Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-28
CLAIMED FOR M'KlNLEY
Ohio Said to Be Wheeling Into Line on the
Money Question.
Wagers Being Made That the Repub-
Iicnn Plurality Will BE Larger Than
Ever Given for "a President.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, August &c, 1896.
From the trend of political affairs in this
state in the last week republicans declare
that it is plain that Ohio is wheeling into
the republican line on the money question.
and where there was room for doubt and
uncertainty two weeks ago. unmistakable
signs now appear that the state will cast
a larger plurality for Mckinley than She
has been accustomed to give republican
candidates for the presidency in the last
thirty years. With the election betters Nc
Kinley's chances have risen rapidly. A
month ago even bets were made here that
Bryan would carry the state. Today offers
to bet even money that McKinley's plural
ity will not be less than 10000 find no
taker. One enthusiastic but well-informed
republican bet this week that Mckinleys
plurality in Ohio would not be less than
Bushnell $4,000.
Not to He q Battle Ground.
If the democrats realize this hopeless
condition inOhio-and it would be impossible
tor them not to do so-according to repub-
hcan claims-they will not waste much
time and money in the state. 1t is quite
certain that Ohio will not be selected as a
battle ground for the campaign. Republi-
cans here laugh at the statement attributed
to Senator Blackburn of Kentucky and sent
w
the entire month of September on the
stump in this state. They say his help Will
be badly needed in his own state.
Chairman Daniel McConville of the DEM
ocratic state executive committee has Just
arrived in the city, and is now opening the
committee headquarters. 1t Will be Tar IN
the month of September before he can ar
range a systematic program for campaign
speaking The republican state committee
has been al work for two months, and its
speakers bureau has been in operation for
three weeks, but Chairman Matthews al
nounces that no continuous work on the
stump will be inaugurated before Septem-
Der TO-
Candidate Bryan's Visit.
The democrats are making elaborate ar
rangements for the visit of Mr. Bryan to
this city September 1. They are ex-
pecting that his coming and his speech will
arouse great enthusiasm in the party. He
will. undoubtedly. draw an immense crowd
TO hear him. The democrats are striving
to Quito the republicans, the result of
their work appeared in the great opening
meeting. addressed by Senator Sherman.
Senator-elect Foraker and others, here on
the 18th This they will probably do. 1t
will be the second day of the annual state
far. which will of itself fill the city with
strangers. Tie railways always offer I'M
usual rates, and on this occasion the rates
will be lower than ever. Everybody, re-
pubicdns we'll democrats, will want
to see and hear Mr.. Bryan. who Is COM
plete stranger TO them. as were none of the
orators of the republican opening. The
Bryan meeting will be held in the state
house yard if the weather permits, and in
the great tent in which the republican
opening was held If it is too cool for an
outdoor meeting. The meeting will be held
at night If it should rain, ii will be diff
cult to find any building here that will ac-
commOdate the crowd.
Populisfs and Democratic Nominees.
The populists of this district have refused
to indorse the democratic candidate for
Congress-John ]. Lentz-but decided not
to nominate any candidate for the office
This is regarded as a half victory for
Lentz. whose friends labored hard in the
convention to secure an Endorsement from
the pOpulists for him. In the eighth dis
trict the populists have Endorsed the nomi-
nation of McEldin Dun, the democratic
candidate for Congress. but in the thir-
teenth they refused to indorse Dr. J. A.,
Norton the democratic nominee Norton
will probably be elected. however over
Stephen W. Harris, the present Congress-
man. on account of the large democratic
majority in the district.