Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-08
SHADOWS CAST AHEAD
Democratic Murmurings Fresh From
Their Seat of War.
FORECAST OF THE SITUATION.
Chillicothe'S Statesman, L. T. Neal, Likely
to Withdraw To-Day.
THE OHIO JEFFERsoNIAN CONVENTION
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. ]

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
COLUMBUS, July 7.-Governor Campbell un-
| Questionably has majority of the delegates
| so far selected to the Democratic State Con-
| vention, and the feeling that L. 7. Meals
| name will not go before the convention is
| growing. 1t is admitted by many of the lat
| ter's supporters that he has no possible show
| of a nomination, and the impression is that
it will not be his desire simply to stand be-
| fore the convention for the sake of an over
| whelming defeat.
The withdrawal of Mr. Neal however is
not likely to end the contest, as theHamil'
| ton county opponents of Governor Camp
| bell and few of the more enthusiastic
friends of the Chillicothe statesman are al
ready laying their plans for a compromise
| candidate. They are preparing for the
| ''iash'' of the Neal candidacy and expect to
| create a stampede after the delegates arrive
4 in Cleveland.
| 1t is pretty well understood they have set
tied upon John A. McMahon, OF Dayton, as
| the compromise candidate. The argument
! TO be advanced is that neither Governor
Campbell nor Neal can unite the party and
make success reasonably certain.
A Seductive View of the Case.
This is rather seductive presentation of
the case, and the Hamilton county contin-
gent hope to create a regular stampede,
thereby throwing majority OF the delegates
to their compromise candidate. The indi-
cations are that Mcmahon has been apprised
OF the proposed new deal, and it is not i'm
probably that he has given his content to
the use of his name. This is evidenced by
the following telegram sent in reply to one
asking him ifhe was in the race as a COM
promise candidate:
DAYTON, July7
Could not answer your question without
being guilty of IL gross indelicaCy on my
Judgment no matter how answered. Please
excuse me for declining.
j. A. MCMAHON.
In any event it is difficult to see how Mr..
Neal is to be benefited, although there is an
effort to revive the proposition to indorse
him for United States senator.
Neal Has Seriously Injured His Chances.
Some of those who were at the Dayton
Convention two years ago. among the
stanchest supporters of Mr.. Neal, and who
now look at the situation from an un-
prejudiced standpoint, admit he has seriously
injured himself politically, because of his
position in the present contest. Many of
them have little hopes of being Il BILE to secure
an Endorsement for him. Recently there has
been strong under-current in favor of the
Endorsement proposition, but the indications
now point to John Q. Smith, of Clinton, as
the beneficiary in the event of favorable
action by the convention.
Mr.. Smith is a practical as well as theo-
retical farmer, and occupies advanced
ground on the tariff reform" idea. He is an
eN-member of Congress, was a candidate in
opposition to Mr.. Doan in the Tenth district
litSO anu IeuuCeu bne
against him. He is ready debater, and
able to discuss the tariff issue with his
opponents. On these grounds his friends
urge that his Endorsement would draw
heavily from the farmer vote, insuring
jority in the Legislature Independent of
Hamilton county.
1t is understood Governor Campbell's sup
porters are very friendly to Mr.. Smith, and
the impression is becoming quite general
that he is to be recognized in the con-
vention, either by a senatorial Endorsement
or Il prominent place OH the State ticket.