Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-06
No Doubt About Governor McKin-
ley's Reelection.
Size OF MAJORITY THE ONLY QUESTION,
It Will Exceed That of Two Years
Ago.
NEITHER SIDE ESTIMATES.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
| COLUMBUS. Ohio. Nov. 6-There is nc
room for doubt now that Gov Mckinley
will be reelected tomorrow. The republicans
will probably elect their entire state ticket
| with possibly the exception Of the food com.
missioner. and secure a majority in both
branches Of the general assembly. DR.. F.
B. McNeal. the present food commissioner
Is a candidate for reelection on the repub-
| lican ticket. He has inforced the pure food
| laws with great energy. and in this has
earned the hostility Of the State Wholesale
Grocers Association, which Is making an
organized effort to defeat him.
The democrats have taken courage and
| gained strength in the last two weeks. The
| coming Of ex-Gov. Campbell to take part in
| the campaign and the passage of the bill
repeating the silver purchase act have had
this effect upon the Ohio democrats.
In an interview. almost as soon as he ar
rived here from Washington last week. Sen
ator Sherman took The Star correspondent
| to task for reporting that the republicans
were losing ground in Ohio. II the Senator
| had been in Ohio during the last six weeks
he would not have failed to note the change
alluded to-
But it is only a question as to the size OF
McKinley's plurality. 1t will still be greater
| than 1t was two years ago. But II the
Senate had not delayed the vote on the sill
yer purchase bill so long, 1t might have
been much less.
1t cannot be doubted that there are many
thousands Of unemployed and discontented
workingmen in the state. whose votes. II
| thrown in one direction, could turn the elec-
don. Plausible reasons are advanced by
some for their voting the republican ticket,
and by others for their supporting the
democrats. 1t seems the more logical to
suppose that they will generally hold the
national administration responsible for the
ills they suffer. and vote against the demo-
Gratis.
The Star correspondent has inclined to
the belief that the general discomfort will
result in an increased vote for the so-called
sde-issue parties--the popullst and the
prohibitionists-the disccntented. in leaving
| their old parties, preferring to go to these
rather than support their old time enemies
An old politician, who has seen and studied
number of such campaigns as this, ar
gues however, that the reverse will be
true this year. e., the vote of the popu-
lists and the prohibitionists will be greatly
reduced, and for this reason: The history
of Ohio politics shows he says, that when
ever there has been financial question
up as an issue, all the recent converts to
new party tie yet rests loosely, are scared
back into the parties from which they
came.
The Star correspondent is still Of the
opinion, however that the combined vote
Of the populists and prohibitionists WIN
g Gov. W mckinley * nj p'sSsan getting 'ns
ftlear hi k56rity, and his plurality. it is be-
lieved may reach 5000, and 1t Is not likely
to be less than 10000.
But little interest has been taken in the
legislative elections, except in a local way.
The democrats have not a shadow of q
chance to carry the senate and so cannot
hope to be able to pass any bills. There is
no United States Senator to be chosen, so
that only local interests and those insig-
nificant attach to the election.
One Congressman will be elected in Ohio
tomorrow, Gov. Mckinley having called a
special election at that time to fill the
vacancy in the tenth district caused by the
death of Gen. w. H Enochs of Ironton
But little interest is taken in this cleo
tion, as 1t Is beyond a doubt that the republi-
can nominee. H. 8. Burdy, father-in-law Of
ex-Gov.j' Foraker. will be elected. as the
district is overwhelmingly republican.
Neither Chairman Dick nor Chairman
Seward has given out any estimate of the
result, and they say they will not do So
In estimating the result from the returns
comparisons will be made with the vote for
secretary of state last fall, when S. NJ
Taylor. republican, was elected by a plu-
rality of 1,0S9. Two years ago Gov. McKin-
ley's plurality was 2,5l1.
The A. p. A. Takes a Hand.
1t is discovered here today that the state
has been flooded with an A. p A. anti
Catholic ticket, which is intended to throw
the support of that organization to Gov.
Mckinley and Food Commissioner McNeal
Blank Australian ballots are being mailed
to members of that organization with the
names OF Mckinney and McNeal marked
for an affirmative vote. An accompanying
note says: Patriotic citizens can vote a
ticket marked thus" If the A. p. A. vote
Is thrown to Mckinley there is no telling
how great his plurality may be. possibly
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MIR. Campbelrs Prediction.
Ex-Gcv. Campbell spent last night here
and left this morning for Coshocton and
GAINESVILLE. He closes the campaign at the
latter place tonight. To The Star corre-
spondent he said: IF one can judge from
superficial indications the democrats will
carry the state. / have been in the state
too short time to get the trend Of senti-
ment, but my meetings have been so well
attended and the democrats so enthusiastic
where / met them. that / must believe they
are aroused. Mckinley will have to get
more than $4,000 plurality, however in or
der to claim an Endorsement of his tariff
views.'
COyGRESSMEN SCARCE