Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
HILLS OHIO FRIENDS.
All Of Campbell's Appointments Will
Support Him.
POLITICAL NEWS IN OTHER STATES.
WeIland Canal Discrimination to
Cease.
HAHER IN THE BETTIN
HILLS STRENGTH IN OHIO.
The Anti-CampbeIl Men Opposed to Clevs-
land,

The Anti-CampbeIl Men Opposed to Clevs-
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. OHIO, March 2.-Although there
| are undoubtedly a great many Hill admirers
among the democratic leaders in Ohio the
! movement in his interest has been started in
manner SO bungling that it is not likely to de-
veiop any great strength. Two calls for meet
lngs OF Hill democrats were issued simultane-
ously and from different sources here last week
| and neither was largely attended. Committees
OF conference we're appointed and joint meet
ing Is now arranged to be held this evening.
The character of the Hill following in Ohio
| Is not calculated to win support. The two
democrats in this city who are most prominent
ID the Hill movement are ex-Congressman
George L. Converse and Thomas Z. Powell who
was candidate for governor in 1887. Converse
was retired after serving three terms in Con-
gress, because he went over to the republicans
| and voted with them against the Morrison
HORIZONTAL reduction bill, the present Con-
gresham, Mr.. Cultivate, succeeding him.
Since then Converse has opposed about every
thing Congressman Cultivate has proposed,
and as Mr.. Cultivate is a strong Cleveland
man 1t Is perfectly natural that Mr.. Converse
should favor Senator Hill Since retiring from
Congress Mr. Converse has become a thorough
Protectionist and, of course, does not want SO
decided tariff reformer as MIR. Cleveland
made the party nominee
Mr.. Powell has had his eve on Mr.. Outh-
waites seat in Congress for some time, and his
efforts to secure the nomination on several
occasions have resulted in somewhat strained
relations between the two. Powell also belongs
TO the class of democrats who were not recog-
nized in an official way by Mr.. Cleveland when
be was President, and doubtless thinks his only
chance for recognition. should the next national
administration be democratic, lies in the nomi-
nation of q new man. Mr.. Cleveland will lose
some strength In Ohio by the close identifca-
ton OF Ex-Governor Campbell with his inter-
ests. 1t is useless to try to conceal the fact
that the ex-governor is decidedly unpopular IN
certain quarters among the members OF his
own party. The Cincinnati Enquirer is out
boldly declaring for Hill, and with the strong
opposition there to x-Governor Campbell that
quarter of the state-Hamilton county-is al
most certain to send Hill delegates to Chicago.
RANK AND FILE FOR CLEVELAND.
Ohio democrats are, as a rule, strong advo-
Gates Of tariff reform. Every democratic Con-
gresham from this state who has failed to sup
port democratic tariff reform bills in the House
has been promptly retired. This feeling nat
urally incllnes the rank and file Of the party to
the support of Mr.. Cleveland in the present
case.
THE MKINLEY BOOM GROWING.
The Mckinley boom is growing rapidly here.
The announcement Of the Foraker republicans
that they will support McKinley's interests at
Minneapolis and use all their power to send
solid Mckinley delegation to Minneapolis, makes
Gov. Mckinley, in the opinion Of many politi-
clans here, the most likely republican, after
President Harrison, to secure the republican
nomination.
The Foraker and Sherman republicans are
just now in q deadlock over the bill to re-
district the state for Congress. The Sherman
men, being in the majority, we're inclined to
take the best Of it IN this measure for them
selves The Foraker republicans served notice
on them that unless they were dealt fairly
with in making the new districts they would
vote with the democrats and retain the districts
as they are. So the matter stands, complicated,
however, by the introduction OF the six million
dollar Cincinnati water works bill. The Gin
cinnati delegation, all republicans, and indie
pendent in the matter of making congressional
districts, using their votes ON the districts
as clubs over the heads OF fellow members to
secure the passage of the water works bill.