Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-05
TRIANGULAR POLITICS,


Cleveland. O by all odds this Is the
Richest, the livellest, and the oldest cam
paign ever seen In this curious commons
wealth, where babes suck IN political Wis
dom with their mothers milk where men
Will leave beauty show to go 10 ward
primary, and where even the women
Chew the rag over political policies with
ready familiarity which never breeds
contempt,
For all the world It reminds one OF
Capt Marryats celebrated triangular
duel, In which each one OF the three COM
batants nred at another but no two eA-
changed shots
Marx Hnnna is fighting Tom Johnson,
and Tom Johnson Is lighting Johnnie Me-
Lean. and neither side apparently Is hght'
ing Col MyroN a. hcrlck the young
banker Of Cleveland, who surely VIII De
elected the next governor OF ONO,
Few states would tolerate such "A condl-
ton Of affairs ON local issues as obtains
here IN ONO at the present ume. senator
Hanna Is candidate for fe-eiecVohi nc
lives In Cleveland. Col. Herrick. the Re
publican candidate for governor, Is
townsman 50 that the two principal can
ddates on the Republican ticket come
from the largest town IN the state whlch
is at the extreme northern euse OF inc
commonwealth, Ihis year TON Johnson,
the remarkable lirebrand, who sui
reigns supreme as mayor OF Cleveland,
IL the Democratic candidate Tor governor,
and his nominal running mate AZ the can
date for the United states senate aBhinst
MIR Hanna Is John II Clarke. who Is also
a resident Of the Forest city.
There is not the slightest doubt as TO
the result of the election next month The
Republicans VIII carry the legislature ny
large majority on Joint ballot, quito
equal to what they now have. which u a
balance OF % votes. This Will insure the
reelection of Senator Hanna for another
term of SIX years. There has been at no
time any Danger of his defeat
Col He'rCk will be elected governor
OF Ohio 10 succeed Nash by majority
which Is likely to run anywhere from No.
600 to 5000 The chances. in fact, Indicate
the higher number rather than the lesser
one. and Ohio will be blessed by an ex-
celent business man in the governors
chair
Uncle Marx Hanna and his Republican
associates have only one object In view.
which Is to kill of Tom Johnson for may
Of Ohio 10 succeed Nash by u majority
that there Is not the ghost OF chance
of Mayor Tom being elected governor,
and this entire campaign, with us -FOUR
principal candidates centered IN Cuya-
hoga county. IL planned from the Repub-
liCan side for the express purpose OF de-
feating johnson so completely that the
next time he runs FOR mayor OF tleNeldnu
he win be discreditcl In advance,
on the other hand, Tom Johnson knows
better than any man on earth perhaps
that he has not the ghost OF a chance or
being elected governor Of ohio at the
present time. lie also knows that Uncle
Mark Hanna Is more secure than ever IN
his seat In the senate. All ne wants 10 DO
Is to beat John X, Mclean and II possible
drive him out Of the party by demon-
stratlon of continued treachery to the reg
ular ticket in the state.
The great strength Of Tom Johnson lies
In the fact that he Is a rubber ball Again
and again the Republican organization
have tossed him In the air and thrown
him against Il brick wall In the Arm be-
lief that he was done for but Mayor
Tom bounds back again after them until
AT last the conviction has been borne In
upon the Republicans that they cannot
get rid OF him until they bat him over
the fence, which means that they must
heat Mayor Tom In Cleveland before they
can drive him out OF the rest of tho
state
The present campaign is whirlwind OF
circus tents, red devils. calcium lights,
trolley cars, special trains, barhecues, and
all the devices known to sensational poll
tics All sorts Of issues are discussed.
from the ship subsidy bill 90 Mayor Toms
personal taxes, but after all It Is nothing
more or less than n fierce struggle 10
carry CuyahOga county, entirely AS "A pre-
iminary to the next municipal campaign
in Cleveland Aside from that, Col Her
rick might as well write his name COVER"
nor today as to walt until his inaugura-
tion.-Chlcago Tribune