Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-17
OH 10.
General Surprise Created Mt the Large Regis
tration.

General Surprise Created mt the Large Regis
tratfon.
Correspondents Of The Evening Star
COLUMBUS. ONO. Oct. I6, 1892.
The FIRST day of registration Of voters here
surprised the politicians. In the result there il
no appearance Of the apathy that has character
lied the campaign on both sides up to this
time in all parts of Ohio In this city nearly
one-haf of the total vote was registered. There
are three other days upon which voters may
register, and those who are obliged to be absent
on those days can have an opportunity Of regis
tering on the day before election by making
oath before the city board Of elections to that
effect.
Other cities show similar results and il now
looks as though much larger vote would be
cast In Ohio next month than the apparent
apathy In the campaign had led politicians to
expect. The republican state committee has
been very active during the last three weeks
and speakers have been hard at work during
that time In all the counties. This stirring work
may have had much TO do with the activity OF
the voters displayed on the first day of regis-
tration, but II should not be thought that be-
cause the democratic state committee ia making
no demonstration il is entirely inactive In the
distribution Of campaign literature and in per-
sonal correspondence this committee has been
very active since the latter part OF August
even before Chairman Farley had met with it,
THE WORK OF THE DEMOCRATS.
Chairman Farley is organizing the county
and city committees Of his party and getting
them to work harmoniousiy and in concert
His idea is that these local chairmen are nearer
the people who do the voting and better ac-
quainted with the conditions peculiar to each
county than he or his colleagues on the state
committee, and that they by reason of this fact
are better prepared TO see and take advantage
OF the local opportunities than the state COM
mittee. He simply counsels with these local
committees, gives them whatever information
and suggestions he has, and urges them to do
the work Of the campaign. Upon each county
chairman be has urged the fact that the local
ticket must stand or fall with the state ticket
The progress OF the campaign work in Ohio
will be seriously interfered with this week bv
the dedicatory exercises at Chicago On wednes-
day morning train bearing 500 people, among
them the state officials, members of the general
assembly, judges Of the supreme court and dis
city for Chicago. Few persons who are doing
work upon the stump In Ohio this campaign
will be left in the state while the dedicatory ex-
ercises are in progress
DEN. oox's POSITION.
While the pronouncement Of ex-Gov. j. ID.
Cox for Cleveland is not as explicit as the demo-
Gratis could wish, what he has said now, and
what he has said before. leaves little doubt as
to his intention. He will vote for Cleveland.
though he has probably said all he ever will say
about this action. When Mr.. Cleveland was a
candidate for President eight years ago Gov.
Cox was known as = "mugwump," and II has
been generally Understood that he voted fos
him. But he became dissatisfied with President
Clevelands civil service policy and worked and
voted against him when he became q candidate
for q second term. In his opinion President
Harrison's course in the matter Of civil service
appointments has been 50 much worse than that
OF Mr.. Clevelands that he is glad 10 have the
chance Of voting for Mr.. Cleveland again.
Az . statesman and lawyer Gov. Cox IL well
known, but be IL distinctively soldier. having
rendered distinguished services on the Union
side In the civil war, and excepting that Of Dun
can Macarthur his Is the only portrait hanging
In the state capitol rotunda among the govern
ors Of Ohio that is painted In uniform. That
be should take stand against the soldier can
didate, and on the side Of one who d distinct
lively civilian, IL noteworthy, and IL 10 argued
that Is VIII have influence among the Ohio SOL
diers.
TEE FoRAKKR MEN ARorsED.
Executive Chairman Dick Arranged last week
for . speech here from Thomas McDousau of
Cincinnati, the well-known lawyer orator. II
l. difficult to induce him to 90 away
from home TO make . political speech,
a. no IL In no sense . politician. He
came here on this occasion 10 mako an
argument before the supreme court and his
speech was merely an incident Of his visat But
Columbus Ia second only TO Cincinnati o.
Foraker stronghold, and no sooner hsd the
Foraker men here heard thAt McDougau had