Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-04
The Postmaster General Told of Cor
mans Defeat.
SECRETARY BLISS ON new YORK
Private Advices Of Republican Sue
cess in Ohio.
A CAMPAlG OF ABUSE

compl1mented him by greeting him as
senator" Information received by him
was that the legislature of Maryland would
be republican by thirteen.
This news came in personal reports to the
Postmaster General and is based on an
unexpected solid republican vote in Talbot
county. 1t is also possible that the major
ity may be increased to fourteen by pos
sble accession from Carroll county, though
the republican leaders are not counting on
this Postmaster General Gary has been
in telephone and telegraphic communica-
tion with various parts Of the state. and
he expressed great satisfaction with to-
days Developments
In speaking about the result Mr.. Gary
said that 1t was especially gratifying to
him because it was not only an indorse-
ment of the administration, but also of the
republican state administration, and show
ed that the people of Maryland were satis-
fled with both. Mr. Gary further stated
that the republicans were still under a
debt of gratitude to the sound money demo-
Gratis, for through them, this year, AS last
year. they were enabled not only to carry
the state, but to defeat Senator German.
he spoke in the highest terms of the re-
publican managers, and the loyal support
given them by the party. Mr. Gary, how
ever, would not discuss the predictions as
to the new senator, and only smiled mod
the probability of his being elected
Tracy Men Supported Low.
Secretary Bliss was in his office today
He did not care to discuss the election at
any length.
''The victory of Van Wyck," he SAID,
'came merely from division in the ranks
of the people who won the victory last
year. That is all there is about it, When
1t became impossible to effect a union of
the forces opposed to Tammany defeat for
the republicans was inevitable. As to the
question of responsibility, every man will
have to decide that for himself We hope
before another election some means will
be found to get the republican vote to-
gethcr.
There We're quite n number of republi-
cans who would nave voted for Gen. Tracy
but as election day approached they con-
cluded that the tight would be between
Low and Tammany, and voted for Mr.
Low. l have no doubt that Gen. Tracy's
vote was considerably lowered by people
VINO look this view of the situation"
MIR. Henth's Advices.
Mr.. Heath, first assistant postmaster
general, who has been in Ohio for the last
two weeks, returned to his desk this morn
ing. One of the first messages he received
a1ter reaching his office was a telegram
from David L. Sleeper, speaker of the Ohio
Gov. BushnelPs majority would be 30. 600
while the legislature had i've majority for
the republicans, positively, which could not
pe changed by any means, and that Dos
sibly the figures would be raised to ten ma
jority. This did rot count the fusion re-
pubncans in Cincinnati and he stated that
he was positive that two or three of these
would vote for Mr.. Hanna anyhow. In
spe aking about the result of the clectio in
Ohio, Col Heath said:
hayrn inc
cleveland that, considering the conditions
ana circumstances and issues forced upon
MIN, regard his victory as the greatest
achieved by any one in this country with
IN many years. That expresses my views
upon the subject of the Ohio campaign
when / passed through The state some
three weeks ago and found that local scan
dals and local Questions were to be the
issues before the people in all of the large
cities. concluded that the fight would not
only be very dirty one, but doubtful in lis
conclusions. The democrats were smart
enough to force one sensation after another
upon US, and Keep the public atteltion from
tne real issue involved IN the campaipn-
'hat OF good money against bad money,
Abuse and Scandal.
lhere has not been an issue more direct
ly centered upon the sound money question
anywhere in the country than the one lust
c'osed In Ohio. Yet there was the most
brutal abuse, the vilest scandals and the
nest unjust accusations heaped upon good
men as well as upon bad men, and not for
moment could you get the voters in the
ialse cues 10 think of the real issue at
STAKE. L found, then, that most of the
actlVe workers in two or three of ,he barge
cltles were terroriZed and were really
AFRAID 10 strike out and assert themselves
T. %rIu enter upon an aggressive campaign
dhey were forced to take the defensive. In
Cincinnati the Campaign degener,taJ into
the West sort Of abuse and vilification filled
the air upon every hand That city is Ger
fanny 1or sound money by majority of
not less than twenty thousand when az
lires are drawn upon that issu,. hut - &c
ara always has beer democr ltic when tho
Hght was made upon local issues and sir
was brought into the contest. The quality
OF this administration was not cons;deraJ
nor was any national issue in the Ia roo
ctties IN the country where thara vrera
splendid republican gains.
me farmers and merchants and mechan-
ics thought OF the prosperity brought To
them, and they were grateful for pnod .d'
mihlstrat1on and the beginning Of GOOD
times, and they expressed their views IN
IaVor OF a continuance of the present cur
rency as against reputation and q fort,
cent dollar. In the country there were n
local scandals and issues to detract +ha
attention of voters. l believe thar in CIV
th tlanau, Where the contest was greatest
campaign upon the issues that prevailed
up to last Tuesday, for the people mon
both sides have grown weary of enrerIng
the mud and filth of the sty, and ,eav will
that Is. the better class of people unon
both sfdes-wash their hands and enter
upon real issues. believe Ohio will he
strongly republican next year and that we
Will return our present delegation to Con-
greSS.
There was one feature of this cam
paign that astounded even the bitterest
enemies of Senator Hanna. 1t was thai me-
culiar frame of mind alhong q large nun,-
Der of men that admitted of the belief of
any accusation and assertion, no matter
how absurd. The democratic press Of the
state continued to charge Mr. Hanna with
being responsible for the Union Pacific
railroad sale and branding 1t as an o,It-
rageous steal. and they charged him With
being responsible for Boss" Cox and hIs
gang and defalcations in office. when in
fact. he scarcely knew George Coy. r. in
deed; he knew him at all when those men
were elected to Office, and the charge that
Mr.. Hanna was brutal and cruel and nm
just to his employees was burned in the
walls and fannted in his face wherever ho
went. In spite of the fact that believe
every man In his employ voted for him
While nearly every one OF them was out
working for him, and asserted that Mr.
Hanna was the most generous and Just and
kindest employer In the state, the demo-