Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-31
OHIO DEMOCRATS IN HOPE.
They Give No Figures, but Predict Meals
Election.
The Republicans Look for . Mckinley
Plurality of From 5000 to 10000
Latest Aspect Of the Campaign.

the unexpected that happens in this state.
Not a politician in the state Of either party
thought that Cleveland would carry one
elector and come within 1000 votes Of get
ting them all last year. Since that time
many changes have come about and they
have had an effect on the buckeye voters.
Within the past week the prospects for the
democracy have frightened considerably and
the decision Of the Senate to pass the repeal
act mas undoubtedly reclaimed a large num-
Der Of business men in the cities who were
disposed to vote the republican ticket. The
greatest obstacle that the democrats have
to contend against is the fact that Ohio Is q
republican state and has never elected two
democratic governors in succession.
1t appears that this year is not a good one
to expect a reversal in political history.
once in six years this state chooses a dem
ocratic governor, but their time does not
come until two years from now. But there
has been on exception to this rule, and that
was In 1877, when Bishop. who was nominat-
ed by the democrats because nobody wanted
1t, was, to the establishment of the dem
ocrats themselves. electd governor by % 900
plurality, the largest plurality ever given to
democratic candidate although two years
later Tom Ewing was defeated by 1900 and
yet got $1,000 more votes than Bishop.
Not Much Enthusiasm Aroused.
Up to this time neither party has been able
to arouse much enthusiasm in the contest,
and this is a source of republican danger.
The democrats invariably get the best of it
on light vote either dn state or municipal
elections. All the republican papers are urg-
ing their leaders to action, but the very
small registration in the cities has still
further alarmed them. although there Is no
lNyf Tot l..
registered to any greater extent than their
opponents.
In Cincinnati the two first days of regis
tration show a falling of of 5000 from the
registration OF last year and 5000 below that
or two years ago. The same seeming lack
Of interest prevails In most of the other
cities of the state, but a most vigorous effort
is being made to bring out the laggards on
the last two days.
The attitude of the democratic party of
Ohio on the silver question has cut both
ways. 1t has doubtless held the business
vote in the cities, but will lose them some
IN the country among the farmers, thou
sands OF whom have always been welded to
the Ohio idea" which simply means
large increase of the circulating medium, no
matter whether of coin or paper.
The indications are that the populists will
increase their vote this year from twenty
to forty per cent over last year, when
Weaver polled in round numbers Is. 900
votes. Most Of the new recruits will come
regions and the central part Of the state
the republicans will suffer some. The pro-
hibitionists are hardly taken into account
In the figuring. because their vote is dis
counted. They will get from @, 900 to 80 900
votes. and the party campaign committees
know just where they Will come from,
seventy PEI cent from the republicans and
the other thirty per cent from the demo-
Gratis.
All the fighting this year has so far been
done by the rival gubernatorial candidates,
Mckinley and Neal, although Col. W. A.
Taylor, the nominee for lieutenant governor
who came within 1000 votes of being elected
secretary of state last year. is making a
very effective canvass and drawing down
upon him the wrath of the republican pa
pers for his alleged misstatement of facts
In connection with state affairs, to which
subject he confines his remarks.
Not one Of the big guns of either party
outside the state has, with the exception of
Reed for the republicans poked his nose into
the campaign. Even Foraker has been
silent and is now stamping out in Iowa
Mckinley has a lot of enemies in his own
party and Foraker IL one of them.
Will Knife Mckinley.
What is known as the kid element" Of
which Foraker is the leader, are Jealous of
the rising star of Mckinley. and they would
shed no tears should he be defeated There
has been no open work against him, but
faction Of the party will secretly knife him.
and governor, Mckinley has a powerful ally
In the protected manufacturers, who never
hesitate to come to his aid when called upon
to do so. They are furnishing most of the
FUNDS for his canvass, and while the demo-
Gratis are hard-up for money the republicans
have all they need
There Is considerable feeling among the
irienos OF Neal over the indifference of the
national administration to his fate His
managers have not only been unable to Sc
cure the presence of speakers of national
reputation, but have failed to raise any con-
siderable amount of money in the east The
eastern democrats have an idea that there
Is no chance for the Ohio democrats to win
and they are not disposed to throw their
money away In hopeless cause. Mr. Neal
mas hrm belief that he will be elected and
his running mate, Col. Taylor, is even more
confident and enthusiastic of success
Inc legislature to be elected this fall does
not choose senator this winter and that is
tnougnt 10 De the reason whySenator Brice
Is evincing so little interest in the state con-
test Both sides seem to be comparatively in
different to the legislature, because the par
ty that carries 1t will be held resnonsfhIa
for lot of bad legislation two wears hence
1t has luckily happened for the democrats
that whenever they have carried the legisla-
ture II has been when there was a Senator
to elect, and for quarter of a century Ohio
has had a representative of both parties in
the upper house of Congress
Inc probabilities are that the republicans
Will capture the legislature but Ii will all de-
pend upon Hamilton county which elects
thirteen members, ten representatives and
three senators. The only possible adyanta ge
there could be for the democrats to carry
the legislature this fall would be to redistrict
the state for congressional purposes. bur
their experience and that of the republicans
in gerrymanders, which have acted "a a
boomerang, would make the wise hesitate
to try 1t. This possible advantage WouId he
more than offset by the strong proba bilitv
that they would lose the legislatures two
years hence, when Brice's successor is to he
chosen.
In this part Of the state the working
democrats are up in arms over the appoint
ment Of Joe Bowling, rank outsider who
lives In Dayton, to be collector of interral
revenue for Cincinnati. The ti-CampbaIl
men are much incensed over this and II
has opened the old sores, which cannot be
entirely healed by election day. and the
fight is sure to be renewed when what Is
known as the local Campbell men get the
Offices. In this city there is a so-cailed re-
volt from gang rule" in both parties. and
an independent citizens ticket has been
nominated, but on account of the men WIZ
are running 1t there Is not much danger ~
serious injury to either party The hest
posted judges think that the independent
citizens will not cast more than 1000 votes
If they get that many.
Republican Claims, !
The republicans claim the election of Nc
Kinley by from 900 to 10000 plurality. but
the democrats will not concede any such