Evening star., 1901-10-22
SITUATION IN OHIO
All Things Considered the Republic
cans Have the Best Chance.
CAMPAIGN ON NATIONAL ISSUES
Democrats Have Raised the Issue
of Unequal Taxation.
THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET
Special From a Stan Correspondent.

one for an instant entertain the thought
that the political campaign in the buckeye
state this fall is not TO be interesting. /
came into Ohio imbued with the idea, which
has found Iodgment in the east, that poll
tics in this region would be dead because
OF the pail cast upon the situation by the
death of President Mckinley.
1t is true that the Buffalo tragedy does
in measure, affect the conduct OF the
campaign. 1t is not true that it detracts
from the general interest in the situation
Ihls Will be one of the shortest campaigns
Ohio has ever experienced 1t likewise
promises to be one of the warmest
President Mckinley's assassination has
this bearing upon the political proceedings
OF the next two weeks: 1t will prevent the
democrats from discussing national issues
discussion of national issues from
democratic viewpoint would involve crit
1eism of the national administration In
fallibly that would be construed as a refec-
tion upon Mr.. Mckinley and would be i'm
mediately hotly and violently resented, not
only by every republican, but by a great
many democrats
why said a prominent democrat of
Cincinnati to me today, eff one of our
speakers should assail the national ad-
mlnistration it wouldn't be five minutes
before some one would heave a brick at
him for attacking Mckinley, and the
cnances are even that the thrower would
be a democrat"
hepuDI1cans see an Advantage,
Taking advantage of this situation the
republicans have commenced the campaign
by conducting 1t upon national issues
alone. They realize that the democrats are
debarred by circumstances from answering
them along national lines Furthermore
there are local reasons which make the re-
puoIlcans exceedingly grateful that they
can thus carry on the campaign and avoid
some state issues which are very trouble
some The democrats for their part would
at nrSt instance make the campaign upon
questions of local Importance and being
dFlNen by force of circumstances to devote
themselves entirely to state issues, are go
ING IN might and main with the meager
material that they have at hand.
There are some personal equations in
the situation which make the campaign of
interest d the general public. Some prom
lnent names are banded about and will
De the battledore and shuttIecock of public
considerations for the next two weeks SEN
ator Hanna and his political future; Sena-
Ior Foraker and his seat in the Senate for
immediate consideration and his presden-
tial prospects for later contingency; Tom L.
Johnson. the unique mayor of Cleveland
ana your own Mr. John r. Mclean of
washington are personalities entering most
cohsplcuously into this campaign
Interest in Legislative Ticket.
II is true that governor of the state of
ohio, lieutenant governor and some minor
state omcials are to be chosen by the peo-
pie the first Tuesday In November II ia
already apparent however, that the state
ticket Is to take second place in Importance
with the legislative ticket. To be perfect
y frank, 1t might be said that the state
ticket is considered only so far as it may
effect, possibly hamper, the legislative can
dfdates- Readers of The Star, who read
the dispatches from Columbus last summer
Will recall the incidents in connection with
the republican state convention for the
nomination of candidates for governor and
lieutenant governor. 1t will be remembered
ta5
In spite OF opposition, for reasons then ex-
plained, and to be hereafter repeated Lieu
tenant Governor Caldwell was not renom-
mated, because of his known connection
with the liquor interests of the state as
paid counsel of the liquor dealers associa-
ton 1t Is remembered that Governor Nash
was assailed because he had declared that
he would prevent a prize fight in Cincin-
natl under the auspices of the German
saengerfest by the use of the state militia,
II necessary The republicans knew, how
ever, that outside of the certain element
the sentiment of the state upheld Governor
Nash, and they also realized that a re-
nomination by way of vindcation OF state
policies was advisable, he was placed at
the head of the ticket
Sop to the Germans.
As a sop to the German vote the state
convention nominated Mr.. Carl Nlppcrt a
well known and popular German citizen OF
Cincinnati as lieutenant governor. Suisse
quently, the liquor interests were appeased
as the leaders thought, by naming Mr..
caldwell, the rejected applicant for the lieu
tenant gOvernorship as candidate for
Judge OF the common pleas court, six
year Job at $1,000 a year.
Having thus played Good Lord, good
devil by placating the conservative church
going voters of the interior districts with
the denomination of Governor Nash and
bidding for the German vote with Mr.. Nip
pert and showing there were hard feelings
for Mr.. Caldwell and his liquor dealing
friends the republican leaders concluded
that they had made a pretty good job Of it.
They were likely to tote water OH both
shoulders and carry an extra pail on the
head.
1t is not yet time to predict that they
Were wrong. Unless the unexpected should
happen and all indications fail the prob
abilities are that the state will go r-pub-
Hcan- If Governor Nash should run be-
hind this ticket, no one but himself will
feel hurt so long as the legislative ticket
pulls through
Republicans Uneasy About Columbus.
The republicans are fearful of losing CO.
lumbus; they are not strong as they
would like to be in Cleveland, and there
are mutterings of discomfort IN Toledo, but
after taking all these elements into co,lsid-
Grafton the best judgment still is that the
republicans still stand good to eject the
Senator Hanna still is the leading factor
in Ohio politics. The senator has taken
some pains to impress this fact upon his
followers in this state, warning them that
he is IN politics; that he is IN favor
with the national administration, and that
he can deliver the goods whenever neces-
sary. His speech at Delaware last Satur-
day was so construed. He then stated in
explicit terms that he would remain in pol
itics and this, coming after reports eniar-
atiug from Cleveland that he was on friend
ly terms with President Roosevelt, was
taken clearly admonition TO possibly
weakening brethren that they have no fear,
but that he was yet in the ring.
The harmony and spirit of cooperation be-
tween Senator Hanna and Senator Foraker
inaugurated at the Columbus convention
last summer still prevailed in the main. /
use slight qualification from the fact that
there has been a little irritation at Cleve-
land-stin existing. in fact-between the
Hanna and Foraker factions; but my in
formation Is that this is due to conflict
between subordinates which Will be
smoothed over by the principals.
Wrong Democratic View of Hanna.
Some democrats have the idea that Sem
ator Hanna would like to see Senator For