Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
NASH HAS THE CALL
Favorite in the Betting on the Re-
suit in Ohio.
BOTH PARTIES CLAIM TIE STATE
Jones Candidacy is the Unknown
Factor in Campaign
UPSETS ALE CALCULATIONS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| COLUMBUS, Ohio, November =, 1899.
With the men who place wagers on the
| election results and politicians generally
| here the election of Judge Nash seems TO
be expected, but apparently for no better
reason than that Ohio is a republican state
and the republicans generally win. BY the
same reasoning a different result might be
proved likely to happen. The state occa-
| sionally goes democratic, and if the usual
periodicity about it continues it is about
| time for democratic victory. There is no
hocus-pocus about it. After being in con-
tinuous possession of the state adminlstra-
ton about nine years the republican party
usually gets into row over the division of
the party spoils and the control of the
state machine.
A republican state official who is in
hearty sympathy with Judge Nash said
yesterday that while he felt that Judge
Nash would be elected, he could not figure
1t out from the results that, in his opinoin,
might be expected in the large cities of the
state. No doubt the minds of a great
many republicans in the state are in the
same state of apprehension.
me most notable turn in the state cam
paign in the closing week is the shift in
the attitude of the two parties toward
Golden Rule Jones candidacy Until
this week they had been entirely ignoring
it. The democrats are now trying to ridi-
cule the movement and the republicans are
trying to show that as mayor of Toledo
president of the Acme Sucker Rod Com
pany and member of the state centennial
commission Mr.. Jones has not been fair to
union labor.
Campaign Material Aimed at Jones
The bulk of the literary matter now being
sent out from the republican state head
quarters is of this character and is aimed
at the candidacy of Mr.. Jones' 1t indicates
That Chairman Dick Of the republican state
committee has found that Mayor Jones is
cutting heavily into the republican vote of
organized labor. It is among these voters
mat ne has relied for that contented labor
Fote-the product of the better times we
have now-tO lift the republican state ticket
Tell above the danger line If they go in
any great NUMBERS to the independent
movement one ground of hope slips away.
The most reliable news from Cincinnati
now IS that while Hamilton county will NOT
give the enormous republican plurality ii
used to be good for, 1t is quite certain to
be carried by the republicans in suita of
the fusion between the democrats and tho
anti-Cox and anti-Hanna republicans The
nomination of John A. Caldwell for lien
tenant governor by the republicans adds
great strength to the ticket, so far as Ham
ilton county is concerned The saloon and
liquor interests are very strong there and
caldwell has been for a number of wears
the attorney for the Ohio Liquor League
In this state the lieutenant governor il A.
president Of the senate, and as such eyer
cises quite an influence over the ation
OF mat body In fact. since the governor
mas not the power of veto. and can only
recommend legiSla ton, the lieutenant gov
ernor has more influence in such matters
thar, IMAM he has: Legislation affecting the
HquOr interests is ALWAYS an i,,nor+o,,
matter in this state, and so the election Of
caldwell would be quite a decided advan
tage to those interests
Anti-SaIoon League Against Him
Inc Ant-Saloon League, always Quick
to see such points, has inaugurated a fight
on Caldwell on this same ground. but as
all or nearly ali who could be influenced
on this ground would vote for the regular
prohibition candidate anyhow. the move
ment is not likely to make a very great
showing in the election returns
1t is evident that Mclean intends IN
strike for the large cities An attacha of
ms headquarters said as much this week
after stating that in his opinion McLean's
election was assured he added: He will
get the large cities, and if so he will not
need the small towns and the country That
part OF the state will take care of ITSELF
IL is expected that both sides will use a
great deal of money on election day So
lar the democrats have not spent much ey
cept in securing a full registration. The
republicans believe that Mclean proposes
to spend great deal of money-in Improper
~ influencing voters. and have taken great
precautions against it. They are watching
the preliminary movements at the demo-
cratic state headquarters with much vigil
lance. Through the republican organs IT
Is announced that a number of government
secret service men are here on duty of
this kind. An interesting discovery made
by one of these detectives last week was
that j. W. Holcomb, an anti-Hanna re-
publican leader of Cleveland, came here
one night early in the week and was driven
directly from the station to John r. Nc
Leans residence
COtlusiOn With Anti-Hannaites
This unexpected discovery means, of
course, collision between Mclean and the
anti-Hanna republicans, beyond a doubt
But that has been generally believed for
some time. The only question is how ex-
tensive the fusion movement is among the
anti-Hanna republicans. 1t certainly does
not include them all. Senator Foraker is
working earnestly and effectively for the
election of Nash.
Dick will make any estimate of the result
the results of their polls of the counties
they will before the election returns be-
gin to come in. Usually estimates are
given out at this time and the fact that
both committees do not do now indi-
Gates that the chairmen thoroughly
at sea as to the real situation in this most
remarkable campaign those on the out
side are. One can only guess. and the
party chairmen probably doing the
same thing.
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