Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-26
State Convention Called for August
20 and 81.
FREE COINAGE AH OVERTHROW
sorg or Campbell Probable Guber.
material Nominee.
OUARRELS OF REPUBLICANS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio June 25, 1895.
The democrat state central committee de-
cided today to hold the state convention at
Springfield, August 20 and p. Senator Cal
vim S. Brice was chosen temporary chair
nan and w. H. Lewis of Montgomery as
temporary secretary. The apportionment
made on the vote of 1892 gives sos dele
gates the meeting of the committee opens
the campaign for places on the ticket of
that party There has already been much
speculation as to who will be the candidate
for governor. The names of about all the
democrats of prominence In the state have
been mentioned in this connection. Many of
them have been SO used without authority,
no doubt. Just now a number of new can
didates for the head of the ticket are being
brought forward.
Among these are ex-Secretary of State
James w. Newman of Portsmouth and
Sharles NJ. Anderson of Greenville. The
latter was suggested only last Saturday by
Col. Ike HILL who has come on from Wash
ington to assist in these ante-campaign la
bors of his party. Col Anderson is a popu-
lar man, by the way, and would make a
strong candidate.
Ex-Speaker Hysell, who was spoken of as
a gubernatorial candidate some time ago,
and seemed to be likely to get the nominal
ton if he wanted it, has placed himself
beyond reach to his party for such service,
by accepting the nomination of the demo-
Gratis of this senatorial district for state
senator. He will undoubtedly be elected,
and If the legislature should be democratic
will have an opportunity to help return
Senator Brlce to the Senate. 1t will be re-
membered that the election of Mr.. Brice to
the Senate five years ago was accomplish
ed through a combine that made Hysell
speaker of the Ohio house.
But 1t seems likely that the democratic
candidate for governor will be either Con-
gresham Sorg or ex-Goy. Campbell. Camp
bell is very popular, and II the nomination
could be made by popular vote Of the party,
he would no doubt be called again to lead
the ticket.
The ability Of Mr.. Brice to secure dem
ocratic legislature will depend in a large
measure upon the strength Of the man
who is at the head of the state ticket.
No one hero takes any stock in the report
that NJ. E. ingalls, of the Big Four Railway
Company is a candidate for the United
States senatorship.
Republican Quarrels.
The republicans have a two-thirds ma
jority on joint ballot in the present legisla-
ture, but the task that the democrats have
set for themselves in trying to reverse
this is not so great as it appears to be at
first sight If the republicans are defeated
it will be the result Of apathy in that party
There is already trouble in the party in
the counties containing, the large cities.
There are now factional difficulties in Gin
cinnati, Toledo, Dayton. Columbus and
Cleveland that will. unless an end is put
to them. imperil the cause of the republi-
cans in Hamilton. Lucas. Montgomery,
Franklin and Cuyahoga counties. If the
republicans should lose these counties
they could not control the next legislature,
though they should hold their own in every
other county in the state, which they are
not likely to do. 81 -
Free Silver OverthrOwn.
1t now seems certain that the free silver
forces in the democratic party in this state
are completely overthrow. No one but
the radical free silver advocates is now
claiming that the democratic state con-
venton will adopt free silver plank this
year. This may have the effect of driving
a number of the party into the ranks of the
populists, but the same thing will be done
to the republican party, as 1t has also in
effect declared against free silver. The re-
suit will be small increase in the vote
of the populists. Nothing more.
Young Allen w. Thurman who has rival
ed the Congressman from west of the Mis-
sssippi In his advocacy of the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver. has been generally
dropped by the conservative free silver
democrats as an unsafe leader