Evening star., 1894-01-24
THE OF FICES in OHIO.
Mr.. Campbell Believed to be Getting the
Lions Share.
Senator Brice Taking Measures to
Succeed Himsclf-The Next Legis-
lature Elects a Senator.

senator br1ce taxing measures TO
Succeed Himsclf-The Next Legis-
lature Elects a Senator.
| Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
| COLUMBUS. Ohio, January %. 1894
Congressman Joseph H. Outhwaite ar
| rived home from Washington Saturday to
| confer with his constituents. and particu-
| larly the relatively large number of them
| that are candidates for the federal appoint
| ments here, which are supposed to be with
| in his control. and when he returns to
! Washington WILL no doubt, have decided in
| his own mind-if he had not done SO before
| returning to Columbus-whom he will nomi-
nate for the Columbus post office. and to
whom he will give his support for appoint
| ment to the state pension agency, to sue
| ceed Gen. Jno. G. Mitchell.
In the distribution of Ohio patronage Mr..
Outhwaite seems from this point Of view,
to have taken but a small part. He is
rated as a strong administration democrat,
! however, and may be supposed to have
viewed with satisfaction the complete con-
troll of these federal appointments which
| Ex-Governor Campbell has managed to
maintain, to the almost complete discom-
| future of Senator Brice. About the only
| federal office of note In this state that Sem
| ator Brice has secured for friend of his
was taken from Mr.. Cultivate, however.
Reference Is had to the United states In
| ternal revenue collectorship for this dis
trict. There were a large number Of can
didates. but the contest ultimately mar
rowed down between DR.. n. w. Nipgen,
Lawrence I. Meals candidate. and George
w. Dun, a nephew of the "Old Roman"
who had the support of Mr.. Outhwaite. the
Thurmans. and at least the friendship Of
Ex-Governor Campbell The fight was sup
| posed, by all Interested, to have been set
| tied In Dun's favor, and 1t was confidently
| expected that President Cleveland would
appoint him as soon as the election was
over. But, to the surprise of all, the ap
| pontment wac given to Editor s. NJ. Nc
Millen Of the Springfield Democrat a close
| friend Of Senator Brice.
Gov. Campbell's Influence.
Immediately after Mr.. Cleveland's in
auguration Ex-Governor Campbell an
| nounced that he would recommend no one
for appointment, and 1t would be useless
for democrats wishing Offices to apply to
| him for Recommendations. He wished to
| keep his hands off the Ohio patronage
His friends explained this course by saying
that Mr.. Campbell knew he would make
| more enemies than friends by taking part
In the contest for places and he desired to
be as popular With all classes OF democrats
as possible. so as to be in position TO Sc
cure tuc STATE SOilu support Tor prCSf-
Dental nominee in 1876. The first two inn
portant Ohio appointments, however went
to James f.. Neal, Mr.. Campbelrs old
friend and neighbor, and Claude Meeken,
his private secretary when he was govern
or. The ex-governor explained that he had
| deviated slightly from his rule in these
cases because they were friends who had
particularly obligated him when he was in
Ohio politics and needed help But since
then, every time there has been a contest
between Campbell and Brice man for
federal appointment. the ex-governor has
n ade a journey to Washington and secured
a brief audience with the President with the
result that the Campbell man has been ap-
pointed within the next few days.
This has happened SO frequently that 1t
has become standing joke with those
Ohio politicians to whom 1t is a matter of
so little seriousness to be jok ed about
Senator Brice and his friends seem to take
II all good naturedly. 1t is. no doubt, good
policy for him to do so. No democrat in
Ohio is more concerned In pulling his party
together lust now than Is Senator Brce
II the next legislature Is not democratic,
he Will not retain his seat in the Senate
Il understand perfectly well that Mr..
cleveland is under some obligations to ex-
Governor Campbell said u Columbus dem
ocrat to The Star correspondent last week,
FOR II Mr.. Campbell had listened to the
Establishments of Tammany at ChicaSo In
1892, and soined the Ohio delegation to
that of New York against Mr.. Cleveland,
he could never have been nominated. But
This democrat, doubtless, expressed the
Feelings OF great many members of the
| party who are good friends of Ex-Governor
Campbell. 1t looks like a foolish niece of
| business for the ex-governor to engage in
| II he has further political aspirations for
| while Senator Brice may find 1t polite now
| TO keep smile on his countenance, no mat
| ter what happens. he Is not likely to forget
the humiliation to his friends and himself
| when he gets the whip hand as he is sure
TO DO 1t now looks as though the party in
TINS state would be split In factions, so long
| as these men live and lead in Ohio politics
| Gov. Mekinley's Second Term.
| Governor Mckinley enters upon his Sec
| ond term under most auspicious circum-
| stances. both as to his career as governor
| and the larger political life beyond that is
| generally predicted for him by his friends.
| He makes no changes in the personnel Of
| his administration. and his first term
merges into the second without a percepti-
| bic jar. In one person, whom the governor
has reappointed to a position In his office
| Executive Clerk Charles NJ. Bawsel-rnany
| OF the readers of The Star will take spe cial
! interest, for the reason that he is a WASH
| ingtonian, born and bred. He was q page
in the national House of Representatives
when Maj. Mckinley first came to Congress
| seventeen years ago, being one of the
youngest boys ever employed I'm that ca :
| pactty. For six years he was employed as
| assistant to John H. White, one of the Of
Hciai reporters or the House, leaving this
work to accept the assistant clerk ship of
| the ways and means committee of
the Fiftieth Congress He was private
secretary to Maj Mckinley during the
framing of the Mckinley bill. and on the
| majors retirement from Congress went
| with MIN to his home in Canton, and when
| he was elected governor of Ohio Mr.. Raw
| sci was made executive clerk His pla-
! tons with the governor are close and per-
| sohai, ana no one-not even his private sec
| retary-enJoys more entirely his confidence
| Mr. Bawsel recently married the daughter
| OF prominent Canton manufa cturer and
| while ne has not forgotten his friends and
associations IN washington. has practical
| ly settled in Ohio for good or at least so
long as Governor Mckinley shall remain
here.
HE BEGGED FOR FOOD.