Arizona republican., 1899-10-13
Democrats Have the Best of the
 First Two Weeks.
BREACHES BEING BRIDGED
The Republicans Canvass Is Being Handicapped by a Present h. ability 10 Pull Themselves To- aefher-Somefhin of inc Kurfz- Mclean Combine - PIain-DeaIer Altitude.

Columbus, O., Oct. 12.-The first week of active campaigning in Ohio has brought developments decidedly in favor of the democrats. They have gained not only by the increased weak ness of the republicans. but by har- monizing their own ranks to a degree not thought possible at the time the ticket was nominated. It was general | ly expected that the nomination of Me Lean would result in an open revolt ] of the "mossback'' element of the party. the adherents of Pendleton. Thurman and Ward were called when the McLeans were fighting them. But 1 they are not making any open fight. and from all that can be made out so ! far seem to be for the most part cor | dially supporting the ticket Even Allen w. Thurman, who was McLean's most unrelenting opponent at Zanes- vile and who said immediately after the nomination that he would "bolt' the ticket, is not doing anything of the kind. It may be the fact that his son is candidate on the democratic ticket i here for states attorney has something to do with keeping him in line with his party. but he is in line. no matter what the cause of it is.
 i It is true that the Cleveland Plain Dealer is fighting Mclean and will no doubt continue to do so to the close of the campaign, but the importance i of this bolt" is generally overesti- mated. The Plain Dealer has not been very influential in the democratic party for several years because it's owner. L. E. Holden. has seemed to make it too much his personal organ. The effect is likely to be to increase materially the very large vote that Mayor Jones. the independent candidate for gover- nor. would get in Cuyahoga county anyhow.
 There are fully a dozen influences, of more or less importance, operating in the campaign now against the repub- lcans. By no means the least is the operation of the civil service law. En- forced, as it is, the workers of the
 
 with certainty upon reward for their political work. out of the spells of office. have lately found it difficult, if not impossible, to get office under the national administration As the result, they are not working very much. They must make their living elsewhere and in other ways.
 The conduct of the pension depart ment by Commissioner Evans is eaus- ing great trouble for the republicans in the soldier vote of their party The rulings of the department have caused much dissatisfaction in this state, and upon the sentiment thus engendered the democrats are making a systematic effort. A special committee of old soldiers has been established here. whose sole work it will be for the next month to cultivate the anti-Evans sen timent and make it count against the republican party in the present state campaign.
 The large Quaker vote of the south ern part of the state almost solidly re- publican, is found to be badly disaf- fected by the war in the Philippines. By faith they are opposed to war of any kind. and to this one particularly The Quakers sometimes protest against the actions of their party, but they generally do it by refraining from voting at all; but this time it seems likely that they will actually cast their votes pretty generally against the re- publican platform on this issue alone.
 The attack of the Chicago Times Herald upon Senator Foraker a few months ago was very unfortunate for the Ohio republicans in this campaign. Although all parties concerned in the attack have asserted that it was in no way instigated or even suggested by Senator Hanna, the friends of Senator Foraker cannot be made to believe that this is true. The friends of Senator Foraker are a great deal more bitterly opposed to Senator Hanna than Sena- tor Foraker is and while Senator Foraker seems to be inclined outward Iy at least to support the state ticket cordially, it is hardly to be expected that he will use his best efforts to in luce his friends to do so too, and it is whether he could do so if he would try. He did not hold them in line, for the legislature expected to elect Mir. Hanna to the senate two years ago.
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