The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-24
THE CAMPAIGN In Ohio
Many Converts TO Democracy in the
Buckeye State.
Friends of ES-secretary Sherman to
Vote Against Mckinley - Trusts
the Peopie-The German Vote-I1f-
tect of Jones' support OF Bryan.

: COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept 23-n the
= Democrats of Ohio had a close and e.
iicient organization, and quarter of
the money that tLe Republicans have,
IS they could carry the State fer Bryan.
But as IL is, they have neither thu or-
ganization nor the money. If, however,
. one can believe what he hears en- every
side, the situation at this time is all that
a Democrat could hope for and expect.
. 1t can be conservatively stated that with
. in less than six weeks TO the election
the State is for Bryan; but the Repub-
licans have not yet got in their sledge-
. hammer strokes which count SO much for
success. When they get down to ''busi-
ness" which means coralling the voters
in blocks of iye,' then the Democratic
chances will perhaps dissolve.
Ohio, though, is naturally a Repub-
lican State. Since the war it has never
- gone Democratic at a Presidential cleo
tion. 1t is true that it gave Cleveland an
electoral vote in 1892, but that was owing
= to the stupidity of few thousand Re-
publican electors ia stamping their bal
lots Ohio is the only middle Western
State that is regarded as sure in a q Sc
campaign, to go Republican. The Dem
ocrats have always got Ohio-to get; ami
: when the returns come in on the night
of the election the get" is not in it.
From 1864 TO 1854, John G. Thomr S On
was always sure of Ohio fer the Demo-
Gratis until the election After Thomp-
son died Col Ike Hill took his place as
Democratic claimant, with no Better
= success. There has never been an cleo
hcI in hut hat
. number of its leading Democrats con-
fident that their party would carry the
State. 1t is hard TO find q Democrat here
. now who will admit that Mckinley viii
carry the State Hope now, as ever.
seems to spring eternal in the Demo-
cratic breast 1t is, on the whcle Iod
characteristic. for it gives an nspirati n
to campaign work most valuable, for if
one thinks he is working for something
= that he has no earthly show 10 succeed,
Sne soon tires Of The job and pulls out Of
the harness
The Democrats Hopeful.
have been in Ohio about a week
hustling around talking to big men and
little men. and absorbing all that
could, and making an hcncst effort
to ascertain the exact political sit
-uation. / have been to about a dczsn
places, including Mansfield, Ssndus y.
Toledo. and down through the beaut. fll
Hooking Valley to Columbus. In all the
places l have visited l found the Demo-
Gratis hopeful and enthusiastic. and hey
have told me stories OF changes f-cm Nc
Kinley 10 Bryan that were really ami z
ing II these stories should be YsIifg d
by the results at the polls ycu could s.
count them so per cent and still Bryan
carry the State by a good majority.
At Mansfield. the horne Of the vener-
able John sherman, found the Demo-
-crats in q most delightful frame CT mind
and serenely confident of a gain Ct SO
in Riehland County. They say that rot
only have all Of the Gold Democrats of
1896 come back but they have the names
eof 1853 Republicans who voted for Mex n
ley in 1895 who viii vote for Brys.i Ills
year. They tell ne that many CT the & Ii
Republican friends Of John SheIma re-
sent the humiliation hsaped Up5n that
once great and distinguished republican
by Mckinley and Hanna, and VIII re I'd
their votes against the President in No
yember. ] not cnly heard great deal of
this Sherman talk in Mansfield, but in
other places. aud / have no doubt that
number of the old friends of Sherman
will vote against Mckinley.
The Democrats here assert that of all
the questions discussed in the campaign
the one OF the trusts is the greatest, and
ooes inelA me Aiost sOou- 1As! SiSihl mat
the trust issue not only keeps their own
men in line. but makes them thousands of
converts to Bryan-mostly from the work.
ing classes. The financial question Is
discussed here only by Republicans among
themselves. The Democrats do not seem
TO care anything about it, one way or the
other. II has dropped completely out as
an issue. They think and talk nearly alto
gether OF the trusts and the aggregation
Of wealth. The people themselves make
the issue in spite of the leaders. Even the
question of imperialism is not cutting much
figure, excepting with the higher classes
who afe well read and educated.
The questions OF Imperialism, territorial
acquisition, and a large standing army
may have considerable effect upon the
minds of our German fellow citizens, who
know what those things lead to from bitter