The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
OHIO BATTLE.
How It Looks to the Close OBJ
server.
"McLeanism" and "Hannaism"
the War Cries.
GUM SHOE CAMPAIGN.
Democratic Manager Says There
VIII Be No Brass Bands.
Mayor Jones May Become an
Important Factor.

Lean will make ''gum-shoe'' campaign.
Louis Bernard, who was NcLean's field
marshal in the GAINESVILLE convention and
who viii lookout for McLean's end Of
the fight for the governorship, said this
morning:
I'VE will make no brass band campaign.
Wind never won votes. We are so well
organized now that a Democratic cam
paign committee could be named today
and find its headquarters ready in an
hour. We will perfect this organization
in every voting precinct, for Mclean will
work for the whole ticket from top to bot
TOM That means he will do all that IS
possible to carry county tickets
Those who like to say unkind things
gTinned maliciously when they were told
that the Mclean campaign is to be the
''gum-shoe'' variety. They said: "Of
course. Mclean is public speaker. He
is much better at tete-a-tete. He thor
oughly understands that business and or
atOry don't mix
Those who know Mclean say that he
campaign progresses. They cite Senator
Hanna as a conspicuous example of a
1ty who expanded under the influence OF
public life into successful pubic
The Republicans, however have their
own theories about the business mans
campaign which the Democrats are plan
ING The a6+i-b,,ssisTo Y9Ia1lS III their nIat-
form and then nominating political boss
own guns. They saw that hereafter when
a Democrats shouts .sHannaisrn'' there
will be a Republican at hand to retort
Mechanism The Republicans profess
to be much pleased with the anti bossism
plank TO the Democratic platform. The
Democrats have been ringing the changes
etc, so long that the Republicans now
boo to the 8fPP96erfi iafr' TO cry
The Republicans join with the anti-Mc-
Lean as the Democratic boss of Ohio.
They maintain that he, in his own person
that he ''bOssedv the convention. and will
boss the party until he is deposed. They
put 1t down as a cold fact that the DEM
OeratS can not safely attack Hanna, and
has decided to make a still hunt for votes.
There viii be much speechmaking on
intend to open the oratoricaI side of the
campaign, with Governor Teddy Roose-
%. Here the keynote speeches will be
made, but there may be change in this
programme, for Senator Joseph B. For
aker is billed for a speech in Hamilton
before the cOlOred citizens the day before
some fears that the fire alarm senator
may say something to the coIored folk
made in Akron. So 1t is believed that a
rally will be held in some part of the
state before Senator Foraker shall have
opportunity to set the pace.
Politicians OF both parties entertain well
defined suspicion that the members of the
Foraker Kurtz faction of the Republican
ton day. They further believe that the
McK1ssonites Of Cleyeland are to be re-
Ocrats do not doubt it They put it down
as a matter OF course that FORAKER, KurtZ,
and MeK1sson VIII see to It that every
voter they can influence will put cross
in the Republican circle and in the little
square in front of John R. McLeans
MLEAN. FORAKER AND KURTZ.
Several of the Democratic leaders who
wore McLean's rabbit-foOt badges said
Kurtz had arrived at a thorough under
standing in the matter. Republican who
who is well up in the list of Hanna men,
spent large part of an hour this after
said between oaths:
They are rank traitors. both of them.
They belong to the kind of men who will
IF DoIiticsI resurractior, lies in y 1000
of George K. Nash. They know that if we
win out this fall Hanna will drive them
from the state, as he ought to do But
any votes they may take away from US
will be offset by the votes Whch Golden
Rule Jones will take from the Demo-
Mayor Jones of Toledo has become a
he Bemocrafs 6oninafe Mr. Sii foT
governor. 1t is generally conceded that he
was made the Democrats leader. Mr..
McLean's nomination left many sore
spots Delegates from several of the west
ern reserve counties went home declaring
they would vote for Jones rather than
submit 70 what they called Mechanism.
Just how extensive this disanection is no
one pretends to know. but diligent search
IN AaneSVlIle yesterday before the dele
gates left for their homes failed to dis
Late last night Democratic leaders who
went TO GAINESVILLE to fight Mclean climb
ed into the band wagon. With few exceD-
tions the big men of the Democratic party
from all parts of the state called on tire
nominee and assured him they were with
him and would work with energetic 10y
atty for the whole ticket. For the time
being harmony was thicker than the to-
bacco smoke in the Mclean Headquarters
There was no evidence that there were
more dissatisfied and sore politicians
than are found after any nominating con-
yention- So far as appearance indicate
Mclean practically has a united party
back of him and these indications are Civ
ing the Republicans of Ohio no comfort.
The ticket is well made up in a geo
graphical sense and the Mclean men
played good politics in promoting the
nominations of Patrick and Badger. while
the platform adopted is well Calculated
to find favor with organized labor.
Mr. Mclean owns two of the most i'm
portant newspapers in the state and en-
joys friendly alliances with several 9TH
ers. He is wealthy and not afraid to
spend his money. There are evidences of
serious trouble in the Republican party
in short, there are good grounds for be-
heving that the Tiffin man was right
when he said last night:
from Europe He is having all kinds of
trouble cut out for him He is up against
his own kind of man this trip. and that
man has a barrel of his own and stands
ready to smash in the head any time. It's
erofr n % a lively fuh