Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-03
ingalls, the Watterson Candidate.

The following appears in a letter to the
New York Evening Post from Cincinnati.
giving an account OF the municipal cam
paign now in progress there:
"The present struggle began months ago.
although the tickets have been nominated
less than three weeks. The republican or
ganization here, under the leadership OF
George B. Cox, Is absolute in it's power
over the party. and has been so for many
years. 1t has often been said that it sur
passes in compact strength Tammany IN
her best days In order to defeat 1t fusion
of some sort Is necessary. Months ago,
when It became known that the next
municipal election would be under the new
code created by the state legislature for all
cities in Ohio. certain Independent republi-
cans began negotiating with the more promt-
nent democrats. There were secret meet
tngs in which such democrats as Judson
Harmon Attorney General in Clevelands
second term; Elliott Pendleton. son Of the
late George H. Pendleton. United States
senator and creator of the civil service
law. and Melville E. Ingalls,, participated.
cratic machinery followed. being successful
only when John r. McLeans lieutenant.
L. G. Bernard. agreed to a temporary ex-
ttnguishment Of the party In order to bring
about peace In the ranks.
while the movement was being ag1tated
there were two conferences at the home of
Mr.. Ingalls,. the latter being attended by
Henry Watterson.
Is there really "a hen on in the buckeye
city? Are his democratic friends actually
grooming Mr.. Ingalls, for try at the
presidency? Otherwise, how shall we ac
count for the presence of Henry Watterson
at one of those two conferences?
Observe. Mr.. Watterson Is citizen-the
most distinguished citizen-of Louisville.
Louisville and Cincinnati are rivals They
canvass the same territory south of the
Ohio river for trade. Why then should Mr..
Watterson be so much concerned about
good government for the buckeye rival2
OF course he wants good government every
where That may be said of every good
citizen. But why this activity on his part
to improve conditions two hundred miles
away in matters purely Of local moment?
And has he ever been called in before as an
adviser when the people of Cincinnati were
trying to clean house?
Difficult as it is. however, to associate
Mr.. Watterson with the campaign If only
local ends are in view it is easy enough to
explain his presence at that conference if
the presidency looms up in shadowy form
behind the Cincinnati mayoralty. He wants
presidential candidate, and wants him
with all his heart. Not without claims to
consideration himself. he seems to be waiv-
Ing them, and has been sweeping the hort
ION with a strong glass. He rejects both
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Bryan. He likes
Mr. German for democratic leader in the
Senate. but does not boom him for Presi-
dent. He has never favored David B. Hill.
He Is silent both as to Mr.. Olney and
Judge Parker. Is Mr.. Ingalls, his man?
They are nedghbors and good friends, and
both were warmly ant-Bryan in 1885, and
are as warmly anti-Bryan now.
1t must be Mr.. Ingalls,. He Is probably
the Watterson candidate. Still, let US be
cautious. Let us know for certain about
that Cincinnati conference. Was Mr.. Wat
terson really there? Or, If not, was he In
vited? And what were the terms Of the
invitation? There might be some dmperti-
hence in these inquiries except for the fact
that Mr, Watterson's movements are
usually of public interest, and hds counsels
Of value to his friends. There Is something
doing when he Is around.