Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-25
HlO DE M OC RAT S
The State Convention to Be Held Early in
September.
state Senator Gear Will Probably
Convention of the Peoples Party.
special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.


COLUMBUS, Ohio, July g. 1894.
The democratic state convention will be
held about September 1. Secretary C. D.
Critics of the democratic state central COM
mittee says the committee will be called to
meet here on August l to issue the call for
the convention. Columbus and Toledo will
contest for It, but as the convention does
rot promise to be a large one the contest is
not likely to be very exciting. The members
of the party so thoroughly disheartened
that 1t will be difficult, 1t is claimed, to
cure large attendance. even of delegates.
unless the convention is held In some CEN
trally located city. So Columbus, it is ar
gued. is likely to get it, 1t was the inten-
ton 10 hold the convention after the ad-
journment of Congress. But 1t will not be
practicable to further postpone the state
convention. The election will be held on the
9th of November that If the state con-
vention is held the first week in September.
as now proposed, there will be but three or
fcur weeks of the campaign.
The republican state ticket has been in
the field nearly a month, but no active cam
paign work will be done by the republicans
until the democrats have placed a ticket in
the field. Major G. w. F. Dick of Akron
and John r. Malloy of this city, who have
been chairman and secretary respectively OF
the republican state executive committee
for the last three years, have again BEEN
selected Tor the.e positions. Maj. Dick has
been in the city all the week. but his bust
ness Is not connected with the campaign
work. The state headquarters of the party
which have been for years at 122 East State
street, ace being removed to 81 South sd
street, and Maj. Dick is experimenting the
work. The other members of the executive
committee have not yet been selected.
Gear VIII Head the Ticket.
No other candidate for the democratic
nomination for secretary of state-the lead
ing place on the ticket-has appeared and
State Senator w. c. Gear will in all proba-
bilty. be given the nomination. The name
of ex-State School Commissioner c. c. Mil
Ter il mentioned in connection with the
nomination for state schC d commissioner
again. but II is extremely doubtful that he
will permit the use of his name He has
not been heard from yet to the matter.
The defeat of Congressman d. D. Donovan
in the fifth district democratic congressional
convention Is generally attributed to the
American Protective Association. Mr. DON
ovan Is a Catholic and the A. p A. is very
strong in northwestern Ohio with a head
center at Toledo The defeat Of Donovan
leaves many sore places IN the party in the
district, but 1t is so strongly democratic
that the election of the democratic candi-
date-John A. Snooks-is beyond a doubt
An old democratic politician, in reviewing
the congressional situation in Ohio to The
Star correspondent last week placed this
district with the only three congressional
districts In this state that he thought could
be carried by the democrats this year.
The peoples party will hold its state con-
vention here the 18th and 18th of August
The plan of 1t follows the Coxey idea close
ly. The convention will be held in Mel
sons Grove. In the outskirts of the city
Those who are managing it have arranged
Tor cavalcades of farmers to come from
eacn corner of the state. The delegates
ana visitors are to come In wagons and on
horseback, with flags and banners spread
ing their principles through the country as
they travel. Coxey himself will be here
ana were he not already a nominee for
Congress. with fair chance to win, might
be placed at the head of the state ticket.
The convention will at least show whether
the Coxey idea Is still popular with the
Ohio populists or not.
Mr.. Outhwaite's Opponent.
The nomination Of ex-Attorney General
d. X. Watson by the republicans Of this
congressional district insures a lively con-
test here. Mr.. Outhwaite will have the fight
of his life to win. Mr.. Watson Is a man of
considerable ability, and Mr.. Outhwaite's
equal on the stump. He was until recently
employed by the United States Department
of Justice in Pacific railway cases. He is
strong where Mr.. Cultivate Is strong, and
will poll his full party vote and much more
IT Is commonly reported here that Allen
w. Thurman has written Mr. Outhwaite a
letter, In which he states very plainly but
politely, that he cannot vote for him, be-
cause of his vote and speech in favor of
the bill repeating the Sherman silver pur-
and-out advocate of the unlimited coinage
of silver.
The center of strong opposing element
in MIR. Outhwaite's own party here is made
up OF democrats who wished John l..
Tranger to be made postmaster of Column
bus.