Evening star., 1893-11-02
RETORTS
Personalities Creep Into the Ohio
Campaign.
STATE ISSUES RECEIVE ATTENTION.
Meals Charge Against the Gov
ernOr.
THE LATTERS SPROMPTDENIAL
pecial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

cpeclai Dlspdtcn TO Inc Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov 2.-The last week
OF the Ohio campaign differs from that
which has gone before. in that some at
tention Is now being paid to state issues
The nomination of such well-known advo-
Gates OF the opposite views Of the tariff
question as Gov. Mckinley and L. IT. Neal
to lead the two great parties. made it GER
tain that the tariff would be one of the
main subjects discussed on the stump. and
the exciting fight in the Senate over the
silver purchase repeal bill has thrust the
silver question forward. The democrats
and republicans are agreed upon this, how
ever, and President Cleveland is gener-
ally supported on both sides. The party
platforms are not as explicit on this mat
ter as could be wished and admit of in
depreciation. They were made before the
present situation was clearly outlined.
with the turn toward matters that con-
Germ Chio only the campaign has taken on
a personal character. and both Gov Nc
Kinley and Mr.. Neal have lately INDUCED
In remarks about each other in their
speeches that were far from complimentary
ferring to the fact that soon after the gov
ernor appointed w. H. Mcdonald state
II spector of shops and factories, he was
found to be short to the state about
refunded. He further intimated that the
governor had compounded a felony by
agreeing not to prosecute Mcdonald If he
refunded the money taken. To this the
governor replied with a sweeping denial,
and said he would not expect such unwar-
ranted charges "even from a democrat"
1t Is but justice to the governor to say
In this connection, that The Star corre-
torney c. c. Williams, who is a democrat,
that Gov Mckinley wrote him a letter
soon after McDonald's ,crookedness was
found out. citing the case and requesting
him to ask the grand jury for an indictment
Colonel w. A. Taylor, the candidate
Tor lieutenant governor on the demo-
cratic ticket who has led in the attack ON
Chairman Dick Of the republican state
committee for entering into the pension
scheme with a pension attorney at Wash
ington, D. c., is now having it out with the
United States pension agent here. Gen.
John q. Mitchell, whom he charges with
having given Chairman Dick list of rhe
Ohio pensioners for use in the campaign
Gen. Mitchell shows in reply to this a let
ter from Pension Commissioner Lochren
In which he is authorized to allow those
VINO wish to do so to inspect the pension
lists. This letter bears the date of July 16
The state Journal, republican organ of
central Ohio. has just published complete
list Of those pensioners living in Ohio who
have been dropped recently from the rolls
Col. Iaylor intimates also that Gen.
Mitchell has given this list to Chairman
Dick to be used for political purposes, and
gives him notice that he will at once file
charges against him at Washington for It.
Ex-Gov. Campbell's presence here has
greatly encouraged the democrats. but few
OF them entertain any hope of carrying
either the state or the legislature The
party has not felt much confidence in
Chairman James p. Seward of the state
committee He is looked upon as having
reached this responsible place by accident
rather than by promotion for merit He had
never had any experience in politics out
side OF his county before. and would prob
aoiy not have been thought Of as chairman
OF the state committee but for the fact that
because OF voters errors in marking their
Australian ballots he was elected a presi-
Dental elector last fall-the first demo-
crauc eiector Ohio has had for thirty years
But the Ohio democrats have a way Of
turning out and voting, no matter how dis
couraging the prospect is that causes
some uneasiness in the minds of the re-
fall and the general discomfort Of the la
boring element of the voters suggest a
possible revolution, and yet the circum-
stances seem to point clearly that the con-
party in Ohio this year. and the state is
likely to go republican by an increased plu-
rality. The vote will probably be a light
one-Io,Ooo or l0O.0 900 less than cast last fall
Is likely to draw from both of the great
parties and increase the vote of the pro-
hibitionists and populists-especially the
latter: The combined prohibitionists and
populist vote is likely to reach 5000 or
1000 If 1t Is so great Gov Mckinley II
Is safe to say, yill not have clear ma
tority. conservative estimate places
his plurality at about 10000. The republi-
cans are quite certain to carry both
branches Of the general assembly.
The Wholesale Grocers' Association of
the state Is fighting DR.. F. B. McNeal. the
republican candidate for dairy and food
commissioner. and II any candidate on
Should Mckinley have 10000 more votes
than McNeal, however, there is chance to
defeat McNeal.
Senator Sherman has gone to Ohio to