Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
Impartiality Of Republican Campaign
Manager Will Win Ohio.
RETURN OF PROSPERITY ALSO HELPS
The Reelection Of Both Hanna
and Bushnell Almost Assured.
ANTAGONIST TO M'LEAN
Special p:sp.teh t, The Evening Star.


| weeks. At the time of the democratic state
| convention it was the general opinion of
politicians on both sides of the political
! fence that nomination on the democratic
| state ticket this year was about equivalent
| to election. The prevalence OF this general
| feeling in the matter among the democrats
4 made that convention one Of much more
| interest than democratic conventions gener-
ally in Ohio. The change in conditions has
| come about partly through shrewd manage
| raent On the part of the republican cam
| paign leaders. foolish policy on the part OF
| the demccra ic state CT m, align Manag .ment
and the general improvement in times
| vhich is now very perceptible to the farm
| ers and shop workers.
The republicans entered upon the cam
| paign of the year with serious fractional
| trouble on hand. The control Of the party
| machine passed at the time, the result
| of the recent primary elections from the
| bands of the friends of Governor Bushnell
| into those of the friends of Senator Hanna.
| In the organization of the new state exec
| utivc committee Governor Bushnell was
| wholly ignored. Notwithstanding the fact
| that he candidate for reelection is deep
| ly interested in the result of the election.
| His friends were thrown out of the execu-
| tive committee as summarily as though
| they belonged to another party. This was
| generally regarded by the cooler heads of
| the party as ill-advised and unfortunate.
| Still, Governor Bushnell acouiesced in the
CHOICE of Executive Chairman George X.
| Nash of this city. man who, while he has
| always been known as a member of the
| faction now led by Senator Hanna, has al
| ways dealt fairly with the other faction.
and it is believed he would not permit the
committee under his charge to deal unfairly
with either the governor or the senator.
Enforced Harmony.
outwardly at least all is now harmony
| and the two wings of the Marty seem n he
working together for victory. The fact
probably is that neither Governor Bushnell
ror Senator Hanna would grieve much if
| the other should fail of election, but they
are in the same boat so far the conduct
of the campaign is concerned. Neither
could do anything to injrre the others
chances for election without by the same
act inj lring his own. Fer reasons wholly
selfish, if for no other motive. therefore,
| the governor and the senator are quite GER
tam to prove a true and strong team IN
the state campaign.
The seriousness of the condition of Gov
ernor Bushnelrs health has been over
| stated. The fact is that nothing more seri-
oUS than the need of rest is the matter
with the governor. He is man of large
| business affairs. On assuming the duties
| of the governors office. he laid aside none
Of his private cares. The double load was
| too heavy. and the illness from which he is
now suffering is but the indication Of a
coming physical breakdown if he persists in
overwork. He is now resting in the White
II curtains and will not be back until next
n onth. News comes thar his health is rap
| IDLY improving, and there is not the slight
est doubt that he will be able to stand as a
| candidate and conduct a vigorous campaign.
There has been little room for doubt from
the beginning about the result of the legis-
lative elections. The republicans gerry
wandered the senatorial districts ten years
ago. Though the democrats should carry
| the state by large majority. they could
not hope. under the present system of dis
| tricts. to control the senate. The republic
cans will be sure to have two votes to the
democrats one in the next senate. The
large counties-Hamilton, Cuyahoga, Luz
cas- and Montgomery, and probably also
Franklin-are quite certain to be carried
| by the republicans. Their combined dele
lead in the house that with the sure rural
republican counties the democrats can
hardly hope to secure even a bare major
! ity in the lower house.
Aid to the Republican,.
The failure of the proposition for fusion
between the democrats and the populists
however it was brought about, is matter
of great advantage to the republicans. Last
year the fusion of these two parties was
| complete i'll this state. The election re-
turns offer no means of determining the
strength of the populists in Ohio last year.
but the year before that, when Coxey was
at the head of their state ticket as candi-
date for governor. the party pollei $1,000
votes. The plurality of the Mckinley
electors in Ohio last year was about 10000
No doubt many thousand sound money
democrats voted for Mckinley, however,
but they are likely to vote the republican
legislative ticket this year Also and per-
hapS the republican state ticket, too, for
the democratic platform takes no step
backward on the silver question, and the
free silver press of the state is very bitter
toward the gold democrats. The demo-
cratic candidate for governor, Mr.. Chap
man. is a very popular man, and, though
an ardent free silver man. would proba bly,
get the votes of many of the gold demo-
| Gratis but for the vituperative treatment
of them INDUCED in by the hot-headed free
silver democratic organs.
1t is possible that the fusion element of
the populists will call another state con-
vention and indorse the regular democratic
state ticket, but the candidacy of John r.
Mclean for the Senate is an obstacle in the
way Of this, for even the fusionist popu-
lists are bitterly opposed to his election to
succeed Senator Hanna. 1t will hardly be
possible for any of the small parties to get
on the Australian ballot this year. at any
rate. Unless they cast more than 10, 300
votes last fall they are held by law to have
lost their standing as parties, and are
mere aGgregatio1s. AS such they can only
| demand place on the ballot by petition,
signed by at least 10000 voters. 1t will be
quite task to secure so many signatures.
The Cleveland Plaindealer. is showing
apathy in the state campaign, and rumor
/ mas II tIldC Out little can De expected O1lt-
The owner, l.. E. Holden, is said to be Of
| fended at the prominence given Mclean
of the Cincinnati Enquirer as the candi-
date of the party for the Senate. Holden
was an advocate of free silver long before
| it became a distinctively party ISSUE and
has been identified with the democratic
party in this state much more closely and
| for a great deal longer time than Mr.. Nc
Lean has.
Republicans Have Sfnews of War.
AS usual in state campaigns here the
republicans have much the better of the
| fight as regards the sinews of war There
| is not now a single democrat in Office under
| the state government. Gov. Mckinley re-
| tanned few where the law allowed him
| to supersede them with democrats, but
Governor Bushnell has dismissed those.
| The whole roster is subject to assessment
| for the use of the party in the campaign
| The assessments are limited only by the
Willingness of the appointees of the ad-
ministration to contribute. Usually large
sum is secured. The democrats will have
comparatively little money to USE 1t is
not likely that the national free silver or
ganization will contribute any considerable
sum to the democratic cause in this state
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