Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-03
A GUM SHOE CAMPAIGN
Ohio Democrats Have No Money to Garry on
an Active Fight.
Will Pay Strict Attention to Local
Organization, Hoping for Repub-
Iican Overconfdence.


Speclal Dlspdtch 10 Inc Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio October 3.-The demo-
cratic state executive committee has de-
clded to conduct a quiet campaign. This
Is no doubt determined by two things. The
committee is absolutely without funds
necessary to run an open and active state
campaign, and it is thought best not 10
arouse the republicans by vigorous action
The party has not come nearer to carving
the state IN years than it did in 1892. when
>. NJ. Taylor, the republican candidate for
So e.dl OF St&tt-now consul to Glasgow
was elected over VIM. A. TAYLOR by the
slender plurality of only 1OS9 votes The
cen-ocrdtc state chairman that wear was
ex Mayor John A. Farley Of Cleveland He
" as I2uhtIy denounced for his inaction
through the campaign by the democratic
eCltprs who were not let into his MANS
hu' the result showed the wisdom of his
course He was the originator of the gum
aioS campaign IN Ohio, and was really
not inactive as the manager of the cam
pAign' but performed his work of organiz1-
t!oh quietly and without show. 1t was his
intention - lead the republicans to be
-" ma inGy mad practically no oppesi-
I"!- AZ all He succeeded well The yiror-
Gus campaign that the republicans had in
aug I!a'"l soon began to fail when they
Inn nothing to fight, and an unusually
ltSht republican vote was polled The
democrats were out in full force nv ar
TaiEeEn' nj. however, and almost von ~.
day Chairman Blacker of the nresent
SiaS" committee Is planning to make inst
such Il fight ''t
weaker Than His Ticket
Nhdries hlhney, the republican candidate
toi SECRETARY OF state, is weaker than his
ticket by several thousand votes He is
not man to make friends. and he will
be scratched by not q few members Of his
pay VINO VINO 'rtln with the same faction. His
hanie VIII appear a; the head of the ticket
ana not 10 nave good vote-getter at the
mead of the ticket is a weakness thai will
make user felt when the votes are counted
uut. II II Is matter Of only four or five
tpousaHd plurality between the two parties
TINS ran IL Will not be an entirely unex-
pected thing If the rest of the republican
state ticket is elected by a small plura Iitv
and Mr. Kinney defeated
Governor Bushnell mas shown his LOYALTY
|" the party by sending the state committee
a check for $50. but this will probably he
the extent or his contribution to and mar
ucipatlon In the campaign. He will he at
I ar. os'ihd exposition on October g. the
oa'e Oh lhe opening of the republican state
campaign 1t has been charged that he
Planned to be- absent on this occasion hut
that can hardly be So as he goes To take
part IN the exercises OF Ohio day at the
exposition and the Gate for that was fixed
by the exposition authorities Few OF his
appointees In the state Institutions have re-
sponded to the call from the state COM
iiiittec ior CONTRIBUTIONS to the state cam
paign fund, and he does not seem to be in
clired to discipline them for refusing.
Local Organization.
Chairman Blacker of the democratic
state committee called the county chairmen
of the state together last Friday. and told
them that the condition of the treasury of
the party would not admit Of extensive
campaign work. He urged upon them the
m of
p2iSn in each county must rest upon the
shoulders of the local party leaders The
state committee was not in q position to
give them anything more than advice and
direction. Organization is the watchword
and quiet alignment of the party forces
the tactics.