The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01
Campaign Comes to Close After
 Some Strenuous Work
10 EJECT FULL STATE TICKET
No Contest Was Ever So Full of Per sonalities as the One Just Closed In What Was Said About
 Hanna and Johnson.

Cincinnati, October 81.-The campaign in Ohio practically closed tonight with rallies everywhere
 The election Tuesday is for full state ticket and members of the legislature that selects the successor of Senator Hanna For the first time in Ohio the parties have had nominees for senator. The republican state conventions of lSSo and 1901 endorsed Foraker for senator and those of 1897 and 1903 endorsed Han- ma for senator. The republicans in Ohio never endorsed any one for senator at their state convention prior to Foraker and Hanna, and the democrats never ob- served this rule until at their state con vention last August, when John H. Clarke of Cleveland was endorsed.
 Thus two opposing candidates for sen- ator canvassed the state for the first time. Previously, when Foraker or Han na was the republican senatorial candi- date, it was not known who would be the opponent of either when it came to election in the legislature. The fight in Ohio has predominated over state affairs.
 CIarke's Eloquence Powerful.
 John H. Clarke has been known for years as an orator and his eloquent ad- dresses have been directed against Sena- tor Hanna. while Mayor Tom L. Johnson. the democratic candidate far governor, and other democratic speakers have also made Hanna the target of their attacks.
 Senator Hanna aimed his phillipics at Mayor Johnson more than at his sem atoral opponent.
 Johnson was charged with being the real candidate for senator as well as for governor and prospectiyely a can didate for the democratic nomination for President next year. He is mayor of Cleveland, and has also secured the county offices in Cuyahoga county. The members of the last legislature in both branches from Cuyahoga county, were democrats and the hottest fight in the state this year has been for the four senators and ten representatives from Cuyahoga county. which. in the event of a close contest, might determine the sen- atorshp.
 Full of Personalities.
 No campaign was ever so full of person. aities as the one just closed, in what was said about Hanna on the one side, and about Johnson on the other.
 Colonel Myron T. HerricI. the repubi- can candidate for governor has never be- fore been a candidate for public office.
 The republicans have had may promi- nent speakers, including senators and con- gressmen from other states on the stump In Ohio but no unusual interest was man. ifested except at the meetings of Hanna, who has been a greater drawing card than ever before.
 With the exception of Bryan, the dem- ocrats have had very few prominent men on the stump. The indicat tions are that Johnson will get most of the senatorial vote, which was over 170OO last year, but it is very doubtful if the whole of that vote would equal his democratic losses All predictions are that the republicans will elect their state ticket by large plu- rality and the only claims of the demo- crats are for the legislature. It Is held by the democrats that the republicans might elect their state ticket by 50000 plu- faity' and yet lose the legislature at Cleveland, where the candidates for gov ernor and senator live. The result is in doubt at Toledo where Mayor Samuel Johes IS supporting Johnson. and at Co., iumpus where factional fights prevail
 These three places alone elect twenty- live members of the Legislature. and if the democrats carry all of these dotIbt- iui places they would have grounds for thelr claims that Hanna will be heat en-"
 Chairman SaIen Confident.
 Cleveland O., October 31.-Charles r Saleh chairman of the democratic stale executive committee, tonight isused inc following statement:
 At the close of the greatest camnaien ever waged by the democratic partv of ono the issues which Mayor Johnson nre- n.,a alpa,a.eu are stronger and the forces sup entrenched, than at any time in previons campaigns. f'e'ious
 dhose republican voters who regara etizehship above party and who revolt their votes for the democratic ra,..'-s' throughout the state.
 Tn the contest for governor Mir. Jobn- son has the opposition of the boodIersa ,f ms own party. Johnson's vote will show ~ sam III every county of Ohio believe that he will be elected