Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-15
IN THE BUCKEYE STATE
Gold Democrats Prove to Be Much More
Numerous Than Was Expected.
Goth Party Committees Are Putting
Forth Tremendous Efforts as to
Meetings and Speakers.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


CINCINNATI, October Ii, 1895.
Before the gold wing of the democratic
party filed with the secretary of state its
list of sixteen thousand signatures az a
guarantee that it was of sufficient import
ance to deserve q place on the official ball
lot the silver wing made merry and scoffed
at its former friends. The Bryanites said
the Palmerites could not find five thou
sand men In the state who would sign their
names to theiz petition. Since the petition
was filed they have changed their attitude,
and 1T is evident the Bryanites realize that
the Palmerites are more numerous than
they thought. They at first charged that
the signatures were frauddlently obtained
and that in some precincts half of them
were republicans. These charges were all
diSproven.
They have now taken a different tack
They last week filed with the secretary of
state a complaint against the name Ma
tional Democratic" assumed by the Palm
critics, and they asked to haveit ruled off
the official ballot on the ground that it was
so similar to the old party organization as
to tend to confuse voters. They probably
took their cue from the action of the In
diana state board, which has required a
change Of name. To the secretary they
charged that the name National Demo-
cratic was adopted for the sole purpose
of misleading voters. The gold men cited
for precedent the action of the board of
elections of Cincinnati in 1891, when the
name Veteran Republican was permitted
to be used by betting republican faction.
The secretary has taken the question under
consideration in connection with the at
torney general
Other Troubles.
While the Bryanites were protesting
against the use of the name National
Democratic" the points against the fusion
ticket. as stated in former letter, were
seriously urged Before the secretary an
nounced any decision, Mr.. Hugh Cavanaugh
of this city. who had presided at the popu-
list state convention. went to Columbus and
made a formal application for the with
drawal of the electoral ticket filed by him.
his aim being to remove the embarrassment
caused the fusion ticket by the decision of
hte secretary of state that no man could
Rave his name twice on the official ballot
Now to this motion p. j. Fishback who Ia
one of the leaders Of the middle-of- the-road
populists, has objected, his reason being
that under the law of the state the popu-
list Is as much recognized party as the
democratic, and that the mere chairman of
a state convention may not. on his own mo-
tion. withdraw the nominations of that con-
vention from the official ballot. The belief
Is that the proper termination of this con-
troversy, under the law, Is to split the
fusion ticket and print the names Of the
democratic and the populist electors under
the name Of their respective parties.
Committee Work. 90.
No state committee Of any party in Ohio
ever labored as earnestly to secure q great
victory as the present republican committee
il doing 1t has within the past week
arranged for 200 more meetings, making
ever 1900 for the campaign. The commit
tee expects to bring the number up to SOC
before the close of the campaign. There is
not an election precinct in the state that
rx-fny hoyv "A r,xv~v r.,
where II has been found impossible to &C.
commodate small adjacent precincts meet
ings have been arranged near the lines &c
as to accommodate two at once.
The democratic committee Is also indus
trious in the same way. but has not beer
able to arrange so many meetings. The
Bryanites are short Of speakers. the bright
est of the Old-ume democratic orators being
this year with the goldites. They are work
ing more with literature, but in this also
are outdone by the republicans, who have
already sent out 100000 pieces. All thu:
shows the intense popular interest in the is
sues of the present campaign, not simply IL
the money question, but also in the tariff
the state committee having been not lit
rural communities for light on the tariff
and especially the reciprocity feature.
Registration.
Another thing showing the popular inter
est In the campaign and the determinatio,
VI the eiectors u give eApfessioh " tueA
views is the way in which they have rushet
to the registration books. The first da!
the registration was nearly 10000 in excess
of the figure reached on the first day o
any previous year. There can be no doub
that the result Of the ballot to be takel
next month in this state will fully represen
the majority sentiment of all the electors
Even the women have caught the fever
and are registering this fall, SO as to b
ready to vote next spring in the municipa
election. that being the first election Il
which they are to take part in the choice o
school officers. "E''-
George B. Cox, the republican leader o
this county. some days ago Announced hi
readiness to wager about 5000 on McKfn