Evening star., 1895-10-31
A Likely National Ticket for the
Democrats Next Year.
OR TIE NAMES MAY Be REVERSED
a Combination Showing Upon the
Ohio Horizon.
THREECANDIDATEs sTUMPING

The most interesting democratic combina-
ton of the day shows on the Ohio horizon.
Its purposes are very clear, and its poss!bili-
ties are regarded very great. Much, of
course, depends on the November result, but
not everything.
Three Presidential Candidates.
Senators Hill and Brice and ex-Gov. Camp
bell are on the stump together Mr. H.ll has
left the campaign in his own state-his own
campaign-and gone to Mr.. CampbelfS 9s-
sistance. He has done this at some immcd!-
ate risk to his own fortunes, and the act
therefore possesses the flavor of unselfsh-
ness and good will. Mr.. Brice, of course, is
helping to entertain him, and thus is pre-
sented the unusual spectacle Of three presi-
dental candidates playing knowingly into
one another's hands on the very eve Of the
nomination.
the advantages appear to be with Mr..
Campbell. 1t is assumed that winning ny
him next Tuesday, or even a drawn battle.
VIII make him the nominee OF the next demo-
cratic national convention.
According to this view of the case, Mr..
Hill and Mr.. Brce and Campbell men, work
ing for his national success. And yet each
is known to cherish his own ambition. II
Mr.. Campbell does not win. Mr.. Hills gen.
erosity must still be remembered. and il
the November result should seem 20 favor
| nobody's candidacy in particular, Mr.. Brice
can enter a next years free-for-aL with as
| much confidence as anybody else.
Hill and Campbell.
But, the question is asked, why is not
this combination, regardless of what the
November result may be, likely to furnish
the democracy with its next national ticket
If the battle is lost both in Ohio and New
| York, will the fault lie especially with Mr..
Campbell and Mr.. Hill? Will they not
how. hi of.
cumstances? The party must have good
and thoroughly representative ticket next
year. They are both representative demo
Gratis. And shall it be Hill and Campbell
| or Campbell and Hill? The former ar
| rangement would probably afford the easier
| campaign cry. Party shouters could de-
| liver it in the fashion described by young
| Hamlet, as 'trippfngly on the tongue" But
| Campbell and Hll'' would not try the
| lungs as Cleveland and Hendricks as
| ''Cleveland and Stevenson" did. 1t all de-
pends. The shortest and snappiest of all
| recent cries was Blaine and Logan, anG
yet that failed.
Would Hill Run Seconds.
Would Mr.. Hill consent to run second or
a national ticket? The answer returned is
he would be obliged to if nominated. II
| would be neither to his interest nor 70 his
| honor to decline. There is no thought thai
| he will care to retire to private life if he
| fails to turn up the card he wants. Mr.
| Hill out of politics would suggest fish ou
| of water. He was born in it, has always
| lived in it, and so it has become the ele
| ment necessary to his existence. Besides
there is the case of Mr. Hendricks, which i:
| now the accepted rule of conduct in Sucf
| circumstances. The Indiana leader at frs
| resented beng placed second on the ticke
| with Mr.. Tilden, and took the same grount
when nominated with MIR. Cleveland. H,
had been national quantity when thos,
men We're only local quantities. In fact h,
had been voted for in national convention
| for presidential nomination before Mr.
| Cleveland had even accomplished .th,
| sheriffalty of Erie county. But Mr.. Hen
| bricks was not permitted to put his Owl
valuation on himself. He was obliged t,
accept the party's valuation, with the re
suit of strengthening both tickets, and en-
| dearing himself more than ever to the or
| ganization.
Could Mr.. Hill in like circumstance dis
| regard this precedent? Would he evel
| think of doing such thing? 1t is though
| not.