New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-27

CAN PARTY-MLEAN's VIGOROUS CAN.
vAss-A FULL BARREL on TAP j.,
ATTITUDE OF THE BRYANITEs.
Cleveland Sept. - (SpeciaD.-The polr,..,
contest in Ohio this tall is a battle Of the -
Knives. with Marcus A. Hanna backed Nv a.
Administration on one side and John p NJ.
Lean on the other 1t may decide the ma,
Presidency Although Judge Nash. ma,
Of high character and conceded ability -.
resentatve in every particular Of his nar,s.
policy and tenets. is the Republican candida.
for Governor, it is felt on every hand for v.,.
obvious reasons. that the fight Is the PresiasD,.
and Mr.. Hannas. They both understand th.
and both taking measures to guard tb.,.
political future No wise purpose certainly I.
served by asserting that these two leaders nj,
apprehcnd or misunderstood the gravity n, -.
situation. or underrate Mr. McLeans chanc..
They know that McLeans election would \,
disastrous blow TO Republican prospects ne,,
year This is now fully understood in all Quar-.
tiers. II makes Mclean doubly dangerous f..
cause It greatly tends to give much needa,
cohesion 10 the dscordant Democracy Enthus.
astic Democratic partsans already shoutIr,
that a Mclean victory in Ohio this fall will fore.
shadow National Democratic success Every
! Democrat who fails 10 come out and vote %,
the Cincinnati editor VIII be politically cruciaei
az traitor 70 his party. OF course. this Is an
argument that cuts both ways. VIII it hav.
! the effect for instance of stimulating Repubn.
can effort 10 avert such a catastrophe? Tha,
is the one doubtful problem. Mr.. Hanna be.
leves it will.
There IS good deal i'm common between
Hanna and Mclean. the two leaders in this con.
test. Both are rich men. both successful bus.
ness men on a large scale. both carry their
business methods into politics and each is a.
present paramount in his party, although
Mclean has never held high Office. As leaders
both are new men: previous to the last Pres.
Dental election Mr.. Hannas name was pract.
cally unknown to the country, and Mr. Mclean
was recognized AS simply the editor u daily
newspaper in Cincinnati Both are confessed BY
their opponents To- boz splendid organizers The.
work is silently done while they cave 10 others
the talking Finally. both have bitter enemies
I'm their respective parties and this personal
antagonism is expected TO play an Influential
part in the readjustment Of oh.os political
affairs dependent upon the result Of this
election. Near-sishted politicians hastily pro.
nounccd McI.ean's success at GAINESVILLE an act
h. vas voluntarily barring his breast 70 the
knives o, his enemies. Bur a fu.. consideration
- all the circumstances has compelled re-
vision 81 this immature Judgment It Is now
perceived that McLean's disadvantage IN re-
sI.et of personal enemies Is fully offset by tbs
numerous Republican band of Hanna haters
who at last see an opportunity 70 do Pres-
dent McKnley's representative % his political
ruin Doubtless Mclean had fully diges;ed this
asrec, of the situation before he went in FOR the
guAernatorial nomination. II IS probable he saw
and understood a good many other matters
entirely overlooked hy both Democrats and
Republicans IL fact. the more McLean's can'
dsiacy is Analysed. the more serious and coca
sistent f. becomes.
THREE SIGNIFICANT OCCURRENCES
In incident the campaign has not yet ts.
ve,oped far enough for more than mere gensr'
alization upon It's merits. aside from the grea.
Ropuhlican meeting at Akron. which vas pleas
ing % MI Hanna and tends 10 justify his hopes
Three things worthy u note in National sense
have happened. The President has visited the
state. Mr.. Mclean has announced that ne IS
r "hone" 20 stay permanently unti elected or de-
feated. and Mr. Hanna has returned from Eu'
,ooo o. state his confidence In Judge Nasns sue
less. and the additional TACT maj 10 W." per-
.,rallv canvass the state although claiming
,1a- private business affairs viii mean'hii &C.
.,pv a considerable portion of his time Il il
generally UNDERSTOOD however that Mr. Hanna
,,u be- mainly engaged in the business Of poll
tics both private and public. from now Until
election day
, Resides The Trbune's Columbus letter o
. .n, f2,b ms, which first aroused attention z
me l"'' INST - ,...r,,s =
the Onto SITUATION ana ''.. an',,.
, McL"an's nom'n'''o" anu ,...n-,
. publication mas sl"'e ..-, ..
with which II j. eI'''"' ..-....r,
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