The times., 1899-10-10
THE CAMPAIGN In OHIO.
The Democrats Making Strong
Fight To Win the State.


The Democrats Making Strong
Fight to Win the state.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Oct. s.-As the time
for holding the State election approaches,
interest in it is becoming more intensified.
The campaign being carried on is without
doubt the bitterest that has ever been
fought in the State The splendid fight
that John R. Mclean, the Democratic can
didate for Governor, is making has COM
manded the respect of his adversaries and
the admiration OF his friends. and it shows
a generalship of wonderful ability for or
ganization.
The Republicans are split into factions
which thas far the most energetic efforts
OF the administration have been powerless
to heal. Governor Bushnell has openly
declared that he will not support Judge
Nash, the Republican candidate, and many
believe he Will actively oppose him with
all his strength.
Associated with the Governor is Charles
Kurtz, who, it may be positively said, will
remain passive and do nothing whatever
to help his party. 1t is not believed that
Mr.. Kurtz will openly work against Judge
Nash, but he will not work for him, and
this means that a great element in the
strength of the Republicans is lost to
them Bushnell and Kurtz, it is claimed,
will never forgive Senator Hanna for the
affronts TO them made by him. 1t was for
long time thought that Senator Foraker
would remain passive also, but he has
been brought around TO a tacit support OF
Judge Nash, which the Republicans will
claim Is an active one. He formally placed
himself in this position on Saturday night,
when he spoke at CadiZ and it is expected
that he will speak three or four times
week until the campaign ends. No one be-
lieves that he viii do anything more than
to stump the State in perfunctory man
ner.
The Republicans are making a spectac-
ular campaign, endeavoring to force ma
tional issues into it. They are playing
upon the patriotism of the Ohioans,
through expansion. begging them to aid
the Administration to keep what Dewey
obtained. To make this national issue as
forcible as possible the State has been
flooded by United States Senators, Repre-
sentatives, Governors, and Federal office
holders. In addition to these, the Presi-
dent and several members of the Cabinet
Will contribute to. the oratory before the
campaign closes.
Senator Hanna, it is said, realizes better
than any other man in the State the criti-
cal condition of the Republican party and
the absolute urgent need Of every possible
assistance to prevent it from meeting de-
feat. He has, it is said, made it clear to
the President that nothing must be over
looked that will aid the party. and has
thoroughly impressed him with the belief
that if Mclean wins the success of the
Democratic party in 1900 will be assured.
In his alarm Senator Hanna has pre-
vailed upon nearly a score Of United States
Senators to come to the rescue, among
whom are Burrows Foraker, Beveridge,
Fairbanks, and Frye Hanna himself will
stump the State, and so will Governor
Roosevelt, d. K Watson, and a host Of
members of Congress and officeholders
Nearly every postmaster in the State has
been granted leave OF absence until the
election is over to enable him to take
part in the campaign. Money is plentiful,
and it is coming in all the time. ASSESS
ments have been made for funds which
officeholders and corporations must meet.
Senator Hanna does not believe that
Mayor Samuel Jones, OF Toledo. Will injure
the Republicans as much as the Democrats.
Jones has but little strength outside of
Toledo. and although he is a Republican
in pretsnsion, his following comes more
from Democrats. 1t is thought that Hanna
is rather pleased than otherwise that Jones
is an Independent candidate. When Jones
was defrauded Of the Republican nomina
tion for mayor OF Toledo last year. and
became an Independent candidate, he re-
ceived 1000 out of the $4,000 votes polled
by all candidates, but majority Of the
1000 votes came from Democrats. Hanna
believes that the votes that Jones will get
this fall would otherwise be cast for Nc
Lean. FI
Since his nomination Mr. Mclean has
been working quietly but earnestly to OBJ
tain a perfect organization of the Demo-
cratic party in thesState, and he has sue
eeeded. The organization is as perfect to-
day as political machinery can be made.
There is unanimitY Of thought and action
which it is believed will tell with force in
November Everything that can be done
to add to the popularity Of the Democratic
candidate is being done. When he paid
the expenses of the First Regiment to New
York during the reception to Dewey, Nc
Lean made ten strike, and when Governor
Bushnell thanked him for it in an open
letter. the ten strike was doubled. The
significance of, Bushnells letter created
distress in the Republican ranks