Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-26
FOR NEXT YEAR IN OHIO
Senator Brioe Laying Plans to Succeed
Himself
Ex-Speaker Hysell, Formerly a Coal
Miner, May Run for Governor
Coxey's Prospects.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 25, 1S9

special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, June %, 1894.
A rumor that is receiving general Gre
dence here has 1t that the democrats of
Ohio are not to hold a state convention at
all this year, and that this is the real mean
ing of the recall of the notice for a meet
ing Of the state central committee Of the
PARTY here two weeks ago. to prepare the
call for the convention. 1t is known that
Senator Brice has suggested that the con-
vention ought not to be held until after the
adjournment of Congress. 1t will in all
probability be too late then to hold a con-
vention, and the central committee will
nominate ticket So far only one demo-
erat has signified that he would like to be
placed on the state ticket this year. This
Is State Senator William G. Gear Of Wyan-
dotte county. Gear is not a strong man,
but If a convention were called to make
nomination he desires-that for secretary
or state. II the state central committee
makes the ticket Gear will not be on 1t.
Senator Brice, whose interest In the CAM
paign Of this year goes to the extent of
making preparations for that of next year,
VIII See to II that the party organization is
kept up now and no factions formed The
legislature that will choose his successor
in the United States Senate viii be chosen
one year hence This republican legislature,
which has just adjourned sine die, produced
a great deal of excellent party ammunition
for the use Of the democrats. If used in
the campaign of this year II would be
burnt powder" next year, when the Sena-
tor will be In need Of campaign matter. In
this may lie the Senator's reasons for wish
ing a merely formal opposition to the re-
publicans this year.
There is not the shadow of a chance this
year for the democrats to elect candidate
on their state ticket National issues and
conditions press so heavily now that II
yxyAV lao0 IN try "a ka
state questions purely, however logical II
might be to do SO; so they will really lose
rothing and save some money by making
only formal opposition TO the republicans
this year.
Senator Brice Is evidently arranging tc
have ex-Speaker n. r. Hysell of the Ohio
house of representatives made the demo
cratic nominee for governor. to succeed
Mckinley, next year Hysells name al
the head OF the ticket will vastly aid the
Senator in securing democratic iegisia'
tCre. Though Eow a lawyer HyseH was
ccal miner until he was nearly forty years
Of age. Then he was elected to the legis
lature. This was when Mr.. Brice was
candidate for the United States Senate. He
shrewdly offered to make Hysell speaker OF
the house by throwing his organization to
him, II Hysell would announce himself fol
Erice for Senator The deal was made and
Brice at once secured the support OF Q
large labor element. After retiring from
the legislature. Hysell bought small news
take up the study of law. He was soon ad
mitted to the bar and has been practicine
here for about two years. He was one OF
the lawyers who defended the Belmont
county miners tried before United States
Judge Sage here last week for contempt OF
court.
While a miner Hysell was a prominent
organizer of his fellow craftsmen. and wa:
at one time president of the state organiza
ton. II nominated he would poll the soli6
democratic vote, and draw heavily from
the labor element in the republican party
The miners. who now have q grievance
against Gov. Mckinley for calling out tn.
state troops, would go to him solidly. There
are about 1900 of them in the state
probably one-half Of them are republicans
Probably no stronger candidate could bt
nominated miners leader to head theil
ticket once-John McBride-now president
OF the United Mine Workers of America
and he WAS badly defeated for the Office OF
secretary OF state by Gen. j. S. Robinson
OF kenton, now dead.
The prediction made in this correspon
dence some weeks ago that j. s. Coxey
the commonwealth, VINO had just beer
nominated for Congress by the populists OF
the eighteenth congressional district, would
be Endorsed by the democrats is about Il
be fulfilled. DR.. ]. V. Lewis. who was
chairman of the congre ssional committee OF
the democrats when DR.. 1kert, the pres
ent Congressman, was elected. Is out in
card announcing that he will support CoXey
and urging his Endorsement by the party
One of the defeated republican candidates
for the nomination has come out as an in
dependent candidate. thus increasing
Zig himself made fusion candidate, as
seems probable now