Evening star., 1899-11-04
Great Fight In Ohto.


than elsewhere the national administration
is regarded as being on trial, and the sit
uation is complicated for the republicans bv
factionai differences in the party, suspected
treachery of leaders of factions and A de-
cided anti-Hanna sentiment Local issues
are ignored and the appeal to the LOYALTY
of all republicans is made in the name of
the national administration, The question
driven into them every day of the cam
paign has been whether or not they We're
going to sustain Mckinley and the policy
of the national adminstra ton whereby the
nation shall prosper and grow in greatness.
striking thing about the campaign here
as elsewhere. is that no amount of effort
has succeeded in keeping the money ques-
ton to the front as Il leading issue How
ever repeatedly this question has been
brought up. attention has persistently
turned back to expansion or imperialism
the conduct of the with Spain the
management of the campaign. in the Phil
ippines, the policy of national aggrandize-
ment, internal prosperity or the growth of
trusts. Always the questions involving ma
ton administration and policies have held
the front. and the little local contests have
become national party struggles, involving
great questions Of government. The result
in Ohio is felt to be as doubtful as the
contest is important in what it indirectly
involves. 1t is understood that a large
amount of money has been and is being spent
in the campaign by both sides. The repub-
licans under the generalship Of Mr.. Hanna
usually have money, and the democratic
candidate is very rich, and on this .occa-
sion, it is said, very free in his expend-
lures.
and there ought to be no doubt about the
result the democratic organization is said
to be the most perfect that has ever been
effected while there is uncertainty as to
the extent of party dsloyalty among re-
publican factions. and the candidacy of
Jones as an independent is thing on which
no reliable estimates can be made either as
to the size of the vote he will draw or
from which party the bulk of his vote will
come. Certainly, in many years the repub-
licans of Ohio have not given such evil
dences of alarm as they now do. and the
struggle is one Of the most desperately
earnest that has been witnessed in that
state Of political excitabiity and queer
methods. A result that would probably
cause as little surprise as any would be the
election of the republican candidate by an
extremely small plurality.
Presidential Nomination Involved.
1t is felt that the President is so much
involved in the contest that serious re-
verse to his party In Ohio would possibly
prevent his denomination for the presi-
dency, and it is believed that a republican
defeat would be foiiowed instantly by the
appearance of one or more rival candidates
in the field and very active movement
to prevent his denomination.
In Nebraska, the home Of the defeated
democratic presidential candidate, a most
desperate fight is being waged, with great
uncertainty ass to the result though the
general impression at this distance is that
the democrats will carry the state by a
small majorty-fo the fusion ticket there
being a fusion between them and the pops.
Bryan is giving his personal attention to
the campaign, making the fight his own,
though there are only minor officers to be
elected Bryan's personal prestige is felt
to be involved in the result and this gives
an interest to the fight for both parties.
Kentucky would be regarded as quite sure
for the democrats IL it were not for the
split in their party. Goebel, the regular
democratic candidate, is most bitterly op-
posed on account of the method by which
he got the nomination and on account of
the great number of enemies he has. A
bolting faction have put an independent
ticket in the field, with Brown at the head
and in the fight between these two demo-
cratic tickets the republican ticket is al
most escaping attack Very little surprise
would be occasioned by the election of Tay-
lor, the republican candidate though II is
believed the legislature is apt to be demo-
cratic on account of the advantage that
party has in the number Of hold-oyer SEN
atorS.