Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
WILL NOMINATE MCLEAN
Ohio Democrats Almost Certain to Choose
the Cincinnati Editor.
In Spite of Apparent Popularity, He
is Opposed by Large E1e-
mcnt in Party.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

spefiaf Dispdtch 10 ne Evening star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 28.-It Is the al
most unanimous opinion of politicians of all
parties in Ohio that John r. Mclean will
be the nominee of the democrats for gov
ernor The few who do not think SO base
their opinion on the belief that he does not
want the nomination. No one apparently
doubts his ability to secure the nomination
If he makes an effort for it. One of the
reasons for not believing that he desires
the nomination is the fact that there is
such general and strong opposition to him
In the democratic party of this state as to
make 1t practically certain that he would
be defeated at the polls. No one knows this
better than Mr.. Mclean himself, say those
who still maintain that Mclean will not be
the nominee
That there is widespread and determined
opposition to Mclean among the old-lne
members of the party-followers of Thur
man and Pendeton-cannot be Questioned
And still Mr. Mclean may not think it is
as strong as it is. He necessarily gets his
information through political lieutenants,
having been in the state very rarely in the
last four or five years. They naturally
would not like to report to their chief that
he was unpopular with the members of the
party.
Counties Declare for Him.
County after county is declaring for him,
however, in spite of the anti-McLean ele-
ments protests, and to every resolution of
Endorsement Mclean responds with letter
or telegram of thanks and encoura cement,
showing plainly that as the case stands he
is a candidate for the honor
1t looks now as If the location of the
state convention at GAINESVILLE was Nc
Lean trick The state committee was asked
to take the convention to that out-of-the-
way place for the reason that it was neutral
ground Hardly had the place been select
ed, however, when the GAINESVILLE Signal,
the local democratic organ, came out
STRONG as an advocate of the nomination of
Mclean. The state committee is now
asked by the anti-McLean democrats to
take the convention, which is to be held the
last week in August, to some other place.
on on tne ground that GAINESVILLE has violated
her agreement made when the place was
determined upon. 1t is not likely that the
protest will be seriously considered
"A leading anti-McLean democrat said
yesterday that in his opinion the nominal
ton of Mclean would mean on the average
loss of ten democratic votes per precinct
throughout the state. As there are over g.
coo precincts in the state, this estimate
places the democratic detection in the
whole state resulting from McLean's nor1i-
nation at about 1000
No matter how much money Mclean
might put into the campaign. it would not
be possible to secure enough of the floating
vote that can be allured by such campaign
facilities to offset this large detection
Prospect of the Republicans.
The republicans are badly divided by dis
sensions in the cities of Cleveland, Cincin-
natl Toledo and Columbus, but elsewhere
they are in shape now to poll more than
their full vote. The crops are good. the
wool clip large and prices fair. Better than
all els, the price of farm land is going up
the first time for five years. There is an
almost general protest against Hanna, but
since all he has done in the campaign is to
help nominate George X. Nash, generally
recognized as one of the best and abiest
men in the party in this state, it is not
likely that the senator will be an issue in
the present state campaign.
With these conditions in mind. and the
general tendency to support the adninstra-
uon In the war, no matter what private
opinion as TO the value of the Philippines
may he. allowed for, it seems likely that
the republican plurality in this state this
fan will be not less than it was .ast year
900