Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-05
The Jones Factor Makes the Result
Very Uncertain.
THE SITUATION IN KENTUCKY
Campaign One of bitterness Second
only 90 That Of IS06-The Outlook
I'm NebrasISn, Iowa, Maryland, Mas
sachusetts. aud New York.

CINCINNATI O.. NovcmDci j.
nitht practically closes the DEBATE II
ohio In the campaign for the eiecuoh Oh
any, county officers SIX tickets are
80. tho peopie-Democratc, Republic
c,r Non-Parusan. Prohibition, Union
7,,forro and socialistic Labor. The last
.,,-eo named have not made any showing
.r,t Indicates any more than the ordi-
g.. number Of votes. but the progress
:. .Ne campaign has shown that the
o,ner three parties will poll a more than
usually FUN vote
7ha regisration in all the big cities Is
v,.-. .nqn normal. How the vote VIII be
: .,lr,ted between Mclean Democrat
,-,es RcpublcaD. and Jones CNon-Par-
,i..~, IS not easy 20 predict at the close
o. the campaign.
THE JONES PROBLEM.
r-r,rammelod by party allegiance or
o,-tv platform. Jones has made a vlgor-
o-s campaicn. and has created enough
o--r,b.nsion among both Democrats ana
r..ru1licans TO make the whole situation
...c.rtafr II Is generally conceded that
,fs vote will be considerable. ana tne
r.-zzlfnc question IS from which party no
s~n trEe the most votes. Ihe hepuoh-
,.. b9va made n vigorous campaign
...tb the leading idea that the President
met 10 sustained in his Philippine
,,oti,v That. ,indeed. has been the most
s,rominent point Of attack oy the Dolio
crafs so that state issues the iio"oS
question. and everything else nave peel
.,e,erallv IGNORED. Tho Democrats nave
81 and eEDeEldl-
=. against Senator Hanna IL does hot
n,oor that the Gold Democrats OF 1870
..iu ioin the Republicans this year. ana
r. memorials are practically uhlleo'
Milo tho Ronublicans have serious lac
- fob+e i'm cincinnati. Cleveland ana
t.h.r rlaces. The Jones strength IS au-
ort.l 10 be- greatest in the cltleS AM
f.otor- towns where large numbers "a
N0rllncmen are employed In inc I ',l
districts. 30 IS believed by DOM P'i''09'
bis support win be hehL' 40
M, estimates Of Republican and Demo
cratic marty leaders vary widely as 10 inc
.ofe Jones win poll in the state
WHAT HANNA SAYS.
CLEVELAND. O.. November 4-Sena-
g.. r4grna who returned to-day from a
sreech-making tour over the STATE sl"'lu
ffat the prospects for Repu0hcah success
WDle bright. .ho
.T think the Jones sentiment IS on me
vauc." said Mr.. Hanna, "and thal Nash .
election rs assured. ,5...,o7
Senators Foraker and Hanna addressed
bi,, meetings tonight, closing tho RepuD-
FORAKER's PREDICTION.
In an interview Senator Foraker pre-
Q.rfed that Jones would get about lVO'VOC
votes I'm the State Forty thousand OF
these. DE thought would come from the
Democratic side. lie added tAdI -N"sn
noud certainly be elected.
MAYOR Jones also closed his campaign
1.re tonight. lie said he did not pro-
f.ss 10 he able to name the winner.
DEMOCRATS CONFIDENT.
COLUMBUS O.. November 4-Mr'
James =. Seward, chairman OF the Demo
cratic state Committee. made the 1olloW-
iue statement tonight:
'Thc situation from Democratic stand
point is perfectly satisfactory TO me. ana
j ana confident that Mclean VIII be erect
al Governor. The revolt against the Ike
ruhlican candidate is much larger than
the Republican managers suppose. ooh |
Consider Mr.. Jones a factor in this cam
Vaien az all. If he draws from any party
more than from another 1t will be from
the Republicans AVID / believe the RepuD-
lican managers realize this"
THE KENTUCKY CONTEST.
LOUISVILLE, ky. November 1.-The
personality of william Gocbel. the reg1l-
har Democratic nominee for Governor. has
been the principal theme of discussion in
tho campaign which viii end next Tues
DIV I'm the election of a fun State ticket.
VDe Republicans. in the fight for their
ticket which is headed by w. S. Taylor,
the present Attorney-General, have di-
r..ted their energies mainly against the
Ianocrdtic leader and the policies which
9 So become associated with his name.
notably the Goebcl election law, and the
present statute affecting railroads.
Arr. Goebel is also antagonized by the
faction of his own party which placed i'm
nomination state ticket headed 10y
Won John Young Brown. This element
under the name Of the Honest hlectlon
league" has waged a bitter personal
cmpaign against Goebel.
GOEBEL1S SUPPORT.
ON the other hand. Mr.. Goebel mas h'"
tls support OF well-Organized state ma
chine. the endorsement of the Democratic
National Committee. and the active as
sstauce Of several Of the national leaders
O.. The party. notably William }. Bryan
cx-GO,ernor stone. of Missouri, and Con-
gr,.sman Bailey. Of Texas National Is
sa.- have not hsred IN the campaign eA-
c.Ut as they were introduced by TINS last
Glass Of speakers, who urged In favor OF
trs regular nominee on the ground that
O.. fght .n Kentucky this fall is fore
runner of the battle of 1900, and its result
might seriously affect the latter.
State tickets have been put mp by the
I.luusts. Prohibiuonists and SOclalistic-
labor parties. but the other tickets have
ofuactcd most OF the interest Of the cam
Eu
THE SENATORSHlP.
jon addition 20 state officers, "a Leglsla-
ture is TO be chosen. which will elect a
successor TO United states Senator Lind
cay. Ex-senator j. c.. $. Blackburn Is an
avowed candidate for this place, and has
t.umped One state with Candidate GoebeL
uHe State has been canvassed from end
e. end during the past two months by par
nsana ~ tho various candidates. the cam
p"gn arouNng q bitterness Of feeling So
como only Co that Of 1896 when, as IL the
tee lhIs year the Republicans were
u'iI'l While the Democrats were divided,
'..usn npon entirely different lines.
iue. iays contest 1T the polls is ex-
Iecied 10 be exciting and exceedingly
BLACKBURN CLAIMS VICTORY.