Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-24
P llTICS IN OHIO
Feeling Regarding Senator Brice's Stand
on the Wilson Bill
Democrats Who Feel ms He Does-A
Poll of the House-In the
Third District. >
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

lhIru Dtstr1cts ,
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April %, 1894.
Opposition to Senator Brice because OF his
opposition to the Wilson tariff bill, seems to
be growing among the Ohio democrats, ana
unless the Senator squares" himself In
some way, or the developments justify his
course, he Is likely 10 encounter a stronger
protest TO his candidacy for a second term
than he did when he was a candidate for
the first time 1t will be remembered that
petition to the legislature was prepared,
asking that Brice be not sent TO the United
States Senate. and it received the signatures
of several hundred of the most prominent
democrats in the state. Its publication
seemed to put a serious obstacle in Mr..
Brice's path TO the Senate. but he had put
In the time prior to the legislative election
energetcally travelling over the state In
person and by proxy seeing the democratic
general assembly candidates and so solid
/ had he made himself with them that the
mountain in his way vanished like a mist
before the legislature assembled, and he was
nominated with no opposition.
"FeeHng the Public PuIse.-
The Senator seems TO be meeting this op-
position in his characteristic way. In quest
of news here, The Star correspondent acci-
/ dentally discovered a young man who was
| employed by the Senator to interview the
! leading democrats in this vicinity as TO his
attitude toward the tariff bill. These were
TO be printed in the organ. 1t was explained;
| but a little probing was sufficient to con-
| vince one that only those interviews which
! warmly Endorsed the Senator's course were
/ TO be printed, with just enough Of the op-
posite tenor TO make IL appear that the In
| terviews were taken at random-the latter
also to be the expressions Of obscure men,
bers OF the party. The same course Is
L a III. 81.
/ the result Of the Senator's method of ascer-
/ tanning public sentiment will no doubt.
/ soon appear. Those who have dared to
take issue with him in this matter will
probably be surprised to see how badly
down in the minority they are.
Anti-Wilson Dill Democrats.
A number Of prominent Ohio democrats
who will always be credited. when they
speak. with expressing their honest con-
v.ctiOns. do, however. indorse the Senator
I IN his stand against the lariff bill Among
these is James 2. Seward, chairman OF
! the state executive committee Mr. Sew
ard says the bin is too much like the Nc
/ hinley law, 50 far as protection is con-
cerned, and the income tax feature will II
! IL becomes a law, finally disrupt the demo-
cratic party.
/ Chairman John Mcbride Of the United
Mine Workers Of America, who is a demo-
GRAFT, and held the office Of labor commits
sioner OF Ohio by appointment from Gov.
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at the prospect of free coal. The great
{ Nova Scotia mines about which so much 10
now being said, Mcbride claims, do not pro-
duce as much coal as Perry county, IN this
state. The bituminoIs coal mines of the
United States, he says, supply more than
half the coal used in the dominion, and to
/ compete to this eXtelt and so successfully
with Canada coal the United States coal
must pay a duty Of 90 cents per ton. The
fact is. that the quality of the Nova Scotia
/ coal is by no means as good as that mined
/ in the states.
| The Question Of Free Coal.
Mcbride makes the statement that II
admitting coal free would secure free en-
trance for United States coal into the do
minion, the effect would simply be that a
market for 100000 tons per year would
be opened TO the coal mines Of Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and West Virginia that they
cannot reach now.
The Ohio general assembly is generally
a good place TO go TO get a quick report
Of the feeling OF the people or Of a party
upon any question Of public or party inter-
est and many successful political prophe-
cies have been based upon a counting OF
legislative noses. The present general as
senbly is almost solidly republican, and IL
is, therefore. best prepared TO express re-
publican party feeling.
Polling the Ohio House.
A poll of the republican members Just
made shows the following: In the house. on
preference for governor to succeed McKin-
ley. the pon stood: Lieutenant Governor
Harris, q; eX-COngressman John A Cald-
| well. 9: ex-Speaker L. c. Loylin, Z: ex-At-
| torney General C. X. Nash, 4: Auditor OF
| State Poe 3: scattering, IA; non-committal.
/ -.
| Ex-Gov Foraker was the unanimous
Z choice for United States Senator TO sue
! coed Brice. except that few would make
/ Gov Mckinley senator in order TO enhance
rnrpSilpntial chances VI q
unanimous choice as presidential candidate.
/ incidentally IL was discovered that the
| following members of the House are seeking
congressional nominations: W. w. Aker OF
/ Preble county, in the third district: F. b.
| Dewitt Of Pauldtng, in the fifth district; L.
NJ. Doty OF CuyahOGa county, in the twenty
| first district; Chas. =. Griffin OF Lucas
{ county, in the ninth district: William Kelly
/ of ottawa county, in the same district; Jno.
w. Mcconnell OF Lawrence county, in the
tenth district; }. j. Palmer OF Cuyahoga
county in the twentieth district. and d. Ia
Sleeper of Athens county. in the eleventh
I district. In the senate seven members were
/ for Lieutenant Governor Harris for gov
/ ernor. and the rest were scattering. Nc
I Kinley there as in the house, was the
| unanimous choice for President, and For
axer for United States Senator to succeed
Brice.
The republicans managing the third dis-
trict congressional campaign seem TO have
rah style of campaigning that was outlined
two weeks ago. The only hope the repub-
licans have of carrying the district is by q
quiet contest. The district is hopelessly
democratic. and the democrats Will come
out and vote the straight ticket, IL they are
aroused. Nothing would be better calculate
ed to arouse them than the appearance OF
such noted republicans upon the stump
there as eN-Speaker Reed, Gov. Mckinley
and Congressman J. c. Burrows. 1t is now
announced that Reed and Burrows VIII not
come. and SO far no date has been set In
the district for Gov. Mckinley.
| EX-Cov. Campbell is going about the dis
trict with the democratic candidate, Paul J.
Sorg and giving his entire time TO the CAM
paign. 1t is rumpred from Cincinnati that
/ the Foraker republicans are taking little in
tercst in the campaign. III Sherman wants
Rathbone elected, let him elect him. is tho
way they are quoted. Rathbone, who was
I then assistant postmaster general was one
I of those who came here from Washington
| when the ShermaE-fora6er fight for the
1 senatorship was on, and assisted in the de-
I feat of Foraker. Hence the feeling. The
I special election occurs ON the first day %
/ MAY, 50 but one week OF the campaign re-
mains.