Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-18
APATHY IN OHIO.


Much Enthusiasm.
| Special Correspondents Of The Evening Star.
| COLUMBUS, ONO, July 16, 1892.
The state campaign opens very slowly In
Ohio and with almost no enthusiasm. The
republican state committee opened head
quarters here today. but it will probably be g
month before anything like active campaign
work ID directed from these headquarters. The
democrats have as yet made no movement
looking toward the opening Of the COMMITTEES
rooms here and that will probably rot be done
for two weeks get. possibly not until after the
organization Of the national democratic COM
mittee.
The party campaigns will be managed this
year by men who are new to state politics. Both
come from the northern part Of the state, in
fact, are western reserve statesmen. Chair
man Dick Of the republican executive commit
tee IL a resident of Akron and at present Il
auditor Of Summit county. John A. Farley,
who will manage the democratic campaign. Ia
an ex-msyor Of Cleveland. Both bring with
them from the local fields whore they have
operated regulations as clever political manipu-
lators, though il remains to be seen how their
methods Will succeed applied in larger field.
There Is considerable smothered objection
among the democrats to the selection Of ex-
Mayor Farley, for the reason that he was one
Of the boldest and most persistent of the anti
Cleveland democrats in this state before the
Chicago convention. The Cleveland men hay
ing won the original Cleveland men here think
IL would have been more appropriate to select
manager for the campaign from among the
avowed Cleveland democrats Of the state and
also that such selection would be better cal
culated to inspire confidence in the party.
nALcoNrzNTs IN BOTH PARTIES.
There are a large number Of malcontents in
both parties this year in Ohio, and 1t is diff
cult to say which contains the most. The nomi
nation Of President Harrison was very unwel-
come to q great many republicans, and the same
may be said Of the democrats in regard to the
nomination Of Mr.. Cleveland: The loss in one
party will probably be Offset by the loss TO the
other, and unless some factors now unseen
enter the Ohio campaign the net result Is not
likely to be far different from the usual result
In presidential years, except that the total vote
win not be as great as it could be with the can
whole party.
Ex-Governor Campbell still retains his resi-
dence here. although 1t was announced at the
time his successor Yves inaugurated that he ex-
pected to remain in Columbus only o few
months to attend to business matters, after
which he would return to his old home in
Hamilton. The governors future is a matter
OF conjecture even to his intimate friends.
Since leaving the gubernatorial chair he has
engaged largely in northwestern mining prop
erty, being an incorporation in several new COM
panies, in which his associates are principally
prominent Ohio democrats
1t comes from apparently reliable sources
that Gov. Mckinley finds the duties of the
gubernstorial Office unsuited to his tastes and
will not accept q second term. This is REGARDED
as sufficiently well founded in republican cir
cles to start conjecture as to who will be his
successor. The most prominently mentioned
name in this connection is that of ex-Congress-
man H. L. Mercy Of Butler county, a cousin Of
Ex-Governor Campbelrs.
NOTES.
The new republican executive chairman,
Maj. Dick, is a very youthful looking man,
slender, Of angular build, keen, bright eye,
and is highly spoken Of as political manager by
all who know him.
The organization committee Of the State Re-
publican League meets in this city the goth Of
this month for consultation as to work in the
campaign. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, leader of the
Ladies Republican Association, will meet with
the committee.
The result Of the republican convention in
the fourteenth district is the most remarkable
victory of the Foraker men in the state since
the opening Of the year. They succeeded in
Speaker Layin Of Norwalk. Speaker Laylin is
strong Sherman man, while johnson Is pro-
nounced Foraker republican.
Ex-Lieut. Gov Marquis surprised his friends
last week by marrying Miss Marguerite Parks
Of Franklin, Ohio. Gov. MARQUIS first wife
died during the first year Of his term as
lieutenant governor.
Ex-Chairman j. A. Norton of the demo-
cratic executive committee IL now q member q
the legal department Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railway. with headquarters in Baltimore He
says however, that he will retain his citizenship
in Ohio.
Executive Chairman Farley of the demo-
cratic state central committee left for northern