The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-15

} no changes IN the political situation durlLg
the past twenty-four hours. Governor Camp
bell still holds the winning card aud the op-
position, now despairing Of being able TO carry
out plans for stampeding the convention to-
morrow, is contenting itself with declaring
that it will play its trumps at the polls in No
vember Although most of the district dele
cations are on the ground the anti Campbell
ties do not seem 10 have gained any strength,
while quite number Of uninstructed delega-
tions who had been regarded as on the fence
/ have declared in favor of the Governors re-
| nomination.
CAMPBELL WARMLY GREETED.
Campbell and Allen g. Thurman arrived
at noon On q special train fiOm Columbus.
Animmense crowd awaited them at the depot,
| hailed Their appearance With enthuslAsuc
shouts and then formed in procession aid
with music escorted them to the State head
quarters at the HollenJen House.
! When Allen G.. Thurman tod the company
assembled at his birthday banquet last Ia!
that he had bade farewell to political
life he meant what he said. Great
| pres-ure has been brought 70 bear
on pr't the odd Roman" during the past few
days 20 induce him 10 come 10 Cleveland and
use his efforts toward promoting peace among
the auti-Campl elites with whom be has con
siderable influence. He has. however. so lar
resisted this pressure and it IS given out that
under no circumstances viii he depart from
his resolution by becoming even political
peacemaker.
THE OTHER OrFIcERs.
Lieutenant Governor Marquis will probably
be renominated as Campbells running mate.
although he is not making any campaign. for
the remainder of the SIX places on the ticket,
about every other county has "A candidate
HARrER AS DARK HORSE.
Congressman NJ. d. Hartei the Mansfield
! furtrader came 10 the city last night. Sc
cret conference was held III his apartment
this afternoon. Ii was ant-Campbell IN sentl-
! ment. and those present considered the ad-
visibility Of entering Harter as dark horse
in the gubernatoual race II WAS thought
that Harter might be able to draw away from
Campbell's support
The latest scheme on foot is T. get as many
candidates as possible in the hope of pre-
venting Campbels nomination on the hIst
/ ballot Another change has been made IN tine
! programme for tomorrow. There Will be two
sessions and the nominations Will not be I'D
order until the afternoon This may necessi-
tate late night session.
SOME BLOoDsHED IMMINENT.
If the political situation tonight is to be
/ taken as a forecast OF the morrow the Dem
ocratc convention is likely to break up in
row With the arrival # Governor Campbell
/
| of the State and the almost Simultaneous APP
pearapce Of tho Iid anti-Camp eli, dee.
/ CATION from Hamilton county with a small
army Of sympathisers at their heels, tho ieel-
| ing between the great ma Orty and the
smaller faction has been worked up 10 fever
heat
From noon on bad-tempered discussions.
| disputes and quarrels il the bar-rooms. III the
hotel rotundas and at the street corners have
been of momentGry occurrence. The anti
| Campbellites are not as numerous IN numbers
as their opponents. but they are gaining and
hard to down and they have staked thou
sands of dollars to-day that, come what will
tomorrow, they will slaughter Campbell III
! November next.
To Offset the effects Of the Campbell dele
cation from Hamilton county, a big crowd If
! Governor Campbeils supp rters arrived IN
town this afternoon and entered upon mis-
sionary work without delay. Prominent
among them was Pete Nolan known as "the
gentleman prize-fghter' OF Porkopchs.
PETE GETS INTO A ROW.
Nolan wound up his work tonight at the
| Weddell House Just as he was leaving that
! hotel he encountered on the pavement tNO
neat delegates from Cincinnati. Colonel
! Billy Patterson and his brother known as
/ Cheeky jim" Patterson. Both men Ind
been following Nolan around during the after
/ noon and the trio had INDUCED in numerous
! "spatsn When Nolan emerged from the ro-
| tunda Of the Weddell House he was accosted
! by the Colonel" with an epithet. There was
| running fire Of hot words which ended IN
| Nolan letting out his right, fair IN the face OF
| his opponent The latter wentto the ground
! but like flash he had drawn his revolver
! and WAS dscharging bullet after bullet into
! the darkness. His brother followed SUIT, 50
| did Nolan and so did half dozen OF the hun
| dred spectators who rushed between the
melee Although over a score Of shots were
fired and that one and all got
wide OF the mark can only be re-
| garded in the light Of a providential
mystery. Before, however, Billy Patterson
| had emptied his revolver he struggled 10 has
feet and dealt the butt end OF the weapon tull
on Nolans forehead. The two men cllnched
and went into the gutter. and Jimmy Patter-
son and a wOuld-be peacemaker went on top
of them. BY this time the onlookers who
scattered at the first shot had returned ana
crowd of over "A thousand surrounded the
combatants The latter had their heads and
faces badly confused and bleeding freely
were finally separated and led away.
cAMPBELL's OPPONENTS.
Anybody and anything 10 beat Campbell,
is the cry Of the Governors opponents to-
night. At late hour they packed the big
club room Of the Meddell and speeches de
nouncing the Governor were cheered TO the
echo. There were Kline men, and Neal men.
and men who had no choice except that they
would not have Campbell. Resolutions de-
caring that the nomination Of the latter
would result in an overwhelming Democratic
defeat were adopted with hurlah. Some OF
the speakers declared that Hamilton
county, which was seven thousand Repubh-
can at the last election, would increase It's ke-
publican majority to twenty thousand or
more.
Prior TO this meeting another exciting scene
had occurred at the same hotel. At inter
walls during the day delegates vitlted the
rooms of the general reception committee IN
search of information as 10 the hour that the
convention would open and 10 procure the
necessary tickets and badges. Inalmost every
instance they were asked rs 10 their prefer,
ence. and the Campbellites were denied all
facilities When this was reported 10 state
Chsirman Norton. he proceeded to the local
Headquarters. and read the not act in Ian.
guage that was anything but minced. If,
he said there was any repetition OF the OBJ
iectionable actions he would revoke the au-
thority Of the committee 10 issue tickets anu
place the State Committee in full control OF
every seat in music hall. This had the in
tended effect.
CAMPBELL THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET.
While deploring the bad feeling that has
been manifested. Governor Campbell. in the
bridal chamber of the Holenden. is taking
things calmly and with apparent contentment
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