The evening times., 1899-05-09
GENERAL POLITICAL
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

James z. Campbell.-The boom for
former Governor James e. Campbell, OF
Ohio for the Democratic nomination for
| governor this year seems to be gaining
considerable headway. Mr.. Campbell had
the distinction of defeating Joseph Ben
son Foraker for Governor of Ohio num-
ber Of years ago. and there are good
| many Democrats who believe that he can
! carry the Buckeye State this year. II he
should be nominated and elected it would
| certainly bring him conspicuously to the
front. He might be in a position to dis
pute with Mr.. Bryan for the leadership OF
| the Democratic party. While Mr.. Camp
! bell states publicly that he is not can
didate, Ohio Democrats in Washington
believe that he could easily be persuaded
to accept the nomination. Mr.. Campball
wife is q charming and beautiful woman.
She would make an ideal mistress of the
White House.
sherman in OhiO.-The Hon. John
Sherman has gone to his home at Mans
field and gives every indication of outliv
ing a good many of the gentlemen vino
kindly wrote obituaries of him short
time ago. MIR. Sherman has been talked
of in connection with the governorship of
Ohio. but he has put an end to it for
the time being by saying that he would
not accept the nomination. However, Mr..
Sherman is quite likely to figure indirect
ly in the political campaign in the Buck
eye State this year. He has a good many
stanch and loyal friends who deeply re-
sent the treatment he has received at the
hands of Mark Hanna and the Administra-
tion. They believe that he was practical
k hytpcoed M his the limited
States Senate, and it will be very strange
il they do not show their resentment at
the ballot box next November. Hanna
will hear from the Sherman guard in No
vember and the message will not be to his
liking" is what Sherman's friends are
saying out in Ohio. From all accounts
MIR. Hanna will also get news from other
quarters at about the same time that will
not please him over much.
Maryland POlitics.-Maryland will
elect governor next fall. and a number
of influential citizens of that Common
wealth are setting up political lightning
rods. 1t appears that Governor LOwndes
is an aspirant for a second term. but there
are two serious handicaps to his reaching
the goal. One is that no governor of
Maryland since 1884 has ever been given
a second term, and the other is that Sen
ator Wellington has declared for him. II
he can overcome these two obstacles, gar
ticularly the latter, he will have the right
to justly regard himself as political won
der. However, the Democrats of the Ter
rapn State propose to relieve Governor
Lowndes of any anxiety he may have re-
garding a second term Their recent suc-
cess in the mayOralty election in Baltimore
has convinced them that they can carry the
State for governor in November. Who the
Democratic nominee will be Is an open
Guestion-a very open question. in TACT.
Some friends of Mr.. German are trying to
work up q boom for him, but it is not like
ly to amount to anything.
Mr.. Germans greatest political blum
der said Representative Amos Cum
mings yesterday, was in surrendering TO
the Cleveland Whitney crowd at Chicago
in 1892. II he had stood by his guns Mr..
Clevelands nomination could have been
prevented. German could not have been
nominated. perhaps. but his position would
have been just as comfortable as it is to-
day outside the breastworks.'