Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-21
WHY BRICE is CONFIDENT
An Explanation of His Faith in His Re-
election.
Anti-Foraker Republicans May Vote
for Democrats for tho State
LeGtslature.

It Is generally regarded as somewhat
strange that Senator Brice should count
with such confidence upon his being re-
elected to the Senate, even though he con-
trolls the democracy Of Ohio. A great deal
OF interest is taken among politicians in
Washington in the Ohio democratic con-
vention, especially since 1t has unexpected
ly developed that Brice is in control. The
assumption from all surface indications is.
however. that Ohio will be carried by the
republicans and that a republican Senator
will be elected.
The explanation of Mr.. Brice's confidence,
however, comes from republican sources
1t Is said that on account of the division
OF the republicans in the Foraker and Nc
hlnley factors. a large number of repub-
means will vote for the democratic legis-
latlVe ticket, and that though the demo-
nnins WIZ pronably be beaten at every other
point, II is expected that they will carry
the legislature. While Foraker's friends
are speaking in complimentary terms of
me. Maehlniey and there is a general declara-
said to be that Foraker has ncouired con-
trol or all the republican political machin-
~ u tne state or any Importance and
INA that ne does not intend Mckinley to have
the Ohio delegation at the national convens
tion. Mckinley's friends, it is declared.
thoroughly understand this and do not pro.
pose 10 add anything to Foraker's power
- ehey can nelp IT, 1t Is said that there Is
q very large contingent of anti-Foraker
men who do not propose to permit For
aKer To go to the Senate. Under existing
conditions the election of a repubIica1
legislature would mean a seat in the San.
ate for Foraker
To Vote for Democrats.
Therefore. 1t is declared, a very large
number Of republicans who heretofore have
never gone farther in their antagonism to
foraker than merely to refrain from yot-
ing, VIII now make deeper plunge and vote
lcr democratic members of the legislature
The word is said to have been given out
privately in certain republican circles that
Horaker is not to De permitted to go to the
senate. For, f he should, he would then
nave absolutely everything, and Mckinley
would be left out I'm the cold. Between the
republicans who will refrain from voting
the legislative ticket and those who will
vote Tor democrats, it is said that the re-
turn OF democratic senator is probable.
This, seemingly, renders the control of
the democratic machine for which Mr.
Brice has been fighting a matter of much
more consequence than the condition on
the surface would indicate.
The statement in Ohio dispatches that the
silver men and anti-Brice men have been
disastrously defeated is received with a
great deal of satisfaction by members of
qualification is largely in the nature of
surprise. Every possible effort has been
made in Ohio to divorce the democracy
from the allegiance to silver, which was de-
clared at their former convention. But re-
ports received earlier in the contest indi,
Gated that this would be a much more Diff
cult task than it appears to have been.