The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
Hanna and johnson Were the Only
Issues Really Discussed with
Genuine Enthusiasm.
PERSONALITIES THE WEAPONS
BUCKEYE REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT
OF ELECTING STATE TICKET.
Home Talent Was Principally Used I'm
Waging Great Battle of EIo-
quence Before the Voters.

CINCINNATI. Oct. 31-The campaign In
Ohio practically closed tonight with rallies
everywhere. The election Tuesday is for a
full state ticket and members OF the Legis
lature that selects the successor of Sem
stor Hanna. For the first time in Ohio the
two parties have had nominees for SEN
ator. The Republican state conventions of
1885 and 1901 Endorsed Foraker for senator
and those OF 1897 and 1903 indorsed Hanna
for senator. The Ohio Republicans never
Endorsed anyone for senator at their state
convention prior to Foraker and Hanna and
the Democrats never observed this rule
until at their state convention last August.
when John III. Clarke, OF Cleveland, was in
dorsed. Thus two opposing candidates for
senator canvassed the State for the first
time. Previously, when Foraker and Hanna
was the Republican candidate, 1t was not
known who would be the opponent of
either when 1t came to election in the
Legislature.
The senatorial fight in Ohio has predomi-
mated over State affairs John H. Clarke
has been known for years as an orator and
his eloquent addresses have been directed
against Senator Hanna, while Mayor Tom
l. Johnson. the Democratic candidate for
3,
have also made Hanna the target of their
attacks Senator Hanna aimed his philippics
at Mayor Johnson more than at his SEN
atorial opponent. Johnson was charged
with being the real candidate for senator
as well as for Governor and prospectively
a candidate for the Democratic nomination
for President next year. He is mayor of
Cleveland and has also secured the county
offices CuyahOQa har
Of the last Legislature In both branches
from Cuyahoga county were Democratic
and the hottest fight In the State this year
has been for the four senators and ten
representatives from Cuyahoga county
which I'm the event OF close contest might
determine the senatorship. The Republican
speakers told how Johnson captured Cleve-
land and then Cuyahoga county, and how
he ID now trying to capture Ohio with a
view view. to capturing next year the Demo
Hanna and Johnson are not candidates for
the same place. yet the fight has been one
throughout between these two men.
ALL ABOUT JOHNSON.
The Republican speakers have had little
TO say except about Johnson and the DEM
ocratic speakers hardly referred to any
body except Hanna. Colonel Myron 7. Fer
rick. the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor. has never before held public Of
fee and has not been the subject OF attacks,
but his addresses were all aimed at John
son. who was charged with ignoring the
time-honorsd doctrines OF Democracy and
substituting therefor his own views regard
ing railway fares, taxation franchises. etc
Johnson was charged with advocating 2-cent
fares for political purposes and charging
hve where he owned the railways. While
advocating reform and taxation 1t was
charged that be had lodged his own taxes
and that while he was against perpetual
franchises, that he had granted one as
mayor and secured many himself before he
was mayor. He was pictured posing as
the friend Of the farmer while he would
place all the taxes on land. And while he
claimed to be a non-partisan in his new
school OF Democracy it was charged that
he was the greatest boss that had ever been
known In the State. Hanna was held up be-
fore the public as boss in national, state
and local affairs, a street railway magnate
and iron baron and as an advocate of or
ganized labor for political purposes The
Democrats charged that he has controlled
every Ohio Republican State convention
since 1896 and that he nominated his Cleve-
land ne!ghbor for Governor at the last con-
vention and dictated the rest Of the ticket
FULL OF PERSONALITIES.
No Ohio campaign was ever so full of
personalities the one just closed in what
was said about Hanna on the one side and
about Johnson on the other. The Repub-
licans have had many prominent speakers,
including senator's and congressman from
Otner states on the stump In ONO, but no
unusual interest was manifested except at
the meetings OF Hanna. who has been a
greater drawing card than ever before.
With the exception OF Bryan the Demo-
Gratis have had very few prominent men on
the stump. None OF the old leaders in
Ohio or from other States participated. In
stead. however, there were many new
speakers holding many street meetings day
and night in the cities and the effect OF
these meetings Is a doubtful element in
estimating the result. The indications are
that Johnson will get most OF the socialist
vote, which was over 1900 last year, but
& Is very doubtful IL the whole OF that vote
would equal his Democratic losses. All
predictions that the Republicans will
elect their State ticket by large plurality
and the only claims OF the Democrats are
for the Legislature. 1t is held by the Dem
ocrats that the Republicans might elect
their State ticket by 5000 plurality and yet
lose the Legislature AT Cleveland, where
the candidates for Governor and senator
live, the result is IN doubt. as il is at To-
ledo where Mayor Samuel Jones is sup
porting Johnson and at Columbus where
factional fights prevail. These three places
alone elect twenty-five members of the Leg
islature and IL the Democrats carry all OF
these doubtful places they would have
grounds for their claims that Hanna will
be beaten"