Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-14
SLOW GETTING. STARTED
Probability That the Ohio Campaign Will
Open in Two Months.
Republican State Organizations
drawnl-Populist Party May Split.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 10, 1897
Though both the great parties have
placed their state tickets in the field, the
Ohio campaign is not likely to open for
two months yet. The aspect of state pol
itics may be materially changed by the ac-
ton to be taken later on by the populists
and the gold democrats of the state Each
organization has called state convention
but it is by no means certain that each will
put state ticket in the field. Chairman
II. NJ. Daugherty of the republican state
central committee says it will not be called
together to select the state executive COM
mittee until after the adjournment of the
special session of Congress. 1t is well
known, however, that John r. Molloy of
this city is to be secretary of the execu-
tive committee. and 1t is quite certain that
the executive chairman will be ex-Attor-
ney General George K. Nash, also of this
city. He is known to be the choice of the
President, who is deeply interested in the
result this fan in his own state, well
as that of Senator Hanna.
Democrats Make Same Mistake.
The new democratic state central COM
mittee duplicated the mistake made by
the republicans at Toledo, by selecting a
chairman of the new state executive COM
mittee Immediately upon organizing. The
candidates that were afterward nominated
found the man named who will have
charge of the campaign in which they are
more than any one else interested. The
man called to this responsible position is
Daniel McConvile of Steubenvlle, who led
the party in this state to defeat LIST
year. He will be remembered in Wash
ington as having been the sixth auditor of
the treasury under the first administra
ton of President Cleveland. He has never
shown any marked ability a political
manager. though given repeated opportuni-
ties to do SO. 1t is safe to say that he
would not have been chosen by the candi-
dates OH the ticket II the choice had been
allowed to them, as is usually the case.
McConville was also given the additional
power to choose the secretary of the COM
mittee aid to recommend TO the central
committee a full executive committee. MIR.
McConville 1t will be SEEN comes as near
being the whole thing Of the democratic
state executive committee as enc man ever
did.
RumOr of McLean's withdrawal.
There has been little room for doubt that
should the democrats carry the legislature
tits fall the candidate of the party for the
United States Senate to succeed Senator
Hanna would be John r. Mclean. Still
report has been spread over the state in
the last week to the effect that Mr.. Nc
Lean has concluded to withdraw his name
from use In connection withs the election
to the Senate. 1t may be that he does not
want the office but the more probabl ex
PLANTATION of this is that his prominence as
a senatorial candidate seems likely TO
greatly lessen the chances of the party to
carry the state. His own party contains
many who would prefer to see Mr.. Hanna
remain in the Senate; all the gold demo-
Gratis would much prefer that, and tho
county conventions Their opposition to
Hanna is hardly less vigorous.
Mixed Result Expected.
A mixed result is not improbable in the
Ohio elections this year. There are many
well-versed politicians who would not be
surprised to see the democrats elect their
state ticket and the republicans control the
legislature. In the first place it should be
remembered that the state senatorial dis
tricts as they now stand were gerryman-
dered by the republicans, and to this ex-
tent the democrats are at a disadvantage
so far as the legislative elections are con-
cerned AS is well known, the republican
state machine will be in the control of
Senator Hanna and his friends, who will
naturally be more interested in carrying
the legislature than electing the state tick
ct. The gold democratS-and they number
rot few in the state-will probably vote
for the republican legislative candidates.
because democratic legislature will
be sure to elect free silver man to the
generally vote for Chapman for governor
and the entire state ticket. From this it
will appear that there will be a force at
work in each party toward this same end
that Is. pulling down the republican vote
on the state ticket and pulling 1t up on the
republican legislative ticket; pulling I'D the
vote on the democratic state ticket and
pulling 1t down on the democratic state
legislative ticket.
Campaign Will he a Warm One.
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Senator Hanna's vigorous way of running
a campaign is sufficient warrant for this
so far as the republican side of the fight
is concerned. 1t need hardly be said that
the republicans will be we'll supplied with
funds. They have the entire federal and
state official list to assess Though the
democrats will have few officers to assess,
they will not be without funds. Mr.. Chap
man, their candidate for governor, is a
very wealthy man, and he and his asso-
ciates will no doubt contribute literally
No doubt the free silver organizat ion of the
country Will contribute largely to the aid
OF the democratic cause in this state also.
rms organization has already announced
a free silver camp meeting of two weeks
duration at some central point in the state
during the campaign, at which Teller,
G 6syan, low Towne. Warner. Jones, Bartine,
george Fred Williams and all the we'll
known free silver advocates will be present
and speak.
1t does not seem probable now that the
gold democrats will put another state
ticket in the field. The general sentiment
among them seems to be that the regular
democratic state ticket ought to be sup
ported by them, but not the democratic
candidates for the Legislatures for the rea-
son that in the latter ease the coinage
question Is involved, while It is not in the
state ticket.
Populistic Split Probable.
The middle-of-the-road populists will
probably oppose fusion with the democrats.
They are in the minority, however. and will
be voted down in their state conyention.
A split Is probable. The anti-fuAionists
being greatly in the minority, however,
their detection Is not likely to seriously
affect the democratic votes The gains from
other sources will probably much more
than Offset it. Unless times become much
better Immediately after the passage Of the
tariff bill many working men and demo-
Gratis, who voted for Mckinley last fall In
this state. will vote the democratic ticket
this fall
Young Workers Entertained.
Headquarters Y Of the District W. c. T.
U. entertained the Young Wage Farmers
Club OF the District al, the residence OF its
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