Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-09
- cAMPnELL,s CHANCEs.

"A
Ex-Governor Campbell is very san
prine of success in his campaign for
for the governorship this year despite
the overwhelming Republican majority
NJ the last election. And sarewd polit-
cal observers believe this most popular
Of Ohio Democrats VIII succeed in great
ly surprising his opponents. His bold
allusion in a recent speech to the well
known disreputable methods of the For
aker and Bushnell leaders and their
alliance with the notorious George B.
Cox. was in the nature Of q bomb-shell
In the Republican camp. It is all too
true and 700 well known Of all men to
be successfully denied. and now the Re
publican generals are in a Quandary as
TO whether it were better 10 throw Cox
overheard. and thus appease the better
element Of their party. or retain his aid.
without which they would be sadly Grip
pied i'm the larger cities.
Throughout the State the Democrats
are enthusiastic and taking a strong in
tares- in the campaign. while there is a
tremendous amount Of Republican dis
satisfaction particularly IN the boss
ruled cities. So corrupt has the rule of
the Republican bosses become that the
people are thoroughly incensed and ripa
for revolt and it would be strange if
they did not rebel and administer a de-
served rebuke to Foraker and Cox gang
rule. In Cincinnati the dissatisfaction
amounts 10 a revolution against the cor
rup. Cox and his following. And these
corrupt agencies constitute the RepubH-
can machine This is Foraker's follow
ing which is bound to him by chain
of political bosses" who are allied 10
him for veal or woe and are links N a
chain which encircles a big slice of
Buckeye territory. The following of
Campbell IS made Of different material.
His popularity does not depend upon his
ability TO control a clique of r.ngsters
who use their united power to control
che States legislation and rule the larg-
er cities. He is enshrined in the hearts
Of the people. He marched with his
comrades at Chattanooga as he marched
With them shoulder to shoulder during
the late war, and where Jimmy"
Campbell is personally known party
lines are not drawn. In all of his cam
paigns he has received the warm sup
port Of a great many Republicans.
Another serious handicap upon Re
publican success in Ohio this year is the
old an-agon:sm between the Mckinley
and Foraker factions. NOtw.thstand-
ing the fact that Mckinley is travelling
about with the Foraker and Cox gang
and saying nice things Of Foraker's SEN
a-orial candidacy. the animosity be
tween these two antagonisdc elements
IN the Republican party of Ohio is as
strong as ever and, If anything, deeper,
for there is more at stake this time on
both sides. 1t IS almost q foregone con
clus.on that if Foraker and Bushnell
win in Ohio this year Mckinley has NOS
the remo-est chance of getting the Re
publican nomination for the presidency.
In the event Of their success the AFRO
gance Of the Foraker faction will assert
itself after the election and they viii
override Mckinley in precisely the same
manner they did a, the memorable
GAINESVILLE convention. But should For
ak5r and Bushnell lose. Mckinley will
have the call, for ne VIII then be regard
ed as the savior of his party in the State.
which. also would then be a unit for
him in the Republican convention.
In other words, Campbe'Ts success in
the State and McKinley's success in cap
turing the Ohio delegation next year
must go hand IN hand. And in that
event. also. we might look for two presi-
dental candidates in 1895, both from
the Buckeye State.
THE GREAT DROUTH.
The whole country is suffering more