The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-23
Ohio Republicans Open the Cam
paign About as They Did
in Butte.
The Meeting Fell Way Below An.
tiotpations and Enthusiasm
Was Lacking.
Chairman Carter Learns the True situs-
tion n South Caroiina- West virgiais
1sAll Right.


failure Of the republican opening aftsl
weeks of exhaustive preparation and much
cheap advertising il the quiet talk Of the
party, and there 10 much evident dissp-
pointmsnt over the matter. II was there
that the lion and the lamb were to lie down
together in ths presence of an admirinp
populacs. but the spectacle was not assur-
ing. Foraker, Ohio's political bull in q
chins shop. justified the predictions of his
enemies by an indulgence in personal abuse
of the democratic candidates. His abuse
Of Mr.. Cleveland was most brutal, but ex-
pscted by al who have followed the for
tunes of this political upstsrt and dems-
goRRe.
1t was expected that very large crowd
would be at Woodsdale. but it was q dis
trsssing failure In every important partic-
ular, and especially a. TO the size Ct the
crowd. The management, the league, had
made notorious endeavors to show the
COMMITTEES that the club organization runs
the state, with Foraker AZ it, prophet, and
it is evident from the failure of the meet
ing that the regular organization resented
the claim and determined to show the For
aker influence that the gathering was not
tho official opening. All efforts of the
league TO secure q concession of this nature
were unavailinR, and the approximations of
those who are disRustsd With the factions
were not allayed. The committee. in spite
of the earnest appeals of the league. and
declining to satisfy tho inquiries of
the interested public. permitted the
club organization to hold the meet
ing, and there have been numerous
guarded laughs in the sleeves of the Shsr-
man men. twas estimated by the Com
mercial Gazette that only $500 people were
In attendance at Woodsdale. and this il 40
far an uncontradicted estimate. When it
il remembered that $4,000 were expected,
the extent of the disaster is seen. The cry
of the Sherman men 10 that of Oliver Hnz-
liam Henry Harrison: 1--WE have met the
enemy. and they are ours.''
Another Foraker tiasco was the defeat for
the nomination for congress of Charles p.
Griffin, the mouthpiece Of the ex-governor.
and who led the forces against Sherman
during the historic senatorial contest.
persistent candidate for congressional
honors, but failed at the primaries to carry
his own ward, and came In q very poor
third in list of but three candidates.,
Senator Sherman is here to attend the
state fair and incidentally look in upon the
committee that was his creation. Tho
senator will make his first speech at North
Fairfield, Huron county, next week, and
will then go to Philadelphia for day be-
fore entering New York for series of
speeches. He processes characteristic
confidence in the result of the election. and
in conversation with a reporter expressed
his con nviotion that there never was q law
that had met with greater success in this
country than the Mckinley law. With that
as a leading issue he Processes to believe
that tho republican party will receive popu-
lar indorsement. Mr.. Sherman believes
that the parties are not widely different on
the silver question, but he regards the pro-
posed return to state bank circulation as
the worst sort of resumption that WAS ever
conceived and he thinks Mr.. Cleveland
will repudiate this plank in his letter ao-
oeptinQ the nomination.
"What of New York2'' was asked.
Il do not lay much stress upon the indi-
cations of disssnsion as in the strong I'M
dsrourrent of sentiment as shown in the
growing popularity of tho Mckinley law,
the desire to have an honest and stable cir
culating medium, and the general prosper
ous condition of the country under the
present administration" was the reply.
"Thers ia less enthusiasm and bluster than
upon former occasions, but there is less
dissatisfaction with the present, adminis-
tration than is usual during the inoumben-
cy of president"
The democrats bavs postponed the open
ing of campaign to Sept "A, and changed
the place f'om Woodsdals to Hamilton. the
home of James Il. Campbell and James Il.
Neal. The willingness with which the
change was aoceded to is An indication that
tue cleveland following is gaining ground
here. for the change was made to suit
Messrs. Campbell aud Neal, and ut their
request. Gen. A. E. Stevenson and W.
Bourke Cochran will be the principal ora
tors. II will be much larger and bette
meeting than the republican failure.
w. NJ. Hahn, who has charge of Mr.. Har-
rison's speakers bureau was here long
enough this week to say that it was to
As Mr.. Hahn is ON the inside. and supposed
to know how the leaders feel about il. his
opinion is interesting as going to show that
the republicans haven't much hope.