The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-28
The ohio campaiEn.

II. l. West writes the WASH glon
7 % c. Post from Springfield, Ohio,
on the 24'b. ss fellows
Postmaster Charles Emory Smith
wss brought here tonight 10 order to
bring the Bu.hrell Republicans into
line / was rather sigu hcsut that
the G ,veruor. who had spent the dsy
y, his home here, found 1t necessary
To leave flr Columbus a. the same
time that the administration repre-
sentative arrived With these two
seuterces as n text, a political ser
non of more than ordilary interest
could be preached
The fact is that some il iiIelce OF
extraordinary force Was needed to
stir the Republicans of this thriving
city They have fl -ctionate regard
tor GOV Bushnell, who gave $40 coo
t. the Y. NJ c. a. building and an
other $40 600 10 the NJ soulc Home,
aud whose agricultural machinery
works give empl 'yment 10 nearly
800 m-n. Tley know, too, that te
Is losing 90 opportunity t. d,m'u-
strate lhat h- mas no sympathy wn4t
ever with the firt ot the Il pubh
cans to elect Ju'ge y ..h is Ab
sence from the Republican reilly TO
night Is only one OF many similar IN
stances. Next Thursday. for exam
pie, 4 meeting will be held at Ian
caster, at which Judge Nash wili
spoak. As soon as the announce
meut of the meeting was issued
counter demonstration was arranged
at the State Reformstory 10 Lsncss-
ter. 10 occur At the same hour, and 81
which GOV. Bushnell will review the
boys.
RESENTMENT AT NaSH'S LETTER
The Governor has not. end will not,
participate in the campaign. He re-
sents, as every One knows, the lett T
Judge Nash sent to him, declining to
serve on one of the State boards with
Gov Bushnell. because he held ssso-
clation with the Governor to be un
dgnlfiei and against his selfrespect
Gen. GrosvenOr has also written a
letter TO the Governor extremely frank
in its uncOmpllmentsry illusions
These things, and the "a ct that the
Governor was not invited to the open
ing of the Republican campaign al
Akron, and that Hanna, in his
speeches, carefully avoided mention
ing him by name until few days
ago, have wdeued the breach be
tween the Governor and the party
leaders.
Gov. Bushnell will not, however,
openly admit that be is hostile to the
Republican candidate, and excuses
himself from participating IN the
campaign on the ground of business
and health. His son-in-law is max
ing speeches for Nash, and this fact
is being used here at his home by the
Republicans TO neutralze his secret
opposition. 1t was through him that
the public became acquainted With
the circumstances under which Nc
Lean afforded financial aid to Mr.
Mckinley. and today, when ] talked
with him. ne had never q word TO say
about Nash, bat eulogizsd Jones.
REGARDS HIM AS SINCERE.
:" | know him, and know he is q
sincere man. said Gov. Bushnell
he is a man, too, who practices
what be breaches. because be shares
his profits with bis workingmen. HIS
doctrine of universal brotherhood sp-
pesls to the colored man, and 1t Is
not strange that his doctrines are be
ing preached to large audiences. ]
can tell you" continued the Cover
nor, an interesting incident which
illustrates Jones' character. Ole day
one of his foremen nailed up slgc,
No Help Wanted Mr.. Jones came
along and saw it. Instantly he or
dered it removed. II poor man
out of work comes along Mr.. Jones
said, we will not slap him IN the
face with that sign. Let him come
in and ask for work. aud if we can
do anything for him we will, but If
we can't, we will at least tell him so
as kindly as possible. We won't dis
courage him with a heartless sign like
that So" added Gov. Bushnell,
the sign was never seen again on
Mr.. Jones shops"
While Gov Bushnell was spec ding
away toward Columbus, Postmaster
General Smith was eulogizing him
from the platform of the auditorium
Of the city hall. The room, which
holds 800 people, was about three
quarters full, and this was said to De
the largest attendance of any politi-
cal meeting held here since the cam
psign opened. Judge Nash, when be
spoke here, was greeted by a mere
handful of people, and since then the
apathy of the Republicans has been
very marked M. Smith spoke in
high terms Of Bushnell, recalling his
association with him in the campaign
Of 1895, and asserting that the excel
leuce of his two administrations had
demonstrated the wisdom of the par.
ty's action in nominating and elect
ing him.
PLEASED BUsHNELL's EMPLOYEES
Mr.. Smith also referred to the &C
tive part which Bushnell had taken
in the development of this city, aud
praised the industry and ability
which had marked his successful
career. OF course, the audience, in
which Bushnell's employees we're
quite numerous, loudly applsuded
Mr.. Smiths graceful and diplomatic
compliments, aud the Republican
leaders, after the meeting, said that
the Postmaster General had material
ly aided them in harmonizing the
party. When it is remembered that
Clark County, in which Springfield is
situated, is Republican by only l,2OO
m sjority, and that If the workmen IN
the Bushnell shops should vote for
Jones or Mclean this majority would
be wiped out, the importance OF
solid Republican vote can be sp-
nraeiated. In fact, the key to the