The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-29
DICK IS WORKING HARD TO
KEEP BUCKEYE STATE IN LINE
BY J. II. Galbraith.


Though the republicans have great ad-
vantage of their opponents in this state
I'm normal political condition, means Tor
carrying on campaign work and state OF
ganizatiOn, Chairman Dick Is exceeding
~ anxious about The result. Inc tone
of the betting on the Ohio result indicates
q general expectancy that there VIII De
a loss to the republicans as compared
with the vote four years ago. That this
will be sufficient to throw this strong re-
publican state to the democrats Is, OF
course. hardly TO be expected. still SINH
lar conditions in 1892 came within 2,oo
votes of doing II and. I'm fact. gave the
democrats one electoral vote. while the
republican head of the state ticket es-
capped defeat by only LOO votes
This has been the most apatheuc ma
tional campaign ever conducted IN ohi"'
The republicans have imported campals"
orators by the dozen. but even the more
prominent and able of them have been
able to arouse only temporary interest,".
IL was Just 81 I'm the campaign or lss-.
Chairman Dick tells the reporters that
Mckinley will exceed the vote he got III
Ohio four years ago-he got "A piurai's
of y lOe-but IL is certain that he can
mint to no surface indications OF amy
such result.
The registration of voters. which Is re
auired i'm the large cities. Is not AT an III
keenIng with the absence OF all express
sions Of interest i'm the campaign, as lhe
contest has gone forward. In most places
the registration is fully up TO that OF
four wears ago. when this state saw the
most exciting national campaign since
the civil war period. This indicates
quiet. undemonStrative interest IN the Is
sues. that the voters are anxious To "N-
press their views through the ballot box
and are raticent as 10 what those Ni"WS
ara condition that certainly promises
a great deal of independent party action.
Last year Mayor Jones. Of Toledo. te-
raivea Iosnoa votes as independent can
didate for governor In Cuyahoga county
cleveland he received more votes than
the regular democratic and republican
candidates put together. showing that
tbs, golden rule" candidate had the con-
fidence Of large element. Mayor Jones
has been on the stump for Bryan all
through this campaign. and the thought
that he may lead many of his followers
OF last year to support the democratic
candidate Is giving the republicans no
little anxiety.
Beside Mayor Jones. General John
Beatty. Judge Waldo +. Brown. former
Attorney General Frank :. Monnett and
T II. Mlnnehan, a prominent lawyer OF
this city-all formerly republicans ac-
tive in their party's cause. are upon the
stump urging the election Of Bryan. 1t
is estimated that - per cent of the gold
democrats in this state Will come back
this year TO the support Of Nj. Bryan,
regarding Imperialism the paramount
issue This is not a considerable Gle
mont. however. because there were only
about 2.5S that supported Palmer and
Buckner in the state four years ago
Ohio elects tins year a secretary OF
state. supreme judge. school commission
er and member of the state board OF pub
lic WOrks-not very important state
election. The exciting contest viii come
next year when tine legislature IS 10 DC
chosen that VIII ,clect an successor 10
senator Foraker. The r'puthcals nave
been unfortunate ia the selection 81 az
least tNyO Of their candidates ON the state
I ticket and ia. fact - likely seriously 10
weaken the ticket all through. 80 Sthe!a a!
Is tia. opposition. The candidate Tor 1000
commissioner is J. T.. Blackburn, now
serving his second term. The state dairy
mems association is Systematically fight
ing him for failure 10 enforce the state
laws against the sale Of ARTIFICIAL buttet-
There il also strong opposition IN the
party against the third term pfoIosltloA-
Their candidate for school COmmlssio A.
cr /. d. Bonebroke. Is also In office now.
. In some way he has offended the teachers
OF the state. and there is an organized
effort among them Ia defeat him.
The Ohio delegation In congress stands
fifteen republicans and six democrats. In
only three districts is the result In doubt
in the coming congressional elections
These are the third. twelfth and TWEEN
tieth. The republicans are likely 10 eject
T. NJ N.yin ia the third. II has "A dem
orratfc rcTreSe NATIVE now. \ hard hght
Z is baiu.. made IN the twelfth against John
j. I.autZ the democratic cnngrt >Stnah,
and il NAV succeed. bur the chances seem
10 De- Ga favor OF byntZS reelection. I'm
the twentieth j. 4. Bcidler defeated u.
a. hsa
sr,~Sulau for tn republican nomination.
and Phillips. charging unfair work
agafuS; peldier. has come out as an in
d.fsrfiflert candidate. II Is almost certain
that the result Will Zoe the election of the
democratic candidate IN this strong re-
publican district.