The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-12
In Ohio The Downfall of Han
ma May Be Seen.
IN THE BALANCE
AND FOUND WANTING IN THE
THREE DOUBTFUL STATES.
NEBRASKA STANDS FIRMLY BY BRYAN.
Mckinley Depends In 1900 Upon what Is Done
Between Now and Then To Settle The
Philippine Question.

Washington, -. c., Nov. 1.--tSpec all
The one positive outcome Of thr cleo
tlons on Tuesday viii he The rcnomna-
ton of William jennings Bryan by ac-
clamation at the Democratic National
Convention next year
Whether Mckinley win be renomi mat
cd or not will depend more on the out
come of his Philippine campaign than Cn
the result of the election IN Ohio.
or course the Administration claims
that the election of Judge Nash means
the Endorsement OF Mckinley. But he
result III Ohio is n good deal like tae
''victories' which the British have been
gaining over the Beers. For the FIRST
time in many years the Republicans in
Ohio have cast minority of the total
vote. The astonishingly large vote given
to Mayor Jones, the nOn-partisan candi-
date-100,00 in round numbers-was the
emphatic protest of the working men Of
Ohio against Boss Hanna and the Trusts
which he represents.
Hanna was overwhelmingly and hui
milatingly defeated in his own home
| county, Cuyahoga. by n candidate who
had no party machinery and whose total
campaign expenses for the whole State
were less than Hanna spent in a single
voting precinct.
AT Hanna's direction the big manu-
facturers and corporation managers tried
to bulldoze their workmen as they did
three YEARS ago. This time the work
men refused to be bulhlozed Hanna
was jecred at his own meetings and by
his own employees, who gave tHmultuous
cheers for Bryan and Jones" These
men, 100000 strong, will swell the Bry-
an vote next year. Bryan carried the
rural sections Of Ohio in 1896. He can
carry Ohio even against Mckinley in
1900.
Finding hut little consolation in Ohio
the Administration finds still less in
anlayzing the returns from Nebraska.
The issue in that State was as clear-cut
as possible on the Administrations 20 icy
and the Administration was condemned
by good round majority The presi-
Dental campaign Of 1890 is on right
now.
Maryland returns to the Democratic
fold, after three successive reverseS.
with a majority in the neighborhood of
1900. Ro0s yet is being or dted with
no small share in contributing to this
result. His crazy bload-an1-slaughte
speeches scared even the Republicans.
New Jersey, the mother State of the
Trusts. increases her Republican, ma
jority as might be expected In MasSa
chusctts, disgust ut Imperialism, caused
the Republican majority to slump 30,
coo.
The elections have not relieved the
apprehensions of the Administration 1t
has had the advantage of the most IN
scrupulous misuse and perversion of the
Federal ofice-holding machine. 1t has
had the unlimited funds of the Trusts
and corporations at its command 1t
has made frantic appeals to the spa
triotism" Of the country-a cry which is
not without effect among thousands Of
conservative people-who believe that
when war is in progress the country
should support the Administration re-
gardless OF its blunders and crimes. IfI
with ali these elements in it's favor the
Administration could not obtain a decid-
ed victory. let alone a humillating re-
verse what hope has it for 1900?