Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-02

Yesterday, D. H. Milligan, Esq, the
prominent Belmont county politician
and lawyer, and ex-editor of the ST.
Clairsyille Gazette, was in the city and
III conversation with representative
OF the Register, talked enIertainingiy
or the political possibilities in OHIO this
year. 10 an inquiry as TO the effect of
the Presidents policy of expansion up
on the Buckeye voters, Mar. Milligan
replied:
Unless all signs fail, the coming
campaign in Ohio will be the most ex-
citing III years. The anti-Hanna ele-
ment, worn TO desperation by the ag-
sresslons of the big boss" are deter
| mined to resist, and if the Hanna ele-
ment controls the State convention now
III session at Columbus, the ticket will
certainly suffer seriously at the polls.
On the contrary, l never saw the Demo-
cratic party In such happy accord.
Since the campaign of 1896 closed, not
man has deserted the ranks. while
the stupendous growth of trusts and
combinations to stifie competition, and
the shameless advocacy OF militarism
and criminal aggression" upon the
people of the Philippines, by the ad-
ministration, has driven in thousands
OF recruits. The campaign in Ohio this
year is TO be the preliminary struggle
of the people to divest the Mckinley
administration of the influences that
has dictated its policy. Poor McKin-
ley, Nobody blames him. He is but
clay in the hands of Mark Hanna and
the corrupt capitalists who, in defiance
nf In w o6 RI
all competition in return for their cam
paign contributions.
What about this talk Of Lentz being
chosen the standard bearer Of the
Democrats was asked.
Under the present conditions, the
logical Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor is Hon. John j. Lentz Reared
on farm among the rugged hills of
Belmont county, his early associations
were among the working people, and no
one understands better than he the
causes that have led to the present
conditions, and none is more ready and
courageous TO defend their interests.
With that splendid courage that is
characteristic of him, he dared to de-
nounce the weak and corrupt course of
the administration at the beginning of
name of the humane people of the ma
ton, demanded that this great Chris
tiany nation should no longer pander TO
the interests of a few stock brokers in
Wall street, while women and children
by the hundreds of thousands were be-
ing starved to death in Cuba. Since
that time his voice has been constantly
raised in the interests of the people,
and he has lost no opportunity to
thunder down the line for every man
to stand fast, not only to the principles
laid down in the Chicago platform, but
for an economical and clean public ser
vice, for justice and an equality of
rights for the common people, as well
as for the capitalist, and a return to
that policy which under the wise bear
ing of our fathers made and preserved
US nation. Mr.. Lentz is in the prime
OF a vigorous manhood, able, cour-
ageous, aggressive, a ready debater and
most persistent worker He is i'm
mensely popular among the working
classes, and if nominated would stir up
more enthusiasm than the Democracy
of Ohio have felt since the days of
Vallandigham. The Belmont county
delegation to the State convention, no
matter who may compose it, will be for
him to man, and they will go pre-
pared to push his candidacy to the last
limit"
Mr.. Milligan has himself been spoken
of for a place upon the State ticket
this fall. but he entered an emphatic
disclaimer so far as his own ambitions
are concerned.