Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-07
DIsCOURAGING FOR DEMoCRArs.
The Political Outlook In the Buckeye
State This Year

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
SOLIMBUS, Ohio, Aug. I-Ex-Goy
Campbell could secure the democratic NOM
ination for governor by merely SAYING the
word, but IL is now evident IL any one
doubted 1t before, that he does not intend
to perni6t the use of his name in the Gin
clnnau convention. Quite a strong boom
for him started here last week. based upon
the report that there was a bad split In the
Ross county democracy, resulting in the se-
lection OF two delegations to the state con-
vention. II was the result of opposition to
l.. L. Neal. and this was generally attribut-
ed TO the Campbell men. who still remem-
ber the part taken by Neal in the opposi-
ton TO Gov. Campbell when he was a can
didate for nomination for a second term
two years ago Whether this was true or
not, the ex-governor nipped the boom in
the bud by once more, and in still more
positive terms. declaring that under no cir
cumstances would he permit his name to
be placed before the state convention, and
If IL should be presented by some one with
out authority he would Immediately with
draw il.
There does not seem to be any longer any
doubt as to the eX-governor's intentions in
the matter. The trouble in Ross county
would seem to put l.. T. Meals candidacy
in bad way, II there was a sharp fight
for the nomination.
neither Mr.. Neal nor any of the other gem
temen who have been mentioned for the
nomination are working hard to secure IT.
1t is most peculiar condition, and the
most probable explanation of il is that the
democrats do not believe there is much
hope OF victory for their party this year,
last years election.
The peremptory withdrawal Of Walter B.
Rltchie confirms the surmise expressed I'm
the correspondence of The Star last week
that Senator Brice was opposed to his being
candidate. The withdrawal OF Ritchie
seems TO have brought out one of the few
avowed candidates that have so far appear
ed-Charies w. Baker of Cincinnati He IS
good man, an able man and popular bur
by no means SO strong as Judge Samuel f.
The Star correspondent is reliably inform
ed, however, that IL Is idle to talk about
Judge Hunt as a candidate. He could not
hope to make fair fight against Mckinley
without spending month the stump
ana that would mean of course that ha
must resign his place upon the Cincinnati
superior court bench, to which he was elect
ed only last year, in the face of a biz re-
publican plurality. Not only is IL a place
of considerable honor and comfortable emol-
uments, but IL is extremely doubtful IL any
other democrat could be elected to succeed
him. Under these conditions IL would
amount almost to slight to the party for
him to resign. There Is the further con-
sideratfon in the matter that for the fudge
to resign would be letting go a bird in the
hand for one perched very high in the
bush.
1t looks now as though the choice for gov
ernor at Cincinnati next week would he
either Col. w. A. Taylor of this city, L. T.
Neal of Chiliicothe. c. w. Baker of Cincin-
natl or John j. Lentz of Columbus
For the nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor there are only two candidates so far
Senator II. L. Stewart of Norwalk ami
E. NJ Hester of Lancaster.
An interview with ex-senator Allen q.
Thurman published last week. in which he
shows that he holds practically the same
views as to silver coinage as his son Allen
w. Thurman. was a surprise to Ohio dem
ocrats. who had supposed him to be of the
same opinion as President Cleveland as TO
silver coinage.
The silver men will no doubt make an e.
fort to have a free silver plank I'm the state
platform at Cincinnati next week. There
will be a fight over IL, and the administra-
tion democrats will probably win. The
prospect of a fight over this matter is GO
Ing to draw many republican politicians TO
Cincinnati as iookers-on.
The political outlook is very discouragine
to democrats here. The discomfort caused
by the hard times, the dissa atisfaction caus-
ed by dropping names from the pension
rolls and the bitterness engendered bv the
silver coinage wrangle all operate against
the party and one democratic politician OF
much experience said 10 The Star ccrre-
spondent last week that II these influences
kept on working through the campaign as
they now are he would not be surprised to
see Mckinley get a majority of the total
vote of the state-something no candidate
for governor has done for twenty five Sears