Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-06
PREDICTS ELECTION OF NASH
Former Governor Foster is Confident OF
Republican Victory in 0Aio.
SHERMAN QUOTED BY BOTH PARTIES
Veteran Buci<eyc Statesman Has
Warm Friendship for Judge Nash
and Openly Antngonizes Pres
ident's Philippine Policy.

| CINCINNATI, Nov, 5.-The most sig.
nifcant development In the Ohio campaign
since yesterday is the prediction made by
former Governor Charles Foster, who has
been speaking throughout the state for the
republican ticket He estimates the total
vote of the state at $4,000, of which Nash
will get not less than 400, 600; Mclean,
democrat not more than 1000, and Jones,
non-partisan, and all others will divide the
remainder. But after giving the above
figures on Nash and Mclean MIR. Foster
said there was a strong probability that
Jones would cut down this estimate on the
leading candidates, but If he did, three
fourths of the cutting would be on the Nc
Lean vote MIR. Foster predicts that out
side of Cuyahoga and Hamilton counties,
which include the cities of Cleveland and
Cincinnati, the republicans will elect not
less than eighteen senators and sixty rep
resentatives, which would give both houses
to the republicans, as the democratic ticket
in Hamilton county has republicans on 1t.
"A peculiar feature of the campaign has
been the use by both parties of the utter
ances of former Senator John Sherman. 1t
is well known among public men in Ohio
that Senator Sherman has warm feeling
for Judge Nash and therefore it is not
strange that republican papers today and
heretofore have published kilograms from
Mr.. Sherman showing that feeling One
printed today, addressed to Chairman Dick
OF the republican state committee, says:
II feel the deepest solicitude for the cleo
tion of Judge Nash. 1t will meap victory
for sound money and prosperity"
1t is also well known that Mr.. Sherman
has not a cordial feeling for President Nc
Kinley and Senator Hanna and that he
openly antagonizes the presidents Philip
pine policy. Hence the democratic papers
have been publishing interviews and dis
patches from Senator Sherman indicating his
position in that regard. One of the latter,
addressed to the editor of an Ohio demo-
cratic paper, contained the following:
81 am strongly opposed to the enforced
annexation of the Philippine islands. The
seizure of any part of the Philippines against
their will is gross violation of the laws of
nations"
1t Is claimed by republicans that the alien
alton of republicans who disagree with the
on the Philippine question
will be more than offset by democrats who
believe in upholding the government and
who oppose the silver policy to which the
democrats pledged.
Mr. John R. Mclean, the democratic can
didate for governor of Ohio, gave the follow
ing address to the voters through the Asso-
ciated Press. 1t contains his views of the
Ohio election outlook:
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 5.-To the. Voters
of Ohio: But two days remain before the
people of Ohio by their ballots give ex-
to their opinions on the issues be-
fore the public. After most careful can
vass, after a thorough look into the sttua-
ton, hearing from every county, from
nearly every township of the STATE. | be
lieve that the democratic ticket will receive
many thousand more votes than the repup-
lican ticket. ..,,
After a careful look through the election
system of Ohio, after going over the Or
of our party and looking fairly
into the organization of the opposite party
do not believe that any wrong can be sue
brought about All the democrats
have to do is to be careful, watch the votes
east see them cornted after they are cast
see the returns properly made and sealed,
shutting out all opportunities t., substitute
a Hanna ballot for a democratic one ana
victory is completely ours
| say this without qualihcaton, without
es'' w. j. r. M'LEAN.