Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-28
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| Special Correspondents Of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, October 26. 1891.
| "But Cor the fact that the republicans of the
| nation cannot afford to loee Ohio this year
would believe Gov Campbell able to secure re.
election" said an active but conservative
democrat Of this city to The STAR correspond
ent yesterday That feeling seems to be shared
by large number Of democrats here. They
realize that there il a great national issue to
which the whole republican party has pledged
| itself as one of it's cardinal doctrines at stake
IN this election and 1t lie operating against
| them because II insures to the republican party
| in Ohio all the aid that the national organiza
ton can extend and the democratic party in this
state is lighting single handed the republican
| party of the nation. The discouragem that
comes to the democrats because SO many Of
them take this view of tie situation 10 Of course
| operating against that party. and it is one of
the most difficult things the democratic mana
gers have to contend with
That the republicans are well supplied with
funds for carrying on the campaign Is plain to
those who are watching the campaign. Where
il comes from Is smother thing. They have il
ard nothing that money can Dc 10 being left I'M
done in the republican canvass. The demo-
Gratis. while feigning poverty. are not wholly
without means III this campaign, though the
mystery OF where ii comes from 10 more mex
phSup'c III tuls Cubo udfl IN Tue case OF the re-
publicans, who have the civil service list and
protected manufacturers to draw upon.
DEMOCRATS PROFESS CONFIDENCE
Chairman Neal declares that he confidently
believes Gov. Campbell will be reelected, and
| undoubtedly he really does. He finds that the
promised detection from the strength Of his
party because Of disapproval Of the governor y
! action toward Louis Reemelin has sll disap-
peared He believes that the governor will not
lose any votes because Of this. To the rural
| districts he looks for the decision of the Ohio
election. There be expects to see q large de-
lection from the republican vote because Of the
| tariff question. while he sees reason why the
democratic vote in the country will not only
not lose, but receive additions from recall
citrant republicans, not all of whom, he thinks,
Will go to the peoples party.
UNREST ON THE PART OF THE FARMERS.
This prediction is corroborated by interviews
which The Stars representative has had re-
Gently with persons familiar with the way
farmers in the counties are thinking now upon
political questions. There seems to prevail
| everywhere among the farmers political I'M
rest. They know that for the last decade they
have not prospered. They are not satisfied as
to the cause. but have been told that unfavora-
bic legislation is to blame. and willing to
test II at least. As an experiment in righting
their own wrongs many Of them have made up
their minds to vote differently this year from
their usual custom and see what effect that will
have This is not likely to be the case with the
democratic farmers, for the reason that they
cannot hold their party to blame for legislation
enacted when il was not in power.
There were three prominent candidates for
Speaker of the next national House Of Repre-
sentatives here last Saturday-Springer Crisp
and Bynum Springer merely stopped off a
where he was making speeches, but Bynum
and Crisp addressed large audience here in
the evening. The fact that all three of these
men are in Ohio working hard in the demo-
cratic harness shows that each is anxious to
place everything to his credit that can possibly
help him in the speakership race.
The Crisp-Bynum meeting here, by the way,
was the greatest event of the campaign in this
city. The parade of clubs was imposing and
the procession mile long. Mr.. Crisp spoke
first, and as it was very late when he began and
he spoke for two hours, he put Mr.. Bynum at
the disadvantage of having a tired audience
and short time. which further increased by
failure Of the electric lights. cutting the gentle
man from Indiana off with a half hours
speech.
HARMONY IN REPUBLICAN RANKS.
The republicans are working far more harmo-
niously now than earlier in the campaign.
With the conclusion of legislative nominations
the Foraker-Sherman contest seems to have
subsidized fer the time. and with a brilliant
array Oh oTatoTs Oh tle stump very emclent
work seems to be done now on the republican
side.
Some criticism is heard from republican
sources upon Chairman Hahn's action in briug-
ing Secretary Foster into the campaign. how
ever. Up to this time the treasury condition
has been but little discussed in the Ohio cam
paign Mr.. Fosters advent will bring this in
now. The expenditures of the last Congress
form delicate subject to speak of to the Ohio
farmer in his present state of mind, and Mr..
Fosters remark that this is a billion-dollar
country will not satisfy this voter at all.