Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-07
POLITICS IN OHIO
Gossip Caused by Mr.. Gowdy's Columbus
Visit
Visitors to Gov. Mckinley-His Pro-
Lincoln Day Banquet.


ing or too frequent occurrence not to ex-
cite suspicion that the visits have relation
to the pre- sidential nomination of 1896. Three
weeks ago Chairman Gowdy of the Indiana
republican committee was here in consulta-
ton with the governor. 1t was given out
that he came to invite the governor to re-
spond to toast at a Lincoln day banquet
at Indianapolis but 1t had been widely pub
lished before that that the governor was
upon the program of the Lincoln day ban
quet here. a subsequent explanation was
that Mr.. Gowdy was here to ask the gov
ernor 10 make a few speeches in the cam
paign of the ''lIoosier" state. lnasmuch as
the nominating conventions will not be
held for six months. this eXplaEatio SEEM
ed worse than the first
Following close upon the visit Of the
Indianian came that of the chairman of the
state republican committee OF Minnesota,
ard yesterday Chris. Magee If the Pitts
burg Times, during the lifetime of MIR.
Blaine one of the closest friends of the
Maine statesman, paid the Ohio capital a
visit. He came, he said, to secure the
promise of Governor Mckinley to make two
or three speeches in Pennsylvania in the
campaign to elect a Congressman-at-large,
which is now in progress
1t is significant that whenever these dis
l6publICdLS call upon the gov
ernor State Insurance Commissioner VIM.
NJ. Hahn, who is the new secretary of the
republican national committee, is called
over from his office in the other end of the
capitol, and the three retire into the gov
errors private Office TO converse.
IL is claimed here that the conference
with Magee is a part of a movement on the
part of the Mckinley republicans to cut
off the forces of ex-Speaker Reed the be-
ginning OF which was in the organization
of the national committee at Washington
two months ago, when Joe Manly of Maine
-l3laines old chief lieutenant-was made
! chairman. Manly's declaration for Reed
for the nomination in 1896 is held to be
merely blind, and the support he and his
friends will give Mr.. Reed will be in the
nature OF farce, and a mere show of
fealty to 'favorite SON. of Maine
1t has leaked out here that Secretary
Hahn has arranged to have Governor Nc
kinley make an extensive tour through
the south and west in the latter part of
the coming summer, just after the congress
slonal nominations are made-in the inter-
est of protection-and to force the fighting
along this line in all the congressional
elections.
James b. Townsend of Lima who has
been Senator Brice's state political manager
for many years, announces that he is out of
politics. He is still a young man and has
remarkable executive ability. Just after
Senator Brices election to the Senate Mr.
townsend was made state executive chair
man at the instance of ex-senator Thurman
whose attention had been attracted TO the
young politician. His party was beaten, but
he made good fight. In his youth Town
send drove James Whitcomb Riley's patent
medicine wagon through Indiana, and, with
a third partner assisted in the songs that
drew their patrons to them. After the dis
solution of this partnership Townsend drift
ed INTO business and attracted the attention
or Mr. Brice by the shrewd business sense
he exhibited. He soon became associated
IN business With the nd g.
quite wealthy He has just secured a patent
upon an elevator device, by which an ele-
vator may be operated by simply shifting
weights. This makes IL very desirable for
residences. and while II seems by the short
explanation of it that ne gives to SAVIOR of
the perpetual motion theory, he assures his
friends that there is nothing theoretical or
problematic about it, His elevator is a
working fact.
The most important point about it to the
public however. is that it will, as he says
take MIN out of politics. and speculation is
rife as to whom Senator Rrice will select
to succeed him and have charge OF the cam
palsn when the next legislature-the one
that will choose his successor-is to be cleo
ted.
The Governor Well doomed.
Capt. II. o. S Heistand of the United
States army, who accompanied Gov. Nc
kinley to Chicago last week where he adj
dressed the Ohio Society," related to The
Star correspondent several incidents of the
trip, which indicate at least that Gov Nc
kinley Is well advertised man. They
Travelled in one of the regular coaches. but
on the way back it became known in some
way along the route that the governor was
on the train, and at nearly every place
where the train stopped there was a crowd
OF people who gathered about the car rIri
Gus to see him. Frequent calls for Speeches
were made but the governor RESPONDED only
AT fiqua, ONO, and at small place in In
diana There is no doubt now but that Gov
mckinley viii carry his point in the bien-
NAL legislative session proposition which he
presented so boldly in his message to the
legislature, published reports to the contrary
Totwlthstending- The opposition TO the
Locke resolution in the senate is not against
the biennial session proposition but against
the clause that fixes the time when the Ia.
isiature snail adjourn sine die. Many mem
oers argue. and with wisdom, that it is folly
noW-not knowing what condition the u,orI
or the session will be at that time-to de-
termlne TO adjourn sine die on the first Mon
DAY oil May, as the Locke resolution pro-
vides.
Distributing Patronage.
A Brice democrat takes issue with the
statement in this correspondence recently
that ex-Gov. Campbell has had practically
luli control of the distribution of the Ohio
patronage under President Cleveland and
cites the fact that three out OF four inter
nal revenue collectorships in Ohio have
gone to Brice's friends. viz: George w. Hul
OF Lima l.. p. Ohliger of Wooster and $. Al
McMilien of Springfield. While this is true
ana also that Lawrence Maxwell of Gin
cinhatl, VINO has been given a desirable
once IN the Department Of Justice led in
tHe opposition to Campbell for a second
term III 1871, 1t is nevertheless true that in
every case where there has been a straight
out hght for office between Campbell and
Bf!ce men the ex-governor has iuterposeI
win the quick result that his man has
peen safely landed in the desired office
Inc term of Postmaster Andrew Gardiner
OF TINS city ends next Tuesday February
ID, ana as yet no successor has been an
pointed. the chief candidates are Fernan-
GO M Senter and John l.. Trouger They
were both in Washington last week and
the best Information is To the effect that
Congressman Outhwaite has given little
satisfaction to either of them and that the
appointment is likely to go to man who
mas not been mentioned publicly for the
place. The contest is purely a local one
NO one not known To be a simon pure adj
mlnlstraton democrat could hope 20 be
recommended by Mr. Cultivate and with
MIN, OF course, the whole matter rests
There is some talk here that Mr. Outh-
waite may have some trouble in securing
the nomination for Congress this year A
number of prominent democrats are anx-
ious to succeed him. Mr. Cultivate has
always been able to win in such contests
by playing his opponents one against the