Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
OHIO AND BRICE
What the Democrats Must Do to
Win.
al. fHURMAN'S BREAK FOR SILVER
Campbell May Be Brought Out for
the Presidency.
A N A r R o W ES c A P E
Al. FHURMAN'S BREAK FOR SILVER
A N A RR W ESQ APE

ticket. AL. is yet doubt and uncertainty as
to who will be made the head of the ticket
the nominee for governor. Sentiment is
so divided that it is impossible at this
time to find basis upon which to make an
intelligent prediction. Within the next two
weeks there will no doubt be crystalliza-
ton Of sentiment. Now one can give only
the gist of the idle talk one hears so much
of from the politicians at the capital.
Major r. J. Bancroft editorial writer on
the staff of the Pr st-Press of this city, and
a very close political friend of Ex-Governor
Campbell, said to The Star correspondent
the other Gay that the Springfield conven-
ton would iEdorse Brice for the Senate,
Sorg for governor and Campbell for the
presidential romir aticn next year. That"
said he, will harmonic all the elements
of the party-a thirg that is very desirable
this year. and which Senator Brice is spe-
cially anxious to accomplish In fact, his
own election to the Senate may depend in
some measure upon it.
The Butler County Convention
All political eyes are now turned toward
Hamilton. WHERE on the 27th, the Butler
county democratic convention will be held.
Both Campbell and Sorg live in this coun-
ty, and it is expected that there will be
some sort of expr ,ssion by the convention
that will show the wishes of both of these
men and their friends.
With such action by the convention as
Major Bancroft outlines the democrats
would enter the campaign In much better
trim than usual. Both Brice and Sorg are
very rich--it is doubtful which has the
more of this worlds goods-and there
would probably be no trouble about the
with. 1t seems likely that the Campbell
democrats will be active this year anyhow
certainly If resolution to give the
states support to him in the national con-
vention should he adopted as is proposed
Indeed, 1t is noticed that all the old enc
mics of the ex-governor-those who fought
him bitterly when he was a candidate for
his second term in the governors office
are now coming back to his SUPPORT. Camp
bell never had more determined enemy
in the democratic party than Henry BOIL
of Marietta. Bohl would go out of his way
at any time to score the ex-governor. In
an interview published here last week,
however. he speaks of Campbell as the
strongest man the democrats could nomi-
nate this year.
What Democrats Must Do.
Secretary W. S. Matthews of the repub-
lican state executive committee Is out with
an estimate of the result Of the coming
legislative elections-the most important
rart of the campaign, as it bears upon the
election of the United States Senator. The
conclusion he reaches is that while it is
possible for the democrats to secure con-
troll of the senate, they will have to carry
all the normal democratic counties and
eighteen republican counties besides in or
der to secure control Of the house. In
cluded in these, eighteen are both Hamilton
and Cuyahoga counties. He, therefore. con-
cludes that it will not be possible for the
democrats to send Mr. Brice or any other
democrat to the United States Senate, un-
less there is landslide in their favor this
fall. The estimate is Of little practical
value. as any one could come to the same
conclusion without any extended calcula-
ton. Ohio is republican state, and is
only carried by the democrats when there
is landslide in their favor. If Secretary
Matthews has any information as to
whether there Is going to be any such a
political revolution this year in Ohio he will
go more directly to the point by giving 1t.
Senator Brtce Is having the letters of Gen.
John Beatty, the republican ex-Congress-
man and banker of this city. which were
the arguments Of Harvey in 'Coin's Ffnan-
cial School," published in pamphlet form
for circulation In support of his position on
the coinage question. The Senator regards
these letters of Gen. Beatty on the coinage
question as the most logical and complete
he has seen.
Almost nm Incubus.
The republicans narrowly escaped hav-
ing heavy incubus to carry in the present
campaign in the way Of 2. T. Lewis. the
Urbana bond forger, whose populations
have Just come to light, as their candidate
for the legislature in Champaign county.
He was candidate for the nomination
and came within five votes of getting it..
Six years ago he was candidate for the
nomination for treasurer of state on the
republican ticket and came near getting
that honor. BY his defeat the state was
probably saved from loss, as he was en-
gagged, even them in his crooked bond bus
mess. Congressman Grosvenor placed his
name before the republican state conven-
ton at that time, and in doing so referred
to his great war record. 1t afterward de-
veloped that Lewis was never in the war at
all.
The Silver Conference.
The so-called conference of free silver
democrats here last Friday was really an
insignificant affair. If every district was
represented, as Allen W. Thurman says,
then each delegate must have represented
several districts for there were only eight
persons present. These were persons Of no
consequence outside Of their own neighbor-
hoods. The list of names of those who took
part in that conference contains not one
that was ever mentioned prominently as
taking part in the councils of the party
The fact, though, that they could be around
the hotels for a day or two here and not
attract the attention Of the newspaper cor
respondents, who are well acquainted with
the important personages of the state. is
SafHcieht commentary as 10 tndt. Inc anti
Brice resolution that was adopted showed
the true purpose of the conference. how
ever. 1t was held for the principal purpose
of arranging fight upon the Senator.
They will do 1t under the suise of free sill
yer men. This is borne out by the fact that
there are a number Of free silver demo-
Gratis here. just as strong for free coinage
as Mr.. Thurman, who, however. are not op-
posed to the return Of Mr.. Brice to the
Senate, and they were not invited to be
present at this meeting Dewitt c. Jones,
editor of the Columbus Press-Post who is
an ardent free silver advocate, said to The
Star correspondent that Thurman seemed
to think he was the only democrat in Ohio
who had the interest Of free silver at heart
There are thousands of them who know
just as much about the subject as AL
Thurman, but they believe in using a little
common sense in the matter"
VIII Not Follow Thurman.
The fact is that there are number of
free silver men on the democratic state
central committee; some say that sixteen
Of the twenry-one are in favor of the free
coinage of the white metal, but they will
not follow Thurman as leader. Before
the last meeting of the committee Thur
| man sent out to the members of It whom
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