Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-21
OHIO,
State Issues Cutting a Very Small Figure
in the Political Fight.

CORRESPONDENCE of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, ONO, October 10, 1892
There are no purely state issues in the Ohio
campaign. The campaign speakers are making
no reference on the stump to state matters.
The republican legislature, which finished its
first session last April, made a fairly good
record. 1t was not extravagant, nor vet penu-
rious. Gov. McKinley's appointees have man.
aged the state institutions very well so far
The administration is free from scandals in all
its departments, and whatever little errors
have been made are entirely overshadowed by
the issues Of the national campaign
The candidates for secretary Of state, the heads
of the tickets-S. NJ. Taylor and W. A. Taylor
are men of excellent character and high reputa-
tons. They are close personal friends, though
in no way related. might be suspected from
the similarity of names, and in their speeches
have always referred to each other in highly
complimentary terms. Their colleagues also
have unobjectionable characters, and SO the
campaign up to this time has been free from
the personalities that have characterized Ohio
campaigns in late years.
Ohio elects this year, besides presidential
electors and Congressman. q secretary Of state,
two judges of the supreme court, clerk Of the
| supreme court and member of the state board
OF public works. Common pleas Judges are
elected in the subdistricts, and the counties
choose part Of their officers.
WHAT is SAID OF THE LARGE REGISTRATION.
The conditions would seem to be favorable to
an exciting campaign, but outside Of the local
tickets but little interest seems to have been
manifested in any part Of the state until the
first registration day. There many different
vie We taken OF the full registration then some
of the more experienced politicians claiming
that it was due to the efforts Of local political
managers. which are now exhausted, and that
the remaining registration DAYS will not show
propoi tionately large registration of voters.
The work OF registering is watched so care
fully by the local party committees and man.
aged 80 systematically that nothing but pure
obstinacy on the part Of the voters who do not
by the time election day comes around. Agents
OF the committees poll every ward
and township, and return to the committee
chairman the name, place Of residence and
politics OF every voter. After each registra-
ton day those that registered are checked off,
The committee then knows what per cent Of its
vote remains unregistered and where it lies
Letters are addressed to the unregistered vot-
ers by their respective committee urging upon
them the importance Of voting, and il after
the next to the last registration day any are
still unregistered a personal interview is &C.
cured by agent Of the committee With
such arrangements it will be strange n any
considerable number of voters in Ohio are
barred from voting this year by the registra-
ton law.
that under the present law only those voters who
live in the larger cities are required to register
again this year. In the villages and townships
the old registration holds good.
Ex-coNGREssMAN LAMIsoS's VIEWS.
Charles N. Lamison, a democratic ex-Con-
gresham of this state, who spends most Of his
time in New York city, but still retains his resi-
dence at Lima, Allen county, Just as Senator
Brice does. was in the city last week, fresh from
the campaign in the empire state. To THE
STAR correspondent he spoke confidently Of the
prospects for his party there.
"There is no question about the result there
to my mind" said he. ''The Hill and
Tammany men are sincerely at work in the in
terest Of Cleveland. I think II will be q walk
over"
While in Ohio Mr. Lamison visited nearly Al,
parts Of the state, and expressed himself ss
well pleased With the political situatiou in Ohio
as he sees it. Mr.. Lamison Joined Senator
Brice after leaving Congress In his railroad
building, and through him secured many
favorable bridge contracts. He Il now q rich
man.
THE REPORT ON LABOR sTATrsTrcst
The first and only interesting controversy of
the campaign here has been the correspondence
between W. A Taylor, democratic candidate
Aof s0crosaIy VI sAte, ana W. L. LOWS, state
labor commissioner, over the forthcoming re-
port Of the state labor Office a. to it's bearing on
the Mckinley tariff law, the substance of which
has already been published in TEE SrAR. In a
speech at Norwalk last week Col TAYLOR de-
clared that the report would show that under
the Mckinley bill wages in Ohio had decreased.
and insinuated that the report had been pur,
posely held back from publication at the reouest
OF Gov. Mckinley until after election. To this
Mr.. Lewis replied in an open letter, saying that
the report would be ous earlier this wear thar
usual that he had hurried its publication vifh
all his efforts; that the report was ana had
been for months in the hands Of a democr.tic
supervisor Of printing and Q democrstic state
printer.
Mr.. Lewis also denied that there had been I.
decrease In wages under the Mckinley law. and
charged Col Taylor with intentional misrepre-
sentanon 70 secure such apparent resnlts.
10 this COL Taylor answered that he would
submit the question Of the truth or falsisy Of
what no said In his Norwafk speech 70 8 COM
mittee consisting Of Gov. Mckinley, Secretary
OF State Poorman and Auditor Of State Pos,
three republicans. n they decided that he hsd
misreprebentsd the facts Col TAYLOR aeroed 10
withdraw frcm the race and permit 3. Il. Tsy-
lor, his republican opponent % Be esectsd With
To THE oommisssonsr Lsuls replied thas OIL
Taylor had puhltshsd figures found IN IL r.
port, bat ~ bad used then In . vay 10 unls-
lead, and b bsltsvsd ~ lad dose % tntsntion-
ally. He had taken - . year covered BY ne
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