Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-10
BUCKEYEs NOT EXCITED.
Cincinnati and Cleveland Business Men Not
Contributing TO the Campaign.


Correspondence Of The Evening Star
CISCINNArI. October 9. 1872
No one seems TO bo in the least excited about
tho result Of the presidential contest and it is
feared that the campaign managers of both
sides will have great difficulty in getting out
the vote. The lack Of interest is so unusual as
TO cause comment. Ohio has heretofore been
In a ferment in presidential contest. but the
notabie struggle between Mckinley ard Camp
bell last fall attracted great deal more atten-
ton than the issue between Harrison and
Cleveland. IL IL generally recognized that in
presidential wears this state is reliably repub-
lican Maine Vermont. 1t has never cast a
democratic electoral vote for forty years and
the oaly effort Of the democrats has been to
maintain the party organization in the counties
and congressional districts 10 be prepared
FOR the gubernatorial struggle which comes the
year following the election of President
The situation Of affairs this year is peculiar.
While neither party has been able 10 arouse any
enthusiasm among the voters the democrats
have been conducting s:ill >uat which prom
i-es some surprises. Ohio has always been q
Blaine stronghold. The cities in particular have
ALWAYS been devoted to the cause Of the plumed
knight. and when he was beaten at Minneapolis
the ward workers and younger element in Gin
cinnnti. Columbus, Toledo. DAYTON and other
dlsgrunt!ed. The saUe state of affairs existed
regarding the democracy. Cincinnati sent four
delegates TO Chicago bitterly opposed to Cleve-
hand and a large majority Of the active demo-
erats of this state were against Grover for the
nomination The buckeye state played very
insignificant and not altogether creditable part
In both national conventions this year, and 1t
so happened that the fayorites of the majority
of the dele gates of both parties were iguomin-
iously defeated. Ii il thought that the
democrats have fallen into line for
Cleveland somewhat more numerousy and
willingly than the republicans for Harrison,
but the difference is hardly sufficient to en-
danger republican supremacy in the state.
The Ohio democrats cheerful lot Of losers.
They come up smiling after each defeat and
boast OF their intention and ability to win the
next time. Some of them confident that
Ohio viii cast is electoral vote for Cleveland,
but this roseste view Il not shared by the more
conservative element OF the party. Whenever
the state goes democratic IL is on a short vote.
IL the present lack of interest continues there is
possibility that the republicans will not reg
lister in sufficient numbers to make the state
certain for Harrison.
II Is believed that the democratic hope of
success is based on this hoTe, but it is neverthe
less the fact that the attention of the Cleveland
managers is being directed to the congressional
districts.
Ohio is capable of casting 900 900 votes, but il
~ tAiouSHt mat llbH lItttHt
the total cast viii be from $4,000 to 100 900
short of this figure. Comparatively few meet
Ings have been held up to date and they SHINY
attended if compared with the immense gather
lngS of last fall. The great rallies OF the two
parties at Woodsdaie Park, twenty-five miles
from Cincinnati. were conspicuous failures,
although Whitelaw Reid was the attraction at
the republican meeting and Adlai E. Stevenson
graced the democratic gathering. Various ex-
plantations are offered TO account for the I'M
precedsnted indifference of the voters. The
most plausible one that can be advanced in
Ohio il that the business men are satisfied that
with either Cleveland or Harrison the country
would have safe and conservative administra-
ton and that business will not suffer from the
election of either. This view of the matter Is
borne out by the fact that the bankers ndleading
merchants of Cincinnati and Cleveland have re-
fused TO give TO campaign committees of either
party or have compromised BY making the same
TO each. This state of affairs is re-
garded as a hopeful sign BY the democrats, who
have ALWAYS claimed that they were beaten by
the contributions of the large capitalists in the
state.
From the best information attainable 1t is
probable that Harrison will carry Ohio by from
$4,000 to 10000 plurality and the republicans
will eiec. thirteen Congressman and the DEM
ocTats eight OF course this estimate is liable
to a very considerable revision before the cleo
tion. 1t is possible that within the next two
weeks the interest of the voters may be aroused
a. in former presidential elections. and if such
shCGld prove to he the case the republican
plurality will be correspondingly increased.