Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-30
THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO,
Republicans Said to BE Growing Uneasy
Over Neglect by the National Committee.


Correspondence Of The Evening Star
CoLUMBUs, OHIO, September 90, 1892.
Ohio republicans growing uneasy over the
disposition of the national committee not to
pay any attention whatever 70 this state. While
they feel that there is no danger of Ohio going
to the democrats they feel that should the re-
publican plurality fall back to 10000 or lower,
it is likely to do, il would be little less dis
cournging to the party than defeat and make it
extremely doubtful that the republicans would
carry single close district.
Are you not going to bring some speakers
into Ohio?" asked Chief Clerk Campbell of the
secretary Of states Office of John r. Mulioy
secretary of the state republican executive COM
mittte in thepresence of The STAR correspond
ent. '-Oh, well have some speaking in Ohio
later on. When October comes you will see
some enthusiasm developed in this state" at
is all right to say that Ohio is safe, but we can
not afford to let the campaign in this state go
by default" was Mr.. Campbells answer. 1t in
dicates feeling in the matter that is pretty
generally shared by republicans in Ohio.
These quiet, apsthetic campaigns tell sadly
upon the party in the majority, said a we'll
known republican to THESTAR in the Neil
House lobby few evenings ago. 'Iook at
Maine and Vermont. If the same rate of fall
ing OF in vote that il shown in those states
should be experienced here in the much larger
republican vote of Ohio do you know what the
result would be? The democrats would carry
Ohio by 60, 900 votes. While / don't believe
that that will be the result | would suggest to
both the state and national republican commit
tees that the result in these two strong republi-
can states ia by 10 means encouraging to
republicans. Quiet campaigns are always disas-
trous TO the party that Is IN the majority. I'm
fortunately for us. it is the strongly republican
sta es that are apathetic now. There is no
apathy in the south. The full vote will be out
there, and you know what that means"
WHERE THE FORCE BILL is An ISSUE.
The STAR correspondent met prominent
democrat from the third Tennessee district,
where H. Clay Evans. the eloquent young re-
publican. is the republican candidate a few
days ago and from him learned that there, az
well as in all parts OF the south. the force bill
is being made the chief issue Evans could
easily be elected, said he, ''but for his advo-
cacy of the force bill. He is popular and both
democrats and republicans like him. He has
been successful in managing his own affairs,
which IRE considerable, and You know this al
WAYS tends TO create a general belief that such
a person will look after public interests we'll
The district il democratic By only 100 votes.
and but for the fact that Mr.. Evans has advo-
Gated the force bill he would be elected by at
least 1000 plurality"
A third gentleman present suggested that the
force bill ought not to be an irsue there.
To this the Tennesseean replied: "Oh, it is
the big issue all over the south. Nothing has
50 thoroughly stirred up the people in years.
Pick up a county newspaper anywhere and YOU
viii that the force bill is all they talk about
with only an occasional word about the tariff
and silver coinage"
IN TIE FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.
The contest in the fourteenth congressional
district in this state Is becoming very warm
and very interesting. II includes Mansfield,
the home Of Senator Sherman. The repnbii-
can Candidate, E. G. johnson, il a Foraker re-
publican, and, editor of the Lordia County
Reporter, last spring made some very caustic
tigns at Mr.. Sherman, which are now being re-
produced In democratic newspapers in the dis
trict.
Senator Sherman is now forced by party re-
quirements to go upon the stump and work for
Johnsons election. He 10 doing it and the
state committee Il concentrating all the forces
at it's command in this district. Gov. Mckinley
man will confine all his Ohio work there. Ex-
Gov. Foraker will make several speeches for his
friend johnson and United States Senator
FRYE, who Il nov upon the stump in this state,
will visit the district and make several speeches
before leaving Ohio.
Congressman Harter, who is the democratic
/ candidate against johnson. has asked the demo-
cratic state executive committee to let his district
alone. He Wishes 70 manage his own campaign.
He is actively at work and viii invite some OF
his friends outside the state to help him He
writes q friend here that be believes he viii be
elected. To do 30 he will have to make way
with a republican plurality OF about ], 800
Geo. ". Geddes, several years ago, a. demo
cratic candidate for Congress in . distric,
largely made up of the counties that now COM
pose this district, made way with . republican
plurality Of 700 and added democratic plural.
ity Of nearly 1000 upon it. 1t indicates the
ease with which votes may be changed in that
district. Geddes' opponent WINS r. g. Horr
who had become unpopular with the farmer'
through his milk and cheese dealings with them
JUDGE rHuRMAN's RETIREMENT.
Judge" Allen g. Thurman. a. his friends and
neighbors here still prefer to call him, takes
lively interest in the progress Of the campaign
and. notwithstanding his infrmities, viii regis
ter and vote this fall To . company Of friends
at his house last Saturday evening, when TIKI
STAG correspondent was present, he paid high
compliment 10 Carl Schurs, whose address b.
had Just been reading.
Mr.. Thurman speaks hopefully but guardedly
Of the prospects Of his party In ths pending M
tional campaign