The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-03
Second South Dakota, These vacancies
have occurred through deaths and resigna-
IN OHIO TO DAY.
tons.

Not many Democrats, comparatively
speaking, really think that tho party will
carry Ohio to-day and re-elect Governor
CAMPBELL. Very few members of the
party who are familiar with Ohio politics
entertain more than faint hope of win
ming. The state is Overwhelmingly Re-
publican. Since 1872, when it returned a
Republican plurality Of 1858, it has given
startling Republican majoiities at every
pres dental election. On two or three
occasions, as in 1877 and 1888, Democrats
have besD elected governor, but this was
due to Republican mistakes in nomina-
lions rather than to change of politics
on the part OF the people. Two
years ago Mr.. CAMPBELL was elected
by plurality of 10,S72, not
because there were more Democrats than
Republicans in the state, but as a protest
against that wide mouthed blatherskite
FORAKER, whose nomination had been
forced upon the people by the party ma
chine. FORAKER was unpopular. and
CAMPBELL was known to be a good man. 1t
has always been understood that many
Republicans stood for CAMPBELL as their
choice between the two men, party
politics being disregarded. Governor
CAMPBELL's administration has been so
pure and able that naturally the more indie
pendent and right thinking Republi-
cans will vote to continue him
IN office, but it is looking for too
much to expect there will be enough of
these to overcome the ordinary majority of
say 20,O0O. 1t must also be taken into &C
count that on the part of the Republicans
the contest has been OF a national char
acter. In Major MCKINLEY is recognized
the embodiment of the protection doctrine,
and his defeat would be regarded in GER
tain sense as the Reputation by the people
OF the principle for which he and the party
stand. The national committee has taken a
hand in the fight, many of the ADLER speak
ers OF the party have stumped the
state, and every protected indus
try, no matter whore located, has
contributed money to the Republican cam
palgn fund. 1t has been said that the Nc
kINLEY committees have had the expendi-
ture OF more than million dollars, and of
course all this money has been put where
1t will do the most good" for the man and
the cause which he represents.
On the other hand, very little help in the
way OF either speakers or money has been
given to CAMPBELL. No cash has been
contributed from outside the state, and
eastern campaign speakers would not go
there because of the attitude of the Buckeye
democracy with reference to silver. Two
or three 1orcible takers from the south. as
MILLS and CRISP, have rendered assist
ance, but the fight has fallen largely upon
Governor CAMPBELL who has acquitted
himself grandly. Ii he shall be so for
tuGate as to win to-day's battle the nation
VIII owe him more than it can pay for hav-
ing led the great state of Ohio out of dark
ness.
But while we regard it as extremely
doubtful that CAMPBELL will be elected the
probabilities seem to favor the choosing of
Democratic legislature in which event
the victory for the Democracy will be quite
as valuable as though MCKINLEY had been
defeated. A Democrat in the seat in the
United States Senate SO long warmed by
JOHN SHERMAN will be a triumph which ali
can appreciate.