The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-25
THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.
DEEP INTEREST SHOWN IN THE
NATIONAL ISSUES INVOLVED.

The Republicans Confident andl United
John r.. McLean's Strength Among
Democrats Demonstrated in the Past
Silver and the Philippine Question.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Sept. 24--with tho formal
opening Of the Republican speaking campaign
at Akron from now on tho canvass in Ohio
will be waved v, dy until the close Of
tho polls on thu even Of election day. Speakers
Of national pr omineace in both parties will be
on tho rostrum The Democrats expect William
Jennings Bryan and George Fred Williams to
speak hero In addition. ono of tho leading Dem
ocrats Of tho State, a man VINO Ia very close
70 John r. Mclean the Democratic can
didate for Governor. says that tho list Of Demo
cratic speakers will include several Republicans
Of national prominence, who are in opposition
20 tho Administrators Philippine policy. While
this gentleman would not say who these men
would be- he did say that he would not be sur
prised 70 SEQ ex-United States Senator Edmunds
among the number President Mckinley may
be prevailed upon to deliver few car platform
speeches when he passes through the State on
his Chicago trip. Senator Hanna also an
nounoes that he will take the stump II his rheuma-
tism will permit him do So and Mr. Mclean
and Judge Nash are already making a round
Of the county fairs.
Great interest is felt in the outcome Of the Ohio
election: first. because this is the Presidents
State and because Of the importance OF the issues
involved; and secondly. because Of the personal
ity Of the candidates, particularly John II.
Mclean, the Democratic nominee. and Mayor
Samuel NJ Jones Of Toledo, the Independent
candidate whose Golden Rule platform brought
him into sudden prominence. Judge Nash.
the Republican standard bearer. Is not so we'll
known outside OF Ohio his competitors, but
he is better known within its borders because
t;,,,@ in f,,,
the past quarter Of a century and his intimate
relations with the people during that period
Mayor Jones's independent candidacy de-
serves merely passing notice. Very little space
has been devoted to Jones's movements and say
ings by either the Republican or the Democratic
party press since he announced short time ago
that he would stand independent candidate
for Governor Labor leaders are deserving Jones
and lining UP with the two old parties.
Tho Populists lost their party identity In Ohio
when they endorsed Bryan in 1896. They now
have party organization in the State. The
Union Reformers have come TO take the place
of the Populists, and have full State ticket in
the field The platform contains but single
plank, a declaration in favor Of the initiative
and referendum The Prohibitionists and the
Socialist Labor parties have also nominated State
tickets. that, including Mayor Jones's indepen-
dent candidacy. there will be six tickets on the
ballot this year. The aggregate vote poled
by these minor parties In Ohio at the election
MI, -. a,,...d ., ., 40, rrh; o,
a, -. m, a. a., ,-..l ~, 49,. i'll, Al.
,.....,. -.hI,h !. a., &, az. ,o.r,, l., ohio nd
.a..ss,,,. -. OK ooo ,o,os ,ho .r,,.o,.,o -,
dr. o,. ,,,i.h ill 10 ,o,,. H., al, thee. .,en,.r,s
will not exceed 10000
This leaves the contest. then, one squarely be-
tween tho two dominant parties with three or four
.a-., i.,,.. ,rdi,,, ,,o,, .o, o,h., 80
.hn ,,.o n.r,i.s .hou, .ren,y matched 90 INV 40
oo,,..,,.d iii ,rh;oh a., ,,os.o,,. ,hai,
c.mpaio,. Jobn p Mclean tho Democratic
1919. g.. ,,.n,- ,ir,o, . ,niI,;or.i,. ana ovns
a.. ,--r,a., A.. C,-.,..,a,, Ir,,,,irs. .nd
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.n,to, ri. namo.,o,,, ..r,o;or Ia ostsn
Iii, a. ,h.-r. ~ I.mo. d S,.uard a. oh.;rm.n
,rh. S,.,. Comn;t,.. hs.dou.r,.,a ara In IN.
-. ~ ,rh;.d 60, .dia;ninr, a.. h,,;Ia,n,,
- ar y.,,,, NJ, Ch,is,an Association ,.bioh
h.r. ~ 1,c,n;.d %, many v..,s hv IN. 10
nuh,,c.n. "a a state he.douarters Chairman
S.-.,d q. No, ,ho ,.,I MANAGE, .,csr, In nam.
onlv I.xis n Re,n,rd Mel ean's Cincinnati
manage, Allan q MYERS .James Ross and
o,h.rs nv. soid 70 h. CONDUCTING the c.mnaign
ton IN. C,..t Southern Hote, and nerfec,ing
,ha ,,o,i,o, o,n.,;,.,,on ,brouohout IN. STATE
They have no LACY Of funds TO aid them in this
vo,L Nv.rs 10 olso in charge NJ the literary
hr,..u ,rhe panub,ic,n camnaipn ia in ch,rpe
~ r., Cbo,,es nicL ss chairman with Jobn u
M.uo, nc s.c,o,.,v Col DcL who has cop
drc,.d s.y.roI succcssfu, c,mnaipns in Ohio
tor Al. ponrb,ic.ns 10 also secretary NJ the NJ,
,ionaI ponrhlicon COMMITTEE and was Lost wear
elected ~ Congress- from Garfield's old district
:, IL und.rs,ond that Senator Hanna will Give
.ood a., -, attention 10 IN. details NJ IN. cam,
-; 81 .ssist Io,o.,,. IN di,oo,;n,, tic manage
80, a. AZ, MI am viii do With ,eierence 10 the
ns-,oo,.,io ,amnoion
=, /. os..,,od ~, ~, c,.ss n, p.nub,icons vbo
o,iran a. ,,,,,irg ,other than thinning that
49, III -. ,ha 80, hoa,a, capd;da,o ,,ho
-. 49,, o., oa,oo in THO Ststs s;nce the ds,eat
- C,a.nt V.u,ndigh,r who wss the Dem.
oo,.,;o non,in.s 10, Coye,no, in ,ssa when there
80 la san,.,hine s.,d in tho democratic Mat.
go, ~, v., ,h.n n.ndng Mr Mol can
-. 49,, c.ndid.,. h.fo,. the neonIs ~
Obi and Zach time deve,oned ,,ne, nect.d strength