The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03
BOTH SIDES CLAIM OHIO
DEMOCRATS INSIST THEY WILL
HAVE MAJORITY.
The Peegbi'cans Have Been Working
Nsrosr, However, ard Are Sure the
Democrats Are Mistaken.

cileioastl. Ohio. November 2.-The speak
fig campaign 10 Ohio closed tonight with
EaagJ meetings in different parts u the
state
The closing rally here was addressed by
Colonel James hillol,ne the democratic
candidate for governor. Hon. Charles ~.
Baker. candidate to- tsc United States sen.
ate; Hon. C.. }. Fitzgerald, Hiram b. Peck
Theodore Ho.suaa ana N. A. Doueaorry.
chairman OF inc State 7nmittee; al CIeFr-
land hv Senators Hanna ana Foraker and
others and q. Troy JE Governor Nash and
Others.
uu account ~ ,ae death Of presidea, No.
Kinley The speaking begun at much lafr-
date thlu usual. Tie republicans he.l
tAeig opening meeting October ~ aud had
eleven day, % campaign. Tie democrats
opened their campaign October % aud had
only light days For this reason there VIII
be some meetings Monday, notably the
meeting Of Senator Hanna Ht Eyra Sem
ator Hanha las been speaking several
times since the republican opening and
Governor Nash has done likewise.
During the last week Senator Foraker,
who Il q candidate for reelection, has
Travelled by special trains and addressed
the people along his route between the
hours ot mis- afternoon and evening rallies.
In addition % the State candidates the
republicans have dad many speakers from
other States. including Speaker Henderson
aud seN crai congressman from other states.
The democratic speakers have been linn
! lted 10 No4ouel hilhourne and Ais as~o-
ciaies on the democratic state ticket. Hon.
Z Charles Baker. WAC is a candidate for sea-
aiur, and others. There have been no demo
/ Gratis fIom other states or the stump.
Early Zoo the campaign 10 was proposed
20 have ex-senator hin OF New York, then
DINERS wanted bryan. Nheu IL was de-
cidcd that neither Of these distinguished
dempciats would participate in the came
| palcu the conservative policy was extended
also 10 other speakers. so thar democrats
i Who had been prominent either as gold or
silver advocates we're not assigned IN the
/ spending canvass The most noted case
was John r. Mclean. the democratic call-
uiu0te against Governor Nash two years
/ ago. II has been reported ever since tae
/ democratic speaking campaign opened that
! he would De TO Ohio very soon, but M
| 20 tonigat he is still in Washington aud
| the discussion among both the democrats
! ana the republicans regarding his attitude
/ Is feature OF the campaign. 10 is thought
! mat Congressman leutZ. who Is neigh
Dor OF Colonel kilbourne al Columbus, Of
assignments
While the republicans had such speakers
a. Sena-sT Fairbanks Of Indiana, Senator
BUTTONS o. Michigan. Governor Shaw 0f
Iowa, George Gear OF Oregon. Congressman
henderson and others, the democrat
brought ont new men and these from their
The contest this year IS squarely be.
tween the democrats and republicans
There is no third party OF any such con
| sequence as two years ago when Mayor
Jnoes 81 Toledo, non-partissn candidate
| received lQ6,T2l votes for governor more
than one-fourth Of the vote east for dover
third the vote for John n. Mclean. the
democratic gubernatuual candidate Jones
then carried the two large counties OF
tuyuhoga and Lucas IN Which Cleveland
and Toledo are located. The vote OF All
the minor parties including the prohibition,
lists socialists aud reformers this year vii
not aggregate 20,O0O out Of a total vote
or about $4,000
1 Mayor Sam Jones, as well as ex.Attorpev
General Monnett have been making speer6
es this year for crlonel Klibo1rne foF
governor. Mcnuett on the antitrust igsto
has been cO-opeTtlng fully 9Th the demo
Gratis, but Jones SIN claims To be non M r.
/ tlSn Mayor EOm l.. Johnson Of Cleve'snd
the author 81 the taxation plank 10 n
the democratic State platform. has heeo
q picturesque feature In the camnaien
Win the exception Of his speech AZ ~
opening OF the democratic caupsIsu al
bucyrus, he has confined bis 'pvangsticsi
work 10 daily 1ad nightly meeti6ge in
DIG tenr AZ Cleveland. He Is amhltions
% Win ~ Hanna's home"
me equipments Of their respectIve ~.
eahifstlons and the public demoustrations
W 70 the close OF the campaign borb IN
aleaie that the republicans have done more
tnAn the democrats 20 get out their vnters
II y eonesdsa with 4 full vote th.t ths