Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-30
Ohio and KenfuCk CamDdidnS
Reported by Visitors
Diversity of Opinion ReaardiGg The
Motives of CaHdidaieS-Senaf
Hanna Under Fire In OhiO-The
Weak Showing of G0ebeI.


but naturally they disagree in describ-
ing the situation. The most interest
ing statements are those of republi-
cans from Ohio. They all say that
the candidacy of John R. Mclean has
resulted in a loss to the democrats
from the state. His candidacy is un-
doubtedly his nomination, for he al
ready holds the convention in his own
control. This has been done by the
sacrifice of all the other party lead
ers and disregard of their wishes. The
others had asked that Mclean be told
to take tie honor of the nomination
in advance and then to save his party
| by refusing it. In this way, accord
ing to republican versions, the
chances of success at the polls would
have been considered fairly good by
the democrats. By the republicans it
is said it would have made no differ
ence, for there is no other democrat in
the state at present who has the prom
inence of Mclean. AS it is the most
notorious and the weakest of the
party's candidates is placed at the
head of the ticket, leaving it to the
republicans to make a waIkovar.
On the democratic side it is said
/ that the object of the campaign is to
destroy the republican majority with
which it is expected that the admins
| tration will be endorsed. All energies
are bent to this job More than any,
thing else, more even than to get cor
troll OF the state government, the dem
ccrats of Ohio want to give President
Mckinley and Senator Hanna solid
warning Of the future. Just what is
meant by warning is not precisely
stated by democrats here 1t seems to
be their idea that on general princi-
pies somebody CT something in the re-
publican party must be hit. The AL
ger episode is some excuse, but the
thing which they most desire to at
tack is the espionage accorded in the
whole state by Hanna and his syndi-
cate followers. The trusts as an issue
has its strength in Ohio because SO
many independent republicans think
that it is the most vulnerable point
about Senator Hanna. On his arrival
home from Europe they say that he is
to be attacked by a list of searching
personal questions in regard to his
connection with certain trusts. 1t is
true that he has already answered the
question broadly, but since then new
CT hoc
lively times are expected when he is
back
The candidacy of Jones is supposed
to be in opposition to that of Mclean.
According to the republican visitors
here this will be found to be the case.
Fle will draw all his strength from the
democrats. On the other hand, the
democrats themselves say that the
man for whom Jones is cunning is
Senator Hanna and the other trust
nen. Jones is a firm believer in the
antitrust issue before and beyond
anything else. His other ideas are in
line with this. That he is playing
what is in his own view a fine game
f7rs to disgruntled republicans the op-
ECrtunity they want to vote as they
please without having to vote for Sen
atGr Hanna's man, candidate Nash.
These men would not care to vote for
Independent democrats who |
cannot stomach Mclean will have the
same chance. So it rests with Jones |
to play his stakes for votes from both |
the great parties. Of the other two |
candidates, however, Nash is least |
subject to attack, and Mclean is the |
most sensitive. The personal wealth |
of Mclean is by the Jones theory If
government the product Of
robbery of the public Nash person
ally has never been in anything Of the
sort
Reports on the fight in Kentucky
manly concern William Goebel, the
democratic candidate. The campaign
is especially interesting to men here.
because of Mr.. Goebel's desire to draw
the New York men who conrtol the
Louisville and Nashville into Il con-
t1ovelsy with him. August Belmont
md the others are all prominent in
Tie financial world. If they would stop
eng enough to reply to the attacks of
The candidate, they would do exactly
IS he really wants them to. Mr.. Bel
mont, however, has declined every
hing of the sort. By his orders the
'f:cers OF the system who are located
n kentucky are to make no state
ments i'll reply to the candidate Mr..
aoebeFs effort is to make it be be-
ieved that his rivals have been nom
mated through the agency Of the