Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
and with politicians his words carry
great weight.

and with politicians his words carry
great weight.
OHIO.
1t has been difficult to get line on
Ohio. The independent candidacy OF
Golden Rule" Jones, mayor OF Toledo.
lis the unknown quantity. Both parties
give him from 100000 to 125, 900 votes,
but why can not be told, since the Ohio
newspapers are all in q compact to say
nothing about the progress of his cam
paign. Even though he gets this big
vote he ought to draw as much from
the democrats as from the republicans.
Aside from Mayor Jones ANALYSIS of
the conditions favors the republicans.
Here is the way Ohio has gone in it's
last three elections:
1885, 1897. 1898.
Republican ...... 525991 429,915 40s,21S
Democratic 1850. 474SS2 401,750 S47,074
Rep. plurality... 4s,494 2s,165 61.l39
Why, ask politicians, should Ohio do
for the democrats now what it refused
to do by %, 600 two years ago? John r.
McLean's open barrel is not so big as
expected. Horace Chapman, the guber-
material candidate in 1897, also had
money and spent it, He had not to face
the personal democratic antagonism
which is against Mr.. Mclean.
He had special strength with
1.-The big mining vote, which
Mr.. Mclean has not. There was
more republican dissenslon then than
now. Charles L. Kurtz's wounds We're
| then fresh, and Marcus A. Hanna's
open candidacy for the senate gave Mr..
kurtz his best chance to wreak ven
IL d., mr. a.
bly, scratched much then because ne
was allied with Mr.. kurtz Yet the re-
pllblicans won. Now Mr.. Kurtz and
/ all his followers are discredited, ana
the republican party is quite as harmo-
Nous behind Judge Nash as 1t ever mas
/ been.
KENTUCKY.
Kentucky's fight, while as pitter as
! any. has not the same national slsnin-
Icance except for it's possible influence
Ion Mr. Bryan. If Senator Goebei loses
There is small chance of Mr.. Bryan get
Iting Kentucky's delegation IN the lsVV
lconyention even though he nave Ill
the other states. Feeling against MIN is
very bitter there. The republicans can
lose Kentucky without feeling much
! hurt. because ma tional issues are m
/ volyed only to the extent that sound
Imoney senator will be elected-elther
Senator Lindsay, who seems to nave an
understanding with the republicans, OF
1 a republican. Kentucky in three cleo
ltions has gone this way:
1895. 1896. 1897.
! Republican. 1f2.436 21S,111 1888
democratic $50. 163,524 217s9o ls1,4s2
/ leepub. plurality S,sl2 Isl 1900.
Dem. plurality. ....... l''eoa
Senator Goebel can not lose much
according 10 these figures, and WIZ
honestly, although he might be countec
lin under his own election law. ms
John Young Brown independent demo
cratic strength seems likely. as cleo
i tion day approaches, TO be cast direct
Inv for Cen Taylor, the republican
nominee. All the business interests arr
against Senator Goebel. The old fami
lilies of the state-and family count:
for much in kentucky-are asalns
him. He pretends that the negroes ar
for him. but when democratic candi
| dates. especially in the south. look 10
7 Imajorities among the negro voters the.
are confessing hopeiessness
MARYLAND.
i The republicans really have les
: lchance in Maryland than in any stat
e except Virginia. Dissension petwee
Y the Governor Lowndes and Senate
+; Wellington factions is the cause. m
t Figures on the last three elections ais
show coming together of the demo
cratic factions. They are:
i : : = 1895. 1886. 1ss'
: Renublican 49,. l24,s36 136,959 1911
$ democratic 49,. 1o6, 1863 1o4,735 n4oe
: zen. pluraiity.... 1876 S2,224 IL
:. Former Senator German is back
!. the harness for the democrats in tina
Y state While he has nothing in com
n mon with the Bryan wing of the part,
n defeat of the republican ticket will b
: lhailed as a democratic national VIC
i tory.
II The democrats will claim victory
: Iowa If they cut Governor Shaw's ms
IS jority to 10000 Republicans do not o.
% Iteye they will have chance to maj
the claim. The figures on the iast liir'
,e elections are:
,e - 1895. 1897 1873
a Republican 1880. 2ss,2s5 zz4,ool .oo'o
+ Democratic 223,I4 lS4,ol4 lso'V
D. Rep plurality. 6o.452 29,9st o',o
lg The bitter personal fight on Govern
al Shaw in 1897 explains why his vote y
Id off that year Now he has his eXceiie
1T record as governor to speak for nh
he Republicans Who have travelled
h. Iowa. including members of Preside
ne McKinley's party on the recent mort
to western trip, do not believe an
te imperialismn will weigh much there
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