The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-10

The State Convention Opens To-day
With a Red Hot Fight.


Nail to Beat Neal Out Of the Guber-
material Nomination-Eeal Not in
Sympathy With President Cleveland
on the Silver Question.
Cincinnati Aug. 9.-The knock-down-
and -dragout portion Of the argument to
decide who shall lead the Ohio democracy
this fall is fairly on Monday and yester-
day the delegates were merely arriving,
standing around talking, but to-day they
are reaching for each others wind,
making ambitious passes for scalps and
holding up records of their own and of the
other fellow 10 the broad, bright light Of
day and shouting over comparisons of
purity.
THE FIGHT.
The fight is one Of Neal against the
field, with the odds about even. Neal, as
an out and out free silver man and at the
same time an advocate of tariff for rev.
enue only has unquestiOnably lost some
ground by the Presidents message. A
majority of the Ohio democracy is in
favor Of unfolding the hands of the gov
eminent and as the President has openly
declared for the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law. and has prac-
tically said, Let the tariff wait awhile
some men who were for Lawrence T.
Neal are beginning TO think few
thoughts
HOW THE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED.
When the Presidents message was pub
lished it was denounced by many who
later had nothing TO say save words of
approval. 1t was far from suiting the To-
cal faction as a whole, and their opponents
have not been slow TO brand them as be-
rr.n. . av.s~
tratiOn. AT the same time Meals person
al following is very strong indeed, and it
will go far toward lifting him in, no mat
ter what his attitude toward the govern
ment or that of the government toward
him.
STATE ISSUES TO BE PUSHED.
G. D. Critics, chairman of the state CEN
trial committee, who was strong Richie
man before the withdrawal of that candi-
date, said this morning; we must make
strong fight on state questions this
time. The national policy is all well
enough but there are other things as
ton to the affairs Of Ohio and we believe
that they can be better administered than
they have been by Gov Mckinley. State
matters should be made an equal con
sideration with those of the nation at
large this year"
RICHIE IN TOWN.
w B. Richie, whom many declared
could have been nominated on the first
| ballot had he been willing to run. came to
town last night He carries a very large
portion of the north western part of the
state with him and he is out for Neal.
The Campbell forces are almost for any
man but Neal, and they are making a
| desperate fight against him. 1t is really
as much of a fight between the Campbell
| and anti-Campbell elements as on any
subject of state or national import. The
| main difficulty with the Campbell
men is that they have not picked up
any one man as the opponent of Neal.
LOVE FEAST.
| After the adjournment of the district
| conventions this evening the main body
| of the delegates, who were not required
in the committee rooms, repaired to the
music hall, where a great democratic love
| feast was held. Candidates Lender, Neal,
| Taylor and others spoke. There was
! music in abundance and a profuse dis
| plays Of fire works.
OPENING OF THE CONVENTION.
Tomorrow morning the convention viii
| be called to order by Chairman Critics at
| 9o'clock. The chairman will make a
! very brief address, he saying to-day that
he should do little more than TO inform
the delegates what they are here for,
| and advise them to go ahead
/ and do it. Gilbert NJ. Bargar, Of
! Columbus, temporary chairman, will
make a short address and then, after the
! reports of sundry committees and the
reading of the platform, the convention
| win proceed to the nomination of officers.
| There is no less than nine candidates for
! the lieutenant govenorship, of whom
Jesse p. Forbes is said to have the great