Show MLhANS AMBITIONS I has been semiofllclally announced that John It McLean proprietor of the Cincinnati Enquirer has about made up his mind to go in for the Democratic Democrat-ic nomination for governor of Ohio I he carries the state this fall i will I i make him a stronger candidate for the vice presidency next year than he wag three years ago and the State Journal says that he Is ambitious to head the UckfL I One of the pioneers in the silver cause is John B McLean His newspaper news-paper was the first of national standIng stand-ing east of the Mississippi river to advocate ad-vocate independent bimetallism at 1G to 1 His nomination would be the deserved de-served recognition of a loyal friend of the white metal and yet there are dozens doz-ens of equally loyal and able silver men among the Democratic leaders in Ohio His election to any office within the gift of the American people would be hale as a victory for free coinage i But I doesnt seem possible for Mr McLean to defeat Mr Bryan in the next national convention neither is it likely that he will try While Mr McLean is generally supposed sup-posed to harbor some political ambitions ambi-tions the chances are that he is counting count-ing upon becoming United States senator sen-ator In 1001 and that his programme includes no higher office |