The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-18
SOME ANCIENT HISTORY
Revived for the Purpose Of Making
Necessary Deduction.
MCLEAN Is NOT A CANDIDATE
But His Friends VIII Quietly Hustle for
weity, who VIII Also Have other
support That Is the
Narrative Going
the Rounds.

| Special to the News-Democrat.
Columbus, July 1.-THE Press-P ost,
the leading Democratic organ, thinks
it has struck lead in the gubernator-
ial situation and prints a special from
GAINESVILLE, which has few inaccura-
cies as to how matters shaped them
selves two years ago, but which makes
good reading on other points:
"Is or Is not John r. Mclean q can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for governor ?"
In Ohio politics this situation was
freely discussed last week and at all
times the position assumed by the
Washington millionaire was taken as
meaning that he was willing to stand.
But there has arisen within the past
few days certain circumstances that
have caused many Of those who are &C
quainted with the methods OF Mclean
and know his fear of going directly be-
fore the people, to think that Mclean
is now playing one Of his smooth games
of organization. These thoughts come
from the fact that Mayor John Farley,
of Cleveland, has announced that he
favors John G. Welty, of Canton, for
the governorship.
In conversation with Democrat of
this city today concerning McLean's
candidacy, that gentleman said: "I do
not think that Mclean will be can
didate for governor. First of all | be-
hot Ut
OF the people. Another thing that
strikes me as significant is the an
nonncement of John Farley for Welty,
OF Canton. John is smooth politician
and has penchant for nonresident
candidates. 1t will be remembered
that Farley was for Brice, and for the
past three years has been a Mclean
man of unquestionable loyalty. I be-
lieve that when Farley announces for
Welty that it means that Welty will be
McLean's candidate. My reason for so
thinking Is based upon a statement
by l.. d. Abel, when he returned from
his Washington visit to Mclean about
six weeks ago. Abel was then of the
opinion that John G. Welty was the
strongest man for governor of Ohio,
Abel stands close to Mclean and this
statement, coupled with Farley's an
nouncement is significant enough for
me-"
This line OF reasoning of the gentle
man above referred to is borne out by
circumstances in connection with the
Democratic state convention two years
ago when Chapman was the nominee.
1t will be rememb bered at that time that
Welty was looked upon as the leading
candidate before the convention and
his strength was considered the most
formidable of all the candidates. When
1T came time to present Welty's name
to the convention, his name was with
drawn and the Mclean forces stam-
peded to Chapman.
1t was charged at that time that
Welty was forced to withdraw at the
instance of John r. Mclean, but, how
ever that may be, IL is a matter of
political history of the state that Welty
withdrew from before the convention
without consulting any OF his friends
on his own county delegation. In fact
the members of that delegation were
so incensed at the "throw down" given
them by Welty that they caused the
name OF Mayor Rice, of Canton, to be
placed before the convention and made
a wild endeavor to stampede the con-
vention to him.