Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
THE FIGHT IN OHIO
Democrats Are Unusually Active
and Have Hopes Of Winning.
HAVE PLENTY OF ''SINEWS OF WAR"
Boiling Elements About Evenly
Balanced in the Two Parties.
LITTLE CHANCE FOR JONES
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. September "a. Is

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
COLUMBUS Ohio, September "a, 1899.
Except that the impression has spread
among the democrats that there is a chance
for them to win in Ohio this fall. and that
the party will make the fight with a p en-
tiful supply of cash in the campaign treas
ury-a very unusual thing for the demo-
Gratis of this state-there does not seem to
be anything in the present situation to lead
one to expect that the state will not give
the usual republican plurality. 1t must be
conceded, however, that there are Several
unknown quantities in the Ohio political
problem this time. and not all politicians
here are stating the equations in the same
way The feeling that Is showing itself
among the democrats, that they really
stand chance Of electng a governor, is
evidently inspiring them to unusual activi-
ty. Only twice in the last twenty wears
have they succeeded in eecting their can
didate for geographically in 1850 and
Campbell in 1889.
With the opening of the active campaign
work 1t looks to the unbiased observer as
If the number of "bolters'' on both sides
OF the political fence will be smaller than
was at first indicated. The party organs
are printing many stories of great defec-
lions in the ranks of the other fellows"
but the boilers are not to be found in
squads on either side. Governor Bushnell,
II is true, is outSpoken against Judge Nash,
the republican candidate for governor but
ne mas personal grievance, ard it is not
mere antl-HannalSm that leads him to this
action. The governor does no, seem 10 e
able to control the action If his own APP
ponteeS in this matter, for 4 Strou,; Nash
club has just been organized b. the OFT .
GERS OF the state prison, with Warden Coti.n
as its president.
Alien Thurman Bolts Mclean.
On the other side Allen w. Thurman, son
of the "Old Roman, is a prominent bolter
of the nomination of Mr. Mclean but his
example does not seem to be contagious
even here in Columbus. Like Gov Bush
nell, he also has special reason for not
thinking well of his partys nominee for
governor. Mr. Mclean was instrumental
in retiring his father, THE Old Roman"
from the senate.
When the close of the campaign is reach
ed, and party spirit is high, the crack of
the party whip will bring most of them
into line no doubt. The independent cand-
dacy of Mayor s NJ Jones of Toledo will
offer to the boilers of both the regular
parties convenient opportunity however,
TO scratch their own party candidate
without either throwing their votes away
or voting for the candidate of the chief
opposing party.
1t is quite likely that Mayor Jones will
receive practically the whole strength of
the boiling vote on both sides He will
unions. and on the whole is likely to re-
ceive very creditable vote-probably the
largest ever given to a third party candi-
date for governor In this state General
}. S. Coxey holds this record now. AS pop
uist candidate for governor he received
5l.uo votes. Conservative estimates place
Mayor Jones vote in the coming election
a twice that figure. But his election Is
out of the question.
Wild Predictions Regarding Jones.
Of hi fri1
the vote will be something like that for
mayor of Toledo last spring when he as
Independent candidate for mayor received
more votes than the regular republican
and democratic candidates together, but
that is wild prediction
his candidacy for governor on his plat
form of municipal ownership of public
utilities and the initiative and referendum
plan in legislation is quite illogical, for the
reason that, as governor, he would have
no more power to push those ideas than he
has as mayor of Toledo; not as much, for
the governor of Ohio does not have even
the negative legislative power of the veto.
There Is opposition to Senator Hanna
among the republicans of this state. There
Is no use denying that. And it has in
creased in the last year. His activity in
behalf of Judge Nash in the state conven-
ton offended many of the friends of II. NJ.
Daugherty, and it will undoubtedly cost the
republicans some votes in the coming cleo
ton. But Judge Nash is himself most
excellent man, and in every way worthy of
the office. He has long stood at the head
of the bar of central Ohio. and in personal
character is absolutely without objection
able features.
To oppose his election in order to express
disapproval of the dictatorial policy of
Senator Hanna will certainly seem too
much like senseless proceeding to most
of the anti-Hanna republicans for them
to indulge in 1t in great numbers. No de-
arn from tbn Ill
ranks is expected on any other grounds
The war issue will turn very few votes in
this state though the democrats are evil
IDENTITY going to make more of that issue
than OF the coinage plank. General John
Beatty of this city, a life long republican,
has, it is true, declared against his party
platform the Philippine question, and
Is trying to incite a revolt in the party
against 1t, but his following is very small.
Party Detection About Evenly Hal
anced.
But if the republican detection should
prove to be much larger that is indicated on
the surface, it will be more than offset by
democratic opposition to John r. Mclean,
the candidate Of the party for governor
The ''moss-back'' element of the party
does not look with favor upon him because
they hold him responsible for the retire
ment of Allen G. Thurman, George H Pen
dleton and Durbin Ward from public life,
in which they reflected credit upon the
party.
On the whole the new conditions seem to
be all rather against the democrats, except
that of increased ''snews Of war" In
drawing from the laboring mems vote
Mayor Jones will seriously impair the dem
ocratic strength. Considering all the new
elements of the campaign except money
and assigning to each influence its proper
effect, 1t seems likely that the usual re-
publican plurality of from $4,000 to $4,000
will be increased rather than diminished by
them. What will be the effect of the use
of a large amount Of money. such as it is
remarked the dennncrafS intend To fhro1x