New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
SOME ONE TO FIGHT .WKINLEY
TROUBLE OF THE DEMOCRATS TO FIND A CAN

DIDATE IN ONO POSSIBLE A>P1EANT-.
Cleveland, Ohio July l. >p,caN.-lt i a month
STAGE the ncmina ioa OF Governor Mckinley BIZ tie
X, publicans. and iGt a few weeks until the d2t'
fixed Tor the Democratic convention. August ana
10. vel the Democracy Of ONO In perie tly
chaotic frame Of mind regarding candidate to lead
the desperate, almost forlorn, hope against the
gallant and popular champion OF Protection. Many
have been suggested Tor the place. but each In tlrn
has begg d T. b. excused The Hon Virgil p. Kiln.
Of t.is city. Of the most eminent Democratic;
LAWYERS IN Northern Ohio and an ardent Free Trader
has declared empslicaliy that h. would not accept
tie nomination II II to him entirely unsousht.
Congressman Thoma, L. Johnson. the IlolrH Georglte
Free Trader. OF thl, city. with clusl e.pla,is, has
repeatedly Insisted that ne could under no condition
become the plrtys leader th, fail lie was favprlie
with many f tie Younger men in his party. because
~ his aggressive and exceptionally succss+fu can
vas, in his city where he has twice run 1900 or
more ahead If hi. ti,hc'. Among the farmer, Ae
would likely not have been much Of vote est'er.
however h. Ia, proven IN thi' city. ana his
rcmirallon would have been acc p'ablc to tie Re
pubicars.
Con gresham NJ ID. liaItcr. Of Mansfield, Is another
pr mi.ing representative Of iI- radical Free Trade
wing - the Democracy toward whom many turned
IL - likely caudiiat" hi, tall. bat he Is woll-and
visely-saiisiicd wh the reputation achieved In his
present place. and h1- d,~iic - risk h- fame II
q popular by rlnning against kinley ana the
united PrOiecloui>t ,nimrnt q the state. Mr. I~ri"r
va, elected lat fall Through tar revival Of an oil
fac ionnl hslt in the Republican party In hi di
frc md uo' because OF o., great personal popularity
a, Fr.. T...iei, have assumed. ana h. showed hi
appreciation of that fact by all, luriy ANA un
..uivOca'ly Gocirg 10 allow his nam" o be- used 10
connection with the nomination for Governor.
The position Of ex-governor Campbell has been
much diau--cd and IL hI, repeated deOl.na ions are
not To- De viewed Of protesting too much. hc
/. positively ont Of the question. H. has shown so
much political influence VITA Nr. Cleveland however
and tah, such active interest III OH" p'ii e., ihAi
+, i, believed by many ~, hr i, waitlus 10 ,cc what
turl alaiIs take later In ID" summer and lie tnN'
There d, any change OF defeating Mckinley VIII r.
lurtaniy allow tie dolbtlH honor of the Democratic
animation to b" forced upon him. However this
may bc. for all present purpose, "a" may n we'll hr
cen idercd of the question. the lection Of Gin
oinna n the place II holding he convention virtually
prccludcs the idea Of ,c nomination being offered to
Campbell" unless II l. case Of clear desperation. with
nobody else 10 lake IT,
Another leader VINO has declared earnestly that h.
will not accept the nomination /, Judge samuel l.
Hunt, Of Cincinnati, nephew Of the lat" George H.
Icnirton, and an abe -praker and highly respected
lawyer. Judge Hunt. 1t WIS quietly Whispered s'V-
cral months ago, WAS to De- tie nominee. but. as il"
Is lot the sort OF politician Campbell has proven
himself his absolute refusal to allow his name 10 'e
considered ousht be TAX final. Even should
he nominated the fact tnni e only carried Ham
nion Comfy by 500 Inst spring when candidate for
recollection To the Judg"-hip oi Tia superior Court,
nonpoliical Office. i, certainly 10 au-ury ct SHE
ccssiul canvass against such u1I ncehi Ahd mag
nrllc cam aign.r Us Go'ernol NJ Kney Jnsr Hast
appears To realize tins Tor the whispered announce
mrnt Of his candidacy preceded and lis Io'i'l>e
declinaton followed that election In way tia sng-
gcs;ed the probability OF 1t having worried "a rcNo.u-
ton In his .s haic Of bis own popularity.
The Hon. frank Iluld has been mentioned for IN"
place. but declines to consider 1t remote posi-
bi.iiy. Congressman Cultivate, Of Columbus, i
talked OIL bat he Is ,hrc"G enough To know when he
Is well Of ana prefer 10 remain the Representative
Of II certain Democratic district in Congr., 10 the
likelihood OF suffering disastrous defeat ~ the hands
Of Mckinley. Thus the preliminary canvas iol
cardidul" has gone. Many have been ashe1. anu
all OF any prominence have declined. II now seems
unlikely that Governor Mckinley VIII b. called upon
to combat any one whose political reputation hn'
passed the bounds Of the State Of ohio political
nobody appears 70 be all tina; Is ef Tor N" BJubJh'
Of these half more have been mentioned
bl, none of ,Acm. Walter Richie. the Lima at
torney ana clcsc lieutenant o senator GAVIN =
Lricc. can BE- said t. nave Dronodncrd iciu io'
the place. Richie l. "A bright POLITICIAN ana Las i
great cOnce Of himself h, cause Of hts successful pr
In Briccs Senatorial canvas. HEi tbs very ia'l
woad make him weak candidate. Tn" people I'll
Ohio have not Yet forgotten the insult put upon
them by the Democratic ripper LEGISLATURE III
electing "A man whose residence and interests are III
New lori. rather than onto. and the cihdhl"oy u
Richie would at once make that IA" issue. ana "oml
render defeat A iorcgon" conclusion II BrIc' VIII
CONSENT or II ne will only not oppos; klcAie inc
Lima man Is likely 10 De- ia" HoiniN'r' II II O'-
lieycd. however. that BrIcc will shun any such "
test Of his popularity at This umr ana Ill thht cls'
Richie may lc expected 10 withdraw. Ills c"hdiu'cy
Is not being pushed vigorously now a SIN weeks
ago, which would seem To point 10 tins coh'lu'"h'
The Hon John II. Farley. Of this city Nho man
aged las, year, Demo rati' canvass ~ 'hm'mah oi
the State Committee. l. "njDynS A''Ic Doom, blt
IA /, hardly likely as,rIr great pTlpor'loh'' lie Is
the boss Of The party IN tht county ana l. mana IN
glow. Win Itrtr. bat is no; popular With the Adj
mul,tr,iou because ne opposed Mr. 'i"V"inhds re-
nomination at chicago last year. FN,lyjr burnett,
u -;rnrs.,d +, also declared 10 be- .HIoJiis Puiet
loom .ri T. .Ja . Re certain ~ thr a.Hu support
Of he If milton County delegation -" h'rliaru, me
notorio;, lieutenant of JOAN Il Mclean; 'ihE a.,
warm p. .,unl fri, nd. II may H"Piru url Nv WIN
L.. the nnrin,. 49, he site u the convention points
10 tho scIernn Of q southern ONO man, ms Woulu
ONLY be following precedent, however, as NrIs Deno
cratic canddntt Tor Governor In hicoh years mas
been from southwestern OHIO, the 'oTrup' r!hg OF
Cnrinnati I'm nearly every case dlcathif me man.
II f. barely POSSIBLE the choice may laii on w, ~
Taylor Of Columbus The Cincinnati enquirer