Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-29
OHIO
VIII Probably Give the Largest Vote in Its
History.

VIII Probably Give the Largest Vote In Its
History.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
COLUMBUS, OHIO, October %, 1892.
The highest total vote ever cast in Ohio was
s4l ,941 for Harrison and Cleveland for Presi-
dent four years ago. The average increase in
total vote between presidential elections for the
last score of years has been So 4S7. If this rate
OF increase is maintained the total vote this
year will closely approach 100000. 1t will no
doubt exceed any heretofore cast in Ohio The
activity of the voters in all parts of Ohio in the
matter of registration indicates deep interest
In the election which was not before apparent.
The absence of the torchlight and fireworks
features OF campaigning, so familiar in recent
Ohio political battles. gave the general impress
sion that Ohio voters were apathetic. The re-
suit of the first two registration days has dem
onstrated the apathy is only apparent and not
real The highest vote ever cast in this city
was 81 $50, and nearly $4,000 voters have al
ready been registered. There are yet two more
days of registration under the present registra-
tion law-Friday and Saturday of this week. 1t
Is predicted that the total registration i / Co
lumbus will closely approach $4,000 this year.
and the growth of population has not been I'M
usually large. The same remarkable registra-
ton is reported from all places where voters
are required to register. and as few persons
register who do not propose to vote it would
not be surprising if the total vote in Ohio
should mount well above the 900 900 mark that
seems to be predicted by statistics.
ENCOURAGING TO THE REPUBLICANS.
This manifestation of interest in the election
is encouraging to the republicans. who have all
to lose and nothing to gain in this state. Ohio
is a republican state of course. when the vote
is out. The only danger to that party lies in
apathy in the campaign. When little interest
is manifested in the election the Ohio republi-
can leaders are always alarmed. For this
reason. up to the day of the first registration,
Chairman Dick was full of misgivings, though
maintaining an air of confidence in speaking
for publication, of the prospects for his party.
He admits that the news from the registrations
lis very welcome to him and his committee
Such Is the Interpretation of the registration
made by the republicans. The democrats
claim that it only means that the anti Harrison
republicans are more determined i'll their oppo-
sition than the republican state executive COM
mittee supposes. They are not going to con-
tent themselves with simply remaining away
from the polls and not voting for him. They
propose to goto the polls and vote against him.
Which OF these views is correct probably
only the result of the election will decide. 1t
should be said in this connection, however that
anti-Harrison republicans, who mostly
Foraker men, would not be likely to omit
registry. whether they intended to omit voting
or not. for the reason that i'll that case their ac-
ton would be made matter of record against
them. Should the registration books show that
a considerable number of Foraker republicans
failed to register the other faction would be
certain to discover the fact and use it against
them.
FOUR TICKETS IN THE FIELD.
There are four tickets in the field in Ohio
the two in addition to the two great party tickets
being the peoples party and the prohibitionist
party. Each party has full electoral ticket in
nomination well state ticket, except the
peoples party, whose electoral ticket is short
two names on account of failure to certify their
nominations TO the secretary of state within
the time required by law.
The Ohio Australian ballot law provides the
blanket ballot. and the tickets of the parties
are printed upon it i'll the order of their total
votes at the next previous election. This pro-
vision this year gives the first place TO the re-
publican ticket, the democratic ticket of course
coming second. while, strange to say. the peo-
pies party ticket takes the third place. throw
ing the prohibitionists really in the place of
the fourth party, instead of the third party
as they so long styled themselves.
The peoples party i'll Ohio last fall polled
%, 472 votes. and the prohibtionists only 90 19O
1t is expected this year that the peoples party
will be almost entirely dissipated, and the pro-
hibition vote materially increased. The high
est number of votes ever cast for prohibition
candidate in Ohio was 90. 700. for Morris Sharp
for governor in 1887. 1t will probably touch
80 900 this wear.
Neither of the minor parties. however, will
be interesting factors in the Ohio campaign
Scion c. Thayer is the head of the peoples
ticket and Geo. l.. Case that of the prohibi-
tionists ticket They are both said to be I'M
Objectionable men, but never before heard of in
state politics.
The death of Mrs. Harrison has stopped the
work of the republicans upon the stump in this
state. and the democrats have done nothing of
the kind 20 far. 1t is not likely that the work
Will be taken up vigorously by either side again
In this campaign.
BOMB AGAINST HARrER.
The Cleveland Leader has this week thrown a
bombshell into the fourteenth congressional
district where Congressman Harter is fighting
80 hard to overcome the 1000 plurality the
new system OF districts has placed against him.
1t published fac-simile of letter from Harter
to the business manager of his plow company at
Mansfield. lnstructing how to transform moneys
deposited by the company in local bank into
non-taxable credits on the day when they must
act Is not n crime and is done by many peoplo
and almost all corporations. but it is not APP
proved by the public. Mr.. Harter has made no
reply so far and probably will not. Nothing
but denial would help the case, and that he
probably cannot make.