The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-04
REPUBLICANS DESPERATE
MAKING STRENUOUS EFFORTS
TO AROUSE THE VOTERS.
THE REASONS OF DEMOCRATIC CLAIM
RepubI cans Lose From German and Drummer
Vote--A Circular Issued From RepubI-
can Headquarters Concerning
the Bushnell Revolt.
washington Post.)


washington Post)
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 2.-It is certain
ly remarkable that in State where the
Republican majority ranges from $4,000
to 100000 and where the voters, blessed
with prosperity, have been asked to sus-
tain their fellow-citizen. President Nc
kinley, the Republican managers should
be working like beavers to elect their
gubernatorfal candidate. Yet today,
with the election only a few days dis
tant, these leaders are laboring with
tremendous energy. Two years sago
their headquarters were practically de-
serted at this time butt this year they
will be compelled to work industriously
up to the last minute. They believe That
they have turned the scale, and today
Chairman Dick said that Nash's plural
ty would probably be about $4,000. The
other side is claiming" he said, that
Mayor Jones will secure more votes
from the Republican party than the
Democratic. but the result of our polls
shows that this is not. 50"
On the other hand, the Democratic
Democratic counties and 81 900 i'm the
rest of the State. The fact is that the
Republicans seem more disturbed over
the Jones movement than the Demo
Gratis. Senator Hanna is attacking
Jones more vigorously than he is as
sailing Mclean, and tonight the Co
lumbus Citizen, an independent paper
which has been friendly to Jones. APP
pears with a doubla-headed editorial
urging the Jones followers to vote for
Nash. 1t contrasts the personal char
acter of Nash with that of Mclean,
quotes What Allen O. Myers said of
Mclean in his book and concludes with
a fervent appeal for the Republican can
didate.
APATHETIC REPUBLICANS.
Senator Hanna will return to Cleve-
land on Saturday and will remain in
that city until election day, working to
secure a majority there for Nash. In
company with other Republican leaders
he viii especially endeavor to turn the
Jones men from the error of their ways.
Not only in Cleveland, but all through
the Western Reserve the same program
will be carried out In Trumbull county
the Republicans have awakened to an
appreciation of the situation which con-
fronts them, and are organizing. A
meeting was held in the office of ex-
Congressman TAYLOR, in Niles, last night,
to consider the best methods of meeting
the Jones movement, and plans Were
agreed upon which they hope will be sue,
cessful. In other counties of the State
the fear of defeat has spurred the Re
publicans to renewed efforts. This rally
has, without doubt, disturbed the Demo
Gratis, who have been relying upon Re
publican apathy in the rural districts and
consequent slump in the vote.
The Democrats are as confident as the
Republicans. At Democratic head
quarters it is asserted that Mclean will
be elected and his majority is placed al
not less than 5000. 1t is said that the
majority of $4,000 given Bushnell ovel
Chapman in 1897 is a fair basis for cal
culation, for the reason that the Repub
licans polled a slightly larger percentage
of their vote in that year than did the
Democrats. Three propositions are theI
laid down, as follows: First, that the
Jones vote will come equally from botf
parties; that Mclean is not a better or
ganiZer than Chapman, and that Nasl
is equally as strong as Bushnell WheI
it comes to receiving the united vote OF
his party. OF course the Democrats say
these propositions are untrue, for they
believe that the Jones strength vii
come most largely from the Republicans
that Mclean has organized the part,
far more effectively than Chapman, ant
that Nash will be cut by BUSHNELL
friends: but they say. that they max,
conservative statements in order to re
move all ground for dispute. They thel
claim that 10000 Bushnell-Kurtz Re
publcans will vote for Mclean, which
makes change of 10000 votes ant
cuts the original $4,000 majority dow
to 5000.
ALLEGED GERMAN DETECTION
They claim, also, that at least 5000
Germans in the State will follow Schur;
and vote against the Republican party
which makes another change of 10000
and gives Mclean the advantage o.
1000. In addition the Democrat
claim that 1000 commercial traveller
will vote against Nash on account of tn
trusts: that ] 900 old soldiers will regis
fer their disapproyal of the policy which
threatens. through an expensive war, L
afford an excuse against increased pen
sons. and that 1000 negroes will deser
Republicanism as a rebuke to the Tres
ident for his failure to take a decided
stand against lynching. These 3,0O'
votes make change of 5000. or ;
total of 5000 majority for Mclean.
This Democratic claim is given a
length because it is the first detailed
statement of the reasons which intiu
ence Democratic predictions of victory
or couse, if Jones draws most largel!
from the Democrats, one of the prem
ises on which the conclusions are baseC
is false. The Democrats do not speci
fically count either the opposition to Nc
Lean in his own party, but say that thi
is included in the vote given to Jones
The other estimates are naturally de
MED by the Republicans, who say tina
the old soldiers an dthe negroes vii
vote solidly for the Republican ticket
THE NASH LETTER.
At the eleventh hour the Republican
are endeayoring to explain away tn
Nash letter to Bushnell. This mornin