor Woodford in private CONVEX
| sation:
NJ hear so much talk about what politi-
| clans are pleased to call the logical candi-
| date Now, am inclined to the opinion
that logical candidates do not always
| prove to be the most acceptable candi-
dates. 1t is very true that Major McKin-
| ley is the logical candidate, and it is not
less true that he deserves substantial evil
dences of gratitude from the party he has
| served so long and so well. But it is not
possible to close our eyes to the fact that
there are large number of equally
good Republicans (meaning the Blaine
and Sherman mem who do not re-
gard Major Mckinley as being the
most available Presidential timber
under the present circumstances.
fully realize that the time has arrived
when the people demand of their candi.
date that he be something more than a
! mere partisan. Senator Sherman com
mands, more than any other man in pub
lie life, the trust and confidence of the
business circles. In the present unsettled
condition of the Worlds finances he
would come to be looked upon as the
Moses who alone could lead his chosen
people out of the wilderness of monetary
difficulty. Sherman will be the next
governor of Ohio-and then the Repub-
leans of the country will see to it that
he drops distance flag on Cleveland in
the next Presidential contest
Senator Sherman will accept the nom
ination for governor. OF that fact, since
this conference, there remains no doubt.
With all the information at present OBJ
1 tainable, it seems quite as certain that
such nomination will be rendered him.