St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-15
To-Day's Contest in Cleve-
land Will Be Very Quickly
Settled.
Gov. Campbell's Is Far and
Away Ahead of His OPP
ponents.
Talk Of a Fight That Recall
eitrants May Carry to the
Polls.
The Governor Is Confident
That He Will Be Again
Elected.

CLEVELAND, O., July 14.-Gov.
Campbell will be the nominee of the
Democratic convention tomorrow for
governor of Ohio. The logic of the sit
uation impels every unprejudiced OBJ
server to this conclusion, and only the
persiStency of the other candidates in
remaining in the race prevents this
conclusion being accepted by all parties.
The contest will be short aud decisive,
and will be concluded with the first
ballot. Gov. Campbell will receive
far more than enough votes to
nominate him, but the anti-Camp-
bell delegates insist they will
go on the record in opposition in order
TO prevent a unanimous nomination.
Thus, so far as the convention is con-
cerned, harmony is deliberately re-
jected as an unnecessary political COM
modify. and the only question now IS,
will the anti-Campben factions carry
their grievances to the polls? There
are twenty-five or thirty of the Hamil-
ton county or Cincinnati delegates who
VOW that they Will. and these reealcl-
trants will have the sympathy, if not
Cuyahoga county, or Cleveland dele
gates. There have been
Many VOrdy Warfares
in the hotel Hobbies to-day between the
Campbell delegates and their demons
trative opponents, and IN several IN
stances the disputes went to such eX-
tent that the admirers of the governor
answered the threats of the Hamilton
county delegates by defying their OPP
position, and declaring that Campbell
would be both nominated and elected
without the help of Cincinnati. 1.-The
dav has passed." angrily exclaimed in
stenorian tones a country delegate IN
the HOllenden hotel this evening,
"when Cincinnati can rule the Demo
cratic party of Ohio. You kickerS
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. The day was not destined to
pass, however, without these disputes
terminating in blOOdshed. While an
angry wrangle was in progress this
evening in font of the Plaindealer Office
between Peter Nolan, Campbell man
and amateur prize fighter. and William
and James Patterson, Neal delegates.
all understood to be from Cincinnati,
the lie was passed, and in an instant
TevOlVerS were drawn. "A lively fuSli-
ade followed, in which four or five shots
were fired with mild results. An innocent
bystander received one Of the bullets,
after which the weapons were used as
clubs with more appreciable effect on
on the contestants. They all received
numerous gaSheS over the head, and
were bleeding prof usely when ar
rested. This unfortunate incident tend
ed at once to restore more philOSOphl-
cal feeling all around. The party lead
ers of all factions Immediately united in
a vigorous protest against the faction
wrangles which have continued through
out the day. and tonight petty disputes
are discountenanced by all and strong
attempt being made to restore party
harmony. The full strength OF
The Campbell Following
was not appreciated until the governor
reached the city this afternoon. His ar
rival at the HOllenden hotel at the head
of the jackson and Thurman clubs, of
Columbus, was the signal for an Ova-
ton. Cheer after cheer was given for
"the next governor of Ohio" and there
were loud demands for speech. The
governor mounted table in the center
of the rOtunda and bowed his acknOwl-
Judgements, but his speech was brief
81 am glad to see you all, my friends"
said he, but | have not much
of a speech to make now. l eX-
pect, however. to make one tomorrow
after the nomination" Laughter and
cheers.
This afternoon and evening the gov
ernOr remained at his headquarters and
received his friends. There is no
doubt of my nomination on the first bal
lot" said he. lit is a simple question
of addition, as | already have asSur-
ances from far more than enough dele
gates to insure my nomination. l think
that the result, whatever it may be. will
be accepted philOSOphically by all my
worthy competitors and that the DemOc-
racy of the state will present an I'M
broken front to the enemy this fall. am
confident of nv election A mass meet
ing of the auti-Campbell delegates was
held this afternoon, at which was dis
cussed at great length the question
whether, in the event of Campbell'S
nomination, the opposition should per-
nit him to be declared the unanimous
nominee, OF insisting a complete roll
call and make the record show couple
of hundred or less opposing votes, and
a committee of five, designated "a com
mittee on programme" was finally APP
pointed to consider the plan of action to
be adopted.
At a meeting of the anti-Campbell
faction, held this evening, this commit
tee reported in favor of opposing Camp
bell to the bitter end and preventing
the usual courtesy of a unanimous NOM
inatiOn when his success should be as
sured. This persistent opposition is
the
Sensation of the Town
tonight and has destroyed the last hope
of a harmonious convention. The COM
mittee on resolutions will be in session
nearly all night preparing the platform
upon which the coming campaign is to
be fought. Up to this hour most of the
important points have been decided ex-
cept the silver question, which promises
to create prolonged discussion in the
convention. The tariff plank is found
ed upon that of last year, and is as fol-
lows:
1--WE demand the reduction of tariff
taxes, and we will continue the battle
for tariff reform until the cause of the
peoDle is triumphant. All money taken
by law from the people should go into
the public treasury. Tariff taxes should
be for revenue only. All sO-called pro-
tectiye tariff taxes are dishonest. waste
full and corrupting. They plumber the
masses to enrich the few. They have
crippled agriculture, retarded manu-
featuring, created trusts. destroyed
commerce and corrupted our lawmak-
ers. We denOuDce the Mckinley tariff
law passed by the billion-dollar con-
gress as an Ubiquitous and oppressive
measure, and an injury to the American
farmer and labOrer.'
A worlds fair plank Is adopted
as follows: mo state in the
Union has made greater progress dur
ing the present century in the arts aud
sciences, in manufactures and agricul-
ture than the state of Ohio. The DEM
ocrats Of Ohio pledge themselves to aid
in every possible way the effort to make
such an exhibit at the worlds Columbian
exposition in 1892 as will demonstrate
that this state is one of the greatest in
natural resources, and material wealth
4 ,c IL.