Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23
RALLY At CLEVELAND
Plan for Close of Ohio Cam
paign.
ACTIVITY INCREASES
CHAIRMAN DICK WRITES MANY
OPEN LETTERS.
He Keeps Mayor Johnson Busy Max.
ing Explanations-State Is Safely
Republican.


| Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. October 2l.-As the
state campaign draws to a close, activities
| Increase on all sides. and the chief cam
| paigning parties whirl through the state.
making the most of the short time that re-
mains. and speaking frequently at half
| dozen towns in single day. The itinerary
| for Senator Hanna and Colonel Herrick
now completed to the end of the campaign,
shows that 1t is their intention to round out
| the campaign with grand republican rail-
ly at Cleveland on the Saturday night pre-
ceding the election. The senator's friends
explain that this does not mean that he is
uneasy about the result In Cuyahoga coun-
ty, but Is DESTROYS of a pronounced victory
there. He will not be satisfied with vic
tory by a scant plurality. He is as much
interested in the result in Cleveland and
Cuyahoga county as in all the rest of the
| state.
Mayor Iohnsons program for the close OF
the campaign has not yet been published
but no doubt he will also close in his own
! city. III Is the political storm center OF the
campaign.
| An incident has Just occurred in Lucas
county CToledo) sure to result In net re-
! publican loss of one vote on Joint ballot in
| the legislature. which throws some doubt
upon the close supervision Senator Hanna
| was said to be making upon the legislative
| Cleveland. By an oversight on the part
! of the chairman of the republican senate
rial convention there. the name of the can
| dldate selected was not certified to the
| county board Of elections within the time
required by law. The law Is very explicit
upon this point. and there was nothing for
the election board to do but refuse to place
the name on the ticket. The place will be
blank. and 1t is too much to expect that
voters will generally fill in the ticket
with the name of this unfortunate candi-
date as to secure his election. 1t is safe
prediction that the democratic candidate
Will be elected. and that in a district nor
mally republican. But the incident is all
the more important Indicating careless
management of the legislative election on
the republican side. The error is so glaring
that even a casual observer should have
discovered it.
Republicans From Democratic Counties
An inspection into the conditions existing
now in the four democratic senatorial dis
trlctS. which are now represented in tho
senate by republicans. shows that the Same
causes which led to democratic defeat two
years ago prevail now in three of them
and will probably give the result this
time. In each case the republican who
won is candidate for reelection and as
may be presumed is popular. fractional
troubles on the democratic side did tbs
rest two years ago and bid fair to repeat
the work this time, except in the Erie
Huron district, where the democrats have
buried their troubles and are working har-
rtCniously to retire Senator Charles A.
Judson, with very good prospect for sue
cess.
The chances for the election of a republic
can legislative delegation in this county
have been much improved this week by tie
action of the county republican committee
in compelling an unpopular candidate for
sheriff to retire and substituting a stronger
man in the place. The whole local ticket
has been greatly strengthened by the
change.
Little importance is attached here to the
fact that Samuel NJ. Jones. golden rule
mayor of Toledo. has taken the stump for
Johnson and Clarke. His influence, except
in Toledo and Cleveland, will amount 10
little. That his activity in behalf of the
fusion legislative ticket in Lucas county,
will bring many republicans to its support.
cannot be doubted by any one who has
watched his repeated campaigns for mayor.
and observed how, without party organ
izaton and without newspaper. he has
won the majority of the people over to his
side. Mayor Johnson has taken Mayor
Jones to Cleveland also to speak, md whls
he Is not we'll known there, it is evil
IDENTITY the intention to appeal through him
to the considerable element OF socialists
there. to whom Mayor Jones theories ara
very persuasive Elsewhere, however, h.s
name does not arouse a host. When he
was a candidate for governor on an indie
pendent ticket several years ago practical
ly all the small vote he got came from the
vicinity of Toledo, and there were many
southern Ohio counties in which he was not
voted for at all.
Claims Republicans Have Bari.
In an open letter to Chairman Dick of the
republican state committee Chairman Salem
of the democratic state committee has
charged that the republicans have secured
campaign fund that exceeds any sum
ever before raised for such purpose by any
party, and that a large portion of it is be-
ing used to corrupt voters. Not only ara
weak and dishonest democrats to be in
duced to act against their party, as l am
advised. by this money" said he, but much
of it is to be given out under the guse OF
benevolences, but for the same purpose in
fact" He says he believes the people have
a right to know how much money a party
committee spends in a campaign, and for
what purposes it is paid out; and so he re-
news the proposition he made to General
Dick earlier in the campaign that each
committee keep an accurate account for
this purpose. to be published on oath on
the Sunday preceding election day. Gen
eral Dick declined the proposition when
first made He will probably ignore it now.
The republicans. 1t should be understood.
are in a position to secure a considerable
campaign fund. and Chairman Salens sus-
picionS to the size of 1t are probably
well founded. They have the entire state
official list to assess. and there is civil
ers are assessed per cent of their salaries,
and the heads of departments take it out
of their salaries, so that 1t comes with GER
tainty and promptneSs.
Having such source to look to, the
democrats are naturally hard-pressed for
funds Excepting the $1,000 check sent in
by John w. Bookwalter and the consider
able sums that Mayor Johnson Is putting in
the campaign, their donations are few and
small 1t is not a violent presumption.
therefore that Chairman Salem in this
proposition is making a virtue out of a
necessity and seeking to parade it as such
at the same time
Chairman Dicks Open Letters.
Though all overtures from the democrats
for joint debate of the issues of the cam
paign have been declined by Chairman
Dick he is keeping up continual fire OF
"open letters to Mayor Johnson, raising
such issues as he sees fit and usually aim
ing at some peculiar notions known to be
entertained by him, whether properly issues.
or not These are furnished to the metro