Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-31
His Canadian Fellow Prisoners Know
Something.
DUPLICITY IN STANLEY,s FRIENDS.
Rumored Failure and Collapse of the
Expedition.
GOV. FORAKER LEADS IN OHIO
THE ELECTION CONTEST IN MONTANA
TIE aALENA AGROUND AND ArIoAr AGAIN.
THE SITUATION IN OHIO.

THE SITUATION IN OHIO.
All Things Considered the Republicans
Appear to Have the Best Of It.
Gratis WHO MAY NOT VOTE FOR cAMPBELL-rnE
WOOL GROWERS AND THE DEMOCRATIC PLAT
ToRM-BLUFFINo ON BOTH SIDES.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Oct. 91.-But q few more
days and the great political contest in Ohio
will be won and lost. 1t has been q contest
conspicuous for mud-slinging, and the game Of
bluff" has been played for all it was worth.
Both sides today claim they will be victorious,
the democrats pinning their faith to q small
vote compared with that cast two years ago,
when Gov. Foraker had q plurality of $4,000,
and the boiling of the republicans who are sup
posed to be hostile to the third term. The
democratic managers intimate that there will
be a stampede of the colored vote and that Mr..
Campbell will receive the benefit Of it. II
Chairman Neal still bases his hope Of success
on the colored contingent he will. republicans
say, fall into the same trap with many able gen.
tlemen who have preceded him as the mana
gers of the state democracy.
WHERE FORAKER WILL BE SCRATCHED.
Mr.. Neal is also deeply impressed with the
idea that Governor Foraker will be scratched
throughout the state, as the victim Of the seven.
year infiction likes to be. 1t is true the gov
ernor will not receive the full vote of his party
in some of the cities. He will suffer in Cincin-
natl and Columbus. In these two cities the
itch is said to be of malignant type, while at
Springfield, Dayton and Cleveland il prevails in
very mild form, with the patients growing
better every day. the democratic committee
assume that all the scratchers will vote for Mr..
Campbell, but men who are well informed deny
this.
THE NEWS BROUGHT IN BY pRUMMERs.
Commercial travellers in Ohio are, as q rule,
very good class Of people to note the public
pulse, and from this source The STAR corre-
spondent learns that the general impression
prevails that the head of the republican ticket
will sustain but a triHing loss outside Of the
| cities named. They add: While the claim is
made that Mr.. Campbell is o sure winner not
even the most enthusiastic admirers of the
Butler mascot" will back him with money un-
less big odds are given. No one has yet come
up to the scratch and made an offer to bet that
MIR. Campbell will be elected. There are propo-
sltions on the boards in this city to wager tina.
Foraker's plurality will not exceed 10. 600 The
effect of Campbell's friends not banking on his
election is beginning to show itself and the
probability is that Foraker will get the benefit
Of large number of '.foaters" who care little
who wins so that they are in position to cele-
brate with the victors.
WHAT SOME DEMOCRATS coNcEDE
The more shrewd politicians Of the demo-
cratic party will express their opinions pri-
vately but not for publication. 1t may be
stated however, that a large number Of keen
observers among them concede the success of
the republican state and Legislative tickets; the
campaign managers concede nothing, but, on
the contrary, claim the election Of Mr.. Camp
bell, the Legislature and United States Senator.
The lesser lights (the boys that do the blufing)
are, to all appearances, exultingly confident
of general cleaning out of the republicans.
THE WESTERN RESERVE AROUSED.
1t took some time and decidedly hard work
to get the western reserves to take an interest
in the contest this year. They have been
aroused, however, and have at last come ND
smiling and full of confidence in their ability
to roll up an old-time majority. Had the
election taken place one month ago Mr.. Camp.
bell and the democratic candidates would have
captured everything while the usually alert
people of the reserve we're slumbering Now
that they are fully awake q big load has been
lifted from the shoulders of the republican
campaign managers.
WHY MR. cAMPBELL MAY LOSE VOTES.
'Will the democratic candidate for guberna-
torial honors poll the full vote of his party2'
This question has been frequently asked dur
ing the past few days. and in all places of pub
lie resort is eagerly discussed. It may be said
in this connection that there are o number of
democrats in Columbus who will not vote for
Mr.. Campbell Among the reasons given are
that the DAYTON convention ignored the claims
of lifelong democrats and pushed to the front
Campbell, who was formerly q republican.
There is much feeling among certain demo-
Gratis in Columbus over the manner in which
they claim the old-liners were thrust aside.
THE BIG TASK AHEAD OF THE DEMOCRATS.
While the democrats will undoubtedly be
able to cut down Foraker's vote in some Of the
cities there is nothing in view at this time
calculated to inspire hope in the breast of Mr..
Campbelfs greatest admirer of his ability to
wipe out the q, 600 plurality given the COVER
nor two years ago. II there was a reasonable
hope of doing this the friends of Mr. Camp
bell would not allow propositions to wager
from 900 to 5000 on Foraker to 20 begging
for q taker.
THE WOOL GROWERS.
Mr.. Campbell stands for and urges free wool.
Under such circumstances he can hardly hope
to receive the votes of many OF the wool grow
ers in Ohio, be their democracy ever so
stanch. II there be one class of voters in Ohio
more sensitive on the tariff question than an
other it is the fockmaster. He is decidedly
touchy, and party discipline is ignored with
celebrity when his industry has been tampered
with. In the fifteenth Congressional district
alone, where the wool interest is quite large,
the wool growers received in round numbers
S155, 600 more for their clip this year than in
1888. There was an advance in price, il is true,
but the rerating Of the lower grades by the
present administration had much to do in max
ing up this great increase.
A REcAPIrULATIox.
Can candidate running on free wool plat
form and advocating the admission of wool free
Of duty hope to hold the vote Of his party in
the wool-growing districts Of the state?
While there are unknown elements of weak
ness that viii affect both sides il must be con-
ceded that the republicans have, 10 all outside
appearances, the best Of the argument
In making prediction on the result of nsxt
Tuesdays contest based upon Information
gained from both democrats and Republican,.
commercial men and politicians, the opinion =
here expressed that Gov Foraker viii have 4
plurality Of not less than 0,0O0 and the leeis-
lature wiz be republican on joint ballot fhs
senate 10 in doubt, both parties claiming IL II
the republicans can break through the Oh
structions in Hamilton county their chauoes
Of controlling both branchns ara v~rw ~c.S