Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29
CAMPBELL NOMINATED.


Heads the State Ticket As the Candidate
for Goyernor-Free Coinage Advocates
Defeated and the Money Plank of the
National Democratic Convention of 1899
Adopted.
Springfield, Ohio, Aug. 2l.-The
Democratic State convention here to-
day made all its nominations without
opposition. Here is the ticket: Gov
ernor, James E. Campbell Butler
county; Lieutenant Governor, John b,
Peaslee, Hamilton county; State Audi.
tor, James w. Knott, Richland county;
state Treasurer, William b. Sholer,
Gallia county Supreme Judge, William
y. Mooney, Anglaisc county; Attorney
General, George A. Fairbanks, Franklin
county; member Board Public Works,
Harry B. Keefer, Tuscarawas county;
Clerk Of supreme Court, j. W. Cruik-
shank, Miami county.
The convention was in session from
1920 till 2.A0, and the nominations
were complete in half hour after ex-
Gov. Campbell had been drafted for the
standard bearer. The ballots were all
on the minority report on credentials
and resolutions, and the time was thus
consumed in the contests between the
gold and the silver men. The gold men,
headed by Senator Brice, had claimed
that there would be less than 300 and
probably not many more than 200 Of
the sos delegates to vote for free silver.
The silver men claimed they would have
no less than 800 and probably $50 dele
gates for free silver. 1t developed
that there were go free silver dele.
gates 1t was fighting minority, but
it did not carry the fight further than
on the platform. The nominee for
member of the Board of Public Works
is said to be the only free silver man
on the State ticket, although the silver
lines were not drawn on the candi-
dates.
There was considerable enthusiasm
over the nomination of Campbell. He
defeated ex-Gov. Foraker in 1889, and
was defeated for reelection as Governor
in 1891 by William Mckinley. The
nomination of Campbell means an ag-
gressive campaign in Ohio, where Nc
Kinley is now recognized as a candi-
date for President and Foraker for
Senator, the fate of both depending
largely upon the pending contest be-
tween Campbell and Bushnell for Gov
ernor. 1t is generally understood that
ex.Gov. Campbell was induced to
make the race by promises of support
for the Presidential nomination in the
event OF his success next November,
IN which contingency he would again
confront his old opponent Mckinley
should the latter be nominated. And
in cooperating with Senator Brice
for Democratic Legislature Gov.
Campbell is also again confronting his
Othar old npponanf Enralxar
Although Senator Brice is also known
to have Presidential aspirations, it is
the generally accepted theory that
Brice and Campbell have reached such
an understanding as TO contest every
thing in Ohio with Mckinley and For
aker, who have everything at stake on
the election of Gen, Asa A. Bushnell
as Governor and Republican Legis-
lature next November. 1t is thought
that the contest between these old lead
ers in Ohio will overshadow the cur
rency question and other issues.
There is SO little difference between
the Republican and the Democratic
platforms on silver that the currency
question is now generally believed to
be disposed OF in Ohio, but the tariff
will be kept prominent as the parties
ahiSh NioVlJ oh budb ibHut, anu tA~
Gov. Campbell is expected to arraign
the Republican State administration Of
the last four years very severely, as he
did in the previous Campaigns. Ex-
Gov. Campbell called on his friends
tonight before leaving and with Sena-
tor Brice and Others arranged for begin
ming an aggressive campaign, in which
they expect the cooperation of leading
fG fhtat1nhatIt hA
Previous to his election as Governor in
1889 Campbell had been three times
elected to Congress in Republican
district, and is recognized as the best
campaigner OF his party in Ohio.
The platform rejoices over the repeal
Of the Mckinley tariff, and the money
planks reaffirms the following portion
Of the seventh plank Of the platform of
the last national Democratic conven-
ton: We hold to the use of both gold
and silver as the standard money Of
the country, and to coin Of both gold
and silver without discrimination
against either metal or charge for
mintage: but the dollar unit of coinage
of both metals must be of equal in
trinsic and exchangeable value, or be
adjusted by international agreement or
by such safeguards of legislation as
shall insure the maintenance of the
parity Of the two metals and the equal
power of every dollar at all times in
the payment Of debts; and we demand
that the paper currency shall be kept
at par with and redeemable in such
coin. We insist upon this policy as
especially necessary for the protection
OF farmers and laboring classes, the
first and most defenceless victims of
unstable money and fluctuating cur.
rency"
The minority report favored free
coinage but it was voted down by a
vote of 525 to 270.