Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-11
BUCKEYE STATE POLITICS.
Ohio Democrats Puzzled Over Calling
Their Convention.
Ths Date Must Re Changed Owing to the
Extr. Session Of Congress, but Leaders
Do Not Know When to Set the Time

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star
COLUMBUS, ONO, July 1.-The Ohio demo-
ersts are in quandAry % to what to do about
changing the date Of their state convention.
It WIS Axed for August 9 and 10. Now that
Congress has been called in special session,
Just prior to that time. it ia generally conceded
that the dsts Of the convention must
be changed, but the committee in
charge Ia not agreed as to whether
it should be advanced or postponed. The Con-
gressnsn are influential in the party councils
and their presence il desired. or course they
cannot be in the convention II the date ID not
changed Some Of the members of the
committee advise that the convention
be postponed two weeks; that the con-
vsntion il held before the special session opens
and takes its stand on the coinage question 10
will be in danger Of forestalling the admins
tration- Others say that there Is no certainty
that the special session will finish its work In
two weeks, or even four weeks. and that II the
party waits until it adjourns it may not get its
ticket in he field before election day.
The chairman, O. d. Critics, has not called
the central committee together yet to settle this
question, but is expected to do 20 within .
week.
REPUBLICANS DOING NOTHING.
In the mean time the republicans are doing
work Maj G. W. r. Dick Of Akron, the chair
man Of the state executive committee. was in
the city yesterday consulting with Gov. McKin-
ley and other candidates, and left saying that
nothing definite had been decided upon in
regard to opening committee work here.
Gov. Mckinley smiled when asked whether
he was anxious to getinto the work Of the cam
paign, and said: NO, indeed. rather Ike
the prospect that there win be no active cam
paign work to do before cool weather soules
again
PoPuLrsr CONVENTION A FAILURE.
The convention Of the peoples party Of the
state here on July was . greater failure than
was expected The actual number of delegates
present was only 243 The ratio of represents
ton on last falls vote should have brought here
over 100 delegates Judged by this representa-
tlon the convention does not indicate more than
5000 populsts in the state. The candidate for
governor, E J. Bracken, has long been labor
agitator, and has been identified for the last
three years with the local nationalist organiza-
tion- He has no particular strength, but viii
probably make better candidate than John
seitz did two years ago.
INV pzxocnArIo POSSIBILITY.
Special Disps.ch to The Evening Star.
BELLAInE, ONO, July ia new candidate
for the democratic nomination for governor
Of Ohio has come into the field, and the rate at
his name before the convention with .
respectable following II it il not successful in
securing for him the nomination. This new
Richmond 10 none other than Congressman A.
J. Pearson Of this district. who last fall demon
strated his running abilities by defeating Col.
G. L. Poorman, the most popular republican in
the district, by 200, while the district, as at
that time arranged by the republican legisla-
ture, had q normal majority Of over 2,500.
Judge Pearson Ia o man Of most pleasing
personality and peculiarly strong magnetism.
During his canvass last fall he worked early and
late from the day he was nominated, and at
every meeting he held he gained votes. 1t was
due TO his personal efforts that he
rounded mp 20 many opposition votes,
and to his success in that can
paign is due the desire of the democrats Of this
district to put him forward His friends have
made . canvass of the eastern Ohio counties
snd are confident he can have solid delegations
from all these counties Judge Pearson ia not
seeking the honor, and it il understood that
nothing but Q unanimous call from his party
would induce him to give up the sure thing he
has In Congress for the very problematical pos
sibility Of defeating Gov. Mckinley.
Judge Pearson Is not extensively known in
Washington, his ability not having had an OPP
portupity TO display itself, though he has been
much inquired about on account of the work
be did in the last campaign. In Ohio nearly
every one has heard Of him as a Judge and
lawyer, and the suggestion OF his name for
guberuatorial honors is not treated as q sur
priae or a ioka