Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-07
THE FIGHT IN OHIO.
Six Candidates In the Field-Jones the I'm
determined neutrality-suspicious. Badly

determined Factor-Repabiicans Badly
Split.
CINCINNATI, O., November 6 =
There are six candidates for Governor
to be voted for in Ohio tomorrow
Three of them claim their election is
sure. The Jones vote will reduce the
vote of all others, including that of the
Prohibitionists, the Union Reform and
the Social Labor tickets, and the result
depends very materially on where most
of the Jones vote will come from. 1t is
certain that either George K. Nash, Re-
publican, or John r. Mclean, Demo-
crat, will be elected. If Jones pulls
more from the Democrats than from
the Republicans, the prediction OF
Chairman Dick that Judge Nash will
have $4,000 plurality may De realized.
But if Chairman Seward is correct in
assuming that Jones will draw much
more heavily from the Republicans
than from the Democrats, then Mclean
will be elected. The Democratic man
ayers have made much capital out of
the fact that Jones heretofore has been
a Republican, that he was himself con-
nected with a Trust" and that he
would not pledge himself to vote for
Bryan in 1900
Ohio is normally Republican State;
Jones could draw more heavily from
the Republicans and still not affect
the result were it not for the factional
feeling which may also cost Judge Nash
some Republican votes. 1t is conceded
that all votes that can be controlled by
Governor Bushnell, ex-Chairman Kurtz
and other anti-Hanna Republicans will
be cast for Mclean, but this factional
work may not extend to others on the
Republican State ticket. Meantime,
the Gold Democrats as we'll as the Bry
an Democrats are supporting Mclean,
and there is no factional fuss among
the Democrats. The campaign has
been bitter, dirty and full of charges
and counter charges. 1t is of course ex
pected that this vicious tendency will
continue at the polls tomorrow, and
that there win be many arrests, espe
cially in the cities.
The indications now are for good
weather and for vote next in volume
to that of Presidential election. The
election of the decennial appraisers Of
real estate for the purpose of fixing the
tax valuation for the next ten years is
relied on to bring out all the farmers of
the State. Aside from the estimate of
ex-Gov. James E. Campbell, there has
been no definite claim made of the vote
for Mclean. Campbell says McLean's
plurality will be 10000 if the Democrats
keep united. There has been Demo-
cratic muddle in Cleveland, and in Gin
einnati there is well-defned opinion
that the local faction in the Republican
party is much more concerned about
the success of the county ticket than
of the State ticket. These influences
may offset each other by reducing the
Nash vote in Cincinnati as much as it
reduces the Mclean vote in Cleveland.
But in both cases there is strong prob
ability that Jones will be the beneficiary
Df this disaffection and trading.
Mr. Mclean is in Cincinnati and will
be here to cast his vote tomorrow.
The claims made for Nash vary from
10000 to $4,000 plurality. the wide diff
ference being caused by the uncertainty
about how the Jones vote, now conceded
to be we'll on 100000 in the State, will
affect the Republican vote. 1t is the
large cities of Cincinnati. Cleveland,
Toledo and Columbus where this vote
is expected to have the greatest eff
feet.
HANNA ON THE DOCKS.
CLEVELAND. o.. November g.