The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
President Is Worried Over Ohio
Election.
Everybody Now Sees the Mis-
take Hanna Made.
SHOULDHAVEKEPTU UP
He Has Proven to Be a Load
For the Party.
Odds, Two to One on Democrats
In Maryland.

Chicago. Nov. 6-Elections will be
held in u states tomorrow Ohio Iowa,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Maryland ana
Massachusetts viii elect a governor ana
other state officers; South Dakota
Judge of the supreme court ana Two
regents of the state university; Pehh-
svIvania a treasurer and a judge OF
the supreme and OF the superior court
Nebraska three Justices of the supreme
co1trt, and New York, New Jersey and
Virginia a legislature. There are hVe
tickets in Ohio five in Iowa, six IN
Kentucky. two in Mississippi, three IN
Nebraska. two in South Dakota, three
in Maryland. five in Pennsylvania ana
five in Massachusetts. In Kansas ana
Colorado. county officers are to be elect
ed and municipal elections will be held
in San Francisco, New Orleans ana De
tro.t And in addition to snerlH ana
some judicial officers in Greater New
York mayoraIty elections are to be held
in some of the other cities in New York
CROKER CLAIMS ALL
New York. Nov 6,-The political
carapaign ended today was one of the
hardest fought struggles ever known IN
this city in an off year The Repupl-
cans to strengthen themselves in their
fight against Tammany Hall ehtereu
into a fusion arrangement on the coun-
ty ticket with the Citizens Union ana
the Independent Labor party ana gave
the shrieValty nomination the most val
liable place financially on Il e ticket TO
VIM. J. O'Brien a representative OF Ihe
labor party. To oppose O'Erien Tam
many Hall nominated VIM F. Gren'
at present a tax commissioner.
Interest centerS in the fight for as
semblyman in the 18th district. In that
district Tammany Hall set out early
TO defeat assemblyman Robert Mazef
as a protest against the appointment
of the Investigating committee known
by his name MazetS defeat would
make it impossible for him to present
his committees report to the next as
sembly Tammany endorsed the can
didacy of Perez NJ Stewart Dem
ocratic member of the citizens union
Charges of colonization IN this district
have been made by both sides. but the
scrutiny has been so close that 1t does
not seem probable that any man IL
legally registered will be able to vote
tomorrow.
The Democratic campaign has been
managed by Richard CrOkec, who has
cOntended that the Democrats would
get every assemblyman in TINS clty, put
today it was practically conceded thaI
the Republicans will re-elect Edward
H. Fallows in the 21st district and that
one or two other districts might be
FEARS FOR OHIO.
Washington, Nov 6.-President Nc
Kinley viii go to Canton, o., to vote on
Tuesday. He is naturally anxious over
the DOllLlCdl SITUATION III Nl1lO anu llOkG5
to see a good Republican majority for
Judge Nash and also for the legislative
ticket, but he does not take the rOSeate
view of Chairman Dick, who claims
$4,000 majority for Nash. The president
viii be satisfied with Nash'S election,
for he realizes that the party has a
heavy load to carry in the efforts of
some of his own personal friends to
make the campaign a personal one,
claiming that none We're Republicans
except those who acknowledged al
legiance to Senator Hanna and others
who posed as the personal representa-
tives of the president.
The president now realizes that it
would have been better had Senator
Hanna been kept in the background, as
was recommended by some of the
shrewdest politicians in Ohio when the
campaign opened. Senator Hanna is
not popular in Ohio He has many
enemies in his own party and even
among those who are sincere friends
of the president.
other friends of the president do not
like to see the small COteTie of men who
surround the junior senator pose as
the only men who are loyal to the
president. They did not want Mr.. Han
ma for an issue, because of the personal
antaSOnlSm toward him IN the party.
They wanted McKinley's administra-
tion for the issue and Judge Nash as
the representative of that issue in Ohio
But for the first time in half a cen
tury the Republicans OF Ohio have con-
Quoted a campaign without making the
head of the ticket the leader. Hayes
and Foster, Foraker Mckinley and
Bushnell were the men most talked
about when they We're candidates for
governor, but this year the talk has
been about Senator Hanna and not
about Judge Nash.
Misguided friends of the president
have attacked Senator Foraker as dis
loyal and abused Bushnell and every
other Republican who was not a Han
ma factionist The presidents friends
now admit that this was a grave mis-
take. for the Republicans of Ohio have
never submitted to bosses. and the
methods of Hanna and most of his
champions have aroused prejudice and
the suspicion that he would be boss
The vote of next Tuesday will be com
pared with that of two years ago. The
total vote for governor in 1897 was S54 =
$50, as against 1.011 $50 cast for pres
1dent IN 1886. Governor Bushnell re.
celVed 429.Sl5 votes and H. L. CHAPMAN
1ne democratic candidate. 4O1. $50 with
ABOUT zu.uoO scattering votes Bush
nell plurality was $4,000 and the presi.
dent viii be satisfied if Nash has as
large a lead. IN view of the Republicar
admissions that Mayor Jones will re.
celVe from $4,000 to 100000 votes
II Nash should receive a plura Iitx NJ
SO,OOO II viii be a great victory and vii
demonstrate to the president thar tbt
party Il in better condition now than 4
was two years ago. '---
II viii also demonstrate to him fba-
his Philippine policy is a real source -
strength in his own state instead ~ a.
element of weakness, as the Den1oora +.
have judged by their makinp il -.
principal point of attack It win show