Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-05-31
OHIO CAMPAIGN OPENS TOMORROW
Important Because of It's Bearing on the
Campaign OF 90.

Important Because of It's Bearing on the
Campaign OF 90.
GAINESVILLE Ohio, May 26.-It is posi-
Bile, many say probable. that a future
president of the United States will look
back upon the battle which is to be
fought in the arena of a state conven-
ton in this little town Tuesday as a
prominent landmark in his victorious
journey to the White house. II is true
that the traditional feud which has d.
vided the republican party of Ohio for
many years is still ranking in the
breasts of the Buckeye warriors, but IL
is also true that. in the presidential as
pirations of William Mckinley, the re-
publicans have a battlecry that will
rally every man to his colors, and en-
able the party to present an unbroken
front in support of its favorite son. At
least. so say the prophets, and even the
disaffected, the most hayward of the
Foraker element, concede that there Is
wisdom in their words.
The selection of this little out-of-the-
way village for a convention comprising
over 500 delegates. and attracting the
| usual horde of party workers, was the
| result of the inability of either faction
to locate the gathering in it's own terri
tory. the Foraker men favoring Gin
cinnati, while the opposition was partial
| to Columbus. The residents have ar
| ranged to utilize the occasion as sort
of general jollification and Fourth of
July jubilee. but, judging from the pres
| ent outlook, 1t would seem that most OF
| their energies will be needed to provide
sleeping accommodations for the in
vaders. The only element of the popula-
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the occasion Is the saloon-keepers, the
| town being literally sprinkled with all
manner of bars, temporary, bars en-
larged and bars unlimited, the only re-
| striction being that. in anticipation of
| a rushing business, each dispensary Is
| provided with a sign conveying the in
| formation that only straight drinks
| will be served.
| But the animal comforts are a small
| item upon an occasion like the present.
| The political game is the all-absorbing
| and paramount topic. Aside from the
| personnel of the contest, there are two
questions to be settled, either of them
| important enough in itself to call for
| grave elaboration. First, there is the
| ever-present silver question. Upon this
| point 1t Is next to certain that the party
| will either declare unequivocally against
ratio. or will content itself with a plank
| expressing it's adhesion to sound finan-
cial principles. Notwithstanding this
| certainty however. it is admitted that
| there Will be enough free silver men in
| the gathering to create some embarrass-
| ment If they so desire. The second issue
| is the biennial session question the pol
| iticians being in favor of annual sessions
| of the legislature according to the pres
ent custom, while the people at large
| have for some time been clamoring for
| biennial sessions.
Candidates for the following offices
| will be placed in nomination: Governor
| lieutenant governor, state auditor, state
| treasurer, attorney general, one mem
Der of the supreme court one member
| of the board of public works, and clerk
| of the supreme court. Besides these
| nominations the convention will be
| called upon to indorse candidates for
the presidency and for the United States
| senate to succeed Calvin S. Brce In
| the past Mckinley has been identified
| with the Sherman wing of the party,
| but II is not thought that the Foraker
element will seriously oppose itself to
| McKinley's Endorsement for the presi-
| dency, and, on the other hand, it is con-
coded that the supporters of the Little
| Napoleon will go out of their way to
place themselves on record in favor of
Foraker as the senatorial candidate of
the party. The contest for the governor
ship is thought to lie between Asa
Bushnell of Springfield an ardent For
aker man, and George X. Nash of Co.
lumbus, who is regarded as the accred-
tied representative of the McKinleyites.
The lines. however, are but loosely
drawn, and there promises to be lively
free-for-all struggle before the prize is
landed. James H. Hoyt of Cleveland,
who makes his political debut in the
present campaign is one of the formid-
able entries in the race, and the fact
that he is not a practical politician
and has never asked for an office before.
will not initiate against him. He is
known as the Depew of Ohio. Mayor
Guy G. Major Of Toledo, who is said to
have carried matters with high hand
in the local convention at Toledo by
which gathering he was authorized to
appoint 90 delegates to the state con-
| vention, is a Foraker man, and has
been Endorsed by the Ohio state conven-
ton of the American Protective Asso-
citation as it's candidate for governor
| In addition to the foregoing the following
are more or less in teh race: General
Andrew l.. Harris. present lieutenant
governor: Colonel Robert l.. Nevin of
Dayton, a close friend of Governor Nc
Kinley; Congressman Charles Grosve-
nor, and General J. Warren Keller of
Clark county. The candidates for the
subordinate offices are so numerous that
| not even the most knowing ones venture
any predictions.
| EXSecretary Charles Foster was
among the rustlers today. Senator Har-
mon will be here tomorrow. There are
a dozen candidates for governor, the
favorites being General A. s. Bushnell.
Judge Nash and James II. Hoyt. The
| delegations from Cincinnati have Bush
nell for governor. The one from Cleve-
land is booming Hoyt.
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