Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16
No Doubt of Gov. CampbeTs Re-
nomination.
DISGRACEFUL FRACTIONAL FIGHTS.
In Two Instances ReVOlvers Are Drawn
An Innocent Bystander Wounded
The Neal Men VIII Probably
Bolt.

cluSlon being accepted by all parties
The contest will be short and decisive
and will be concluded with the first
ballot
There are twenty-five or thirty of the
Cincinnati or Hamilton county dele
gates, who VOW that they will bolt, and
these recalcitrants will have the SYM
pathy, if not the company, of dozen
or more of the Cuyahoga county or
Cleveland delegates
There have been many wordy wars
in the hotel Hobbies between the Camp
bell delegates and their opponents and
in several instances the disputes went
to such extent that the admirers of the
governor answered the threats of the
Hamilton county delegates by defying
their opposition and declaring that
Campbell could be both nominated and
elected without the help of Cincinnati
1.-THE day has passed." angrily ex-
claimed in stentorian tones, country
delegate in the Hollenden hotel, last
evening, when Cincinnati can rule the
democratic party of Ohio. You kick
ers can DO your worst We will elect
Campbell without Hamilton county"
All these disputes are deprecated by
both Campbell and Neal, but their i'll
effect is none the less felt in the party
ranks.
While an angry wrangle was in pro-
gress last evening in front of the Plain
Dealer office between Peter Nolan, a
Campbell man and amateur prize fight
er, and William and James Patterson,
I ~ C;-osv,,oA,
lie was passed and in an instant revol-
vers were drawn. A lively fusilade
followed but with mild results. An
innocent bystander received one of the
bullets, after which the weapons were
used as clubs with more appreciable
effect on the contestants, as all received
numer us gashes over the head and
We're bleeding profusely when arrested.
This unfortunate incident tended at
once to restore more philosophical
feeling on the ground. The party lead
ers of the factions Immediately united
in vigorous protest against the faction
wrangles and petty disputes were dis
countenanced by all and strong at
tempt was made to restore party har-
mony.
a mass meeting of the anti-Campbell
delegates was held yesterday afternoon,
at which was discussed at great length
the question whether in the event of
Campbell's nomination the opposition
should permit him to be declared the
unanimous nominee, or insist on a COM
plete roll call and make the record
show a couple of hundred or
less opposing votes. A commit
tee of five, designated a commit
tee on programme, was finally ap-
pointed to consider the plan of action
to be adopted and at a meeting last
evening this committee replied in favor
of opposing Campbell to the bitter end
and Preventing the usual courtesy of a
unanimous nomination when his sue
cess should be assured. This persist
emit opposition is the sensation of the
town and has destroyed the last hope
of harmonious convention
At tEe meeting speeches were made
denOuncing the governor in venomous
phraseology and were cheered There
were Kline and Neal. men and men
who had no choice except that they
would not have Campbell Resolutions
declaring that the nomination of the
latter would result in an overwhelm-
ing democratic defeat were adopted
with a hurrah. Some of the speakers
declared that Hamilton county, which
was 1000 republican at the last cleo
ton, would increa-c It's republican ma
iority to $4,000 or more.
There came near being tragedy in
the meeting of the delegates from the
Seventh congressional district last
night. The trouble arose from Col.
Herbert Of Erie county, declaring his
intention to support Campbell in the
convention. Mike Harrington, of
Toledo, who was prominently identi-
fed with the United States secret ser
vice under Grover CIeveland's admins
tration, took umbrage at the declara-
ton of his colleague and one word
brought on another and finally Har-
rington let out and knocked his oppo-
nent out of his chair. According to
eve witnesses, Herbert drew his gun,
and one of his friends followed suit,
but the other members of the delega- |
ton rushed between the combatants |
and prevented further hostilities.
The discussion over reforms contin- |
ues, and it is evident the silver free
coinage men will only win after brisk /
fight. Ex-Congressman Warner and
other free silver men are on the ground
urging that party success can only be
insured bv the convention declaring for
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer, but they are vigorously opposed by
Harter and other equally
prominent democrats.
1--WE certainly want to keep clear of
a free coinage silver plank" said Con-
gresham Harter to-day. SIN two
months we now coin 50, 900, 900 in silver,
and that is more than the entire amount
coined between 1872 and 1862. Why,
free coinage would be the ruin of the
Industries of the country. We are told
that it would give more money to the
people, but the result would be terri
bic contraction, which would embar-
rass business everywhere. The repub-
Iicans have not made silver an issue.
Why should we do so? Would it not be
better to devOtc Our attention exclu-
,ivelv TO the tariff? We can fight sue
on that issue, but it means
defeat for the party to advo-
ate free coinage OF silver"
Congressman-clect DUNCAN, of Jack
on, takes an opposite view. ''Of course
he convention will take no back step
IpOn the vital question of tariff re-
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