Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
OHIO REPUBL|CANS
Delighted at Action of Demo-
cratic Convention.
CONDITIONS OF 1895
TO BE REPEATED UPON A SMALL
Err SCALE.
If Bryan Goes Into State Lot of Con-
servatives Will Vote Straight
Republican Ticket.

Ohio republicans are delighted over the
reaffirmation of the Kansas City platform
by the Ohio democratic conyentlon and tho
complete endorsement of Bryanlsn by the
democracy of the buckeye state Ohio re-
publicans in Washington say that no better
luck could befall the republicans than to
have the democrats pursue me course
which Mr.. Tom l.. Johnson has dictated.
For some time past there have been
rumors that the republican managers were
not altogether satisfied with the outlook in
Ohio; that the state legislature and Senator
Hannas seat might not be altogether as
sured. 1t was even limited that Senator
Hanna himself scared. The circula-
ton of such reports just prior to the usual
passing around of the hat for campaign
contributions did not unnecessarily alarm
the old-timers, but ii is said that even If
there basis for apprehension the
Organizing of the democracy will remove
all ground for fear.
Conditions of go to Be Repeated
The republican view of the situation is
that the conditions of 1896 to be
peated upon a smaller scale. Mr.. Johnson
is rallying to his support all the socialistic
and populistic elements of the state upon
a platform which the voters of Ohio have
repea tedly repudiated in national state and
congressional elections. The republicans
say that this will mean the coming to-
gether of the conservative people of both
parties throughout the state and the sup
porting of the republican ticket Already
there are murmurs of disapprobation from
the more conservative democrats and tax
of split in the party.
If Mr. Bryan comes into the state as he
has promised and begins a campaign it is
regarded as more than likely that there will
be a considerable sloughing off of con-
tive
Germans. This class do not care to waste
their vote, and instead of sulkng at home
they are more likely to go to the polls and
vote the straight republican ticker
The industrial conditions in Ohio are such
as not to afford fair field for socialistic
and populists effort. On the contrary,
there has been in the past two or three
years a notable growth In the direction of
conservatism. it Is said. and the peculiar
tenets of Bryan and Tom L. Johnson are
not as acceptable at this time in the
lean days of '95 and 30.
Republicans Stand to Win.
Republican politicians who are follow
ing the Ohio situation carefully say that 1t
does not make much difference whether
the democrats openly split OF not. They
assert that in either event the republicans
stand to win. Naturally they would prefer
that there should not be an open rupture
between the democratic factions and the
nomination of two tickets. 1t would be
more to the interests of the republicans
that the dissatisfied democrats. having no
alternative ticket should be left free to
vote with the republicans and stamp out
Tom l.. Johnson and Bryanism once for
all.
From a national viewpoint. the election
in Ohio this fall may prove significant 1t
is pointed out that If Tom l.. Johnson is de-
feated in a crushing manner. he will be in
very sorry plight to enter the democratic
national convention a year hence with his
Bryan tag The big fight in that conven-
ton will be between the reorganiZing ele-
ment of the east and the unreconstructed
populists of the west.
Mr. Johnson's Position.
At this time Mr.. Johnson has succeeded
in pledging the Ohio democrats to the west
ern ring and to stand by the Kansas City
platform and the peerless leader If. on
that plank he loses the state and receives
a severe rebuke. it is suggested that he
cannot make much of a showing in the
national convention.
1t is said that ii Mr.. Johnson is crushed
out this fall. movement will Immediately
be inaugurated in democratic circles to
win the delegations to the national con-
vention away from the Bryan control, and
that the winter and spring will be devoted
to reorganiZing along the lines of the con-
servative faction. with the view of aliyinS
with the eastern reorganiZerS.