St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-10
conspiracy to blow up the cuartels in
those places with dynamite, is generally
doubted here.
OHIO DEMOCRACY.
animated Fight Between Neal and
Baker for the GovernorshiD.

6aker 1oI the GOvernOrShip.
CINCINNATI, o., Aug. 9.-Will the
Democracy of Ohio stand by President
Cleveland or by the platform on which
he was elected? That is the question to
be solved within the next thirty-six
hours, and there is no man in or out of
Ohio who can predict the result with
confident accuracy. Nearly half of the
delegates are unpledged, and one quar-
ter of them do not know tonight how
they will vote. Neal has declared that
he will abide by the Chicago platform,
and his followers are Democrats of
the unterrified stamp who will stick
to him as long as there Is a
show of his nomination. On the other
hand, the Campbell men make no de-
NAL OF the fact they are with the ad-
mlnistration and that they are out to
beat Neal, and to beat HIM with any
man who can be made available. Camp
Deil will not be a candidate, and if
MS name goes before the convention
follower, it will be immediately with
drawn. Col. Joseph Hughes, of Hamit-
ton, who is looking after the Campbell
SIDE OF the fight, is carrying in his
pocket an autograph letter from Camp
Dell, IN which that gentleman states
positively that he will not take the
nomination. The leaders of the Camp
Dell faction were in session this
afternoon at the st. Nicholas hotel. en-
deavOring 10 concentrate their strength
upon some candidate to oppose Neal.
The meeting showed that there was
decided difference OF opinion as to who
could best put Neal upon the
shelf, but the opinion of the majority
was strongly in favor of Charles w.
Baker. of Cincinnati, and he will.
without doubt, be selected to lead the
opposition to Neal. The Neal men have
claimed that they have 52S votes as
sured, but their manifest anxiety to have
the unit rule enforced Is taken by Neal's
opponents to show that he is not at all
sure that he has the 405 neces-
Sary to grant him the nomination.
Neal himself says that he does not
know how large vote he will poll, and
this is also taken as sign of weakness
by,hIs enemies. This is his third attempt
to become governor of Ohio. and the
Campbell men assert that he by
this time knows perfectly we'll
where his strength lies, and that if
he had 405 votes assured he would
loud voice. John A. Mcmahon, of Day-
ton, was mentioned for the nomina-
ton and who had quite following, has
kicked the gas out of his own balloon by
his declaring that he would not take the
nomination II 1t was rendered him by
both parties. Then Mr.. McMahon,
after declaring this, fastened over
to the st. Nicholas hotel and
locked himself in room with the anti
Neal people. The selection of Baker to
lead the Campbell side of the conven-
ton has hurt Neal somewhat in HamiI-
ton county. Cincinnati Democrats have
no use for Grover Cleveland; they dis
like him more than any man on earth,
and they would have cast a solid vote
for Neal whether they liked him or
not. rather than for any candidate who
SmackS of the administration. Now
many of them are being Swayed by
local pride and declaring that a Hami-
ltOn county man must be supported by
Hamilton county votes. 1t is certain
that Baker will receive some of the
Hamilton county vote, though he may
not get much of it.
At midnight the committee on resolu-
tons adjourned. having referred the
formation of the platform to the SUBJ
committee of six, composed of Henry
OAIios hoIlCIIds W. w.
Cleveland; j. d. ErmistOn. Cincinnati;
r. S. Marshall, Dayton; John B. Clark,
Youngstown; j. Mcmahon, Dayton.
This subcommittee will report at
8 o'clock tomorrow morning. There
will be no free silver plank in the plat
form and the policy of the administra-
ton will be upheld. The committee
stands about to l against free silver
The repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman law will be advocated,
as will the granting of pensions
to all worthy soldiers. Another
plank favors a change in the bank
ing laws by which all national banks
will be allowed to issue notes to the full
amount OF their bonds deposited in the
national treasury, instead of 80 per cent
as at present. The platform promises
to be complete triumph for the admIn-
istratiOn men, and Knockout for the
advocates of silver.