Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-03-20
STATE POLITICS
As Viewed by Squibbs From the Capital at
Columbus.
Special to Leader.

Speclal 10 Leader.
Columbus, O., March 19.--State poll
tics is tagging. All interest now CEN
ters in the result of the municipal cleo
tions in Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo
and other important Ohio towns. The
more important cities are Republican,
and the Republicans, of course, are
counting upon success in each. The
| greatest interest .centers in the result
in Cleveland and Columbus. In the
former city Tom l.. Johnson is seek
ing election as mayor on the Demo-
cratic ticket in order to strengthen
himself in his fight for the United
States Senatorship against John r. Nc
Lean. He is also said to be back of the
candidacy of j N. Hinkle, the Demo-
cratic nominee in this city. Both gen
tlemen are making their campaign on
three-cent street car fare and the
municipal ownership of all public utili-
ties.
| The issue is a stronger one in Cleve-
land than in Columbus. for the reason
that the Columbus Street Railway Com
pany has been granted renewal of it's
franchise rights for twenty-five years
on rate of seven tickets for twenty
five cents, with transfers on tickets,
and all night cars, which is entirely
satisfactory to the people of the city.
Mr.. Hinkle, the Columbus candidate, is
little known to the people of the city.
He is manufacturer of soap, an article
which has brought him little in con.
tact with the "unwashed," and which
has not served to make his name q
household word at Democratic firesides,
so that those who have been most ac-
tive in politics in Columbus for many
years, are saying:
Twinkle, Hinkle. little star,
How we wonder. who you are.
Hinkle's candidacy also has the in
dorsement of ex-Congressman John =.
Lentz, whic his proving an element of
weakness in his campaign. The Dem
ocratic city central committee refused
to comply with Hinkle's request to put
Benton w. Childers in as chairman OF
the campaign committee. and today
Hinkle, on the advice of Lentz and 9TH
ers of his friends, in an open letter to
the committee announced his intention
of organizing his own committee and
conducting his own campaign. Such
well known Democratic leaders as
James Ross, Ex-Mayor George j. Karb
w. H. Williams and others, who are
close to Mclean, are openly fighting
Hinkle, and asserting that his election
will mean Johnson for Senator ant
Lentz for Governor in opposition tt
Colonel Kilbournes candidacy. The
latter's friends are also up in arm:
against Hinkle, so that the election o.
Henry @. Tayor, the Republican can
didate, by from 1000 to 5000, accord
ing to the estimate made by leading
Democrats and those in charge of Mr.
Taylor's campaign, seems assured.
The Democrats are not only badly
demoralized in this city, but they ar,
in about the same condition in all sec
tions of the State. The Republicans OIL
the other hand. are united and har
monious. The Republicans of Gallii
county last Friday in convention as
sembled indorsed Senator Foraker 70
reelection to the Senate, and ais
G heartily comemnded the State admin
Y stration of Governor Nash. Only tw
( counties have held their convention
e up to this time Fayette and Gallia
\ and both enthusiastically indorsed Sen
+ ator Foraker and Governor Nash. TIL
action taken by them will be folowe
by all other counties, and Senator Fol
. aker's Endorsement by the party i
State convention will be cordial as wi
Nash's denomination for Governor b
unanimous, though there is a sma
element that would like to stir up trol
BILE for the Governor because of his il
terference with the Jeffries-Ruhli
prize fight at Cincinnati.
i The Anti-Saloon League has al
nounced that it will take no part in I'll
Senatorial fight. The league of cours
is interested in securing the election {
members. who are friendly to temper
ance legislation, but further than tn
the league will take no part in the ele'
ton of members of the Legislator
g The prospects of sweeping Republ
can victory this fall were never MOI
IL promising than at this time. Men lii
Foraker and Nash inspire the cont
dence in the people. and the reason fC
this is that the people have contidenC
in them. SQUIBBS.
!. NASAL cATARRH quickly yields