Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-18
THURSDAY. ..........JUNE IS, 1891
Ohio.

MCKINLEY heads for this year the Repub-
lican forces in Ohio, and CAMPBELL will
head the Democratic.
There was nothing surprising TO us in the
proceedings of the Ohio Republican State
Convention Of Tuesday. We had discount
ed the nomination Of McKISLxY. a. we
have also set down that of CAMPBELL as an
accomplished fact. The work Is done.
"The Campbells Are Coming"
Tho enthusiasm manifested for Mr.
BLAINE proved our forecasts Of November
Last 10 be true when we said that BLAINE
was the only live man in the Republican
party. He is still master of the situation
and could il he should choose TO do so CON-
mand the nomination of the next Republic
can National Convention for President OF
theUnited States. But we fear that the con-
dition of his health is such that he will be
forced 20 decline TO allow his name to be
brought before that body. In that case,
"a we have heretofore explained, Mr.. HAIR
RIsos will probably secure the nomination
for President without an effort on his part.
His following mongrel set of place
hunters and place-holders-wou be re-
enforced by the multitude OF partisans
who would not know what else to do. MIR.
WEBSTER inquired once in JOHN TYLER's
day, "Where am / TO go?" Such will be
the question which the Republicans, scat
tered by BLANE's refusal to accept their
nomination for President, will be asking.
Perhaps we over-estimate HARRIsos's
strength as against 1.-The field" after
BLAINE is out of the way. 1t depends
upon whether MCKINLEY is elected Cover
nor of Ohio or not next November. III he is
elected, he will be 80 strong as the repre-
sentative of the MCKINLEY tariff and Of the
Republican war-cry of protection to
American industries that the Republican
National Convention may decide to make
n fight for the presidency with him as their
leader. In word, HARRIsoS's nomination
would mean a walk-over for the Demo-
cratic nominee, whereas McKISLEY's nomi-
nation, Impossible unless he is elected
Governor next falD would mean q battle
royal between the two old parties. II, on
the other hand, CAMPBELL is elected the next
Governor of Ohio. he will be apt to carry
of the Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent. His nomination would mean con-
test worthy to be classed with the grand
est the country has ever witnessed. Either
MCKINLEY or CAMPBELL may benominated
for President. Both viii not be. One or
the other of them will be slain next fall,
and left for dead upon the battlefield.
Mr.. CLEVELAND will hardly be selected
TO run against western Republican can
didate, unless that candidate be HARRISON.
The oracular utterances of the Ohio Re-
publican platform adopted yesterday tell
the story of the strength of the issues
upon which the Democrats propose to go
into the next campaign. 1t is evident that
the free coinage Of silver is a plank which
the Republicans would like to cut out of
the Democratic platform and put into
theirs. 1t is equally clear that the Re-
publicans would like to steal the credit fol-
reciprocity in commerce between the
United States and the South American
States. and also the credit for the repeal
of the duties upon sugar.
MIR. McKNLEY's speech was not such a
one as we hsdi expected from the man
who made so much reputation IN 1883 as
"a gentleman" There was no evidence
Of gentility in his reference to the Demo-
cratic party, as il itwere what sleft of the
late Southern Confederacy. II was sorry
sight to witness such low, demagogical,
discreditable appeal to sectional preju-
dices.
MIR. SHERMAN will not be superseded as
United States Senator-that is, not by
FoRAKKR or by any other Republican,
but maybe by good Democrat.