The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-03
CHIC ESTIMATES.
Republican Plurality May Reach
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Claims.

CINCINNATI Nov. 1.-The speaking
campaign in Ohio closed tonight with many
meetings in different parts of the State.
The closing rally here was addressed by
Col. James KilbOurne. the Democratic can
didate for Governor; Hon. Charles w. Bak-
or. candidate for United States senator;
Hon. c. ]. Fitzgerald. Judge Hiram ID.
Peck, Hon. Theodore HOrstman and Hon.
NJ. y. Daugherty, chairman of the state
committee; at Cleveland by Senators Hanna
and Foraker and others. at Canton by Sen
ator Fairbanks and at Troy by Governor
Nash and others.
The contest this year is squarely between
the Republicans and the Democrats. There
is no third party of any such consequence
two years ago, when Mayor Sam Jones'
OF Toledo. a nonpartisan candidate. re-
ceived lO6.I2l votes for Governor more than
Nash, Republican, and almost One-third
the vote for John r. Mclean. the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial candidate. The vote
or all the minor parties, including the Pro-
hibitlOnists, Socialists and refOrmers, this
year will not aggregate 10000 out Of a total
vote of about 10000
Mayor Sam Jones' as well as ex-Attorney
General MOnnett, has been making
speeches this year for Colonel Kilbourne
for Governor Monnett on the inti-trust
issue has been cooperating fully with the
Democrats but Jones still claims to be
nOnpartsan. Mayor Tom l. johnson. of
Cleveland, the author of the taxation
plankS in the Democratic State platform
mas been a picturesque feature in the cam
palSn. With the exception of his speech
al Inc opening OF the Democratic campaign
at Bacyrus he has confined his "evangeli-
cal work 10 daily and nightly meetings i'm
a big tent at Cleveland and is ambitious
ito win at Hanna's home"
The equipments of their respective or
CARNATIONS and the public demonstrations
up TO the close of the campaign both indi-
cate that the Republicans have done more
than the Democrats 10 get out their vote.
1t il claimed that with full vote the Re
publicans have normal plurality in the
State, but ii is claimed that the ReDub-
hcans always nave harder work 10 get ont
their vote on the years following preSi-
DENTAL elections than the Democrats In
carried Ohio more often than the Repub-
hcans. In fact the Democrats have very
seldom carried the State in any other years
except those following a presidential cleo
ton.
Colonel w. A. Taylor, the statistician of
the Democratic state headquarters has
given out a statement in which he SAYS the
shortage of the vote is variouSly estimated
from 5000 TO 10000 as compared with The
vote OF l,o49,072 last year for President He
says. ONO election statistics for the past
twenty-fOur years show an average sIumD
OF 10 per cent at the election immediately
following "A presidential contest a" He esti-
mates total vote next Tuesday of alO.9G
with Democratic plurality OF 1855 Col
Taylor says the Democrats will carry for
ty~siN of the lightweight counties incIud-
ing the five large counties and have a ma
JOrity In each branch of the Legislature for
the election OF "A senator TO succeed For
aker.
Congressman GrosvenOr has given ont AN
estimate on the Republican size in which
ne predicts a larger vote than at the cleo
ton two years ago, when 920S72 votes were
cast General Grosvenor will not h.. sl,r-
prlsed n the Republican plurality reaches
5000. and he Will be greatly surprised ii il
runs under 5000 He figures on as -
OF election eighty Republicans and thf~,v-
nNe Democratic members OF the I.egista-
ture. with tWenty-eight doubtful This
would make the Legislature stand with a
sure Republican majority OF seven on Joint
ballot for senator and a probable naiorltv
or nfteen- He regards the reelection Of
the republican state ticket and of Senator
Foraker sure things"