New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-09

committee this year has been the dissemination OF
vast amount of excellent political ltera Iii
The notable speeches Of Major Mckinney at MES '
and Senator Sherman at Paulding furnished the
committee at the outset with two OF the very pest
of ready made campaign documents. 10 tnese
were added the speech maze oy Ex-Governor
Foraker at Athens on September 10, and c0llec-
ton OF the speeches made at the Columbus Con
vention. number OF smaller l5ailets were pre-
pared TO cover the various minor issues involved III
the canvass, and good use has been Iound LOT tbe
official compilation of the tariff law by Major
Carson clerk of the Ways and Means Committee
of the House of Representatives, and OF the recent
letter of Secretary Foster on the volume OF money
in circulation Probably 100000 or 100000 docu-
nents of all sorts have been distributed among the
voters so far in the campaign: and the total num-
Der likely to be used before November by the Re-
publican Committee will exceed half million.
OF the work of the Democratic State Central
Committee, little can be said in this letter The
chairman of the Executive Committee, Mr.. Neal.
of Hamilton, Governor Campbells home, is we'll
known Democratic politician, and as adroit and
capable campaign manager as the Governor could
well have selected. Mr.. Meals method OF can
wasting Is a quiet and 10 some extent secret one
lie has not sent out many free trade or free SILVER
documents. and is not waging campaign OF edu-
cation Nor has he put on the stump many
the State. Governor Campbell himself and
Representative Mills. of Texas, having so far
been practically alone on the stump But Mr..
Neal has carried on. and is now carrying on, q
vast amount of personal correspondence, and al
most every Democrat of any standing in any part
oil tnc SIatc has already Ietlu lIOHl Hcaupudi tlS
what is expected of him, and receives emphatic
instructions as TO the work laid out for him be-
tween now and election day. This is hard year,
however. for still hunt methods. and Mr.. Neal
will he lucky if he can follow them with even
moderate show Of success.
Both State Committees have been obliged to
go TO a good deal Of trouble 70 explain to voters
the working of the new Ohio Election Law. The
last Legislature passed an Australion ballot law
which will be put In operation next November
and there has been some apprehension lest this
new method should prove confusing and even
unintelgible to the average voter SO fac-slmleS
of the ballots with instructions how to use them
have been scattered far and wide. and in many
cities and towns experimental booths have been
set up and mock elections held. The law how
ever, Is exceedingly simple and no one need nave
any trouble with his ballot. The four State
tickets are printed in parallel columns on n
blanket ballot and nv making single mark
can vote that whole ticket intact Zach tcket
also is surmounted by emblem, go that an Il
literate voter can select without difficulty the
ono he prefers At the top of the Republican col
umn is the historic eagle Of Onr national crests
The traditional rooster flaps his wings over the
Democratic nominees. The Prohibition candidates
have put a rose at the head of their column
though the significance of the choice is by no
means apparent At the top of the People 5
party list are a plough and blacksmith's hammer
intended. no doubt, to create the pleasing I'M
preston that the candidates beneath the symbols
are "horny-handed sons of toll" The plough and
the BONNER have still 10 make their Slandlng
in this collection Of party emhems. wiener
they have to STAY. will vanish out OF 81 Eht
again after the next election. is the question Ia
comes naturally to mind in looking over thn
cumbersome fac-smes Of the official ballot which
one finds on every band But that is. and will
he 10 the end, the chief problem i'll the present
Ohio canvass