Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-04

governor is very popular in Ohio and his
presence is sure to arouse the patriotic SEN
timent Moreover, Judge Geo. X. Nash,
the candidate for governor, in his opening
speech will discuss both the national and
the state issues Judge Nash is capable
of making the kind OF speech that people
will remember
The democratic prospects are perhaps as
accurately reflected in Canton and neigh
borhood are the republican chances
When it is said that the nomination of John
r. Mclean causes no enthusiasm TINS IS
merely saying what could be stated OF al
most any part of the state. The democrats
have three or four factions, none of which
was Mclean faction. They surprised the
managers of the Cincinnati editor by the
stubbornness with which they held out
against his overtures. Neither Gen. Isaac
r. Sherwood nor ex-Mayor Rice nor Law
yer ]. c. Welty nor ex-Postmaster Mon
nett, who between them represent the vari-
Gus shades of democratic opinion, cares a
rap for Mclean. They all seem TO take
much satisfaction in having forced upon
him platform which he did not want.
The local democratic sentiment might be
said to crystalline in q pro-BrJan and anti
Mclean feeling But it would not be safe
because of this GOODNESS to draw the con-
clusion that there will be a heavy demo-
cratic detection. The party does not like
Mclean, but most of its members will vote
for the ticket because everything about 1t
is regular. Allen Thurman and a few Of
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onize Mclean. That will not hurt him.
What he has to fear is from the democrats
VINO will keep their knives in the sheaths
until the morning of election, and then
whip them out and settle the old scores.
Looking to Next Year.
One cause which is working to prevent an
open detection from Mclean is the apppa-
rent eagerness of the democrats to get to-
gether for the national campaign next year.
Though the predominant sentiment is for
Bryan and free silver, the free silver lead
ers have become very charitable toward
their brethren who wandered off into the
republican fold in 1896. few months back
a local democratic banker who had voted
for Mckinley, both because of his financial
views and because of personal friendship.
told me he thought that he and others like
him would be back in the democrat party
He put 1t on the ground of the grea ~ toll
erance which the dominant silver leaders
were showing and of his individual belief
that after one more national campaign the
democrats would be rid of the free silver
issue Therefore he thought they ought to
begin to get together now. Dropping into
this bankers place for little chat, l was
told he had not returned from the demo-
cratic state convention at GAINESVILLE He
had gone a delegate, had taken promi-
nent part in the proceedings and had been
put on the state central committee the
representative Of this congressional district
Political ambition has hing to do with
this gold democratS return to his party
fold; he wants to go to Congress. But 1
was told of others like him who do not
want to go to Congress, yet who are drift
ing back 1t will not do for the republicans
to assume that every democrat who was
with them in 1896 will be with them in 1900
All these democrats might drift back and
still the state ticket fall forty fifty thou
sand votes short Of election. 1t may be
that because everybody feels that Mclean
is simply plunging to defeat toward the end
of the campaign there will be a scare and
the republicans will find that they have
been overconfident. In its present aspects
nobody can figure out how either the ticket
or the platform can win. Assuredly neither
the issues as presented in the platform nor
the candidate for governor will draw votes
from republicans, and the republicans are
still in the ma jority in Ohio. However, it is
certain that Mr.. Mclean and his managers
will enable every man of the democratic
minority to be counted His ability
political organizer has not been appreci-
ated though his executive capacity in bust
ness affairs Is we'll understood. When the
campaign is ended, however great the
wreck may be- Mclean will be in full con-
troll of the party machinery.
At this time I should guess that in Can
ton and Stark county it, will be little be-
low the normal democratic vote, but not so
much below that as to cause a landslide.
rCHAS. M. PEPPER