Evening star., 1896-09-21
REPUBLICANS IN GOOD SPIRITS.

+ REPUBLICANS IN GOOD SPIRITS.
Eject of the Maine Victory in the
Buckeye State.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. September II. 1885,
The extraordinary plurality in Maine, fol-
lowing that of Vermont, has put the repub-
ncans here in the best of spirits. The Bryan
democratic papers here and in neighboring
cities are saying the result in Maine is
without Significance: that it was expected,
and that a great majority of those who
voted for Powers will vote for Bryan in No
vember. This is the best consolation they
can get out Of the $1,000 plurality. The fact
is the results in Vermont and Maine have
shown the Bryanites the trend of sentiment
In the country, and they are whistlng to
keep their courage up.
The democracy is as badly split here as
anywhere in the United States. The gold
democrats took their stand long before the
Chicago convention, and in interviews put
themselves on record against free silver.
They said they would not vote for a free
silver man, and they have repeated their
declaration since the Chicago convention.
They sent a delegation of the best men of
the city to the Indianapolis convention, but
some Of them have since their return pri-
vately said they intended to give the full
force of their influence against Bryan by
voting for Mckinley.
The position of NJ. E. ingalls, has been
taken boldly, and he has made several
speeches along the line of his railroad in
the interest of the sound money cause.
Judge Moses Wilson of the common pleas
court has said he will for the first time in
his life vote a republican ticket when he
casts his vote for Mckinley. He says he at
first thought he would not vote at all; but
that seemed cowardly thing to do. SO he
determined to take the republican pill.
r1n Dali ,11 hos tAlIx b.aav
honored by his party, has come out firmly
| for Mckinley. About three-fourths Of the
democratic members Of the Cincinnati bar
have declared against Bryan.
Some time ago the Post of this city, which
takes the stand of an Independent paper,
with Bryan inclinations, printed some
strong cards from silver advocates, in some
| of which the claim was made that a large
number Of republicans would vote for
Bryan. Some republican took the trouble to
write, denying the claim. The Post then
| took census Of business men and found
| that there were four democrats for gold
and against Bryan to one republican for
silver, and that not one in ten of the latter
| would vote for Bryan, but were held to Nc
kinley on the tariff issue. Then the paper
| secured permission of the proprietors of
| several factories to take a similar census Of
| the employees, and the result was as pro-
| nounce;i for gold and Mckinley as the
other. Since then change in the way the
| Post has treated the gold issue has been
| noticed.
The Gold Democrats.
The gold democrats of Ohio have de-
| cided to Pct full electoral and state tick
ct in the field. and they will have candi-
| dates in every congressional district, and
tickets In nearly every county. The Bryan
| ties have been scofing at them, denouncing
| them as renegades and calling them all
| sorts of disagreeable names. Instead Of
| driving them back into the party it has
| operated the other way, and has confirm
ed them in their resolution to fight the
| Chicago ticket and platform. The sound
| money or national democratic organiZa-
ton here is very strong. 1t has taken in
men who in the past have trained with
the Mclean faction. Hundreds of the most
substantial Germans of the city have join
ed a German organization and 1t is said
the Volksfreund. a German democratic
daily. whose editor declared against free
| silver in an interview, and then pledged
| his paper to the support Of Bryan, has lost
| subscribers by hundreds. There are bets
offered that Cincinnati and Hamilton coun-
ty will give Mckinley 10000 plurality. If
| ii does, and that ratio of gain Is main
tained throughout the state, his plurality
will be 100000, figure at which some
prophets have the courage to place 1t.
| The state organization of the national
democratic party has been announced, and
headquarters have been established in Co
lumbus. James Caren, Columbus, is chair
man. W. w. Medary, Columbus, vice chair
man: Christian Hertenstein. Columbus: f.
L. Hinman- Columbus: G. H. Wood, Day
ton: c. S. p. Ashley, Toledo: F. F.. Bggs
Toledo, and F. NJ. German, Cincinnati The
other members. They propose to make as
active a campaign as their resources will
permit. and already have offers of aid from
| several democrats, who are willing tC
stump the state and pay their own ex'
penses.
Progress of Fusion.
| The Bryan democrats everywhere have
| tried to make alliances with the populsts
| and in some instances have succeeded
In Meigs county there has been q square
fusion and division Of nominations. In Guy
ahoga county and the twenty-first congress
sionai district the populists made thei!
nominat ton for Congress, DIR. l.. B. Tuck
erman. and passed a resolution to support
| the democratic county ticket if the demo
Gratis would indorse Tuckerman for Con
| gress. The fusion will probably be com
peted on that basis. In Hooking county
the populists refused to fuse, although tn,
democrats made them three offers. Thei
Independent course is held by republican,
to insure republican success. There viii
| also be a fusion In this county to all in
tents and purposes, though no terms hav,
yet been agreed upon. There Is disposi
tion on the part Of all the populist leaders
here here to rally A to Bryan's ans, support -, {
votes Mckinley will receive from the golc
democrats, or for what Bryan will lose t,
Palmer. Mckinley has had an annoyin;
thing happen TO MIN In MS own nome
| though 1t is claimed to he of less signifi
J canoe than appears on the surface. At
meeting Of the Canton Trades and Labo
Assembly a resolution was passed indorsin
General Sherwood, the democratic nominc
in McKinley's congressional district. Thi
has been made great deal of by the dem
ocrats. but is explained by the republican
in this way: That the resolution was no
! brought up until just before adjournment
when many members had retired, thinkin,
the business of the meeting was practically
! concluded, and when those who remane
! were largely those who had had a tip Of
t | the resolution and had been posted to re
I main. The resolutions were engineered b.
: | members of Typographical Union who ar
| employed General Sherwood's paper
So the republicans claim the indorsemen
| does not correctly represent the sentimen
2 | of the trades unions of Canton
5 THE CAMPAIGN IN MICHIGAN,