The times., 1899-08-01
SAMUEL NJ. JONES OF TOLEDO.
Mr.. Mclean Not Frightened mt the
independents Candidacy

independents Candidacy.
The announcement that Mayor Jones. OF
Toledo. will make the race for Governor of
Ohio in case a sufficient number of voters
wish him to do so, has awakened consider
! able interest among politicians from the
Buckeye State in Washington.
The telegraphic dispatches alleging that
the kiibourne managers were encouraging
the Jones candidacy with the view of
! frightening John r. Mclean out of the
race, were freely discussed by Republicans
and Democrats alike. Republicans were
| inclined to view the outlook with satisfac-
tion, claiming that if Jones should run ne
would weaken the Democratic nominee,
and that the only thing that would pre-
vent his making the canvass would be the
withdrawal of John r. Mclean as a candi-
date for Governor and the substituting of
Kilbourne. of Columbus, as the Democratic
nominee. in place of the Cincinnati editor
Democrats generally dissented from that
view.
am not what you might call Nc
Lean man." said a Central Ohio Demo-
crat last night. ''but / know enough about
Mclean TO say that he will rot be fright
ened out of taking the nomination at this
stage of the contest by any such bugaboo
as this alleged Jones candidacy.
i don't believe that Jones will make the
race l hardly think he wants to make it.
he is already on record as saying that he
Will do SO only when convinced that the
people desire him to run as an indepen-
dent candidate He will not, in my opin-
ion, receive sufficient support to warrant
ms going before the people of the State as
candidate for Governor. He will have to
produce bona fide evidence that the people
do wish him to run, in the shape of authen-
ticated petitions with proved signatures of
large number of Ohio voters. / think he
VIII fail to get enough to entitle him to
presume so much as to make an indepen-
dent canvass
But even in case he does decide to run.
he will not hurt the Democratic nominee,
whoever that may be. The Democratic
convention will, think, burn a good deal
or Mayor Jones powder before II adjoarns.
As far as the desirable features of his plat
form are concerned, they have always
been advocated by the Democratic party.
and VIII be-, think. Incorporated mod
erately in the Ohio Democratic State plat
form this year. Democrats are not going
to throw their votes away on Jones. What
they want to do is to defeat their old
enemy, the Republican party. which is
the friend OF trusts and the opponent of
the laboriRg classes. You may be sure
Ohio Democrats will not be fools enough
to hre into the air in this campaign. rhey
are going to save their ammunition, con-
centrate their aim on one particular spot
and Keep up the fire uninterruptedly from
the moment the campaign opens to election
day They have but one desire in this
fght-to beat the Republicans in Ohio
That is all.
Even If there were any dissatisfaction,
Ohio Democrats would not vote for man
like Jones, who has been a Republican all
his life, and who has trained with that
party until he made fortune and went
into politics as free lance. Jones will
not hurt the Democrats. but he will. in
my opinion, weaken the Republican ticket.
He has strong Republican following in
northwestern Ohio. and his candidacy win
divert many votes there which might
otherwise be cast for Judge NASH