Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-24

The Agitation OF the Question Threatens
Republican Supremacy.

The Agitation OF the Question Threatens
| Republican Supremacy.
Special Correspondents of The Evening ssa-
| COLUMBUS, ONO, April q. 1898.
| The parochial school, question which has re-
Gently proved SO disastrous 10 the dominant
party in Illinois and Wisconsin. threatens the
republican party in Ohio. The attention of
State School Commissioner Corson was called
BY affidavit fled with him three weeks ago to
| certain cases in Union county where public
school money WAS being used in support of pa
rochial schools Of the Lutherans. He ordered
| An investigation by his chief clerk, w. s.
| Matthews, who extended the range Of his
work beyond the limits of the particular cases
| cited in the affidavit and made it somewhat
general, with the result. it is said, Of finding
great many cases in different parts of the state
where such illegal use Of public school money
| is being made. Mr.. Matthews is now prepar-
ing his report copies of which will be filed with
| the state school commissioner and clerks OF the
counties in which the misapplication of
school funds is claimed to have
A. P. A. (anti-Catholic society has been CON
sulting frequently with Mr.. Matthews since he
has had this work in hand and already there Is
talk about the school commissioner being in
league with the snti-Catholics in this attack
upOu tue parOCulhl SCHOOLS. Inc a. r. A. 10
strong in most of the large cities Of Ohio and
has repestedly shown its power by defeating
Catholic candidates, no matter on what ticket
they were placed.
Intense feeling exists on both sides and there
is great danger that the movement may be
turned by this action Of the state school COM
missioner, who is q republican, against the
party In power, and earn the antagonism of
both the Catholics and Lutherans for the re-
publican party in the coming state campaign.
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The republican state central committee has
been called to meet here on the 25th of this
month to fix the time, place and apportion-
ment for representation of the republican state
convention. 1t will probably be held in this
city. though Toledo is already in the field as
rival for the honor Of entertaining the conven-
ton. The general sentiment seems to favor
date about the LIST of June as the time for
holding the convention.
If Gov. Mckinley is made the candidate for
governor again Maj. q. W. T. Dick of Akron
will no doubt be again called to manage the
campaign. There Is general feeling among
the party leaders that Mai. Dick was unfortu-
nate In being made chairman of the committee
last year when the party labored under disad-
vantages SO great that management. however
wise. could have produced a creditable result,
and they wan: TO give him another chance.
DEMOCRATIC pIscoNTESr.
A representative of an eastern newspaper,
now travelling through Ohio to gather political
news, claims TO find much dissatisfaction
among the democrats OF the state because of
the appointment of Claude Meeher ex-Gov
Campbell private secretary, to be consul at
Bradford. England. According to this CORE
spondeHts story the compliant is that Mr..
Mecker IL very young man and never rendered
any services to the party that deserve such rich
reward. The older members OF the party feel
that more attention to long and faithful service
should have been paid. No such feeling as this
has made itself apparent here. however. This
may be explained on the ground that this is
Mr.. Meeker's home and Columbus is a strong
hold Of the Campbell democracy.
So far as The STAR correspondent is able to
discover The only dissatisfaction with President
Cleveland among Ohio democrats is among the
Brice- Mclean faction. That the President
persstently ignores them in the distribution of
Offices is well known. They are taking their
medicine very we'll. but such a course on the
part OF the national administration is not a.
all likely to strengthen the party in this state
for the coming election. His course. too. to-
ward his enemies in Ohio is SO unlike tina.
taken in other states. where some Of his oppo-
nents in his own party have been specially
honored. that many have suspected that the
President is being led In he matter by ex-Gov.
Campbell.
While here Mr.. Campbell expressed to news
paper men the belief that with q good candi-
date and an aggressive campaign" tbs DEM
ocrats had good chance to carry Ohio this
year, but to friends privately he was very
dubious about it. He reiterated his declara-
ton that he could under no circumstances be a
candidate for governor this year.