The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-02
THE 1896 INTIMIDATION
Is THE ONLY HOPE OF WINNING
A REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
PEOPLE TIRED OF TRUSTS AND BOSSISM
Little Democratic Defecton--75 Per Cent of
Jones, Vote Will Come From Republicans
--McKinIel's Cohor's Have
Money to Burn.
Money to Burn.
Especial to Washington POST.

Especial to Washington POST.
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 31.-"We will
win out" said Senator Hanna to me to-
day, but any kind Of a majority that is
even half respectful BILE will be a great vic
tory under the circumstance
Applying the principles of common
sense to the political situation in Ohio,
Senator Hanna's prediction ought to
come true. The workingmen in Ohio
are enjoying q season of prosperity such
as they have not experienced for years.
Senator Hama is resourceful and has I'M
limited funds AIT his command, the patri-
otism of the voters is being appealed to
in most eloquent fashion, and they are
being asked to stand Loyalty by the
President, to whom their devotion has
been repeatedly shown. Add to all this
the fact that the tremendous power of
the administration is being eXerted in a
thousand ways. and that not a breath of
scandal attaches to the Republican cam
didate for governor, and it would seem as
if Ohio ought this year to go overwhelm-
ingly Republican. The present outlook is
that it will do nothing of the kind. Even
Senator Hanna does not count on any
thing more than a small majority. The
Washington correspondent OF the Cleve-
land Leader quotes the President as say
ing Ohio will give $4,000 majority for
Nash. There is only one way by which
this can be done. a'here would have to
be a wholesale detection from Mclean, a
condition which is not apparent any
where in the State. He will lose votes,
of course, but the open opposition to him
in the Democratic ranks amounts TO
nothing compared with the revolt against
Hanna and Hannas methods.
If there is widespread detection from
Mclean, it is. at least, carefully conceal
ed and | have endeavored to find it in
every county in which j have visited.
THREE OUT OF FOUR ARE RE
PUBLICANS.
The Republicans are also mistaken, in
my opinion, when they assert that Jones
win draw most heavily from the Demo-
Gratis. Careful investigation does not
confirms this assertion. 1t is certainly
not the case in Cleveland and in Toledo,
and have the assurance of a very prom
inent Republican that it is not true in
Cincinnati There are five counties in
the State-Seneca, Allen, Paulding, Van
Vert, and Putnam-where the Demo
Gratis will suffer most from the inroads
of the Jones movement, but everywhere
else the Republicans will be the losers.
This belief is confirmed by former La
Dor Commissioner Fassett, a Republi-
can who is working for Jones, and VINO
1, fat
cept two. He says that if Jones is not
elected, Mclean will be, because Jones
will get II per cent. of his strength
from the Republicans. Il have been a
Republican and / know what / am talk
ing about" he says More Republicans
than Democrats will vote for Jones, he
added, because we have more grounds
for complaint"
Mr.. Fasset said that in his home ward
in Toledo, where there are 2,700 voters,
there is not one vote for Nash.
Not having visited Toledo, cannot
state the conditions there from personal
knowledge, but l do know that IN Cleye-
land the Republicans have, in the Ian
gllage of one of them IAN awful battle"
on their hands. Six out of every ten
men whom / questioned yesterday pre-
dicted that Jones would carry Cuyahoga
county Mark Hanna on the other hand,
says that he can win the county for
Nash, and knowing the gigantic efforts
he is putting forth the chances ought to
be in his favor. He has stopped attack
ing Mclean, and is measuring words
with Jones' He has organized a "Busi-
ness Mems League" the sole purpose Of
which is to dissuade men from voting for
Jones. He has employed the political
railroad workers who aided him in 1886,
and they have gone into the shops 10
check the Jones movement. The business
men are meeting every day at noon 70
devise ways and means for saving the
county to Nash. and in the factories work
is being stopped in order that Repubil-
can speakers may address the work
ingmen. 1t would seem as if, under this
great pressure, the men would be brought
back into line
NOT EASILY INFLUENCED.
The answers almost invariably given
me in Cleveland when | asked If this
could be done were that a majority of
the Jones followers could not be bought
or threatened The superintendent of
one of the electric roads running out
of Cleveland told me hast night that he
had fifty conductors and motormen, and
that only twenty of them. would vote for
Nash.
There is not a Democrat among the
fifty he said, "and / cannot get the for
mer Republicans back into line" This
railroad official, who IS himself q Re
publican, was one of those who predicted
that Homes Would carry ClIVahoga conn
ty, and his testimony was in line with
statements of others whom | questioned
Mark Hanna, however, is going TO carry
Cleveland if possible, and that means
great deal.
1t seems almost absurl - quote 81
the things that are said about the
strength of Jones, because when election
day comes the stories which now are
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