The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02

chairman Of the Republican State Com
mittee, comes an amusing story. illustrating
some Of the circus methods employed by
johnson.
Wherever he goes he invites questions
from the audience. At the Akron meeting
two persons Intercepted him and in making
his repV johnson thoroughly annihlated
them both and each one humbly sank into
his seat crushed and crestfalen.
A gentleman from Cleveland having q
seat on the platform peered down into the
crowd to soc the persons who were looking
for information and to his amazement dis
covered that one of them was a man who
refused IA c Congressional nomination. in Cleye-
land rendered him 10y johnson few weeks
before, while the second auestioner was
none other than Johnson's tax expert. ap-
pointed by him in Cleveland without author
ity Of law.
No less spectacular has been the course
OF the johnson candidate for Secretary of
State. the Rev. Herbert Bigelow. While
he is touring the State his congregation
IN Cincinnati Is being served by a stran &c
combination
At the head of those who occupy his
pulpit is John Jay Lcntz, who was retired
from Congress by the Democrats Of this
district two years ago. Another one i,
Golden Rule Jones, the freakish Mayor
of Toledo.
Strange and iucongrlous elements are
fochhg to the support Of Bigeiow. OF
the ten thousand saloonkeepers of the
State. not one has SO far been heard TO
hit his voice against voting for a preacher
The leading Catholic organ of the State
IL constantly intirnatiug that a preacher
has no business III politics.
The Rev. Mr.. Bigelow is only 80 and
of rather poetic ina CITATION and he
prea ches outside Of orthodox lires and
don't bother his head about theology an q
dogmas. He started out TO conduct a
clean campaign, but is ending in cloud
of dust and mud that the johnson red auto
could never rai,'e as il dashes with break
neck speed through the towns and cities
of the State.
Several times, by the way, Efforts have
been made TO arrest johnson for fast speed
ing, but he always orders the throttle o pened
wide. and the local policemen, real7in &
that he II rough rider, fear to get in the
course of the machine that his friends,
have nicknamed he red devil
When the campaign was formally opened
six weeks ago johnson started out with
several issues. One of his slogans was
just and Equal Taxation" The Re
publicans came back at him by shown
that in his own county there was a suit
pending against him for back taxes to the
amount Of 100000 AT the same time
th'v were able TO point to the record of the
last Legislature showing where State tax
had been reduced about one-half by
an act which placed n tax on private
corporations.
A further proposit ion made by johnson
was the advocacy of three.cent fares OIL
street lines. The Republicans were not
slow to show that johnson never becar,e
interested in a three-cent fare until after
he had disposed Of his own roads in Cleve-
land. and elsewhere, which enabled him to
retire multi-millonaire. They were also
able to demonst rate that even az the present
time johnson Is Interested In a fve-cent
road in another State AT Allentown. Pa
As TO the single tax. Chairman Dick
has made n strong hit among the farmers
Of Ohio who want nothing in the line OF
single tax. The farmers OF Ohio We're
never more prosperous than they are now
and they agreo- with Senator Hanna in
letting well enough alone.
The Republicans have but one issue,
and that WIS laid down at the Akron ,apeu-
ing by Senator Hanna. stand Pat
This Is made 10 apply especially to the
Congress elections These two words
are construed by Republican orators and
newspapers TO mean continued prosperity
and full dinner pail.
The Republicans are confident Of a sweep
ing victory