Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-11
NEAL AND CAMPBELL.
Is Their Reported Alliance One That Has
Been Made In Sincerity?

Is Their Reported Alliance One That Has
Been Made In Sincerity?
Special Dispatch TO The EVENING STAR.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, May 11.-From young Al
len W. Thurman comes an emphatic and ex-
plicit denial Of the story that the Old Roman
would present the name Of Gov. Campbell to
the democratic state convention. His fathers
health, he says, is such as to preclude the pos
sibili.y of the exertion which a convention
speech would require. Aliens denial was
scarcely necessary, however to those of his
fellow citizens in Columbus who knew how the
weight of years has told upon Judge Thurman.
He is aged, weak and trembling and cannot,
even with the careful attention of family and
friends. expect to live much longer.
But the story that he would nerve himself
for a last and impressive public appearance
and nominate Campbell for governor has had
the desired effect. The attention of rank and
file democrats throughout the state has been
directed afresh to the fact that the governor
has the warmest friendship Of the Thurmans
and that he will be supported by their follow
ing;
the Ihurman-Neal conference the other day,
already outlined in The STAR, remain to be
verified, although they are no doubt substan-
TALLY true. 1t may now be stated with assur-
ance that Mr.. Neal has agreed to withdraw
from the gubernatorial contest and that he
has pledged himself to decline the nomination
even should it be rendered him. In return for
this 1t is equally certain that the Thurmans
and Gov. Campbell have on their part agreed
to assist In having the state convention indorse
Neal for United States Senator.
THE OHIO sENAroRsHrP.
Now it would appear upon the surface that
the chances for the election of the next Ssna-
tor by the democrats are SO hazy that they
need not and cannot be estimated Even the
i =. ~
ordinary party vote the republicans will hold q
majority Of the general assembly for the next
ten years The recent legislative reapportion-
ment is the cause of this state of affairs. The
only hope of the democrats lies in coalition
with the Farmers Alliance, and as vet the atti-
tude of that order is uncertain and its strength
III Ohio undetermined. Neal is with the Alli-
anee in many questions of public policy and
his Endorsement for Senator by the convention
might meet the approval of the farmers and
gam their assistance In overcoming the repub-
lican majority in the general assembly, thus
making the election OF a democrat possible.
ATTITUDE OF THE NEAL MEN.
The most plausible theory Of the future atti-
tude Of Neal and the faction which oppose
Campbell was given The STAR correspondent
by leading democratic politician Said he;
This talk Of the Neal men becoming converted
to Campbellism Is all bosh. They feel as bitterly
toward the governor now as they ever felt
lney are enreWu enough, however, to see that
no efforts Of theirs can crowd him of the track
for denomination, and while outwardly &C.
cepting with good grace the inevitable they are
secretly plotting to secure revenge.
I'm my opinion" said this astute politician,
''the gang will be as good its word and help
to nominate Campbell. Then when election
day comes they win aid in bringing upon him
disastrous defeat To do this they win proba.
bly, trade Mckinley votes for assistance in gain
ing control Of the legislature and thus elect
their Senator, while at the same time accom-
plishing their revenge upon Campbelln