Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-17
QU|EFPOL|T|CAL WORK
The Winning Element in the
Chic Campaign.
sf4G,
MAN--TO-MAN CANVASS
BOTH PARTY CHAIRMEN KNOW
IT'S VALUE.
At Present There Is Little to Indicate
Just How the Issue Il
Trending.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 16, 1908.
The outcome Of the present campaign in
ONO depends largely on the gumshoe work
being done under the direction Of two men
whose names do not appear on any ticket.
and who do not have even an Endorse
ment badge. These men are Charles Dick
or Akron, chairman of the republican, and
Charles P. Salem Of Cleveland. chairman
OF the democratic state committee. The
quiet political work being done under the
direction Of these party managers will
count on election day probably more than
the tours by the candidates. more than all
the "spielfests" OF local or imported ora
tors. more than all other agencies COM
bined.
Dick has the reputation Of having the
best political organization in the country.
His lieutenants are in every county and
every town Of any size. From his central
ONCE at Columbus he can feel the pulse of
every political community in the state. No
change Of sentiment. however small. es-
capes his vigilant mind. He knows the
best way to meet the voters OF any given
place and the best appeal to make to them.
II there Is a shtrker in the ranks no mat
ter how low among the privates. Dick. the
general in command. Is apprised OF the
fact without delay.
Machine Many Years In Construction.
This smoothly running machine has been
built up during years Of painstaking care
and study. Charles Dick rose into state
prominence from the prosecutors office IN
Summit county. He became the protege
of the late President Mckinley, by whom
he was made secretary of the state COM
mittee. With the rise OF Marcus A. Hanna
into national Importance Dick was markeo
for further promotion. ana ne became tne
chairman Of the committee. Most people
supposed that Dick would be the republic
can candidate for governor this fail, IN
stead of Col. Herrick. Dick wanted the
honor, but Hanna decreed otherwise. II is
now the common superstition that DICK
will become United States senator aIter
Hanna gets through with the honor, pro-
vided republican times In ONO commune nue.
fall and is leaving nothing undone TO
maintain and. If possible, to improve II.
Charles Salem, on the other hand: mas
nothing to lose by his conduct or the
democratic campaign and everything to
gain. Salem Is a good type OF the modern
politician. He has held political once III
Cleveland or Cuyahoga county ever SINCE
he was twenty-one years old. he was wen
known here as a shrewd political manager
long before Mayor Johnson came on the
stage. He was the leader. of factlon OF
the local democratic party which hKeo rae
Kjsson a republican, better than IL oio
its own party candidate for mayor back In
the early ninetieS.
Salem. therefore. was given part OF the
credit OF eiectlng Mch1SSOIl may vi anu 81
an office under his administration. He
early espoused Tom l.. Johnsons cause
and managed each of the campaigns when
put the tax reformer at the head OF the
Cleveland city government.
He likewise managed the fight against
John l.. Zimmerman for the gubernatorial
nomirla ton. in which the rich Springfield
manufacturer was beaten so thoroughly
that he was scarcely left in the also ran
class.
Came by His Honors Naturally.
So In a perfectly natural way Salem has
become manager of the democratic cam
paign in the state. People know very lit
tie of what he is doing. but those who
know him best are most confident that on
election day will be seen unmstakable ev1-
dence that Johnson chose well and that
Salem justified the choice.
The two managers have much In common
If they belonged to the same party what
a team they would make to carry the state
for anything or anybody! 1t Is man-to-
man canvass they are making.
Mr. Salem has renewed his invitation to
Dick to file a statement of campaign ex-
penses few days before the coming cleo
ton, in order to let the voters or the state
know which party was the freer from the
sordid influence of money. The previous
invitation to the sa-,e effect was ignored
as this one will be. Salem at the same time
makes the unqualified charge that the
| republicans are spending more money tnan
| in any previous state campaign, and part
of this money, says the democratic chair
man. lis being spent to buy dishonest dem
OcratS.
Herrick's Charge Against Johnson.
| Col Herrick, in recent speeches, has made
the charge that the credit Of the city of
| Cleveland had been seriously impaired by
| the extravagances and fads of the Johnson
administration. mentioning the fact that a
recent issue Of city bonds did not market
he dau.OcratS make two answers
to this charge. The first Is that any citizen
should have the credit of his municipality
too much at heart to besmirch its reputa-
ton. even for political effect. and the Sec
ond is that Col. Herrick's own bank within
two weeks has taken 100000 Of the city's
securities q par negatiying his claim that
the financial reliability of the city has been
impaired.
The democrats are always gleeful when
Uncle Mark gets mad, as he did during
the first few weeks of the fight. He has
been little mad again this present week.
Strangely enough. the object of his wrath
is the city solicitor Of Cleveland "A young
man fresh from law school. Newton q.
Baker is a young man Of much promise as
a public speaker. The other night he at
tackled the senator on his ship subsidy bill,
and tore the bill and its sponsors to shreds
figuratively speaking, to the unbounded de-
light Of immense Cleveland audience
The senator was down the state but he
wired to his Cleveland managers to book
him for a ship subsidy speech at their ear
Hest convenience. And the way he ODlter-
ated young Mr. Baker to the senator's own
satisfaction and that of his audience will
go down in local campaign history. The
democrats are pleased that they have with
in their ranks man who is capable of stir
ring the fiery senator to such flights Of
anthema. Clarke cannot do it, though he
can do pretty well: neither can johnson do
1t. though he could earlier in the carvass
before Dick talked discretion to Hanna.
The latest exchange between Hanna and
Clarke occurred Thursday night when
Hanna appeared before a large opera house
audience at Youngstown, the former home
Of Clarke. Hanna called his opponent
that little man whom some of you know
who wants to rattle around in my seat in
the United States Senate but who knows
nothing about the commercial and indus
trial affairs of the country, while I do
The same evening Clarke dubbed Hanna
the modern jeremiah man of lamenta
tions" basing his Scriptural reference on
the senator's oft-repeated warning that if
the voters of the state defeat him for re-
election they will be sure to see an in
dustrial crash within few months.
No bon mots from Col. Herrick. He
sticks to figures. Secretary Shaw has made
several speeches this week and Secretary
Wilson begins brief tour next week. At
GAINESVILLE Thursday evening. after Secre-
tary of State Layiin had made a most BIT
for ccafhing and perSopaI alta ~,