Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-19

Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
COLUMBUS, ONO, Sept 19.-Both the leading
parties are now pretty thoroughly organized
for the great struggle before them. A governor
and number of state officers are to be chosen
as well as legislature, which will elect the
next United States Senator Since the days of
bluff Old Ben Wade" the republicans have
been unable to have two representatives in the
Senate at the same time. While they have
been successful at nearly all the elections
during the past twenty years the democrats
have won their victories when they were
mostly needed, and, although a minority in
the state, have always come up smiling when
the senatorship is at stake. This year they are
very confident of electing their state ticket
and claim the legislature with exulting conf
dence. Six years ago George Hoadly was
his favor being the solid and or
ganlzed support of those engaged in the
Hquor traffic. Since the regime of Gov Hoadly
and the last democratic legislature the repub-
icans have passed laws that control and tax all
dealers in wines and liquors. The law is very
popular and no future legislature, democratic
or republican, will dare to tamper with it.
BARRING Gov HoADLY,
the democrats have never been successful in
taking up the deserters from the republican
ranks. While Mr.. Campbell, their guberna-
torial candidate is personally popular, he does
not come up to the standard nor meet the re-
quirements OF the old-tlme mossbacks, and it
may be said that they are not particularly
pleased with the idea of having an ex-republi-
can as their leader especially SO pronounced a
protectionist as Mr.. Campbell is known to be.
although he Is trying his level best to stand
erect upon the very slippery free trade plat
form.
MIR. Campbell, as well as the democratic
managers, are counting upon stampede from
the republican ranks, or at least the scratching
OF Gov. Foraker's name from the ticket be-
cause of the third term. When Gov Foraker
was renominated at the last republican con-
ventlon there was, of course, some kicking but
the procession moved on just the same, and
the republicans that will scratch Foraker will
not be numerous enough to give the state to
the democracy. The Buckeye republicans have
style OF hanging together when the fight be-
comes interesting, and the indications are
that they VIII do 80 this year if for no other
reason than
TO SAVE THE sENAToRsHIP.
Aside from the Senatorship the principal
question involved In the election ia whether
the people of the state wish the present elec-
tion laws wiped out and the non-partisan eIec-
ton boards abolished Under the present sys
teLu di NOteTS III ClIle5 OF lUUUU Inhabitants and
over are required to register. The board of
elections are appointed by the governor,
there being two of each political party
These boards appoint the clerks and
judges, and all the returns are made
In the presence of the board Last wear but a
few cities were included in the law, but since
1t went into effect it is indorsed by all the bet
ter class OF citizens. as it does away with con-
tests and fights at the polls and utterly DESTROYS
the usefulness of the ballot-box suffer aud
tally-sheet forger. Under this law elections in
Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus are as
quiet as in the townships and the voter has the
assurance of
HAVING HIS VOTE COUNTED.
Mr.. Campbell makes an attack on these election
boards aud would repeal the law. Ohio enioyed
the free election system without registration or
other safeguards many years, and the history
of 1888, 1884 and 1885 was the result Ballot
box stufhng and tally-sheet forgery were incl
dents In the record made during those years.
The elections precincts of Cincinnati were
manipulated SO as to bring about results with
such men as Dan Dalton, Mike Mullen and Lew
Bernard as the chief directors These gentle
men are more than anxious that the election
boards be swept aside, and Mr. Campbell an
pears to have fallen into the trap. He asks
the voters of Cincinnati and Columbus to vote
themselves back into the open arms OF the Tom
Cogan crowd, when freedom at the polls
early and often would be assured to all on
friendly terms with the old crowd of manipu-
lators. 1t would appear that Mr.. Campbell is
quitei as liable to lose as many democratic
votes, because Of the record of his henchman.
as will Gov. Foraker, because Of the opposition
to a third term.
It is entirely too early to form a correct
opinion OF the relative strength Of the two can
didates. 1t may be said however, that the re-
pubhcans are better organized and in some
other respects have an advantage. They are
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