Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-10
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.

Visit to the Republican HeadQuarters
Col. Dudley Hard at WOrk-Repub-
Pect to Get Eight Per Cent Of the irish
Vote, 10 Reclaim Fifty Per Cent Of
the Lost German Vote, and TO Garry
the State by 10000 Majority.
Special Correspondence OF The Eve NrNo STAR
COLUMBUS OHIO, october s.
On all hands you are told that the present Is
the hottest most closely contested political fight
ever known In this state Still on the surface you
see nothing more than the ordinary signs OF cam
paign. Much political talk is heard everywhere
there are almost nightly mass meetings and torch
light parades, the discordant drum corps murders
s'eep Into the wee small hours, but people seem TO
attend to business about as usual Ii is only when
you visit the headquarters OF the state committees
that some idea OF the work being done is obtained
in badly lighted street. of behind the state
mouse, the republicans have their headquarters
he building is large one, three stories in height
with wing on each end, and stands some dis
tance back from the street. 1t was formerly prf-
vate residence AT nightn is conspicuous from the
TACT that lights blaze in every room. There is a
constant stream OF visitors coming and going, and
many signs Of great activity within are apparent
10 the passerby. Inside every room has its quota OF
clerks, writing at desks and long tables. sorting.
iolding, anu getting documents ready for tn,
mails All business seems 10 be doing with the W
most dispatch and the place has rather the air OF
private business house than Of a political head
quarters. In an upper front room seated at a
mall table, piled high with volumes OF Ohio politi-
-,
kilograms, Commissioner OF Pensions Dudley was
tound Hall dozen men We're gathered about
aim. and opposite him, at the table, sat a clerk
WITH away for dear life One by one the men
aDout him got Col. DudIey's ear. He listened 10
them with Keen attention. put sharp questions hit
ing at the kernel of their business, gave quick,
decisive answers. and rapidly but quietly their
cases were disposed Of and off they went
Then the colonel turned to the reporter with a
pleasant smile and invited him TO q seat
swell, We are working hsrd,n he SAID, In answer
TO question, "and have our hands FULL The tight
is cIose one. but we are hopeful IL is very much
like the campaign in Indiana in 1880, and su-
perior management and organization Will win now,
rs it did then II We prevent fraud and repeat
ing we think Ohio is Safe. We have most to 4 ar
into the state, but we have them spotted and VIII
ioiiow them to the polls on Tuesday"
boy came In with telegram.
1.-THE fight In Ohio this fail Is between the forces
OF good and evil,' the colonel continued, resumtng
his conversation with the reporter THAT dispatch
way from Washington to Cincinnati We have
been spotting them all day along tine route" and
he gave the name OF wellknown Washingtonian
Inns" he resumed, addressing Quiet-lOoking gen.
teman who had sat silent up TO this time, show
now?"
"Well, l should say between 200 and 3OO," an.
sWered Mr Collins, who turned out to be chairman
OF the Franklin county republican committee. II
am Watcnlng them close, and II can get that fell
low morrow we viii make connections on the
whole gang. l put man on a party OF tour at the
Men house On Monday, but they turned out to be
cifrgymen."
Then Colonel Dudley and Mr.. Collins went On to
tax about the prospects In Columbus and Frank
I'm county: "The Enquirer says the democrats
WI WI carry Franklin county by sooo" said Mr. Col
along nicely. l heard OF firm OF father and
two sons Ia the twelfth ward the dangerous ward,
who were In doubt to-day. went to see them at
once and made them all right for US They say
they are worth 80 votes"
"What per cent Of the Irish vote do you count
On gtttlng?" the correspondent asked Mr.. Collins
Eight per cent, and perhaps little more. Many
lrshmen will vote with US VINO do not like to come
out for US openly"
THE Irish boilers are mostly Catholics" said
Colonel Dudley. 81 think it is the policy OF the
Catholic church now to divide its votes between
the TWO parties"
81 think, !" said Mr. Collins, in answer to a aues-
ton, 'thar we will get back so per cent Of the
German vote that left us in 1882 and S3. All that
we have to do now Is to get enough Irish TO make
up for the German detection"
lie thought that the republicans would next
week have maj irity OF 10000, but Colonel Dud-
ley thought this estimate wild. The latter would
be satisfied Wi h 10000. He would consider that a
good working majority. s.