Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-16
OHIO POLITICS.
Names Suggested for the Democratic Guber-
Material Nomination.

Names Suggested Tor the Democratic Guber-
Material Nomination.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of The Evening Star
COLUMBUS, ONO, June Is. 1898.
While from Washington comes the report
that Ohio democrats there are talking Of eI-
Congressman Frank Hurd Of Toledo, the free
trade champion, candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor. q boom for
John II. Farley Of Cleveland is being vigor-
ously worked in the northern part OF the state.
Farley was chairman Of the democratic state
executive committee last year and is now one
of the city directors of Cleveland. He Is .
shrewd politician and but for the fact that he
was elected state chairman by the anti-Cieve-
land element OF the party would probably be
credited with securing the practical democratic
victory in this state last fall He conducted q
quiet campaign and the administration demo-
Gratis claim that he took little interest in the
campaign, LEI matters drift along as they would
and that the result came in spite Of the in
activity Of his committee rather than the
result of his management.
For one and the same reason, however,
neither Hurd nor Farley is likely TO be nom
mated this year. They are both Catholics. or
members Of Catholic families, and with the
present strong organization OF the anti Catholic
secret society in the state for either party to
nominate a person Of that religion would be to
ganization may be viewed the fact of its ex-
istence and its strength has been repeatedly
proved in recent elections and a prominent
democratic politician here. who Is himself a
Catholic. said to The STAR correspondent to-
day that il would be sheer folly to place a
Catholic at the head Of the ticket. ''We may
deprecate the fact" said he. but we must not
ignore IL.
GOV. N KIyLEY MORE POPULAR
By the manner in which he met the question
of corruption in the Office of his appointee,
State Shop Inspector W. T. Mcdonald, Gov.
Mckinley las no doubt increased his strength
with the people OF the state. he refused 70 ac-
cept McDonald's resignation, even after he had
restored to the treasury the s4,661.31 which
taken from it, and removed him from Office,
saying in his letter that he did because on
Investigation he was convinced that he Nc
Donald had used the Office corruptly."
Tho Foraker faction seems to be losing
strength rapidly, if the part they took in the
state convention last week may be taken as an
indication. Before the convention they
claimed that they would secure q majority OF
the new state central committee and thus have
charge Of the campaign, but il turned out that
the state administration. Gov. Mckinley and
his friends, secured fifteen ont of the twenty
one members. and easily control the campaign
committee. 1t is understood from this that
Maj c. W. F. Dick Of Akron and John r..
Manoy OF this city. chairman and secretary re-
speetively OF the executive committee last year.
will again be chosen to conduct the campaign
this year.
Captain J. c. Donaldson. who always repre-
sents Senator Sherman here when the Senator
cannot come in person to attend to political
matters. has been here since before the conven-
tion and will probably remain away from Wash
ington until after the campaign committee is
organized.
FORAKER MEN PREDICTING DEFEAT.
Some Of the more radical Foraker republi-
cans are predicting the deafeat Of Gov. McKin-
ley. Ex-senator A. ID. Fassett Of Toledo, who
was state labor commissioner under Gov. For
aker, said to The STAR correspondent last weel
that he did not see how il would be possible &c
elect him, and W. S. Cappeller of Mansfield
Foraker's railway commissioner, has been know
10 express the same views Of the case.