Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-21
FACTORS IN OHIO POLITICS.
Some Questions That viii Enter Into the
Coming Election.

Some Questions That win Enter Into the
Coming Election.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, ONO, Oct. 21.-If the peoples
party vote in Ohio approaches the figures pre-
by its leaders the leaders of the two greater
parties will be astonished. The STAR CORE
spondent asked Claude Meeker, Gov. Camp
bells private secretary, who has accompanied
the governor on many of his campaigning
tours, and has had unusual opportunities to
gather the political sentiment, what strength
the new party would show in the election
result. He replied: Very little. I doubt IL
ton Of seitz for governor killed that move
ment. he has been prominently identified
with so many hopeless and forlorn political
movements that his name ID almost autonomous
with defeat"
To James Boyle, Commercial Gazette CORE
spondent, who has accompanied Major Nc
kinley in all his campaign work, the same
question was put mot over 5000 votes ;"
was his answer. ''The bottom fell out Of the
movement" said he, ''soon after the campaign
opened, and the party has done almost nothing
in the way of campaign work"
or course the democrats hope this failure of
the third party movement viii result in advan-
tage to Gov. Campbell, and they figure it out
that il will do SO in this way: With vigorous
peoples party campaign and a strong move
who have left the republican party be-
cause Of the tariff stand of that party
would 60 to Seitz, along with about an equal
number Of democratic voters, leaving the
about the same. But with the peoples party
movement q palpable failure. the democratic
farmers who would have Joined that move
ment had 1t shown signs Of vigor will 60 back
to their old party affiliations, while the disaf-
fected republican farmers, whose opposition
far OF 10 fYpn IN a
will either be driven into the democratic party
or will abstain from voting.
DEMOCRATS IN NEED OF FUNDS.
The democratic state executive committee
has been working all along under the embar-
rassment Of lack Of funds. "Our sources OF
revenue in the east" said Private Secretary
Meeker to The STARS correspondent, were
entirely cut off by the insertion of the silver
plank in the state platform. We could not ask
aid in the money centers with such plank"
The democrats could, Of course, secure no
money at Washington-the fruitful source
of sinews Of war for the republicans, and
only part OF the state offices are in
democratic control, SO that assessment on
officials could not produce q largo fund.
handsome contribution to the fund, but be-
yond this the money used SO far has been Be-
cured in small sums by raking and scrsping.
or course the stories about fabulous sums being
contributed by importers to secure the defeat
OF Mckinley are campaign fakes"
HAMILTON COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
There is a story in circulation hero to the
effect that emissaries were recently sent from
the democratic executive committee rooms
here to Washington to negotiate through John
Il. Mclean for democratic harmony in Cincin-
natl. Tho Enquirers opposition to Gov.
Campbelrs denomination was SO pronounced
that Mclean is presumed to be a
colleague Of the enemies of the gov
ernor In Hamilton county. 1t is said that Nc
Lean refused to do anything, but suggested
that the best thing for the democrats in Ohio
to do now would be to trade the governor, who
was already defeated, for the Legislative ticket,
and thus secure control of the next legislature.
The reception rendered the governor and
Congressman Crisp by the Duckworth Club.
the organization to which the anti Campbell
democrats of Cincinnati belong Monday even
ing is an indication that strong effort is being
made to heal the differences in the party in
Hamilton county.
MKINLEY AT COLUMBUS.
Not since Blaine visited Columbus in 1884 has
such an enthusiastic demonstration greeted q
single political candidate as was seen last
Saturday night when Maj. Mckinley spoke
here. 1t was his first and only speech of the
campaign in the capital city and the ninety
sixth speech made since he took the stump.
JUDGE THURMAN FEEBLE.
Judge Allen G. Thurman will probably not
long survive his beloved wife. For several
years and up to the beginning Of her last ILL.,
mess she was faithful nurse to him. She
looked after him as carefully as nurse watches
her child. He is confined to his room nearly
all the time, and is very weak and feeble.
Though nearly four years his senior Mrs. Thur
man was sprightly and active up to the begin
ming Of the past summer.