Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
THE OHIO NEWS GOOD
Democrats Have Best Of the
Campaign So Far,
REPUBLICANS HANDICAPPED.
DiSafeCtiOn Among The QuaktrS and The
G. A. R. Ken.
BRYAN TO TAKE THE STUMP.
He VIII Speak on the 10th, Goth, and
2fst-Chnnges I'm Assignment of
BRYAN TO TAKE THE STUMP.
He VIII Speak on The 10Th, goth, and

WASHINGTON. D. c., october 7.-(Spe-
cial.)-Advices which reach here from
Ohio are Of a most roassuring character,
from Democratic standpoint The Re
publicans themselves seem to concede
that the Democrats have had the best Of
this. the first week Of the campaign. The
holt Of those who were said to be luke
warm TO the candidacy OF John r. Nc
Lean. which, it was predicted, would oc-
cur after the fight was on. has failed 70
materialize. On the contrary, the uneN-
pected has happened as all the old
breaches have been healed, and the party
as it stands to-day, presents the most
formidable front in the history Of the
state. The Republicans, on the other
hand, are handicapped, it is said. by sew
eral troublesome factions within their
own ranks. while the loyalty Of many Of
those pretending to be espousing the
cause OF Nash and Hanna Is very serious
~ questioned.
There are also a number Of other lnfiu-
ences operating against the success OF
tina Republican ticket. First Of these In
importancc. perhaps. is the civil-serYice
law. Those of the faithful" who were
culled in tho presidential election with
promises arc not 50 ready to-day TO get
TO work. for there is 10 certainty OF re-
ward for political services, as the law Is
now enforced. They are not, as a result,
working very much. They must make
their living elsewhere and in other ways.
QUAKER DISAFFECTlON.
The large quaker vote Of the southern
part OF the State. hitherto almost soldly
Republican. is also found 20 be badly dis
affected by the war in the Philippines.
BY faith they are opposed to war Of any
kind, and to this one particularly. Inc
Quakers sometimes protest against tls
actions Of their party. but they generally
do il by RETAINING from voting At all.
This time IL seems likely that they VIII
actually cast their votes pretty gener@liy
AGAINST the Republican platform on TINS
issue alone.
The threat OF the Grand Army Of tho
Republic people, who expressed theh-
selves as dissatisfied with Commissioner
Evans's management of the Pension OF
flee. seems from present indications 90 be
no idle one. 1t will be recalled that the
statement was made that 5000 of these
veterans would knife the Republican
ticket i'm Ohio If Evans We're not removed.
The administration ignored their protests,
and. il is said in retaliation they nave
established a special committee OF old
soldiers IN Columbus, the State capital,
whose sole work consists in trying 10
cultivate an auti-Evans sentiment, WIN
the view Of making IL count against the
Republican party.
KI'RTZ-M'LEAN ALLIANCE.
The Kurtz-McLean alliance, OF Wnlch
there is now no longer any doubt, has
thrown Hanna and his strikers into a
pqroxysm Of fright, and In the current
Slang of the day they are up AGAINST
il" i'm more senses than one. The despe-
rate straits of the Hanna people may be-
i'm a measure, cOnjectured when II Is
stated that every Republican oHiceholder
I'm the several departments here mas been
called upon to contribute something 70
the Republican campaign IN Ohio.
BRYAN'S CANVASS.
The fighting IS 10 be made more spirited
by the presence of William j. Bryan,
who will take the stump IN behalf Of the
Democratic ticket. lie Is booked to
speak on October 10th, goth. and 2lst.
II is pretty generally understood that
the argument Of the Nebraska orator will
be confined strictly to those Issues now
aeitating the public mind, and that the
coinage question, which is not an issue