The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-14
Congressman Lentz Ct Ohio Urges
the Claims of Column
bus, o.
HE COEFERS WITH Mr.. BRYAN.
Advances Strong Reasons Why
Democratic National! Commit
tee Should Direct Campaign
From Ohio.
REHIEi.lC SPECIAL.

REFTEfIC SFECIA1.
| Lincoln. Neb.. July IG.-An"ther asprant
/ for the democratic headqu iters-Colum-
bus. o--,ntcr"l the fc d to-day. Some
sturdy arguments in her h h1lf were pre-
scented by Congressman John J. Lentz the
r"dou'table House leader. who came with
aei"Eailon Of ci,ireEs tn cu,!clvor to en-
! list Mr. Rryan's active support of the plan.
MIR. leC;z and his associates Arrived this
morning They We're net at the train by
M Eryan. who had b IN advised of their
! coming. and. together with National Com
ctnan Tarpy of California. took lunch
with Mr.. and airs. Bryan. Mr.. Lentz was
| very much In earnest. and very irs!stent
III hi' belief that the locating of h-.edquar-
tiers al Columbus would Prove a Formidable
factor I'm the election of Ar Bryan lie
/ told the presidential roninye that he CON
sicered that the Democrats have an excel
/, lent opportunity 10 win I'm Ohio this fan.
why said he. the enc thing We havs
10 co-and il g. not such "A very difficult
! tasks 10 organize the opposition to TIE
Republican party. so that they may work
in harmony. Nash was elected Governor
on the Republican ticket las. fall with
a minority vote OF jS.C,b Had the vote cast
for Jon 5. the labor cand date. and McI.esn
| the Democratic candidate. rcrn united on
one man. h" wonld have been elected with
an ovcrw heming majority. There t. no
reason why these two elements cannot lie
brought togethcr this fail. There l. nothing
so conducive To effective work as cntIIu-
s'asm. and the location of the rational
headquarters at Columbus. III, political CEN
ter of the State, will lend ENCOURAGEMENT
To our men. The nat onaI cry .nZat.on will
be in touch with every suboTg niza;ion IN
| the state. and the enthusiasm this would
lend would he Invaluable to the Democratic
ticket IN the s. 4te.''
situation in Ohio.
To The Republic correspot DENT he said:
There 10 much dissatisfaction with the
Republican party In Onto. While Mckinley
ana Hanna have made Few friends by
their appointments. they have made m re
enemies because q; the greater number II
those who applied for positions ami failed 10
get them In not another State has the
National Committeeman of the party re-
signed. as did George Cox. two weeks after
he had been forced to accept the position
by Mark Hanna at Philadelphia. Judge
Beattie. another prominent and Influential!
figure in the party In years gone by. has
come owe: to Bryan. and II out in an inter-
view N which he said that the action OF
the Philadelphia convention. So fax as The
head of the ticket Is concerned, was a civil
fraud and the nomination for second place
| military fraud. These are elements that
go TO show the dissension in the opposition
and the possibility for us IL We take adyan-
tage of the situation.
The enthusiasm in Ohio because of .he
location of national headquarters there will
be communicated to neEhboriag States, and
they are the ones upon which Mr.. Bryan
must depend for his election. With tie
right kind of management he can carry
Ohio. Indiana, Kentucky. West Virginia and
Maryland. To carry all Of them he would
have to overcome less than In either Illinois
or Wisconsin. and but little more than in
either Michigan or Minnesota. Taking the
vote of 1896 he will have 70 overcome but
ls."0 in Ohio. Is.0a in Indiana. 1e.ro in
West Virginia. and 30 in Kentucky. All
OF them have shown Democratic symptoms
since that time. With these States. In sd-
dition 10 the ONES he carried in ls-i. Ir.
Bryan can be elected with sixteen votes To
spare In the electoral college.
Hrynn's Chances Improved.
II consider Mr.. Bryan's chance for cleo
ton much better this fall than four years
ago. IL the fight Is conducted properly he
can be elected without the a!d of New
bility, nor do think IL wise to spend much
energy In states that gave big Republic
an vot. in 1885 and haven't improved ma
t.-ially since. BY locating the headquar-
tiers at Columbus, and making that "a cen
ter from which To radiate encouragement
and enthusiasm 10 the dehatabe territory
i have pointed out. the Democratic ticket
Will be victorious this fall"
II was along these lines that Mr.. Ientz
honbarded Mr.. Bryan for the two hours
they sat in the candidates favorite nook on
the porch. Mr.. Bryan questioned and
listened. but he did not give Mr.. i.entz's
plan his sanction. Mr.. ISntZ hurried away
this afternoon TO Chicago. where he has an
engagement with Chairman Jones TO talk
over the matter tomorrow.
Mr.. irentz scoffed at the idea advanced
by Senator Lodge in his notification speech
yesterday that the money question could
be forced TIA the front ana made the para
mount issue of the campaign.
ITS not only going tn be Imperialism"
he said. but II Is Imperialism. IL is not
what Lodge says or what 1 say that makes
any question the paramount issue; IL is
what the people say. and on the street cor
n"rs. cars. everywhere you go, the one
subject Is Imperialism"