Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-13
IMPORTANCE
OF the Coming Election Must
Not Be UndereStimated.
OHIO WILL Be IN LINE.
Senator Foraker Adds New Laurels 10
His Fame
HIS GREAT YOUNGSTOWN SPEECH The
KEYNOTE.
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Special to the Leader.
Columbus, Ohio, Sept 12.-There is
no apathy among the Republicans of
Ohio whatever the conditions may be
in ether states. This was demonstrat-
ed at the Youngstown opening meeting,
which was a magnificent success both
in point of attendance and the enthus-
iasm displayed. National Chairman
Hanna was more than gratified and
Senators Foraker and Depew could not
but feel complimented as well as Pres
ident Mckinley. in behalf of whose
reelection the meeting was planned
and held.
This monster demonstration, with
fully 10000 people in attendance, was
in strange contrast to the opening
of the presidential campaign in
Ohio at Woodsdale, few miles
out from Cincinnati. in 1892 at
which Mckinley, who was then COVER
nor of the state. and Whitelaw Ried
were lut
A train of fourteen coaches had
been arranged for to carry the en-
thusiastic" Republicans from Colum-
bus and other points along the line to
the place of the meeting. but when the
train reached Woodsdale there were
exactly 270 people aboard, including
the speakers members of the state
committee and a band whcih was be-
ing paid for its services. That year
there was general apathy allnover the
country, and the Democrats secured
one of the presidential electors, while
the state was saved to the Republicans
by the small margin of 1000 votes
The result was so close that the state
was claimed by the Democrats for sew
eral days. Over confidence lost the
Republicans the presidency in 1892,
and the people learned a lesson in the
bitter experience that followed which
they will not soon forget.
The people of the country were ap-
parently never more thoroughly
aroused to the importance of an cleo
tion than they were in 1896, and yet
the opening meeting of the campaign
IN Ohio which was held in this city
August 18th, with Senators Foraker
and Sherman as the principal speakers,
was no larger than that held at
Youngstown. and while the meeting
was held in the open air, not more than
one-third of the 10000 people estimat-
ed to have come to the city, could be
induced to go and hear the speaking.
State Chairman Dick is gratified
with the success CT the Youngstown
meeting. and says the large attend
ance in view of the general alarm OF
apathy before clearly shows that the
Republicans of Ohio were simply
awaiting the call to duty and action
General Dick is confident the Republi-
cans will carry Ohio by safe plurality
but he declines at this time to name
any figures. He claimed the state in
1899 by $4,000 and Governor Nash,
plurality was only few hundred less
When he finally makes his estimate
en- the vote at the coming November
election, those who are so disposed
can place their money with safety up
on his figures No man could have
been placed in charge of the Ohit
campaign who has a more Thorough
knowledge of Ohio politics, or whit
could be more diplomatic in the hand
ling of the many difficult and delicat
questions which arise pending an i'm
pcrtant election.
Senator Hanna has declined to max
any speeches. He says he will no
have the time. The important dut.
devolves upon him of looking after tn
details of the campaign in all tn
states of the Union, and this is quit
enough fer any man, particularly on
whose health is giving the Democrat
of the country so much concern thoug
they continue to abuse and misrepre
sent him. The senior Ohio Senator
the Hon. Joseph Benson Foraker, wi
give the state committee his entir
time, and will be on the firing line un
til the eve of the election. The Sen
ator added new laurels to his reputa
tlon as public speaker at the Youngs
town meeting. His discussion of tn
issues of the campaign, so tersely stat
ed and eloquently presented, has bee
surpassed by none, so that his plac
on the rostrum as one of the brilliar
orators of the country is only equalle
by the position he occupies as one {
the leading thinkers of the nation. H
stated the whole case when he sal
the one question to be determined b
the voters of the country was whetht
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