The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-28
1T IS H0PELESSLY LOST
The Republican Managers Have
Given Up Maryland.
DISCOURAGING IN OHIO
Desperate Efforts to Retain the German
Vote-Ohio Democrats Are Full
of Fight - The Outlook in
the Other States
Washington Bureau of the Standard,
No. l145 G Street n. w.

" ashiuS loH -. ", Sepl. Z4.-l ne re-
publican managers at the capital are
much disturbed over the situation in
several of the states in which there are
to be elections this year. Maryland is
now conceded to be hopelessly lost, even
by the close advisors of the administra-
ton. The fierce faction fioht in the re-
| publican party has resulted in an open
quarrel between Governor Lowndes and
Senator Wellington, followed by the
latter's resignation from the state
| Craftsmanship, coupled with a declara-
! ton on his part that the republican
| ticket cannot possibly be elected. The
! independent voters of the state are
| nearly all lined UP for John Walter
| Smith, the democratic candidate, and
! their Importance is shown by the fact
| that in Baltimore at the spring election,
| a republican majority of over 1000 was
| completely wiped out and the demo-
| cratic ticket elected by nearly 5000,
and this was admittedly due to the re-
| turn of the Independent voters to the
| democratic party.
| The Ohio situation is also discourage
| ing. The Hay letter, instead of operat-
| ing to reduce German disaffection, has
| apparently had an entirely different eff
| feet. 1t was an explanation that not only
| failed to explain, but really increas ed
| the COnNlCtlOn tndt an fAISilSH dllidliCe
| has been in the mind of the admins
| tration since the Spanish war. 1t was
| remarkable thing for the premier of
| an administration to rush into print
and defend his party in this manner,
| but the republican state committee of
| Ohio has circulated more than 100000
copies of the Hay letter, without any
| appreciate favorable effect upon the
| German vote.
| Congressman Dick of Akron, who is
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee, made a hurried trip to the CAPT.
tai this week, and while here had
! long conference with President Mckin-
| ley over the Ohio situation. He admit
ted to the reporters that the Ohio fight
| was going to be very hot one, but
that the republicans would win, be-
| cause a hot fight always brought out
the republican vote in the state. the
| deep concern of the administration
| party in the result is shown by the
fact that there will be hundreds of
speeches made in Ohio by republican
speakers from other states, and THAT no
outside speakers-with the possible ex-
ception of Bryan-will appear on the
stump for the Buckeye democracy.
The president himself will make
few speeches in Ohio, although they
will not be formal ones, but principally
rear -of-the-p platform efforts.
The Ohio democrats are full of fight
and commence. tOI lSddC mn, n
well-known Ohio democrat, said to your
correspondent to-day: Mclean Will
certainly carry every one of the tive
great Ohio cities. Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Columbus, Toledo and Dayton, and the
man who has done this has never been
defeated in Ohio. As for the district in
which l live-that is the Newark dis
trict-we are ready to vote right now,
and Mclean will carry it hand
| somely."
Colonel Hill does not think the Jones
vote will amount to a great deal, anu
that it will mostly come from the re-
publicans. The administration mana
gers are in singular accord with Col
onel Hill as to the extent of the Jones
vote but differ as to its source. Col
onel Dick says: II do not believe that
the candidacy of Jones will be as much
a detriment to US as to the democrats ,s;
/ cannot tell yet what vote Jones will
poll We have made a hurried can
vass of the state, but it is not of suf-
ficient accuracy to be OF dehnite
: value"
( 1t is admitted that a republican re-
) verse in Ohio may have very serious
I effect upon President McKinley's po-
( litical future, even to the extent or
{ endangering his denomination. Al
) ready there are whispers that Admiral
: Dewey would be a better candidate
: than a man discredited by the elections
} IN MS OWN Sldlc Dul tiic
; are in position to say to their repub-
I lican friends:
There are no flies on us,
s There may be one or two on you,
} But there are no flies on us"
q For the democratic candidate is GER
tain to be the leader of 1896. The weak
effort of the gold opposition to defeat
: his nomination has collapsed. Massa,
chusetts 'has already elected a solid
Bryan delegation to next summers
5 democratic convention, and other east
ern states will follow suit. Even dem
Z ocratic reverses in the fall elections
would not affect his nomination, anC
5 it does not appear that there are any
such reverses in sight The democrat:
( will probably carry Kentucky and re
s duce the republican majority materi
} ally in Iowa.
: There is more doubt as to Nebraska
( and South Dakota, in both of which
{ there are minor state elections this fall
} The republican managers are WATCHING
these elections very carefully, and ar
( exerting especial efforts to carry Ne
braska or make a gain there. Such
) result would be regarded as a Yer.
I hopeful sign for the party in the ives
( in 1900. 1t will be remembered that
was the silver West that gave the re
} publicans their only solace in the stat
I and congressional elections of 1898
{ The republicans, therefore,a are hopin
{ that any losses in the East in 1900 ma
be recouped in the mountain states
) They read viii relish an interview wit
I Senator Henry II itfeld of Idaho ap
( pearing in the Evening Star this weel
{ He was quoted as saying: Fifty pc
} cent of the silver republicans in m
I state who went out of the party severe
{ years ago have come back. l beliey
! that more of them will come RICH
} along. They are getting tired of bein
{ the tail of the democratic dog. and al
{ glad to get back to their old affilis
) tions. Many silver republicans al
} coming back on account of the admir-
( | istration's expansion policy. They cal
{ not go with the democrats on this l.
) sue. even for the sake of free silVe
I and probably are very glad to haN
Z this excuse to get back"
: In conversation with your correspond
ent after this interview appeared Ser
atOr Heitfeld said: while the ST
interview in the main is an aCcuTa