St. Paul daily globe., 1891-10-29
A HUNT FOR VOTES.
Close of the Campaign in the
Buckeye State

buckeye State.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 2S.-The remain
ing days of the campaign will be de-
voted by both parties to rallies, hurrahS
and arrangements for getting out the
voters. The time for argument has gone
by, but the real work has just begun.
The headquarters of both state commit
tees present an animated appearance.
MultltudeS of clerks are busy and mes
senger boys are flying thick and fast. 1t
is little strange. but it is true that
even messenger boys gait be-
comes lively when he carries
political message. This campaign
has been pretty race and
great contest between protection and
tariff reform, and the riding of both
Mckinley and Campbell has been good
But it pains the hackers OF protection
not little to observe that as the racers
come into the home-Stretch Mckinley is
whipping, while Campbell has not yet
used either whip or spur The shouts
of mckinley wins" which heralded the
courSerS clear around to the last quarter
post have died into an omlnOuS silence,
and the finish is watched with strained,
almost breathleSS, attention. In other
words, the DOaStful confidence i'll Nc
Kinley's election has dwindled into a
ageouS it may be, is no more than
hope.
One month ago the Republican cry
was mckinley will have $4,000 plural
ity." A few enthusiasts possessing re-
markable fertility of imagination put
the Republican plurality at $4,000. To
day the most Sanguine Republicans
place McKinley's plurality at 10000.
while the conservative estimates do not
N NI.a in
figures shows the strength of Camp
BELLS campaign. People outside of Ohio
who have studied the questions at issue
here, and have followed the surface in
dicationS of the campaign, will do well,
in forming an estimate of the result, to
remember that the normal Republl-
can plurality in this state is 90,
900. They should also remember
that Mckinley was practically the
unanimous choice Of his party,
while Gov. Campbell secured the Dem
ocratic nomination against bitter OPP
po sition from Hamilton and Cuya-
hOga counties, i'll which are situated the
chief cities of the State-Cincinnati and
Cleveland.
The illness of Gov. Campbell, con-
tinuing as it did for several weeks
after the Democratic convention, great
ly delayed the opening or his campaign.
During the period of CampbelPs indis-
position Mckinley was travelling over
the state, making speeches every day,
and it is little wonder that under these
circumstances the Republicans were
confident Of victory. 1t was proclaimed
that Mckinley would not occupy all
his time with the easy task Of carrying
Ohio. He was needed in other states,
and his voice was to be heard i'll Iowa
and Massachusetts. He did, indeed,
find time to 20 to Iowa and say few
words for Wheeler and prohibition, but
that was before Campbell had gone on
the stump. 1t was announced that Maj.
Mckinley would make three or four
speeches in Massachusetts. But he is
not gOiug to the old Bay state. He is
not going to leave Ohio at all at this
juncture, He is not thinking of Massa-
chuSetts, for at this moment lie is con-
trOnted with the horrible possibility of
defeat, and he is making the effort of
his life to escape such disaster.
John Sherman sounded note of
warning the other day when he said
the Republicans had made great mis-
take III carrying on confident cam
paign. His experience had taught him
that confidence was always dangerous
in the face OF Democratic opposition,
which he had found ever alert and ag-
gressive. A call was made at Republi-
can headquarters to-day, and Chairman
Hahn was asked what he had to say
concerning the outlook.
Il will say this" replied Chairman
Hahn: I'VE are going to elect our en-
tire state ticket and carry the legis-
lature."
"You are confident of success in both
directions?" was asked.
Mr. Hahn's gaze wandered across the
ceiling for a moment, and then he said:
"Yes, we are going to elect Mckinley,
and we will have the legislature"
Are you willing to furnish any fig
ures as to the result?"
mo; | am not ready for that yet. but
| will give you my figures later. | want
to say, though, that the Republican party
In Ohio was never more united and
never more cordially in sympathy with
its candidate for governor than it is
this year"
"DO you think the Australian ballot
law will operate to the disadvantage of
the Republicans"
IL do not. Republicans as a rule are
intelligent, and they will cast their bal
lots under the new system with fewer
mistakes than will be made by their OPP
ponents. The Democrats claim that the
new law will help that party among the
workingmen is absurd. Our working
men have never been controlled by their
employers and Bosses"
"What about the Democratic claim
that there is considerable revolt
among the farmers on the tariff ques-
tion?"
Like all other Democratic claims,
there is nothing in it. The Ohio farm
ers believe in the protective system,a and
they will vote to maintain It. They
recognize the danger of free trade
Mills and Crisp have been in this state
preaching free wool. They have been
helping our cause. If you will watch
the election returns you will see Repub-
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