Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-12
THE OHIO DEMOCRACY
MI. Heisel, Who Worked as q Miner, Sug-
gested fos Governor.
Ex-Representative- Lamison Thinks
He Would De n Good Man and APP
peal to the Ws6fkins People.

Misrepresentation N. Lamison of
Lima Ohio, Is at Willard's Hotel. Mr..
Lamison is well known in this city, for be-
side having served In The Forty-second and
Forty-third Congresses,t he was kept here
for a number of years in looking after an
extensive practice before committees of
that body.
Mr.. Lamison still retains live interest
in Ohio politics. and Is one of the import
ant factors in the democracy of north
west Ohio, where he lives. He has always
been a strong party man, and is always
in demand during campaigns in which his
party has great interests at stake.
A Possible Democratic Candidate.
IT noticed yesterday" said Mr.. Lami-
son to Star reporter, that Mr.. Heisel of
Paulding county was mentioned as an
available man for the nomination as gov
ernor by the democrats. It occurred to me
that there was q good deal in that sugges-
ton, especially In view of the fact that
the republicans have nominated mill
Eonaire for the gubernatorial office in the
person of Mr.. Asa Bushnell. Heisel would
appeal strongly to the working classes of
the state, for the reason that he was a
miner in his younger days and worked In
the coal mines with a pick near Nelson
VILE. He has ever since been connected
another and worked his way up in the
world through sheer energy and ability.
He Is a good talker and would make a
strong candidate.
1T regard HeiseHs candidacy as especial
ly worthy of note, because Mr.. Sorg ap-
pears to be backward in accepting the
nomination for which he would have an
excellent chance II he were willing to ac-
cept it. It would not be bad idea to have
the democratic party led by man who
has worked side by side with coal miners
and who knows their conditions of life by
experience.
No Split In the Party.
IT have no fear that there will be a split
in the democratic party in Ohio over the
silver question. The party is divided over
that question only as 1t has been often
diyided over other questions. The tariff
caused the same ditision in the party, and
when it was finally fought over IT Con-
gress the result was not remarkably sat
isfactory. Whatever resolution the con-
vention adopts the party will stick to-
gether. My own opinion is that the CUB
ernatorial convention, which meets on Au-
gust %, will approve the resolution on
silver which was adopted in the conveu-
tlon which nominated Cleveland for the
pre- sidency in 1892.
TT Is not sure thing that the repub-
Leans will carry the legislature of Ohio
at the next election. | think the demo
Gratis have good chance to do that even
should the state go republican in the pres
iiential contest. I have known the legis-
la .ure to be democratic when the vote on
the presidential ticket gave the republi-
licans majority of 1900. If the legisla-
ture should be democratic / feel sure that
Mr.. Brice will again be elected to the
United States Senate.
Republican Division Greater Than
Democrats.
THE division in the republican party Of
Ohio Is much greater than any that exists
in the ranks of the democracy. The fight
between the Foraker and the Sherman
Mckinley factions is fight that cannot be
stopped short of the defeat of one of the
factions. 1 do not think that Mr.. McKin-
ley will be strongly backed for the presi-
dency. He is making trips about talking on
the tariff and endeavoring to bring that
issue to the front, but in my Judgment
he has taken up with an impossible task.
The people don't want to hear anything
about the tariff. 1t will be ten years be-
fore any man of Importance will dare treat
the tariff live issue, and 1t can then
be taken up only as a result of our COM
mercial necessities. The republican dele
cation of Ohio will go to the convention in
favor of Mckinley, but they will very
readily see him defeated. for they will not
have their heart in their work.
The democrats of Ohio have good pres
idential timber in the persons of Senator
Brice and eX-Gov. Campbell. Mr.. Camp
bell Is more spoken Of in connection with
the presidential nomination than Is Mr..
Brice, and he has a very strong back
ing in the state"