St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-03

tOrical event in the annals of Ohio poll
tics. John Sherman has talked finance,
and Roger Q. Mills has answered him
Secretary Foster has discussed national
issues, and William NJ. Springer, of Hi
nOiS, has met and answered the argu-
ments presented by the distinguished
secretary of the treasury. Ex-Speaker
Reed and Mr.. Crisp have stumped the
Western Reserve, Cannon and Mcmillan
have discussed tariff and the ''bllion
dollar congress- until at last all that
could be told has been told, and the
voter is left to exercise his lIberty-lOv-
ing prer0gatiVe. The campaign in Ohio
has had all the characteristics of q ma
tiOnal contest. State issues have been
almost forgotten or overlooked. as there
are really no matters of serious concern
upon which the parties are not agreed.
The subject of administration has, OF
course, been commented on by the pub
lie speakers ana by the newspapers.
but the burden of all the speeches and
OF all the political arguments sent out
in type in this campaign of educa-
ton" has been the tariff and free coin
age. The fact that an amendment to
the constitution is to be voted has
almost been forgotten, and thousands of
voters will doubtless receive their first
intlmatiOn that they have a duty TO per-
form III this respect when they see the
question printed on the official ballot
that will be placed before them in the
voting booth.
Four complete state tickets are in the
field. For governor. James Il. Campbell,
the present incumbent, is the Demo
cratic candidate; William Mckinley Jr.,
the Republican candidate; John SeitZ,
the Peoples party candidate. and John
j. Ashenhurst, the Prohibition candi-
date.
The outlook is not easy to determine.
The opposition to Gov. Campbell in his
own party was so pronounced before his
nomination that Republicans had no
thought of the possibility of his sue
cess, and they placed Mckinley'S ma
jOrity at from 10000 upwards. But the
voice of opposition has been stifled, and
its extent is less and less apparent 1t
remains problem that can only be
solved by the election returns how far
this disatfectiOn will affect the result.
Hamilton county is accepted as the hot
bed OF Democratic anti-Campbellism. In
his official capacity he denounced
certain Democratic officials and leaders,
and in the fight that enSued in the
courts the governor was wOrsted, and
the men whom he declared to be unfit to
hold office were reinStated. When Gov.
Campbell was nominated it was freely
asserted that Mckinley would carry
Hamilton county by from 5000 to 10000.
These figures, for the reasons given
above, are modified, but conservative
estimate still gives the county to the
Republicans by fair majority.
So far as appearances 90, the fight in
the state Will not be seriously Influenced
by the Peoples OF Prohibition parties.
They will prob ably draw from both the
old parties in such way as to give
neither any great advantage. The un-
certainties are the effect of the Aus
tralian ballot law, the strength of the
Peoples party, and the conclusions
which the Ohio farmers and rural grow
ers may have arrived at on the tariff
and financial questions. AS tomorrow
is the first general election held under
the new ballot reform law, the returns
are expected to be very late indeed, and
official figures will hardly be in before
the following day.
Chairman Hahn, of the Republican
state committee, estimates the election
of Mckinley by from 1900 to 2I,O00
and claims the Republicans will carry
the senate by four majority, and the
house by twenty to twenty-five major
ity. lie believes the Peoples party will
poll about 20, 600 votes and the Prohi-
estimate is concurred in by prominent
Republicans and number OF speakers
who have stumped the state and are
now i'll the city.
Chairman Neal, Of the Democratic
committee, says the past two weeks have
seen big change in the political aspect,
and claims the election of Campbell by
1000 plurality, aid the general assem-
bly, by eight on the joint ballot. Gov.
Campbell is even more sanguine than
his chairman, and thinks there is not
the least doubt Of his election. He bases
his opinion on the deep interest that has
been taken on his meetings. and that
the stand of the Democrats will be the
cause for the success of his party.
A correspondent called upon Maj.
Mckinley this evening and inquired his
opinion as to the outlook. Mr.. McKin,
ley expressed entire confidence in the
result He has made no figures, but
says he is satisfied that the verdict of
the people tomorrow will be for pro-
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