The sun., 1891-06-16
Ohio.

The Ohio Republican Convention, which
will be held in Columbus to-day and to-
morrow, will nominate candidates for Gov
ernor, Lieutenant-G Governor, Auditor, Treas
urer, Attorney-General, Judge Of the Su-
preme Court, member OF the Board OF Public
Works, Dairy and Food Commissioner. and
State School Commissioner. The nomina-
tion OF Mr.. MCKINLEY Is expected, but 1t
seems probable that Mr.. SHERMAN rather
than the NAPOLEON OF protection will be the
centre OF the fight. The Legislature to be
! elected next fall will choose the successor OF
Mr.. SHERMAN as Senator in Congress. The
Democrats have hopes Of getting majority
Of this Legislature. and FoRAKER's gang is
eager to cut the throat OF the Mansfield
statesman. Mr.. SHERMAN has been eminent
in the Republican party for nearly forty
years, and there are Ohio Republicans who
think he has had his share OF honors. But
| he Is a difficult man to crowd out His
| capacity for public service was never greater
| than now, so that he has no reason to seek
retirement; and most OF the Republican
politicians opposed to him are not fit to lick
| his boots. There is ono ineffaceable stain
upon the public career Of JOHN SHERMAN,
but his abilities are OF the first order. and
his knowledge and experience. especially in
matters OF finance, are valuable to the coun-
try. We hope that he will be succeeded by
| Democrat; but II that Is not to be. tho
Ohio Republicans cannot do better than re-
elect him. Tho Farmers Alliance, and espe-
cally that part of 1t which sympathzes
with the Peoples party. seem bent upon de-
feating Mr. SHERMAN because he is the rep
resentative OF sound and conservative flnan-
toI idaoc ID fharafpra pnpuIin n rlIvp phpny-
ious to tho supporters OF the Sub-Treasury
and fiat money programme. 1t would seem
that the Republican party OF Ohio would
have to stand by him under such circum-
stances; but party In which tho discrcd-
liable and elsewhere discredited FORAKER Is
still powerful Is capable OF q good deal OF
folly. Mr.. SHERMAN has perhaps neglected
his fences little, but no is shrewd pol
itician. and whenever his own election is at
stake ho goes into Ohio politics with dex-
tcrity which the younger and nolsier mon
cannot equal Whether the Convention en-
dorses him with tho proper amount OF on
thusiasm or not. he Is likely to be the Repub-
lican candidate for Senator; and the Demo-
Gratis will find him a hard man to beat
even with tho help OF the Alliance.
Upon the number OF farmers who support
the Peoples party this year tho result in
Ohio probably depends. The Farmers
Union decided against the, third party, but
the decision showed that the supporters OF
the third party were nearly as strong as Its
opponents. The Republican farmers voted
against endorsing the programme Of tho
third party, which would seem to indicate
that they were afraid that the Republican
party would be hurt more than tho Demo-
cratic party The new party, however, will
draw labor votes from the Democracy In the
cities, and the Democratic farmers may be
Just as much affected by it as the Repub-
!ican farmers. The strength OF the new
newness is not worn Off and before the i'm
practicability Of Its principles has come to
be seen by the dissatisfied elements to which
1t appeals. Leaving aside the Prohibition
lists. the tendency OF third parties has been
to injure the Democrats moro than the Re-
pubicans. Whether this will be the case in
Ohio no man can tell.
II Major MCKINLEY is nominated and the
tariff issue brought to the front. tha Ohio
Republicans will receive substantial aid
from other States; but 1t Is possible that
there is less in the tariff issue than Mr.. Nc
KISLEY's friends think. The country may
be weary OF 1t by this time. Most Of the
talk about 1t will be mere surmse or asser-
tion; for the effects OF the MCKINLEY bill
have not yet been ascertained. The Ohio
Democrats cannot be made entirely to aban-
don State issues on which they have good
record. for the purpose Of plunglng into q
necessarily prohtless discussion. II national