Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-05-19
Durbin's Chances for the Governor
ship, as Expressed by Gen. Brown,

General r. B. Brown, OF the Zanes-
willie Courier, was in he cay yesterday
and talked interestingly of the guber-
Material candidacy of Hon. Frank A.
Durbin, of GAINESVILLE. Said the GEN
eral: "Muskingum county, and in
deed the whole congressional district,
will be behind the canvass of Durbin
with 29 votes, and he will be candi-
date until the balloting is over. He is
no stalkingLhorse for anybody, but
positive, clean and forceful candidate,
and we hope to see him win. He is
not a factionalist in any sense, but
has always been leading Republican
in our city, being an aggressive force
on the stump, and a man for whom ev-
cry Republican in Muskfngum county,
without regard to fractional lines, is
enthusiastically for. There will be
meeting in GAINESVILLE tomorrow night
to take steps to push his candidacy,
and we are very much in earnest in
this matter. Durbin will have a loyal
following at his back. He stands at
the head of the bar, and in every way
is strong Republican. He could have
defeated WanVoorhis for congress at
any time within the last six years, and
the congressman is one of his strongest
supporters"
On the question of securing the
Democratic state convention, Mr..
Brown said" I'VE are in receipt of the
most encouraging reports, and there
wiz be big delegation of GAINESVILLE
people at the meeting of the Democrat
ic state central committee in this city,
when the date and place are to be de-
termined. In 1895, the Democrats of
GAINESVILLE did the handsome thing in
regard to entertaining the Republican
state convention, and we Republicans
want to return the compliment. There
is no city in Ohio better equipped to
care Tor the delegates, and we have
the most encouraging assurances that
We shall win out"
Asked as to the views of the Cover
norship, General Brown said: 81 have
no idea who will be nominated, but
have an abiding faith in tue concrete
wisdom of the Republicans of Ohio.
There will be no mistake made by the
convention, who ever is named to head
the ticket, For myself (and / have
been accused, with good reason, of be
ing factionahst) l think it about
time that the quarreling among the
leaders, Of the party cease, The people
are becoming tired of it. The party
is greater than any one man or set of
men, and the questions now pressing
before the country for solution de-
mand the wisdom of not wing of the
party, but Of the organization as
whole. 1t Us about time for everybody
to get together, instead OF rushing into
the Democratic newspapers, that are
only too glad to foment party troubles.
For myself, am done with pickering
and quarreling, and believe that
when the state convention meets there
will be an expression on the part of
the delegates that will put an end to
this political child's play 1t is be-
coming tiresome to great many peo-
pie, and besides do not believe the
rank and file Of the party care a rap
for this or that man, or his following.
Let the great Republican party OF OHIO
invincible in every conflict, cast aside
these mischief breeders and address
itself to the proposition of naming a
winner before the people, and the vie
tory of a ticket and platform that will
stand for the principles of the party,
end not for any alleged leader. Ohio
state Journal.