Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-17
THE FIGHT ON BRICE
Will Lose the Delegation From
Cleveland.
EZ-CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON At WORK
Ohio Democrats Divided as to
Means to Be Employed.
CURRENT POLITICAL GOSSIP

| CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 1.-THE
| democratic county convention to select
| delegates to the state convention, to be
| held next Tuesday and Wednesday at
| Springfield, was called to order at 10
o'clock this morning. After a hot fight
| Alfred Whitaker was elected chairman
over James Lawrence by a vote Of 22T1b to
| 1884, The selection Of Whitaker as chair
man was a decided victory for the free
| silver and anti-Brice faction.
| A motion by free silver delegate to ap-
| point committee of seven to select dele
| gates to the state convention caused a row
| that for a time threatened to result in
more than war of words.
The fight resulted in a number of the
| gold and Brice men, headed by James Law
| renee, retiring from the hall with the an
| nouncement that they would at once hold
| a ''rump" convention. After their with
| drawal the motion to select a committee
OF seven to choose delegates to the state
convention prevailed. This committee, as
! selected, was composed entirely of free
silver and anti-Brice men.
This county has long been the fortress
cf the anti-Brice sentiment. Six years ago
| the democrats held an Indignation meet
! Ing, in which Mr.. Brice. who wanted to
be Senator. was roundly denounced by the
| sentiment prevails today.
Six years ago eX-Congressman Tom L.
Johnson spoke at the anti-Brice meeting,
and he Is working tooth and nail against
| the Senator now. This is true, in spite of
| the fact that Johnson stands shoulder to
| shoulder to the Senator on the financial
question.
johnson hates Brice more than he does
] silver. and it is believed that, although he
will not vote for a silver plank, he will
combine with the silver men IN any other
\ a1s1 fn hrrr1 10 fa ffa-
| vocates the election of Senators by the peo-
! pie and the nomination by the Springfield
convention of candidate for Senator. II
Mr.. Brice should find himself in control OF
the convention he might embarrass Mr..
johnson by accepting his proposition.
Inc democrats here are suffering from
the same disease that pervades the party
| through the state. L. A. Russell, one Of
| the leading democrats in the city, has stat
| ed the position of his colleagues very
accurately. He says. "Al1 democrats are
| agreed that equal justice to all special
| privileges to none, is the object of govern
nient, but We badly divided in our
method of attaining this end. l, for one, am
IN favor OF free trade, single tax and the
precious metals for our primary money. at
| the ratio of 10 to ]. In each Of these views
1 am at disagreement with most democrats
and SO is Mr.. Tom L. Johnson, aud so is
Senator Brfce. 1 love Brice and [ love
johnson. But Brice, while in the Senate
played into the hands Of the protectionists.
He did this because he was a practical
politician. Then he democrats. at the sug-
gestion OF such leaders as Mr.. Johnson,
declare protection to be fraud, and the
party then proceeds to give us more pro-
lection. This makes me unhappy, and
am waiting Tor my party to gel light on
! the issues Of the day. I want 70 70 to
Springfield next week to do what / can 10
steer the old ship back into proper chan
nelS."
The seceders to the number of about
seventy-fve at once went to another hall.
organized and elected 1fty-nine delegates
to the state convention.
Resolutions were adopted condemnlng the
methods pursued by the so-called regular
convention, and after giving three rousing
cheers for Senator Brice adjourned.
Third Term Impossible.
NEW YORK, August 17.-Gov. William
]. Stone Of Missouri. in an interview here,
said: You ask about Mr.. Cleveland and a
third term. 1 have no idea that Mr.. Cleve-
land will be a candidate. He could not be
nominated If he were to be. nor elected If
nominated"
Mckinley the FavOrftc I'm Eansas.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, August 17.-Gov.
Morrill, of Kansas has been interviewed
here. He was asked who is his favorite for
the republican nomination in Kansas and
replied: "Wm. Mckinley is decidedly the
choice OF the Kansas republicans. He is a
level-headed man and a safe man. He has
the personal popularity with the people Of
the west.
Reed, however, is an intellectual giant.
He has many admirers In Kansas and
throughout the west and he is generally
regarded one of the most brilliant men
in public life.
ALLISON Is highly respected. and his nom-
ination would be very acceptable to Kansas;
but do not expect to see 1t. met Allison
a short time ago, and he told me frankly
that he did not intend to make any special
push for the nomination this year as he had
made in previous years."
Senator Davis for President.
ST. PAUL. Mnn., August 1.-THE Dis
patch this evening will contain an inter-
view with Captain H. A. Castle, a life
long friend of Senator c. K. Davis. Capt.
Castle states that friends of the Senator
are convinced that there is a strong sem
timent In favor of Mr.. Davis as candidate
for the Presidency, and that from now
on they should boldly urge and work for
his nomination.