Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-19
PARTY CLAIMS IN OHIO
Wide Difference Between
Their Estimates,
MR.. DICK SAYS 100000
MOST SANGUINE DEMOCRATIC
CLAIM Is $1,000.
The Only Danger to the Republicans
is Overconfdence Among
the Voters.

| Srecial Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
| COLUMBUS Ohio. October IS, 1908.
| Neither the republican nor the democratic
state committee has yet given any estimate
| of the election result in figures, and proba-
| bly, will not before the last week of the cam
| paign; but both Chairman Dick and Chair
man Salem claim to be confident of sue
cess. 1t is said that Chairman Dick in his
private talks with republican friends, puts
the plurality that the republican state
ticket will have at little less than 100000.
and he is inclined to think that Senator
Hanna's uneasiness about the legislature
| is unnecessary. a great many differing
reports come into the state headquarters
from the doubtful districts. and the result
| ing estimate depends upon which reports
| are accepted. The worst that come in at
the republican headquarters, however, are
| not dScouraging. They only cut the re-
| publican majority on joint ballot down to
an uncomfortable few; they do not make
| it disappear completely.
About the democratic headquarters only
! modest claims are made. The largest plu-
| rality estimate on the state ticket given
there places Mayor Tom l.. Johnsons plu-
| rality at only 1900. Charles J. Kloeb OF
AuglaiZe county, who is the democratic
candidate for auditor of state, said yes
terday Il am engaged in building new
house for myself in AuglaiZe county so
you can see how much l am counting upon
becoming a resident of Columbus as the
result of the election
Democratic Victory Not Expected.
Outside of the headquarters the demo-
Gratis of the state are nowhere expecting
victory in the election. 1t is everywhere
talked among them that the party leaders
are not in sympathy with Tom L. Johnson.
They believe the members of the party are
not working tremendously, and that even
the ordinary showing made by the party
in this state is hardly to be expected at
this time. The dispiritng effect of this is
likely to leave its mark upon the election
results in a reduced democratic vote.
ON the other hand. the worst thing the
republicans have had to contend with in
the campaign has been overconidence The
rank and file of the party felt at the begin
ming of the campaign that it was unneces-
sary TO make any effort, for the party
would win anyhow. Senator Hanna has
worked hard to get this notion out Of their
heads without creating unnecessary alarm.
What's the use" the democrat has been
saying when urged to more activity in the
campaign. We'll be defeated, anyhow"
What's the use, the republican has been
saying to the party leaders I'VE will have
an easy victory" 1t is quite evident that
the democrats still think that way. Wheth-
er Senator Hanna has succeeded in getting
some of the overconfidence out of the re-
publicanS remains to be seen.
At the beginning of the campaign Senator
IIdiiild was Ill Ddu HedlI0. Inc opening OF
campaign work was delayed some weeks be-
cause of his inability to take part, and it
was very much feared that he would not be
able to do much campaign work. Not much
was expected from Colonel Herrick, the re-
publican candidate for governor for the
reason that having no experience in public
speaking it was feared that he would not
be able to stand it long. On the other hand
Mayor Johnson and his colleague on the
democratic stump" promised to be equal to
anything in the way of campaign work
Mayor johnson because of his robust health
and John ii. Clarke, the candidate for the
| SenatorSh!p, because of his long experience
III public speaking
Senator Hanra's Health Improved.
But it has turned out just the other way
Senator Hanna's health has improved from
the beginning of the campaign, though he
has Travelled and spoken continuously, and
Colonel Herrick is standing up to the work
like q veteran Campaigner, while both John
son and Clarke are suffering severely from
| throat trouble. cutting their addresses down
to the shortest time, and often unable to
make themselves understood at all.
One certain result of the election will be
the abolition of the double liability that for
over fifty years has attached to all stock In
Ohio corporations. 1t was made provision
of the present constitution, adopted in 1851,
that holders of stock in Ohio corporations
should be liable for its debts in a sum not
less than the face value of the stock held.
At the coming election the people will vote
on amending the constitution by striking out
that provision. AS both the republicans and
democrats have indorsed the amendment,
and the supreme court has indOrScd an ar
rangement by which all straight tickets
will count for the amendment it is sure
of adoption.
one other important amendment likely to
he aEODttI PROPOSES to " the governor the
veto power over legislation. Ohio is of
only four states that do not give their gov
errors this power. The governor of this
| state never had that power. The republic
cans have Endorsed that amendment, but the
democrats rejected it. However, Mayor
Johnson, the democratic candidate for gov
ernor, is strongly in favor of it-boltng his
party platform to that extent, and advocat-
| ing the amendment on the stump, so that 1t
has fair chance for adoption.