Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-03
ANOTHER ESTIMATE.

| -. .ssoeiated Press Reviews the cam
- and the Chances of the Candi-
dates.
co1r,lBUs. O., November 2.-Never
,rea the war has campaign oeen
r,,sd in the Buckeye State which has
,.r,se,ed so much general interest,
vDicb has been so hotly contested and
vb.cb mas been so exclusively detoted
q national issues as the one which
| draws to a close tonight.
From the beginning TO the end 1t mas
ssgn a veritable "battle Of the Giants
Wtb TWO Of the ablest and most repre-
| vntatiye gentlemen of thu State as the
eapdard bearers OF the respective par
.ss the country at large has been drawn
-,,n and the national leaders and re-
s,9iled exponents OF both parties have
| DsaOcracy. The campaign in Ohio
IS had all the characteristics of ma
i0aa contest.
safe issues have been almost for
,o.tsn or overlooked, as there are really
% matters of serious concern upon
| raich the parties are not agreed. The
| lgrdea Of all the speeches and all Of
be political arguments sent out in type
this campaign of education" has
zen the tariff and free coinage.
-Four complete State tickets are In
he field. For Governor, James E.
Aup5en, the present incumbent, is the
Democratic nominee; William McKin-
sy, Jr., the Republican candidate;
lsan z. Seitz, the Peoples candidate,
nd John j. Ashenhurst, the Prohibit
ion candidate.
llcan be said with truth and gratii-
aiion that the campaign has been dig
l6ed, more than usually free from
oieHSiye personalities, and more than
Usually devoted 10 fair discussion of
principles. Some Republican newspa-
ers, mainly outside OF the State OF
Toe State of Ohio, began an attack on
6oyeinOr Campbelrs business credit
Sach at one time threatened to turn
be current into personalities, but the
bo7ernor'S prompt demand for the
'l,aor OF the story having revealed
ila, the name given rs authority was
lol known in Ohio put an end to that
episode.
The outlook is not easy to determine.
ne opposition to Gov. Campbell in his
'sn party was so pronounced before his
lonInitiOn that Republicans had no
4ought Of the possibility OF his sue
,sSS' and they place McKinley's ma
e'l'y at from 10000 upwards. But as
le campaign has progressed the voice
opposition has been settled.
n his official capacity Governor
'snpoell denounced certain local Dem
crate officials and leaders in Hamilton
'gOaty and in the fight that ensued in
le courts, the Governor was worsted
slS the men whom he declared to be
'Ill 10 hold office were reinStated.
"len Governor Campbell was nomi-
@'ec' II was freely asserted that Nc
.Noisy would carry Hamilton county by
..1 ''OOO 10 10000. These figures for
reasons given above, are modified,
~ d conservative estimate still gives
-s county to the Republicans by fair
SS 20 the claims of both leading par
, ~, ABOUT all that can be said is that
AspC0llcauS assert with more conf
N1e N-1e victory for Mckinley, but the
c.u0crats claim that they will elect
R,4Poel and the Legislature without
sutton county. The uncertainties
'ne effect Of the Australian ballot
ia "a !, Tue strength of the Peoples Party ]
~s. >. 'ae conclusions which the Ohio far
sr.s'ia,Ve s,s IaVe arrived at on the tariff and
--aAeial questions.