The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-03
IN OHIO.
Both Sides Claim That Victory IS
 Assured.

Cincinnati, Nov 2.-The speaking cam paign in Ohio closed tonight with many meetings in different parts or the State' The closing rally here was addressed py Colonel James kilbourne, the Democratic candidate for Governor, Hon. Charles w. Baker, candidate for United States Seha- tor; Hon. c. J. Fitzgerald, Judge Hiram B. Peck, Hon Theodore Horstman and Hon. M A. Daugherty, chairman or the State committee at Cleveland. by Sena- tors Hanna and Foraker and others and at Troy by Governor Nash and others.
 On account of the death of Mckinley; the speaking began at much later date than usual. The Republicans held thelr opening meeting October 18th, ana had eleven days of campaigning. The Demo- crats opened their speaking campaign October 23, and had only eight days. For this reason there will be some meetings next Monday, notably the meeting of Senator Hanna at Elyria, Senator Hanna has been speaking several times each day since the Republican opening, and Gov ernor Nash has done likewise. During the past week Senator Foraker, who IS a candidate for reelection in this campaign, has travelled by special trains and. 'ad- dressed the people along his route pe- tween the hours of his afternoon and evening rallies.
 In addition to the State candidates, Senators and Congressmen, the Republi- cans have had many speakers from other States including Speaker Henderson and several Congressmen from other States.
 The Democratic speakers have been limited to Colonel Kilbourne and his as sociates on the Democratic State ticket, Hon. Charles w. Baker, who is can didate for Senator and others.
 There have been no Democrats from other States on the stump. Early in the campaign it was proposed to have ex- Senator Hill of New York. Then others wanted Bryan. When 1t was decided that neither of these distinguished men would participate in the campaign, the conservative policy was extended also to Ohio speakers, so that Democrats who had been prominent, either as gold or silver advocates, were not assgined in the speaking canvass. The most noted case was John R. Mclean, the Demo- cratic candidate against Governor Nash two years ago. It has been reported ever since the Democratic speaking cam naign opened that he would be In Ohio very soon, but up to tonight he IS stlll in Washington and the discussion among both the Democrats and the Republicans regarding his attitude is feature of the campaign. It is thought that ex-Con- Rressman Lentz, who is a neighbor of Colonel Kilbourne at Columbus. offered his services, but he was not given any assignments.
 While the Republicans had such speak CTS as Senator Fairbanks of Indiana; Senator Burrows of Michigan, Governor Shaw of Iowa, Governor Geer of Oregon, Congressmen Henderson and Landis and others, the Democrats brought out new men and these from their own State only.
 The contest this year is squarey be- txry.a h. RennhiCanS and the Demo. crats There is no third party of any such consequence as two years ago, when Mayor Sam Jones of Toledo, a non-par- tisan candidate, received 106,74 votes for Governor, more than one-fourth the vote cast for Governor Nash. Republican, and almost one-third the vote for John k, Mclean, the Democratic gUpernatorial candidate. Jones then carried the two large counties of Cuyahoga and Lucas, in which Cleveland and Toledo are To- cated The vote of all the minor parties, including the Prohihitionists Socialists and Reformers, this year will not aggre- gate 20 00O out of d total vote of about 9O0,0O0.
 Mayor Sam Jones, as wei as eX-Attor- ney-General Monett, has been making speeches this year for Colonel Kilbourne for Governor. Monett, on the antitrust issue. has been cooperating fully with the Democrats, but Jones still claims to be non partisan.
 Tom L. Johnson, Mayor of Cleveland, the author of the taxation blanks in the Democratic State platform, has been picturesque feature in the campaign. With the exception of his speech at the oDening of the Democratic campaign al Bucyrus, he has confined his "eVangeli- cal work" to daily and nightly meetings in a big tent at Cleveland and is ambi- tious ito win at Hanna's home.' The equipments of their respective organiza- lions and the public demonstrations up to the close of the campaign indicate that the Republicans have done more than the Democrats to get out their votes.
 1t is conc ded that with full vote that the publicans have a normal plu- rality ir the State, but it is claimed that the R publicans always have been harder worked to get out their vote on the years Democrats. In these off years the Demo- crats have carried Ohio more than the Republicans. In fact. the Democrats have very seldom carried the State in any other years except those following d Presidential election.
 Col. w. A. Taylor, the statisticlan of the Democratic State headquarters, says the shortage of the vote is Variously es- timated from 5000 to 200 600 as compared with the vote of l,4O9.O73 last year for President. He estimates a total vote next Tuesday of 91000), with a Demo- cratic plurality of 2s645. Colonel Tayllor