Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
THE RESULT IN OHIO
Regarded as the Only One Of
Political Importance.
HOW IT rs ANALYZED
INDICATIONS OF THE WEAKNESS
OF JoHNsoN's FOLLOWING.
Germans Chances for Nomination I'm.
proved-McClellan Looming Up
as a Possibility.

Among men of all parties who have ar
rived here today from the states In which
elections were held yesterday there Is an
inclination to regard the results of tie
voting of little political Importance
from a national point of view. The only
exception to this is the result in ONO,
which is looked upon not only as victory
for Mr.. Hanna, but as a declaration that
that state will be for conservatism in the
national campaign and that the voters
there will not be carried away with any
issues that represent the political ideas Of
Johnson.
But even in Ohio the result is one that
has been regarded as necessary in order
not to cause a rebuke to Senator Hanna.
Had the state gone republican by a small
majority the result would have been look
ed on a moral victory for the Johnson
forces and rebuke to Mr.. Hanna. Now
that an old-time republican majority has
been rolled up there the situation is mere
ly regarded as not having changed SO far
as the destinies of the Ohio senator are
concerned.
The democratic gains in the east are look
ed upon as entirely the result of personali-
ties and local issues. That democratic
majorities have been rolled up in New
York and Maryland is regarded the re-
suit of the influences of an off year, New
York city having returned for the time to
it's normal condition. The result in Mary
land is not regarded as any Indication of
what that state will do in the national cam
paign.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Germans
chances for the democratic nomination have
been increased by the result in his state.
What those chances are is a matter on
which there is great difference of opinion
among democrats.
In New York Mr. McClellans big ma
jority in the mayOralty election is regarded
aS ixe1v tn in m m
take place on the national ticket. 1t
was well known that Mr.. Mcclellan would
gladly have taken second place on the
Bryan ticket in 1896 and again in 1900.
When Mr. Bryan was nominated sec
ond time Mr.. Mcclellan was very anxious
to be named as the candidate for the vice
presidency. His friends went to work to
secure that place for him. Many of them
advised him that he would stand better po-
litically in the future If he kept off the
ticket, but he did not take that view OF
the matter 1t is generally believed here
that he will soon be looking forward to a
possibility of obtaining the democratic
nomination for the presidency next sum-
mer. although 1t is generally believed that
very remote possibility for such prefer
ment exists.
So far as the political future of Mr..
Roosevelt is concerned the elections gen
orally are not regarded as having any i'm
portant bearing on his candidacy for the
nomination or for election. The uptown
counties of New York state yesterday gave
increased republican majorities, and gains
were made in the election of republican
members Of the assembly. That is where
the republicans nearly always have to look
for votes to carry the state.
Recalling 1.-Two Years Ago.
The plurality on Governor Nash over
John R. Mclean. who headed the demo-
cratic ticket four years ago was 49023,
and great part of it came from Cuyahoga
county, the home of Mayor Johnson. At
that time Mclean carried by 1,4O0 his home
county of Hamilton. which includes Gin
cinnati. and which yesterday gave plu-
rality of IS 900 against Johnson.
During the past two decades the demo-
Gratis have elected Allen. Bishop. Hoadly
man as secretaries of state and the state
was not considered reliably republican.
Mckinley in 1891 succeeded the last DEM
ocratic governor the state has had, and
then his plurality was small.
Prior to the present election the republic
cans wanted to compare the vote with tina,
of two years ago when the election was for
a full state ticket and members OF tie
legislature the same as yesterday, thinking
they could not show gains on the plurality
of 30, 465 of Laylin. republican, over Blge-
low, democrat. for secretary of state, last
year. and when the latter won the toss
and the vote was compared with that OF
last year for minor state offices, republ1
| can gains or losses were not expected.
Complexion Of Legislature.
Among the deductions of minor persons
about state headquarters and others higher
| in authority about the state house Is the
fact that Hanna's time in the Senate now
will not expire until 1911. two years afte.
| the next presidential term.
More complete legislative returns show
that the republicans have over three
fourths in each branch for the revision OF
the new municipal code, on which Mayor
Johnson made an issue. The senate stands
% republicans, democrats; majority. %.
The house stands 80 republicans. 20 demo-
Gratis; majority, 20. The majority on joint
ballot for United States senator Is 95, or
four times the total democratic member
ship. The constitutional amendments for
all counties to have separate Legislative
representation for the veto power and for
sin gle liability on stock were adODted- and