The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-10-28
SUPPORT FOR HANNA.
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION TO
AID REPUBLICANS.
Leaders Are Terror-Stricken and Call
Loudly for Assistance Bushnell and
the Rest of State Ticket Likely to
Go Down to Defeat.
Mckinley to the Rescue.

Mckinley to the Rescue.
Columbus correspondence:
The Republican managers in this Stat
are terror stricken. The Macedonian CT,
has gone forth, and during the last tw,
weeks of the campaign all the power o
the national Republican committee an,
all the influence of the Federal admins
tration will be employed to save Mari
Hanna from the defeat which nov threat t
ems him. Nor Is Hanna alone in danger
Information now in possession Of the lead
ers indicates that Bushnell and the res
of the Republican State ticket will share
the fate Of the Cleveland boss.
The Republican State committee ha:
arranged to hold 100 meetings daily unit
the election. Washington will be drawn
upon for every member of the administra
tion whose services can be utilized in the
present crisis. Among the members OF
the cabinet who take the stump in Ohio
are John Sherman, Secretary Of State
Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War, and
Attorney General McKenna.
Among the prominent department Off
cials who are now in the State or will be
here early next week are First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath, Assistant
Secretary Davis of the Interior Depart
ment, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Brigham, Special Inspector McGinnis OF
the Postofice Department, W. G. Edens,
superintendent of the free delivery sys-
tenn; Joe Smith, secretary Of the bureau
of American republics; J. X. Richards,
solicitor Of the treasury, and Frank II.
Morris, auditor Of the treasury for the
Navy Department.
tee arrangements have been made to have
every Republican employed in the depart
ments at Washington who is entitled to
vote in Ohio brought here for that pur-
pose on election day. The President, it
is said, has issued orders directing that
such employees be granted leave Of alb
sence and the national Republican COM
mittee has prepared to provide them with
free transportation from Washington to
Ohio and return.
1t was not until within the past FIVE
days that the local managers became
alarmed at the situation. They let the
campaign drift along for several months,
relying on the talk about returning pros
perity and the fact that Mckinley carried
the State by $4,000 plurality in 1896 to
assure Republican success at the polls
this year.
The practical work did not begin until
Oct. l. On that date the committee be-
gan taking poll of the cities of Cleve
land, Cincinnati, Columbus, Toledo and
Dayton. The returns have been of
character to dumbfOund the Republican
managers. They show large gains for the
Democrats in almost every precinct in
the cities named.
Another set Of canvassers went to work
Oct. l in the country districts. Their re-
ports show small gains for the Republi-
cans among the farmers. These, however,
do not begin to compensate for the Re
publican losses in the cities and the man
ayers have reached the conclusion that
if their poll is reliable the State can only
be saved by the hardest kind of fighting
during the closing days Of the campaign.
The State committee disliked to appeal
to the national administration, but when
brought to face the actual situation there
was nothing else to be done. Every straw
floating upon the surface of the political
sea showed Enthusiastically that the tide
was running strongly in favor Of the Dem
ocrats and promised to swell into deluge,
which would sweep everything before it.
All the arti6ces resorted to for the pur-
pose Of creating enthusiasm for Hanna
had fallen fiat.
The claim that his reelection was nee
essary to preserve the integrity of the na-
ton was greeted with derision, even by
The appeal to the business
to use their influence in Hanna's
behalf fell for the most part on deaf ears.
The detection among the trades union
lists, the revolt of the colored voters and
the dissatisfaction among the old soldiers
IN account of Hanna's candidacy pointed
surely to his defeat, unless something was
lone quickly to bring the discordant ele-
nents into line. Therefore, as last re-
,ort, an alarm was sounded, which was
heard at the national capital.
1t was the old familiar cry of Come |
,ver into Macedonia and help u.s." and the |
has not been slow to re-
'pond. Henceforth the Republican CAM
,aign will be conducted along new lines.
Heretofore the claim Of restored prosper
ty and the eminent services rendered by |
Hanna in saving the nation last year have |
,een depended upon to secure a Republi- |
an majority in the next General Assem- |
,ly.
Hereafter the cry will be that Hanna's |
eturn to the Senate is necessary to hold |
lp the hands of President Mckinley. 1t |
will be urged that it is the duty of loyal |
Republicans to stand by the President |
md that Hanna's defeat will be regarded
verywhere as a slap at the national ad-