The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06

front in defense of that policy.
IT should be understood that Bush
ne1I's majority two years ago did not
represent the vote for Senator Hanna
reelection. The senator was an issue
two years ago, for he had been nomin-
ated by the state convention, ana the
Republicans elected to the legislature
were pledged to vote for him
It will be remembered that the Re
publfcans had a very narrow margin in
the legislature and that the senator got
through by a scratch. But few pOliti-
clans have taken the pains to figure
I'D the popular majority for Hanna as
measured by the vote for the Republi-
can candidates for the legislature. The
Bushnell majority did not represent
the majority for the whole ticket
The fight then made on Senator Han
ma cut the legislative vote down in
every county from 100 votes in the rural
districts to 1000 in Cincinnati. In all
the cities Hannas candidacy cut the
Republican majority for the legislative
ticket very materially, and in Cuya-
hoga county, his own home, the preju-
dice against him. cut the vote from 1000
to 5000 below the vote for Governor
Bushnell, while in Cincinnati the pre1u-
dice against George Cox, who was the
friend of Hanna, changed a Republi-
can majority for governor into Dem
ticket There were similar cuts in Co
Iumbus, Toledo, Springfield and Day
ton, and the Republican plurality on
the legislative ticket was less than 5000
That represented the plurality for
Senator Hanna in Ohio two years ago,
and If Nash gets 10000 plurality next
Tuesday the presidents friends will
feel that the expansion policy of the
administration in Washington has over
shadOWed factionaI differences in the
Buckeye state and saved the ticket
from defeat due to the prominence of
Mr. Hanna as an issue. The president
admits that Mr. Hanna is not a good
issue in Ohio, and other Republican
be advisable for Mr.. Hanna to take
place in the ranks and allow some
other Republican to manage President
NIcKinley's campaign for reelection.
McLEAN'St ADDRESS.
Cincinnati, o.. Nov, 6--Mr. John R.
Mclean, the Democratic candidate for
governor of Ohio. gave the following
address to voters to the Associated
Press 1t contains his view of the Ohio
election outlook:
Columbus, O., Nov. ;, 1899.
To the Voters of Ohio:
But two days remain before the peo-
pie of Ohio by their ballots give ex-
preston to their, opinions on the issues
before the public After a most care
full canvass. after a thorough look into
the situation, hearing from every couh-
ty, from nearly every township OF the
state, L believe that the Democratic
ticket will receive many thousands
more votes than the Republican ticket
After careful look through the sys-
tenn of Ohio, after going over the or
ganizatiOn of our party and looking
fairly into the organization of the Op-
pOsite party, 1 do not believe that any
wrong can be successfully brought
about. All the Democrats have to DO
is to be careful; watch the votes cast;
see them counted after they are cast
see the returns properly made and
slated shutting out all opportunities
to substitute a hanna ballot for a
Democratic one, and victory is ours.
1 say this without qualification, with
out reserve, Hanna is beaten.
JOHN r. MCLEAN.
The most significant development in
the Ohio campaign since yesterday is
the prediction made by Ex-Governor
Charles Foster, who has been speaking
throughout the state for the Repubh-
can ticket. He estimates the total vote
of the state at 975,OO0, of which Nash
CRepublican)- will get not less than
49,, 600; Mclean CDemocrat), not more
than 100000, and Jones (nOn-partsan)
and all others will divide the remain
der. After giving the above figures on
Nash and Mclean, Mr.. Foster said there
was strong probability that Jones
would cut down this estimate on the
leading candidates, but, II ne dlu,
three-fOurths of the cutting would be
on the Mclean vote. Mr.. Foster pre-
diets that outside of CuyahOga and
/ Hamilton counties, which include the
/ cities Of Cleveland and Cincinnati, the
Republicans will elect not fewer than
eighteen senators and sixty representa-
tiVeS, which would give both houses
ticket in Hamilton county has Repub-
HcanS on it
A peculiar feature of the campaign
has been the use by both parties of ut
terances of ex-senator John Sherman.
1t is well known among public men
in Ohio that Senator Sherman has a
warm feeling for Judge Nash, and,
therefore, it is not strange that Repub-
lican papers today and heretofore have
/ published kilograms from Mr. sherman
/ showing that feeling. One printed to-
day, addressed to Chairman Dick, of
the Republican state committee, says;
4 feel the deepest SOlicitude for the
election of Judge Nash. 1t will mean
victory for sound money and prosper
ity.'
1t is also we'll known that Mr.. Sher-
man has not cordial feeling for Pres
ident Mckinley and Senator Hanna, and
that he openly antagonizeS the presl-
dents Philippine policy. Hence the
Democratic papers have been publish
ing interviews and dispatches from ex-
Senator Sherman indicating his posi-
/ tiOn in that regard. One of the latter,
/ addressed to the editor of an Ohio
Democratic paper, contains the follow
ing I am strongly opposed to the en-
/ forced annexation of the Philippine is
/ lands. A seizure of any part of the
[ Philippines against their will is aggres-
sion in violation of the law of nations"
1t is claimed by Republicans that the
/ alienation of Republicans who disagree
/ with the adm1n1Strat t1On on the Philip
pines question will be more than offset
/ by the Democrats who believe in up
1 holding the government and who op-
pose the silver policy to which the
/ Democrats are pledged.
FROM BOUTELLE.
! Bangor. Me, Nov. 6.-The Wing pub
/ fishes the following telegram from Con-
/ gressman Boutene to George K. Nash.
/ Republican candidate for governor of
Ohio:
Have been hoping till last moment
! that my recovery from a severe car
! buncle would be so rapidly complete as
| to enable me to take active part in
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