Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
CAMPBELL AGAIN FOR GOVERNOR.
Talking About GubernatoriaI Candidates in
Ohio.


COLUMBUS. ONO. January 8, 1893.
This city is now full of talk about ex-Gov
Campbell for democratic candidate for governor
next year. The governor moved his family to
New York city early in the month and that will
be their home temporarily. But he was care
ful to state that he went with no idea of re-
manning, that he would retain his citizenshi D
and right TO vote at Hamilton OHIO always his
home, and still to be, and that while he could
not say jus; how long his busiu ess interests
would keep him in the east he would be with
his Ohio friends frequently, and take an active
part In Ohio politics Just a be has always done
Not being here. the direct question cannot be
put TO him ss TO whether he is intending to try
for the gubernstorial nomination or not, but
inquiry among those democrats here who are
known 90 be close friends OF his elicits sufficient
to warrant the belief that the matter is at least
being carefully considered by the ex-governor
and his friends.
DEMOCRATS HAVE HOPE.
The result of the election in November and
the rather demoralizsd condition into which the
republican party in this state is drifting gives
the democr ats good reason to hope for success
IN next year . election, and of course in this is
an opportunity for ex-Gov. Campbell to re-
trieve what be lost in the defeat last wear and
also to have the personal satisfaction of seeing
Gov. Nc kinley vacate to make room for him,
Just As he vacated last January to make room
for Gov. Mckinley. Possibly also he may
measure swords again and on more favorable
conditions with Gov. Mckinley.
THE SoMISATIoS OF MKINLrY.
No Developments are noted in the question of
whether Gov. Mckinley will be candidate for
nomination again. but it is believed that the
same organization of the republican party that
last winter resulted in the election of Mr.. Sher-
man to the Senate again il now at work laying
10
mistakably lent himself to that organization.
and it 10 under great obligations to him. 1t will
be simply vile ingratitude if it does not now
take care Of him.
There is room for the question would it be
wise to force the nomination Of Mckinley?
Would he stand in better light before the
country to be nominated and defeated than if
he simply declined nomination for q second
term? The most sanguine republican cannot
deny that there is danger of the defeat Of his
party in Ohio next year. The election returns,
and particularly those from the congressional
elections, indicate that forcing any feature of
the tariff question in the next Ohio campaign
would be dangerous proceeding.
BUTTKRwoRrH REGARDED As An INPossIBuITY
E1-Congres~msn Butterworths interview of
this week. in which he said the republican party
should make a complete nbout-face on the
tariff question. has. it is believed, made him an
impossibility a guberuatorial candidate.
not to be a candidate for the nomination. he
and his friends would see to it that Butterworth
did not get it, His nomination would mean a
complete overthrow and Reputation OF McKin-
leyism by the Ohio republicans. and the high
tariff republicans would not allow it. Gov. Nc
Kinley has not proved a sagac:ous party leader.
but he has firm enough control upon the
party organization to prevent anything of this
kind and Congressman Buttervorth will hardly
be allowed to assume the leadership. II the
Foraker men are really behind the Butterworth
boom they already see that it is sure to collapse
at once.
cTScISSATI's NEW PAPER.
Prominent republicans here undecided as
to what attitude they ought to assume toward
the new republican organ in Cincinnati-the
IrlbuRe-which is to appear on January l. OF
course II will stir up dissension because it is an
avowed rival of the Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette, an svowed Foraker organ. Then. too, its
success is a matter of doubt, for il will have no
press franchise and it enters field ALREADY fully
occupied. Tho bitter experience OF ex-Gov.
Hoadly and his associates on the other side of
the political fence in trying TO establish a news
paper as a rival of the Enquirer in this same
newspaper field is recalled. The Ne,cs-Jo,rrnal
was the outgrowth of ssplit in the democratic
party. just the Tribune is to be the result of
the factional fight in. the republican party.
These factions had similar origins also. The
kid and mossback" factions of the demo-
crane party OF nine years ago grew cut OF the
election Of Henry y. PAYNE to the United States
Senate, defeating Allen G.. Thurman. The
present factions in the republican party in
Ohio grew out of the election of Sherman to
the Senate last winter, defeating ex-Gov. Fora
ker. E1-Gov. Hoadly and his associates lost
nearly y half million dollars in the Netcs-Jour-
nal before they gave it up.
The announcement made by ex-Gov. Camp
bell soon after the November election that he
would take no part whatever in the distribu-
ton OF Ohio patronage under the incoming adj
ministration Is believed to be part of a deal
that has been made between him, Senator Brice
and John r. Mclean. Mclean and Brlce both
worked against Campbell last year. They did
all they could TO prevent his nomination for
second term and after he nominated were
lCkewarm IN the campaign. But they are all
ambitious. and there Is nothing in sulking ard
continuing the opposition further for any OF
them II Is well understood here that Brice in
tends to try for the presidency some day and
desires full control OF the Ohio patronage now
to further his own interests. Ex-Gov. Camp
bell, who. being the principal Cleveland demo-
crat in Ohio last year, would have. naturally.
great influence with President Cleveland is
said to have agreed with Senator Brice 10 keep
hands of in the patronage distribution and
leave the whole matter with him in considera-
ton Q: the support Of the Brice-Mc Lean forces
In the race for the gubernato-ial nomination
next year. This explains how il is that Brice
seems to have Withdrawn his candidate for the
governor-hip. Walter b. Richie. whom he pro-
ducsd some time ago with great flourish.