Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-25
A GREAT BATTLE IN OHIO.
Governor Campbell Setting the Re-
publ leans a Red Hot Pace.
PLENTY OF UGLY CHARGES USED,
ID cmocratic Enthusinsm Is RuuuinG
High Everywhere, nat BrIcc
Not Much In Evidence.

NNAAhA ~ Wv NAhfi AlltNN rs u AtNNANNNA
anxiety to know the rrstlt. There never
was such a campaign In recent years
For long time Il was conceded that
Foraker was the plumed political knight
In the politics OF this State hut the
present. oampaign has den onstraiei tho
fact that Campbell nolds the belt Tor
scnsationaliafn.
Foraker was the hero Of the vim, vigor
aud victory phrase, but this year ne scoIna
30 be holding a back seat, una The only
oncores for anybody ara for Campbell.
Some ot the iRtter's speeches are as,ound-
irg for their auducity and bcldness. The
strangor listening 20 one OF the ox-gov-
crnors speeches would naturally think
tho state legislature nud the pcnitcntlary
Were one and the same thing.
Campbell gods about with very large
consignment OF chutges against the last
general assembly. one OF his statements
Is that for the passage OF a mechanics
lien law In favor OF the builders the sum
OF SSuou was raised among them aud pntd
to the members After making this state
ment the Bovornor corrected himself and
said he was mistaken, Instead OF $500
the amount was $500. as ono OF the MEM
bors demanded the extra 5000 before he
would support II. lie denounccs the sale
of the Hooking Canal and charges that
tho author OF the law got s3ap9 for intro
during the bill. Others Were paid In pro-
portion.
Another one Of his charres ~ to tho
erect that u member OF tho last senate
made by his own confession SliOn0 In ore
session. This member was a candidate
for lieutenant governor at tho HAneENillc
convention, SIN u further statement
charges that "a pool OF members was made
10 defeat the biennial session law, and
that It was agreed TO defeat the bill II the
citizens OF Columbus would raise i2,jW.
n .ffnff fuunn In this nlYUgtlOm. mud
as only si.Go0 was guaranteed by the hotel
| and saloon men, the measure WAS passed,
lie also charges that the bonds issuCd
| by Mckinley to the extent OF 100000, were
taken by Mark Hanna's bank. ~ Clcvc-
! land, aud that aftorwurd hill was pBss-
ed eSempting them from taxation. Hanna
| is tho personal and political friend Of
Mckinley, and came 70 his all with
Kohlsnat when his fnnnclal crash came.
II ia also charged that bill went
/ through permitting certain banks 10 act
Az guardians or estates. and that one OF
tho banks In this city. or which w ".
| Burdcll is president, refusing 10 contribute
It's share af the corruption money, was
| stricken from the list. and excluded from
| the benefits OF tho law. which was made
/ a local one. In short. Campbell goes about
and openly declares that there never was
/ a single law passed which was not bought
| and paid for. These uttcrlnccH, coming
| from such a distinguished source, II "
needless to say, have aroused tremendous
! public uttcroncos, and everybody wants
to 20 out and hear Campbell.
ENTHUSIASM BEYOND PRECEDENT.
The result Is that his meetings are I'M
| precendented In attendance and enthus-
iEsui, and hundreds OF those who differ
| from him In politics 0ro daily plcdglug
themselves to hts support. II is one Of
| CGmpbclls boasts that he holds no meet
| irFH where there IL not large number OF
| republicans who promise him thyir sup
| port
one Of tho amusing features Of the
| campaign this week s lie defiance Of
! Brico by Foragor. The latter EnntlomHn
| has issued challenge 10 the senator %
discuss tho issues Of the day, and promises
! that n Brise accommodates him lie Will
make ohopplng block out OF him The
senator has returned no reply, and 1t rs
not supposed that he Will.
The republican campaign up 10 the
present time has been a constant and in
/ cssgHnt warfare on Hree. They have
! conceived the Idea that by keeping him
prominent ana to the fore they viii be
able TO drive away grcut many demo-
| Gratis from the ticket, but as Foraker ~
Just a. offensive to large element Of his
party as Hrice Is to his the difference 10
about q stnndoff.
The other day General Grosycnor. tho
Athcnian congressman and orator who
was summarily elected from a state board
OF one Of the public institutions by For
aker when he was governor, was making
n speech In tho western part Of the Stntc
| when he demanded to know whore IIrloo
was, and boldly affirmed that there was
not n democrat In that town who could
tell where their senator was or where hc
lived.
CAMPBELL CAME BACK HARD.
There has been a spirit Of defiance all
along the line. A few days ago General
Jones, on the republican ticket for lcu-
tenant governor made n speech Ia which
he charged that Campbell was Bricc's
hired man. This mndo tho Butler pony
mad. and IN n speech the next day he de-
clared that n Jones repeated that ch8rgo
again he would 80 to Youngstown ma
there make a speech that would be an
terestlng reading to everybody else cX-
cept Jones himself. HIo referred to the
action OF a lodge In that town which ran
ont OF black balls whom General Jones
name came up for election az "A member.
When Campbell was at Newark a week
ngo the editor OF n republican paper there,
who IL also chairman OF the State Central
committee, made a charge that he was
Brice's hired man. Campbell went 10
| Cincinnati, and, before more than 10000
people. he read the charge, and then went
on 10 say that the writer OF II about enc
year ago was In tho United States court
on a charge growing out OF his conduct
In the postoffce. and. aocoi ding 10 hs at
trney. only escaped the penltentiary by
entering plea OF guilty, and getting of
with a fine Of 800 and costs.
Thus II viii be seen that Ohio politics
have reached and passed. the stage VI a
discussion OF principles, and descended to
a duel OF personalities between the chief
actors
FACTIONS STILL cLAsHING.
Tbore Is every evidence that one wing
OF the republicans can not be relied Upon
10 Increase the majority OF last year. This
was shown IN the decision OF the secretary
of State In the contest between the COLI
tending Brioe ana Thomas factions in
Springfield. the home OF Bughnell. The
democrats made a deal with the populsts
and the prohibltlonlsts whereby they
united on a legislative ticket, II success.
ful the two members from that county
were not TO vote for either Brice OF For
aker, the purpose being 10 take two yotea
from Foraker. The Brice faction ratified
this agreement but the Thomas faction
went ahead and put up ticket OF its
own.
As the election board could not agree
the republicans favorlng the Thomas
ticket referred the matter to the State
supervisor. ans az he was Mckinley
man, and n good republican, II was eS-
| p.ctra that ha xouia deeido for ihf