Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-28
TALKING FOR VOTES.
Politics at Boiling Point in Ohio
and the South.
FORAKER AND SENATOR SHERMAN,
South Carolina Alliance Democrats
Opposed to Cleveland.
THE SUBTREASURY SCHEME.

SHERMAN AND FORAKER.
The Ohio State Campaign and the Struggle
for the Ssnatorship.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE COM
MIrrEE AND THE FORAKER MEN-sENAToR
BRIcE TURNS UP-REcENr ACCEssIoNs TO THE
POPULATION CLAIMED TO BE DEMoCRATIc-rHE
PROSPECTS FROM A REPUBLICAN POINT OF VIEW.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
COLUMBUS, OHIO, August 2S.-While ex-Gov.
Foraker and Senator Sherman maintain pleas
ant relations enough crops out constantly as
the hot campaign progresses to show that each
Is stralnlng every nerve to secure the United
States senatorship. A particularly vigorous
contest was waged In the Ashand-R Richland
senatorial district to secure the nomination for
Senator at the republican convention this week.
Ihe Foraker people were fortunate in securing
for their candidate ex-State Senator Hide
brand, pronounced Foraker man of long
standing. He was easily able to secure the
nomination. His popularity was pronounced
tnat the Sherman faction made no objection,
and his nomination was made by acclamation.
Immediately after that was done, however. DIR.
George Mitchell, chairman of the committee
On resolutions, and a weI-known friend of
senator Sherman, reported the platform, the
principal feature of which pledged the
nominee of the convention to the sup
port OF Senator Sherman for the United
States Senate. This brought W. 8. Capeller of
Mansfield, who was state commissioner of rail-
roads under Gov. Foraker and the confidential
political manager of the ex-governor, to his
feet in an impassioned speech. He compli-
mented Senator Sherman and conceded that he
mcrited all that was said in the resolution con-
cerning him, but cited the convention to the
fact that he had plainly criticised such actions
on the part OF state, county or district conven-
tions. State Senator Kerr, however. an ardent
Sherman man, followed Mr.. Capeller in glow
ing tribute to Senator Sherman and at the close
OF his efforts moved the previous question, and
the platform was adopted by an overwhelming
vote. This leaves the nominee, Senator Hide
brand, in a peculiar position. He is an ont
spoken Foraker man and yet has received the
nomination under pledge to vote for Mr.
Sherman.
CHAIRMAN HAHN AND THE FORAKER MEN.
The STAR correspondent has it on very ex-
cellent authority that the republican state
executive committee has discovered what was
stated in this correspondence some weeks ago
concerning the feeling OF Chairman Hahn in
the senatorial fight and il taking prompt and
vigorous steps to stop his work in the interests
OF Senator Sherman. The committee. as is
we'll known, is composed almost entirely Of
Eorsker republicans, who will be easily able to
control the work Of the committee. II is be-
lieved, however, that neither Gov. Foraker
nor his friends had attempted to in
fluence the executive committee in any way
in the senatorial contest, but now that
being used in Senator Sherman's interests
they will probably not hesitate to do a
little Of that kind Of work themselves Mr..
Hahn has been approached by a number Of
Forakers friends, who have plainly told him
that he must not engage in the senatorial con-
fact in, har 10 alc n.
dissatisfaction with Mr.. Hahns method Of con-
Quoting the campaign. The younger and more
active leaders in the party complain that there
Is not enough vlgOr put into the campaign
work, and no one need be surprised II Mr..
Hahn withdraws from the chairmanship before
the campaign progresses much farther. One
thing is certain, he is under strict surveillance
and unless he confines his committee work
strictly to the gubernatorial contest his resig-
nation will be asked for.
SENATOR BRIcK LOOKING AROUND.
Senator Brice, who has been In Ohio for some
days looking after the labor troubles on the
Lake Erie and Western railroad dropped into
Columbus early in the week and consulted with
all the prominent democrats here. Senator
Brice never comes to the city without calling
upon the ''old Roman" Allen Il. Thurman
whom he holds in the highest regard and thinks
his counsel most valuable. He also held con-
sultatiOn with Executive Chairman Neal,
Gov. Campbell and candidates on the state
ticket who are in the city. During his weeks
stay in Ohio he says he has gathered facts
which lead him to believe that the democrats
of Ohio were never in any better shape es-
pecially in the northwestern part of the state
than they are now, and predicts an increased
majority there. His Statements in this regard
are corroborated by census statistics. which
great gas region. has received an enormous in
hux OF the laboring elements in the last three
years, much OF which, it is claimed, is demo-
cratic.
Gov. Campbelrs health is such that he will
probably not take the stump before the middle
OF September. He seems to be laboring under
doubt and uncertainty as to how to spend the
time until then. His physician still advises
him to take rest near the seashore.
BELIEVES MKINLEY WILL BE ELECTED
Thomas Pirt of this city, well known in labor
and political circles over central Ohio, who has
just returned from tour of the northern part
Of the state, says that his belief that Mr.. Nc
Kinley will be elected by large majority has
been strongly confirmed by what he heard and
saw in mingling with the people Of that section.
He reports the republicans full Of tire and
working in perfect harmony. He ad-
mits that there was considerable dissatis-
faction among the farmers Of this
state on account Of the workings Of the McKin-
ley bill, but says that it is fast disappearing as
prices and the excellent crops have put the
farmers in good humOr. He says that he does
not find that the alliance people are generally
supporting the subtreasury scheme. When
asked what he gathered in his trip as to the
preference OF Ohio republicans for presidential
candidate he said: ''They favor Blaine of course
The sentiment is unmistakabIe. though they
are saying nothing against President Harri-
son."
HOW THE WORK WILL BE DIVIDED.
The fact that Senator Sherman devoted the
whole Of his opening speech at Paulding on
Thursday to the silver question corroborates
the statement published in THE STAR just after
the consultation of republican leaders at Mans
field month ago that ex-Gov. Foraker would
discuss state issues. Mr.. Mckinley have charge
of the tariff discussion, Mr.. Sherman take the
silver issue and Secretary Foster answer the
billion dollar Congress charge. Gov. Foraker
makes his first speech at the little town Of Rio
Grande in Gallie county on September H. He
said in a recent interview that he proposed to
take q very active part in the Ohio campaign,
aud the committee is very anxious that he
shall do co. as there 10 no speaker in Ohio 20
popular a. he and none that draws the people,
especially the young people, as he does.
Oh. BARNES NAY Re DKPosKD.
There b trouble in the management Of the
peoples party and II seems likely that the
chairman, Dr.. A. +. Barnes OF THIN, will be de-
posed. There IL considerable Dissatisfaction in
the party and complaint 10 made that he 10
running the campaign too much in his own in
tersst. DR.. Barnes e editor Of paper, m al