Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-23

a reasonable claim. but the strength of this
vote Is not great, probably not more than
5000 votes.
The populists Of Ohio have not placed in
nomination yet any candidates for district
electors. 1t was accidental that the nomi-
nations were not made before this. for 1t
was not believed by the populists of the
state three weeks ago that the democrats
at Chicago would give them q ticket much
less q platform, which they would want to
fndorse They now propose and Il the ma
ttonal convention at St. Louis gives them
permission. will nominate the persons who
have been nominated for district electors
by the democrats for their electors. Their
leaders and those of the free silver demo-
Gratis are now somewhat puzzled to know
now this arrangement will be affected by
q new law Of last winter, which forbids the
printing OF the name Of one person as a
candidate for any Office more than once on
the Australian ticket, no matter how MANY
dinerent parties nominate him. This win
cause the populist ticket and party to dis
appear from the ballot, and the populist
party will lose its existence as completely.
In the eye Of the law, AS though II had de-
termtned to fuse with the democratic party.
the very thing the populists are determined
not 10 DO The Ohio populists are strongly
In favor OF fndorsing the Chicago ticket
and platform, anyhow, and unless the St.
Louis convention takes strong stand
against it. will join hands with the demo-
Gratis In the national election
Three Congregational Districts.
Another matter has come UP TO vex the
ohlo free silver democrats. 1t is this: The
gold standard democrats controlled the con-
Vent'ons In three of the congressional dis
tricts. These were the third, Ex-Governor
Campbelrs district; the ninth. including the
city OF Toledo. and the twentieth. a part of
the city OF Cleveland, in which ex-Con-
gresham Tom l.. Johnson held the cor
trolling hand. Naturally they chose gold
auvocates for candidates for district cleo
.oIs. iney Will be on the democratic ticket
uniess they voluntarily resign They are
pledged to vote for the retention of tb,.
present gold standard rather than for am
particular candidate or ticket, and would
pe violating no pledge if they voted for Nc
hlniey and Hobart, or at least refused to
vote Tor Bryan, which they probably will
40: secretary of State Taylor who is ex-
oincio state supervisor of elections has de-
Tors must stand unless the candidates
themselves desire to resign. Even the con-
Vehtions that nominated them, if they were
IeconVehed, could not remove the persons
nominated from the ticket
Inc nomination Of John R. Mel can for
the wee presidency. as the Ohio delegation
seemed to desire, would undoubtedly h.ye
peen cause OF weakness to the democrat
c ucket In this State. Mclean is known to
the democrats of his state only throupb
MS newspaper. which is entirely unreliable
as party organ, and has been denounced
,y by democratic organizations and
element Is still strong in the NARY anil
SUN remembers the treachery of the So
called kid" democracy, led by Mclean
When In 1855. Pendleton and Thurman
were thrown aside for Henry B. PAYNE.
the man decided upon by Mclean when h.
ioulio ne could not secure the United States
senatorship for himself Here in CoIum
ous the old moss democrats were
very indignant when they saw the state
delegation at Chicago giving the highest
honor the party had to bestow to Mci can
ana declared that they would not vote the
ucket II his name was on it,
New Primaries to he Called.
The injection of the silver question has
put the democracy of this congressional
alstrlct In bad shape and rendered the re-
turn OF u X. Watson very probable. The
olstrlct Is composed Of this and Fairfield
counties, this county controlling the dis
trlct by reason of its large non,,a.,on
nehry ). Booth and n. r. Hysell were can
dldates for the democratic nomination in
ms county. The county committee decided
that the one that received the greater MN
Der OF votes at the primary election shonJ1
select the county delegation to the district
convention. Booth received two votes to
Hyselis one, but as soon as Booth found
.hat the alstr1ct convention was pretty sure
10 TAKE stand for free silver he announced
That he would not be a candidate for thu
nomination. New primaries are now to he
held 10 select delegates to the district CON
vehtion which will be held at Lancaster on
nominate either Col. James Kilbourne, Col
w. A. Iaylor or N. R. Hysel, all of this
CITY. Inc only one Of these that could he
erected Is Col. kilbourne. and 1t would be
very aountlui II ne could win, though the
district went LOO democratic Ias3 fall
Inc gold element in the democratic partv
IN the district is very strong and will sun
porl atsoh. }. II. GALBRAITH