Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-31
WHERE IS CAMPBELLf
Democratic Prospects in the Buckley,
State.


State.
special Correspondence OF The Evening Star
COLUMBUS. Ohio, August 81. 1896.
Not word has been heard from ex-Goy
campbell on the coinage question since the
democratic national platform was adopted
at chicago and a general desire Is ex-
pressed 10 Know where he stands and what
MS course Will be In the campaign. At the
ueihocratic state convention he worked
WIN the soii standard minority, but his
ueeiarea purpose was to prevent the cleo
ion OF John w. Bookwalter as dele
sate-at-large to the national convention
LOT the reason that he had denounced the
democratic party, and his election to this
Posltlon by the democrats of the state
would be virtual admission that Book
walters assertions were true. Mr. Camn
oeh was not In the state convention Of
sound money democrats last week In
idct' there were but two delegates from his
county tButleD in the convention How
ever. telegram was read from ex-Stafe
senator Joe McMaken long one of I,amp-
pelIs political lieutenants, stating that he
vas Immortality detained away, and that
ne was in the convention in spirit and
sympathy. This leads to the belief that
the ex-governor is in sympathy with the
gold standard faction of his party, but he
VIII WI, PROBABLY refuse to identify himself
with the bolt for fear of opposition from
me Tree silver leaders in future years when
all the present issues have been SUPER
seeded.
Alleged to Be Disgruntled.
The gold standard democrats in Ohio are
using telling argument on free silver lead
ers by showing that nearly all of them
were disappointed applicants for office I'M
der Mr.. Cleveland's second administration
with the charge that their opposition to
President Cleveland is one of personal re-
venge rather than of principle The chair
man of the democratic state executive
committee. and the manager of the pre-
convention campaign of the free silver
FORCES which placed the democracy of this
state In the hands of the free silver fac
ton, Daniel McConville, they assert. was
the sixth auditor Of the treasury Under
MI CIeVelandS first administration and
wanted the place under his second. Cen
h Il. Finley of Bucyrus and John j. Lentz
of this city. who have become leaders In
the Tree silver movement, the gold men
also claim. were candidates for appoint
nient In the Department of Justice under
the present national administration, but
failed to secure the desired places The
Cincinnati Enquirer. the gold men declare,
was the nrst newspaper to publish the
first campaign. and. naturally, the editor,
John X. Mclean, was not permitted to
nave much to say in regard to the Gistri-
button of the Ohio patronage. The En-
land. and the sound money democrats
charge that his advocacy of free silver
now Is simply joining of hands on his
part with the strongest party in sight
which Is fighting the President on all
points of his administration. 1t Is a sin
gular fact that similar conditions can be
shown to exist in the case of nearly every
prominent democrat in the state who has
become prominent in the free silver move
ment.
Must he 5000 Gold Democrats.
Under the law Of Ohio it will be neces-
sary to secure petition of at least 5000
names Of voters of the state, asking that
the ticket nominated by the gold demo-
Gratis be placed on the Australian ballot,
before the state supervisor can order 1t
there. This applies to all new parties, the
principle being that to be a party in the
legal sense Of the word, a political organi-
cation must comprise at least 1 per cent
Of the total vote of the state. This will
apply also to the nationalist party the Off
shCot from the prohibitiOuist party at the
rational convention at Pittsburg, which has
put state ticket in the field. The sound
money democrats will have no trouble in
getting the requisite number of signers to
their petition, but there is room for doubt
as to the nationalist.
This week there will be a joint meeting
of the democratic and populis. state CEN
trail committees here to arrange the details
Of the fusion. This will be delicate mat
ter. The democrats will have to induce
three candidates for elector to withdraw.
They have agreed to give the populists five
places and there are now only two vacan-
cies on their electoral ticket. No candidate
can be forced 10 withdraw, and there may
be trouble in securing the consent of can
didates to make sacrifice of themselves in
the interest Of fusion.
The state executive committee that will
have charge of the joint campaign Of the
& mi IN, 1t
probably be made up of both democrats
and populistS.