Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-24
Much at Stake for AL Parties in
Present Campaign.
NATIONAL INTERESTS ARE INVOLVED
Next State Legislature VIII Have
Great Opportunities.
MIR. HANNA'S FRIENDS ACTIVE
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

| COLUMBUS. Ohio. September ~ 1897
The contest for the United States senator
| ship in the Ohio campaign has already
overshadowed that for the governorship
| ana the other state offices. This is mainly
due TO the vigorous work that is being done
| by Senator Hanna and his friends who
have full control of the state republican
committee. The senator feels that ne has
assumed great responsibility in this mat
| ter The result in Ohio Will be interpreted as
| approval or disapprcval of President Nc
hinley's administration from his own state
he realizes also that If he wins in this
| fght ne will he, if he is not now, the most
| important political parsonage in the United
| States.
1 Last year there were 1.020.001 votes cast
| IN OHIO. Allen w. Thurman estimates that
| the vote this yea will not exceed s,oap
Poliucians generally predict a heavy loss
| IN me Vote. Ihey agree also that all par
Ties are likely to lose their proportional
snare oil votes. No enc of them is likely to
reap material ad, antage merely 10y he
DETECTION. of stay-at-nome voters.
Outside of the cities. Mai. McK.nley's
plurality in Ohio last year was only 5Hsn
The Ohio farmers were more inclined to
Tree silver last year than those of any
other state which is not a producer of sill
yer i'm any degree. Judge George X Nash
chairman of the republican state commit
tee, is confident, however. that the excel
lent crops with which the farmers OF tho
state have been bles sed this year the in
creased prices they are receiving and tho
great Increase in the price OF woSl-one OF
| the largest products of the state-w1q bring
| the republicans of the rural districts gem
orally back into line.
McConyflIe Talks Confidently.
Chairman Daniel McConvi,le of the demo-
| cratic state committee talks with conf
dence Of the expected victory of his party.
10 n. r.lga .,,,.-
| unfuflled promises made by the republic
| cans in their campaign last year. The
wages. he says. have not been increased,
and the cost of living has been increased
by the operation OF the Dingley tariff bill.
As for the farmer, he says the increase in
the price of wheat is due to the famine
abroad. With the same foreign conditions.
under free silver, the Ohio farmer would
be getting $3.50 per bushel for his wheat,
instead of 10 and - cents.
General j. S. Coxey, as the candidate
Of the populists for governor two years
aGorecelved over JO,O00 votes. Owing to the
split in the party over the question of fu-
SION with the democrats, il is likely that
| the total vote of the party will not reach
10000 this year. In fact, Chairman t. J.
Creager Of the state organization admitted
last week that he expected a reduced vote.
He has the promise, however, of work
the stump in support of the regular popu-
list state ticket from United States Sena-
tors Allen and Butler, and Jerry Simpson
Coxey for several weeks near the close Of
the campaign.
Large Sums to BE Expended.
The impression is out that the state
campaign is to be attended by the expendi-
ture of large sums of money On both sides.
The money, it is understood, will be used
in connection with the election of United
States senator.
Senatorial elections in Ohio have general
ly been expensive affairs in late years.
Senator Brce is credited with spending
s65, 900 i'm his effort to secure a senatorial
seat. The late Senator Henry b. Payne,
together with his friends, said to have
spent over s2oo.O0o In his election. Ten
years ago, when John II. Mclean made
a dash for a seat in the Senate, he is said
to have spent s1S0.000. of course, these
figures represent only the guesses of per-
sons who are very well qualified to guess.
but they are generally supported by public
opinion.
The republicans have drafted the services
of about enc hundred speakers for the
campaign. and the stump work has been
going on for nearly two weeks now The
democrats begin this week. Last week all
the campaign speakers that have been en-
gagged by Chairman McConville were called
here to consult with him I'm regard to the
work. The list OF sneakers as published
then contains a few mere than fifty names.
These are mostly local speakers. 1t is fair
to assume that Chairman McConville will
bring some aid from outside the state. Mr..
Bryan, however, has not been announced
to speak in the campaign yet. There is a
between him and the democratic state
committee. This seems to be corroborated
by the fact that he did not put in appear
ance at the state free silver camp meet
ing at Springfield this week.
Bearing on House of Representatives.
Besides the United States senatorship In
the state campaign there is bearing upon
"a of the In COn-
gress, which is likely to exert important
influence If the democrats get the legis-
lature they will at once redstrict the state
for Congress. In the present Congress
there are six democrats and fifteen repub-
licans. That is the result Of a republican
gerrymander. Should the democrats get
a chance they would no doubt make a sys-
tenn of districts that would reverse the
order as to the two parties. To prevent
that will be worth a strong effort by the
republicans. There is little chance for the
republicans to lose the legislature, how
ever But IL They should lose control of
both branches of the legislature to the
democrats they would lose not only the
United States senatorship. but put il in the
power of the democrats TO make the Ohio
delegation in the next Congress at least
two-thirds democratic.
After Col. A. l.. Cocger has been con-
Quoting running fire upon Senator Hanna
for three weeks, DIR. W A. Burrows. a re-
publican, and brother of Senator ]. C..
Burrows of Michigan. has come out in op-
position to the reelection Of Gov. Bushnell.
As in the case of Col. Conger, IL seems to
be personal matter with DIR. Burrows.
He was superintendent of the state institu-
ton for the education Of the blind, having
been appointed to that position by Gov.
Mckinley. But when Gov. Bushnell en-
tered the governors Office he removed the
doctor to make room for a friend. Senator
Burrows Is in the state making speeches
for the republican state ticket, and the
brothers find themselv on opposite sides
Of the political fence.