The Iola register., 1891-07-24
Democrats Anxi.sy.

CLEVELAND, o., July, 20.-The snx-
iety of the democratic partv leaders II
now directed to the absorbing query:
"Wlll Hamilton county support the
ticket?" If the Cincinnati delegates in
their manifestations of relentless oppo-
sition and hostility yesterday truly rep
resented the feelings of their people,
then the conclusion is irresistible that
a considerable portion of the democratic
cohorts OF Hamilton county will not ral-
ly to the support OF Governor Campbell
in the next election.
On every possible occasion, as well
after as before Campbell's nomination
was assured, the mere mention Of his
name was sufficient to provoke vigorous
Kisses from the Cincinnati delegates.
Even when his nomination was officially
announced and Mr.. Kline's friends, in
accordance with the time honored
custom, moved to make the nomination
of James E. Campbell unanimous, the
Hamilton county friends of Mr.. Neal
persistently refused to permit the seal
of harmony to be stamped on the record
and loudly voted "No" as they hissed
the name of the nominee. 1t is almost
a proverb in the political lore of the
state that las Hamilton county goes to
the autumnal elections, so goes the
state of Ohio" and il this be accepted as
the rule, the Importance OF harmonic
ing the discordant elements in Hamil-
ton county may we'll merit the anxiety
OF democratic leaders.
The nomination of Cincinnati man
for supreme judge it was hoped would
to some extent allay the hostility OF the
Hamilton county delegates to the can
didacy of Governor Campbell, but
whether this desired effect will be real
lied can only be determined by time.
1t must be stated that the Campbell
majority managed the convention with
consummate tact. The knotty parlia-
mentary questions were quickly and de
cisively disposed of and roll calls on
points of order and appeals from the
chair were averted. At the same time
the majority received with all the phil
osophy of the victor the taunts and &C
cusations that were thrown at them
and their candidate by the anti-Camp-
bell faction, thus probably avoiding
calamitous trouble which would have
resulted had all these gibes been re-
turned in kind.
The present refusal of Mr.. Neal,
Governor Campbell's defeated opponent
to appear before the convention and
"tell how he stands. even after a COM
mittee had been appointed to convey to
him the formal invitation, contributed
more than anything else to the feeling
of anxiety which pervaded the demo-
cratic hosts ever since. The ques-
tion now is, was Meals refusal actuated
by modification and wounded pride, or
does it mean that Neal throws down
the gauntlet and will permit his Hamil-
ton county friends to fight Governor
Campbell at the polls? Upon the
answer of this query largely depends
the question of democratic victory or
defeat in the coming election.
COMMENTS IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-All the repub
lican papers here in commenting upon
the Ohio democratic convention speak
confidently of McKinley's chances and
predict that Campbell will be defeated
The Herald and Sun maintain an ON.
inous silence, while the World makes
no prediction of the party's chances,
but says that any democrat who opposes
Campbell ought never to be honored
with the parties confidence.