Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-18
POLITICAL NEWS IN OHIO.
Comment Caused by the jackson Club
Banquet
Republicans to Celebrate Lincoln Day
How Mckinley Has Won Points
Over Foraker.
pecial Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

special Correspondence OF Inc Evenlng Sta-.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. IL, 1894.
The developments of the Jackson
Club banquet here. on January s, have
caused quite a commotion in the par
ty. The attack made upon the Will
son tariff bill by President Ingalls, of
the Big Four railway in his toast speech.
and the controversy with Allen w. Thur
man. that grew out of 1t, are the cause
of 1t all. Just now it puts the club in the
position of seeming to join in the demo-
cratic opposition to President Cleveland's
tariff views that seems to include very
many prominent Ohio democrats and the
two leading democratic newspapers-the
Cincinnati Enquirer and the Cleveland
Plaindealer. While the majority Of this
club are strong administration men. it con-
tains a number of influential democrats
who do not like Mr.. Cleveland. Two years
ago when the Hill boom was on, these
members showed their hands in the ar
rangements for the annual club banquet,
by insisting that Senator Hill be put on
the program to respond to a toast. This
was recognized as a part of the attempt
then being made to create Hill sentiment
in Ohio, and the Cleveland men. headed
by Governor Campbell, were able to defeat
1t.
The rank and file of the club are inclined
to hold the committee on toasts responsible
for the speech of Mr.. Ingalls,. and the ad-
ministra,ion democrats generally fall in
with this view. They say that Mr.. ingalls,
would never have dared to make such
speech there without first intimating to
the committee that invited him to speak
what sentiments he proposed to express
especially as he was to attack a party
principle. Not few charge that the COM
mittee, which was controlled by anti-Cleve-
land democrats-deliberately planned the
whole affair and knew just what they were
inviting democrats there to hear. If the
democrat who holds federal office here. to
The Star correspondent, lit will soon find
1t difficult to induce democrats of stand
ing in the party to attend its jackson day
celebra tons. A place where the chief prin-
ciples and leaders Of the party are at
tackled is good place for democrats to
keep away from"
IF 1 had been there" said Major r. ].
Bancroft editor Of the Post dem.), II
would have suggested what would have
been the language of Andrew Jackson,
could he have appeared there and seen a
railway corporation president undertaking
to reverse the policy Of the party in the
interest Of mis- company"
The great majority Of the club and the
rank and file Of the democratic party in
Ohio strong Cleveland men and are
standing squarely to the front in support
of the Wilson bill. 1t is remarked that
nearly every other democratic newspaper
n
quirer and the Plaindealer for their criti-
cisms upon the Wilson bill.
The Lincoln Day Banquet.
The republicans will follow with a BAN
quet in celebration of Lincoln's birthday
here. February ID. The arrangements are
not all complete yet. but the following have
been asked to respond to toasts and have
accepted the invitation:
Gen. Horace Porter Of New York, ex-Gov-
Gibson of Tiffn, Ohio; Bishop b. w. Ar
nett OF the A. NJ. z. Church, Gen. ]. p.
Sanford of Georgia, Senator E. NJ. Avery of
Cleveland, c. w. F. Dick Of Akron, chair
man OF the state executive committee. and
Hon. Henry c. Taylor Of Columbus
A feature of the banquet will be the
singing Of the hymn America" by the
guests. from facsimile copies of an auto
graph copy made by the author. DIR. Sam
uel Francis Smith, last summer, and pre-
scented to Governor Mckinley. Dr. Smith
made nve copies at the request Of friends
while visiting the worlds fair last summer
four We're given to the representatives Of
foreign nations, to be placed in their ar
chives, and the fifth was sent to Governor
Mckinley only a few weeks ago by a
prominent citizen Of Connecticut.
The toasts Of this banquet have not vet
been given out. but it Is understood thai
Governor Mckinley will be POSTMASTER.
The banquet Is given under the AUSPICES of
the State Republican League, an organiza-
complete control of the Foraker republi-
cans. The selection of the governor to be
POSTMASTER will be regarded as a capture
OF this organization by the Mckinley forces.
McKinley's Finesse.
The general opinion here has been up to
this time. that the most astute republican
politicians in Ohio belonged to the Foraker
faction, but the manner in which Governor
Mckinley outwitted the Foraker men in
their attempt to throw their support for
1896 to ex-Speaker Reed has surprised both
his friends and his enemies, and entitled
him to distinction as a practical politician
OF ability and sagacity. The speakership
contest gave the governor an opportunity
to compel the Foraker faction to show
their hand, as 1t related to 1896. To a rep
resentauve of the governor who went to a
Foraker leader to negotiate for their sup
port in 1885, in consideration of the govern
or's influence in that contest, it was told
that they could not do that, as they had
agreed to support Thos. 3. Reed of Maine
for the Presidential nomination. Then
came the consultation of Chairman Carter
with Governor Mckinley and VIM. NJ.
Hahn, which, no doubt, outlined the new
organization Of the national committee and
set it against both ex-President Harrison
and Mr.. Reed, If it is not directly in the
interest Of Governor Mckinley. Having
thus captured the old eastern allies of the
Foraker republicans-the Blaine men-by
making Joe Manley of Maine the chairman
Of the national committee. he leaves to the
Foraker men the unpleasant alternative of
either getting into the band wagon with
the Mckinley forces or staying out of the
procession altogether.
Such ability as politician, with the WELL
known popularity that Governor Mckinley
possesses, will easily place him at the head
and in full control Of his party in this
state, and keep him there.