The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-09
THE Ohio DEMOCRATS.
Cleveland's Message Puts Them in
a Peculiar Position.
THE FREE sILvERITEs INDIGNANT.

Ono Of tho Leaders Declares He VIII
Force the Question of Free Silver to q
Vote - Talk Of Running Campbell for
Governor Despite His Declination.
CINCINNATI Aug. 9.-The Democratic
hosts are marshaling for the state conyen-,
tion that is to selsct a standard bearer to
lead them in the contest against William
Mckinley and his adherents in Novem-
Der. Lawrence T. Neal, of Chillicothe,
who is out for the gubernational nomina-
tion, arrived late last night and installed
himself in a suite of rooms at the Gibson.
To the representative of the United Press
he said; ~ 20 before the convention
neither as an administration candidate
nor an anti. The Democratic party is
above any one man or any coterie of men,
and go with party and not a man."
The latest proposition Of the Neal oppo.
sition is to submit ex- Governor Campbell's
name to the convention and endeavor to
rush it through. He has already stated
absolutely that he is not candidate and
would under no circumstances make the
race, but the anti-Nealtes argue that II
nominated, and no declination coming be-
fore the adjournment of the convention,
he world be forced to remain at the head
of the ticket.
Next to the head OF the ticket interest
centers chiefly upon the platform to be
adopted by the convention and in this the
silver question is likely to create consider
able trouble. That portion of President
Cleveland's message recommending the
repeal of the Sherman act, while failing
to suggest any legislation to meet the de-
mands Of the silver men, fell like a bomb
shell among the delegates on the ground to-
day, and candidates were forgotten while
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document. The last Democratic platfor m
declared for free silver, and many of the
district delegations to the coming gather
ing, notably those from Lawrence, Vinton,
Darke, Hooking and Wyandotte, all
strong Democratic centers except the first,
have come here specifically instructed to
vote for free coinage at "A ratio of sixteen
to one as it existed prior to 1873.
The result is that they find themselves
in the position Of being compelled either
to ignore their own views and their in
structions or to make a declaration upon
silver directly counter to the herecommenda
tions of the president. Wiser counsels
may prevail when the remainder of the
delegations reach here, but most of those
that discussed the subject today were en-
phatically in favor of the conventions re-
affirming the free silver doctrine in Ian
| guage that could not be mistaken, and
Senator W. w. Gear, ono OF the ablest
fighters and takers in the party, gave it
| out fat footed that if the committee on
resolutions ignored the question or tenn
| porized with it he would himself submit a
| free silver plank from the floor of the con-
venton and push It to vote.
Although the official call summons the
delegates for two days, the work of the
convention will be commenced and ended
| tnmnrrn,y taL
session Of eighteen hours The state COM
mittee has gone back to what is known as
| the Dayton plan. There was no session to-
| day, but this evening the districts will
meet and select their members OF the
various committees. These will at once
proceed to work, so that when the conven-
ton 10 called to order tomorrow morning
the reports on credentials, permanent er.
| ganiaation and platform will be in readi-
ness Hon. G. II. Barger, of Columbus, a
strong administration man has been Sc
| lected as temporary chairman