The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-15
Campbell to Be Re-N0minated
on the First Ballot.
CINCINNATI FIGHTING HIM.
Lively Struggle Over the Silver
Plank in the Platform.
Watterson Again Tells the whisky Gov
ernor OF New York That He Is "Not
in It'-A Chance for Justice Fuller
in Case of . Deadlock.

CLEVELAND, July 14.-Governor Camp
bell will be the nominee of the Democratic
convention tomorrow for governor of
Ohio. The contest will be short and de-
cisive, and will be concluded with the first
ballot. Governor Campbell will receive
lar more than enough votes to nominate
him, but the anti-Campbell delegates insist
that they will go on record in opposition,
IN order to prevent unanimous nomina-
tlon. Thus, so far as the nomination is
concerned, harmony is deliberately reject
ed as an unnecessary political commodity,
ana the only question now is, will the
anti-Campbeu factions carry their griev-
ances to the polls2 There have been many
wordy warfares IN the hotel lobbies TODAY
between the Campbell delegates and their
demonstratiye opponents and in several
cases the disputes went to such an extent
that admirers of the governor answered
the threats OF the Hamilton county dele
gates by declaring that Campbell could be
nominated and elected without the help of
Cincinnati. All these disputes are depre-
Gated by both Campbell and Neal, but their
i'll effect IS none the less felt in the party
ranks.
A mass-meeting of ti-Campbell dele
gates was held this afternoon, at which
was discussed the question, whether. in
the event of Campbells nomination, the
opposition should permit him to be de-
ciared unanimously nominated, or insist
on complete roll call and make the
record show the opposing votes. The
committee reported this evening in favor
of opposing Campbell to the bitter end.
This persistent opposition is the sensa-
ton OF the town tonight, and has de-
stroyed the last hope of harmony in the
convention.
While an angry wrangle was in progress
this evening in front of the Pldindcaler
office between Peter Nolan, Campbell
man and amateur prize-hghter. and Will
liam and James Patterson, delegates, all
understood to be from Cincinnati, the lie
was passed and in an instant revolyers
were drawn. A fusillade followed, in which
Tour or tive shots were fired with mild
results. An innocent bystander received
bullet, after which the weapons were
used as clubs with more appreciable effect
on the contestants. They all received
numerous gashes over the head and were
bleeding profusely when arrested. This
unfortunate incident tended at once to
more philosophical feeling all around.
The party leaders Of all factions immedi-
ately united in vigorous protest against
the wranglers, and tonight disputes are
discountenanced by all and a strong at
tempt is made to restore partial harmony.
The full strength of Campbell's followers
was not appreciated until the governor
reached the city this afternoon. There
is no doubt of my nomination on the first
all he
ated Press reporter. ''It is a simple ques-
ton of addition, as / already have assur-
ances from far more than enough delegates
to insure my nomination. / think the
result, whatever it may be- will be accepted
philesophically by all my worthy COM
petitors, and that the Democracy of the
state will present an unbroken front to the
enemy this fall"
The discussion over the platform still
continues, ex-Congressman Warner and
other prominent free-coinage men on the
ground insisting that party success can
only by insured by the convention declar-
ing for free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer, but they are being vigorously opposed
by Congressman Harter, and equally
prominent Democrats.
''We certainly want to keep clear of free-coin-
age-of-silver plank" said Harter today. "In two
months we now coin 100000 in silver, and
that is more than the entire amount coined be-
tween 1892 and 1862. Why, free coinage would
be the ruin of the industries OF the country.
The Republicans have not made silver an issue.
Why should we do SO? Would it not be better
to devote our attention to tariff exclusively?
We can fight successfully on that issue, but it
means national defeat for party to advocate
the free coinage Of silver"
As result of this division of sentiment
several informal conferences of Democratic
congressman and other party leaders have
been held and the money question dis
cussed, with view to reaching an under
standing on the silver issue. A strenuous
attempt will be made to settle all differ
ences on the financial question in the
committee on resolutions and prevent the
subject from being debated in the conven-
ton.
The committee has been in session all
the evening, and the platform is practi-
cally completed, except on the silver
question. The tariff plank is founded on
that of last year. 1t demands reduction
of tariff taxes and denounces the $50
called protective tariff" The platform
pledges Ohio Democrats TO aid them in
every way Ohio's efforts to make suit
able exhibit at the Worlds fair. 1t is pos
sible that plank favoring free silver may
be adopted, but. if so, minority report
will be presented opposing 1t.
wATTERsoN on GOyERNOR HILL.