The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-30
THE OUTLOOK IN OHIO.

In 1896 Mckinley carried Hamilton
county, (Cincinnati) by 1880. Now
the Republicans claim from 5000 to
10000, and the Democrats put the Re-
publican majority at not more than
5000. The Republicans hope to Off
set the big losses in Cincinnati, Cleve-
land, Toledo and Columbus by big
gains among the farmers. The Dem
ocrats say the farmer vote will be lit
tie changed from 1896 and they will
gain by any change. The Washing
ton Posts staff correspondent, who
thinks Mckinley will carry Ohio, says:
there are no races visible on the sur
face of a Republican landslide in the
rural countless The Posts CORE
spondent adds:
Next to the farmer proposition, the
espousal of Bryan's cause by Mayor
Sam Jones, of Toledo, is the most in
teresting feature of the campaign. In
his race for governor last year he re-
ceived 100000 votes, which, had they
gone to Mclean, would have elected
the Democratic ticket by nearly 10000
plurality. 1t is conceded that at least
two-thirds Of the Jones vote came
from Democrats, and that one-third
was of Republican origin. 1t is as
sumed by the Democratic managers
that Jones' effort in behalf of Bryan
will at least throw the Democratic
portion of the Jones vote of last year
to Bryan, but the Democrats are sure
that the one-third which came from
the Republicans will be divided be-
tween Bryan and Debs. If this proves
true, then Jones will be the means
of giving to Bryan about $4,000 votes
which formerly went to Mckinley.
Of course, the $4,000 which Debs gets
will indirectly be a Bryan gain. But
however this may be, whatever gains
Bryan may make through the Jones
influence must be included among
the Democratic gains, which the Re
publicans concede in the cities. The
important thing with regard to the
Jones movement from a Democratic
standpoint is how many Republican
votes will Jones be able to pull out
for Bryan? Jones is stumping the
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dex as to his influence, he may dam
age the Republicans a great deal, but
meetings are not always an index
His speech in Columbus was a success
from the meeting standpoint, for
thousands focked to hear him. His
Cincinnati meeting next Wednesday
is also expected to pan out good re-
suits for the Democracy. as he will be
followed by Bryan at night.
"Another Democratic influence
which causes much qualification at
Democratic headquarters here is the
work of the Republican anti-imperial-
lists. They have a bureau at Demo-
cratic headquarters, and are prosecut-
ing their work Systematically. They
claim to have the names of 10000 Re-
publicans in Ohio who voted for Me
Kinley four years ago, but who will
vote against him this year on account
of his foreign policy. If this is true,
it is unquestionably menace to Re-
publican success.
1.-THE Democrats are planning a
great fight in Cincinnati for next
week, and it makes the Republican
managers wonder what, they expect to
accomplish by it. Chairman Dick eX-
poets to obtain a Republican plurality
in Hamilton county of at least 10000
in spite of all the Democrats can do.
This will be a loss of nearly 10000
compared with four years ago. If this
rate of loss is sustained in all of the
counties containing large cities and
towns in Ohio, it will indeed require
political revolution among the far
mers to save the State for Mckinley.
Tt is conceded that the Mckinley ma
iority of $500 in Cuyahoga county
of four years ago will be wiped out
this time by the Jones influence. The
Democrats expect to carry Cuyahoga
by 5000"