Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-28
THE OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Col. Kilbourne First Among the
Candidates for Gubernatorial N om-

1 Col. Ktlbourne First Among the
| Candidates for Gubernatorial N om-
| tnatton.
GAINESVILLE, O., Aug. 2s.-Col. James C..
Kilbourne OF Columbus is the first of
the half-dozen aspirants for the demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination to open
1 up headquarters. He is represented by
a and-shaking, delegate-welcoming
committee, for none of the candidates
are on the ground. John r. Mclean
has score Of lively workers in Zanes-
vile. and they are assuring everybody
that the Cincinnati man will be nomi-
mated on the first ballot. Mr.. Mclean
and Col. Kilbourne will arrive in the
city today with trainload OF "rooters'
and GAINESVILLE has made preparations
for rush of democrats at the same
time, for the convention meets in Me-
mortal hall Tuesday morning.
Today the air is full of claims. Each
| side, for the contest has narrowed down
to struggle between Mclean and Kill
bourne, claims a nominating majority.
AS a matter of fact no one knows what
the convention will do. There will be
SOP delegates in the hall and the seats
of ll4w be contested. About $50 dele
gates will come to the convention in
structed. Mclean has 109. of which
seyenty-nine are from Hamilton coun-
ty. kilbourne has eighty nine and the
balance is divided between j. r. Sher-
wood of Toledo, ]. a. Rice of Canton,
| who also is on the list as candidate
for attorney general; c. NJ. Haskell of
Ottawa, who it is said will not go before
the convention, and j. p. Seward OF
| Mansfield.
Inc Mclean men claim that the dele
gates instructed for Sherwood, Rice and
haskell Will go to the Cincinnati news
paper man. The six delegates from De-
nance county have been instructed to
vote against Mclean at all stages of
the political game, and the Kilbourne
men, using this action of the Defiance
county convention as a text, are pro-
lducing anti-McLean doctrine. They de-
clare they have positive information
that over 500 of the 500 delegates have
been selected as anti-McLean dele
gates. They do not claim them as Kill
bourne delegates. but argue that the
| logic of the situation makes every anti
Mclean man Kilbourne man. Hence
they contend Kilbourne has more than
enough delegates TO nominate him on
the first ballot.
/ tASNANS VI lit MCLEAN men are
different. They use nothing but friend
| ~ words in speaking of Col. Kilbourne.
i Yet they never overlook an opportunity
TO intimate that Col. Kilbourne's fealty
TO Bryan and free silver has been ques-
| toned. They do not say in explicit
Language that Col. kilbourne is a gold
democrat; they say he never has dis
| played any marked enthusiasm for free
\ silver an
shrug their shoulders when they Incl
ldentally remark "kilbourne. you know.
is great friend and admirer of Sam
Jones. the Golden-rule mayor of Toledo,
who. you know, was out as a candidate
for governor
But the Kilbourne men have arranged
to prove that their choice is a dyed-in-
| the-wool, name blown-on-the-b bottom
free silver man, for Gen. A. j. Warner.
an original free silver man, known By
all democrats as a 16 to democrat. will
present Col. Klbourne's name to the
/ convention. and A. w. Patrick, who
presented John r. A1cLean's name to
I the Chicago convention in 1896. will sec
lond the nonination. Charles w. Baker,
of Cincinnati will probably make the
nominating speech for John r. Mclean.
/ DlcRlnSOu Tor High Judge.
/ Omaha. Aug. 2S.-Although the state
republican convention does not meet till
september u, the leaders of the party
have fixed with apparent accord for
supreme judge upon Judge Charles T.
\ Dickinson. of Burt county, who has oc-.
/ cupied the district bench in Omaha for
the past four years. While a number
of other candidates have been men
toned, none has appeared who pos
I.sesses the strong points of Judge Dick
inson or his ability to reconcile differ
fences.
The fact that the majority of Cow
ernor Holconb, populist, of $4,000 was
lcut down in the last state campaign TO
a majority of only 1000 for Poynter, the
fusion candidate for governor. has en-
couraged republicans to believe that if
the proper man is advanced Nebraska
may this year re-enter the republican
ranks.
A That this belief dwells also in the flu
sion party is evidenced by the efforts
which are being put forth by the lead
ers. Coin" Harvey has been touring
Nebraska delivering lectures in the in
terest of q campaign fund which will
! probably all be expended within the
. l.
so determined to make his home state
the scene of his main endeavors during
4 the fall months.
4 Therefore when the term of Judge
Harrison of the supreme bench expired
the republicans entered upon the selec-
ton of his successor with considerable
hope of success. Judge Harrison, him
self a republican, was considered for
the denomination, which was naturally
MS due after an excellent record for
his single term of service. Certain per-
sonal attacks had been made upon him,
however, which he felt might jeopardize
his success and that of his party in the
event of his entering the contest, and
he therefore voluntarily retired.
Chinese Free Masons.
Oshkosh. Wis, Aug. 2s.-The Chinese
Free Masons of Wisconsin held a ses-
sion in this yesterday About thirty