Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-02
INTEREST IN THE ELECTIONS.
A General Feeling of Uncertainty by the
Leaders of Both Parties.

A very deep interest in the approaching
elections was manifested in Washington today.
The political situation was topic of discus
sion on street corners and in hotel
lobbies and a considerable amount of earnest
ness was thrown into the talk but the result OF
all disputes was an acknowledgment
that the situation is worse mixed
before and that there is no telling what is going
to happen No better evidence of the obscurity
of the situation can be furnished than the
fact that republicans are anxious about Ohio
and democrats are not a rule at all DESTROYS
Of betting on the election of Flower in New
both the leaders and the followers
in both parties are extremely
ignorant OF the situation and correspondingly
anxious The most sanguine on each side are
claiming everything, but none of them would
be greatly surprised if everything went the
other way.
The result of all this doubt is that
very few bets are being made. Offers
are being made on both sides, but some
how two men who want to put their
money up against each other do not seem
to be able to meet. The few bets that are being
made are generally on New York with the odds
in favor of the democrats.
EX-SENATOR KELLoGG's VIEWS.
Ex-senator Kellogg. who is pretty shrewd
observer Of political events. and is a good
enough republican to be reasonably sanguine
of his party's success, said to a STAR reporter
today:
The situation is as full Of doubt as have
ever seen it. 1 have not for some time had
any hope of Fassetts election. L think
will carry New York. 1 think
We shall carry Ohio and Iowa probably, and
that the democrats will probably carry New
York. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania No one
may DC that the democrats will carry
Ohio. / certainly should not be greatly sur
priscd if they did. When you have this
blanket Australian ballot il is hard to tell
how to count on the result, and
one should not be surprised at any
Ohio, where the result depends so much upon
the votes of employees OF factories, is there
room for grave doubt. Where these men
have had their wages cut down since
will be mighty apt to take advantage Of the Sc
curity offered by the secret ballot and vote
against the party. For my part am not dis
posed to place too much confidence in the re-
suit"
Widely Different Views.
Ina private letter received from Secretary
Foster today the Secretary says:
Have seen many people who are judges Of
the situation and am clearly of opinion that
this is a republican year in Ohio. Mckinley
and . republican Legislature will be elected"
Representative Bynum expressed the great
est confidence in ageneral democratic victoryto-
morrow in conversation with STAR reporter to-
day. He said he was confidentof good majority
for Flower in New York and believed that the
democrats had good chance of success in the
other four states. Campbell, be said. had
made glorious campaign in Ohio and was
confident of election.
Representative Shiveley said that there was
no doubt that Mr.: Campbell was - confident
Is any man could be, and he (Shiyeley) shared
his confidence. He thought, he aid.
that the democrats would carry three out al
the i've elections Of Importance tomorrow AID
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