Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-27
POST CONVENTION COMMENT
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS Ohio, September 20. 1894.
With this week the political campaign in
Ohio will begin in earnest on both sides.
The full democratic state executive COM
mittee has been chosen, and the chairman,
Allen W.Thurman. son of the "Old Roman"
has begun to direct the democratic state
organization from the headquarters here.
Gov. Mckinley opens the campaign for the
republicans at Findlay tomorrow, and from
now on will give most Of his time to work
upon the stump In this and other states.
Maj. c. w. F. Dick. the republican state
executive chairman, opened the republican
state headquarters here nearly two months
ago. and for the greater part Of that time
has maintained Large force Of clerks. No
doubt he has bis campaign work noN well
In hand, so far as 1t can be pushed before
the stump work has been begun.
At a meeting Of the republican state CEN
trail committee here last week the full ex-
ecutive committee was chosen. Up to that
time only the chairman, Maj. Dick; the
secretary. John r.. Malloy, and the treas
urer, VIM. F. Burdeil, had been chosen, and
the work was left entirely in their hands.
This will be the fourth consecutive state
campaign to be- managed by Maj. Dick.
He conducted the campaign three years
ago, when Gov. Mckinley was elected for
the first time; two years ago. when the re-
publicans were defeated SO generally
throughout the country and narrowly es-
capped defeat in Ohio and last year, when
the state gave Gov. Mckinley the largest
majority ever given The s sIae
of the war. He Ii q young man, but II Is
evident that Gov. Mckinley and the other
party leaders have great confidence in his
ability as a.manager. His colleagues in the
new executive committee-twenty-one of
them-seem to have been selected without
regard to old fractional lines, and one thing
notable In the list is the temperance OF
the names of prominent Foraker republi-
cans who had retired from prominence In
party affairs upon the ascendancy OF Nc
Kirley and his friends. The only change In
the officers of the executive committee Is
the substitution of VIM. F. Burdell for
George w. Sinks for treasurer. Mr.. Burdell
Is a young banker of this city.
4 Free silver Campaign.
The election Of young Allen w. Thurman
as executive chairman for the democrats
means, OF course. that the democratic cam
paign in Ohio this year Is to be based prin-
cipslly upon the free silver plank Of their
platform, he being recognized AS .he most
radical. II not the 'ablest. advocate Of free
silver in the democratic party In this state.
His father is known to share the free silver
opinions.
Allen w. Thurman is much displeased at
Senator Brice for stating Immediately after
in the democratic platform was indefinite
and capable of being interpreted to suit
the ideas of the reader. and that for him.
self he did not propose TO be bound by 1t.
In the convention Thurman struck ter
rife blow at Ex-Governor Campbell for
similar action when he had received the
nomination for reelection as governor. The
convention had declared for free silver.
Governor Campbell was opposed to 1t, and
this was generally known.
In an interview he said, when asked what
he thought Of the free silver plank, well.
III CHARGE it." This was generally ac-
cepted as a reputation OF that part of the
platform. When some one suggested. in
the convention here last week, that free
silver had defeated Governor Campbell and
would defeat the party again II put In the
platform. Thurman. in a speech from the
stage. declared excitedly that 1T was not
free silver that defeated Mr.. Campbell, but
the fact that he repudiated 1t.
The free silver advocates in the demo-
cratic state convention here last week voted
| in defense of Senator Brice and his sup
port generally went In favor Of free silver.
1t was due to joining of hands in this
way that the free silver plank was inserted
| into the platform, and the resolution aimed
| at Senator Brice was kept out. That Sena-
| tor Brice should so soon break faith with
the free silver men Is not calculated to
make them feel very friendly toward him.
The Democratic Campaign.
The democratic state campaign will be
pushed this year under great disadvantages
! in this state. No one believed before the
| democrats held their state convention that
| there was the remotest possibility of elect
| ing a democrat this year. Since the con-
| vention it is generally thought that the
head Of the republican ticket this years.
| NJ. Taylor for secretary of state. will have
even a larger majority than Governor Nc
100000 OF course. this means that only the
democratic candidates for Congress in dis
tricts where the democratic majorities are
enormous will manage TO be elected this
year.
The convention was the most turbulent
in the history of the party in this state
and has left the party in poor condition for
fighting. Senator Brice is little interested
in the result this year, and will probably
not contribute largely to the campaign in
either money or effort. The party holds no
offices In the state to which 1t can look for
a campaign fund, and nothing can be ex-
pected from Washington. But little more
than a month remains for active campaign
work Chairman Thurman will not be able
TO do much in that time with the very lin
tied means in his hands. 1t is probable that
there will be little or no speaking from the
stump by the democrats.
1t Is plain that the democrats have made
a serious mistake in attempting to force
the fight in so many different directions
In the free silver matter in declaring in
favor of the election of United States Sem
ators by direct vote Of the people, and In
denouncing the American Protective As
ISOLATION they have under taken to do what
the party is by no means agreed ought to
be done. A prominent member of the party
who Is an ardent advocate of tariff reform
and believes the fight should still be based
upon that, said after reading the platform
adopted by his party. that the party seemed
to be inviting disaster, and that IL tl.ey
wished to make the defeat thorough one
they should have added a plank critic!sing
also the Catholic church.
Senator Brtce's Trc0tment
Senator Bricei Jared badly in the state
convention, and the resolution offered by
Congressman Tom johnson to cut him out