The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-18
THE NASH BOOM.

not ue uIuteTidliy uueCteu NY tHo
Republican nomination for Cover
nor. The convention at Zanes-
vile will nominate some
body, of course. Whoever he may |
he, the Democratic organization
must make fight on principle. 1t
must be ready for strong combat
with any leader the opposition may
put up, and whether he be little or
big it will not be appalled, at him.
1t is from standpoint of inform
alton for our readers that we dis
cuss the ups aud downs of the
Shermans, the McKinleys, the
Nashes, the Ferakers, the Bushnells,
and others.
1t must be plain to the general
reader that the news of the past
week makes George X. Nash the
favorite IN the Republican guber-
Material race. OF course, 1t is not
possible to accurately foretell all
that may occur in the two weeks
that will elapse before the State
Convention, hut the present horo-
scope has sort of Nash tint.
1t is easy to assign reasons for
this situation. Ex-Governor For
aker has a brilliant record and a
large and devoted following that
any public man would have u right
to be proud of. He has been fierce
fighter. He has been the leader of
his party in four gubernatorial
campaigns, and has had thousand
opportunities to make enemies as
implacable as his friends are stead
fast. He has been at swords points,
at various times, with Sherman,
Mckinley, Butterworth and many
other prominent leaders. 1t must
be acknowledged that he has large
recuperative powers, else his course
in the state campaign of 1889 would
have damned him in politics for
ever. While the candidate of his
party for third term as Governor
he used Il forged paper for the graf
ification of his hates within his
party rather more than as in an in
strument for the defeat of his Dem
ocratic opponent. Of course, he
did not know that the paper was a
forgery, but his zeal to have pos
session of Il club with which to
bruise the regulations of Sherman
& Co., blinded his wisdom. He did
not entertain suspicion of the
character of the document, which
ought to have suggested itself to a
sane man. He did his own ac-
knowledged mental equipment a
great injustice. His support of Nc
Kinley for Governor in 1891 was
only because Mckinley was going
to be elected anyhow.
How about Nash: He was al
ways IL conservative, straight party
man. He has been member of
the Republican State Executive
Committee for many years, and
Chairman of the organization in
several hot and successful fights.
He has always been successful as
a candidate when his party had a
chance, and sometimes when il
seemed to be in hopeless condi
ton. He has the uudoubted, earn.
est and abiding friendship of John
Sherman, who remains a great
power in Ohio because he has al
ways been careful to help those
who have helped him. He will bt
for Nash on Nash's account person
ally, and also because Nash is the
recognized candidate of the Nc
Kinley interest. The Governor
was with Sherman in the last sen
atorial contest, and the victor il
in that battle will not forget thu
service.
Governor Mckinley is man O
national reputation, whether it ha.
been justly earned or not. He has
large following for the Presiden
cy, out of the state as well as in it
and his prestige will count mucf
, for the man who is his representa-
tive in the gubernatorial race.
1t may be added that Nash is
possible, If not highly probable
candidate for Senator. in the even
: of success in the state campaign
The ruling combination has beer
, carried to such point that it can
! not hurt Judge Nash to make thi
announcement. based as it is ol
trustworthy information, thougl
the Enquirer prints the statcmen
AS news, regardless of whether i
hurts Nash or not.
Governor Mckinley is not mucf
, of n politician, but his cause he's
been well fought. Those who have
managed his campaign have fol