The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-29

this surprising. Governor Campbell has
had experienced in public life' hrs'
as representative IN Congress
and afterwards as governor anu
ne displayed In both places eminent
fitness and scrupulous integrity. IL may
be taken for granted that he mas not
rcceded either In ability or in integrity
Ohio's standard is in worthy ana com
rcicnt hands. lie did not seek the ho"-
or-lt was forced upon him when nc WAS
reluctant TO accept the place AID ne may
therefore. be able to arouse an enthu-
siasn IN OHIO that the Democratic party
has not known there since the fresl-
dental election OF 1892.
There is one fact in his career WHICH
Is not much spoken OF that Is most oreu-
liable to him. He was soldier curing
the war. and became entitled TO pension
under the laws. But as soon as ne """
recovered from the physical disability
nat entitled him TO IT, he Cancelled me
Governments obligation TO him. There
was no ostentaiious display Of this most
honorable act. and 1t only leaked out TO
MIR. CampbelIs lasting credit.
There has been some intimat!on that
he was tainted with frce-silver heresies'
But he has now set these at rest by
publication over his own name that ne
has never been. sound-money man.
then. on a sound-money platform, ought
10 bring out the whole strength or ONO
Democratic vote, and we may see the as
founding feat of 1900 plurality against
him overcome. If we do, James h. camp
he'll will be the next President OF the
United States.
The following article which we take
from the ST. Louis Democrat (stranse 10
say, Republican paper, is interesting
In this connection:
Aside from Campbell, Of OHIO. me
good Western Democrat" whom ms
party has been looking for for several
years Is as elusive as ever. There is. IN
deed. an unusual dear;h of Democratic
Presidential availibilities in the west
AT this moment. At one time there were
Pendleion. "Old BIZ" Allen. Thurman,
P8lmer Gray, Mcdonald, Payne, Hen
bricks. and others, but the few OF these
who are alive have passed the Presiden-
tiai age. Palmer is sevcnty-eight. lhNF-
man is eignty-two, and Payne, who mas
dropped out of public recollection since
he left the Senate in 1891, but VINO re-
ceived votes in several Presidential nom
mating conventions, is cighty-iive.
About ell the Western Democrats un-
der the Presidential dcad-line age-marK
now living who were ever seriously men
toned in correction with the nomination
with tie exception Of Campbell. are Nor
rigcn EOies. and Stevenson. Morrison IS
an impcssibility for several reasons, one
of which Is that he could never get MS
state TO support him solidly in the con-
Vcntion. This also Is che of the barn IT'S
aeaii ST Stevenson. Men have been nom
mated who did not have the solid support
Of their State. one man-CleY aiand-cap-
tuned the domination who had his state
against him. No other man alive now,
however. Republican or Democrat. coui1
perform that exploit. Morrison would not
only need to have Illinois solid for him,
but he would need the enthusiastic sup
vcrt of the greater part of the other
States of the Mississippi Valley TO give
him a chance to get the candidacy. The 1913
votes which B0ies got in the 1872 CONVEX
ton out of the 6H necessary 10 a chvice
has been a surprise 10 everybody IN the
country. including B0ies himself. ever
since. lie, Oh tVuiSA Will new " 'i+N'-
Iioned again among Presidential posi-
bilitics.
That is to say, Campbell IS the only
Western Democrat in sight who has any
chance 10 capture the Presidential can
didacy in 1896 and his chance depends
altogether on the run which he Fakes
for Governor this year. II he cuts down
the Republican plurality to 2o,v0 or $1,000
ne will be the logical candidate next year.
If he reduces it TO 1900 or 2o,ocO he VIII
sweep the convention. Whitney Is the
most promising Of all the aspirants re-
Gently mentioned but If Campbell shows
mp well in this years contest the nit
ney movement will amount TO nothing.
Campbell is tie only man now before the
Public who has any prospect Of break
ing the pow or of the New YORK dynasty.
If he should be beaten by 4o,0DD or $1,000.
auG thus ruled out of the list IF aVailabil-
ities. New Nork's supremacy in Demo
cratic national conventions. which has al
ready lasted nearly a third Of century,
will be maintained four years longer.
This is one of the considerations which
VIII give the canvass in Ohio In 1885 an
interest fc- the entire country.