The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-10-24
POLITICAL PROSPECTS,

| election will take place i'll some of the
states This election is important in
! IL national way for it will to some
extent ut least Indicate whether the
Republican party is as strong now
| as it has been for the past ten years
| The most important elections from Il
| national standpoint are those which
| will take place in Ohio and Maryland
In both these states !; legislature is
! to be elected which will elect IL United
| States senator next winter. And in
| both states men of national reputation
are before the people for Endorsement
| or rejection.
The situation in Ohio is perhaps the
| most interesting in the whole country.
| Senator Hanna, the man who conduct
ed two remarkably successful cam
paigns is fighting for his political life.
Ii the Republicans fail to elect the
legislature in Ohio, Hanna will be
retired from political life. 1t is quite
evident that Hanna fears the posi-
bility of defeat. The national adj
milistration has sent Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw to aid Hanna in his
fight. Tom l.. johnson the Demo-
cratic candidate for governor of Ohio
is straining every nerve to defeat
Hanna. CuriOusly enough, neither the
Democrats nor the Republicans main
tain that Johnson has any chance to
be elected governor, but both parties
are lighting hard for the legislatures
johnson cannot be the Democratic
candidate for the United States sell
ate even though the Democrats sue
coed, for in their convention they ell
| dorSe, John III. Clarke for that posi-
ton. Johnson is thus enabled to so
before the voters in Il most favorable
light. ConfrSSruly he cannot be elect
ed governor and he is prccuucd from
asking for the selatorsllip. He is COIL
,luctillg il whrlwnu campaign stump
ing the state with Il circus tent and an
much better attended than the Repub-
lican meetings, and for the first time
in his career Hanna seems to have
net IL man whose methods of cant
paiYniny are troublesome. Johnson
is ;sn adept in the use of sarcasm and
ridiculc. lie has haraSscu Hanna to
to have lost his self control. Hanna
has abandoned issues and gives his
| entire time to abuse of Johnson. This
| apparently is much TO .Iollnson's liking
| for in such Il contest Hanna is no
| match for him. AS an instance of the
| stress to which Hanna has been put
| it may be mentioned that he has ac-
| cuscd Johnson of being the cause of
| McKinlcy's death. Hanna says Me
Kinley was the victim of socialism
and that Johnson is the head of that
cult" The Republicans have IL ma
jority of thirty-tive in the present
legislature. and the chances seem to be
in favor of their continued control by
Il narrow majority. johnson is advo-
eating a three cent fare on all muni-
cipal railways, and Il two-ccnt fare
OH all steam railways in the state. He
is also contending for equal taxation.
He has the support of Mayor Jones.
of Toledo, and other Independents.
In Maryland the political future OF
Senator German is ut stake. Al
though he is not IL candidate for any
Office himself, nevertheless should the
Republicans carry the state he would
be at once put out of the race for the
Democratic nomination for president
i'll 1904. The legislature elected next
month will elect a successor to sena-
tor McCOmas, Republican. The DEM
Oclats seem to have much the better
chance for success. The Republicans
are divided and President Roosevelt
has recently interested himself in try
ing to settle Republican differences.
The national administration fears Cor
man more than any other Democrat
in national public life. because of his
experience and his political ability.
Republican success in Maryland would
be Il distinct defeat to German hence
the great efforts now being made by
the Republicans to capture the state
Both parties have nominated clean
men for governor. There are two
Democratic candidates for Senate,
McComas' seat in the senate. John w
Smith the present Democratic COVER
nor and Is,ldor Rayner counsel for Adj