Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
VERY HOT CAMPAIGNS
Contest in Ohio Sharpest
Since Civil War.
OENTERS IN CLEVELAND
ALL THE LEADING CANDIDATES
LIVE THERE.
Election Of a United States Senate,
and Reforms In State Laws
at Stake.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, october 7.-Of all
the campaigns in all the years since the
civil war there has never been one in which
greater interest is evinced or which prom
ises to create more excitement before lts
close than the campaign now being waged
for the governorship Of Ohio. and for what
is still a greater prize, the seat in the
United States Senate now held by that
maker Of Presidents and dean OF political
managers. Marcus A. Hanna.
Cleveland is Of necessity a center of po-
litical interest this fall. Being the home OF
every leading candidate on both tickets 1t
has been intimated that it was more of a
Cleveland than an Ohio campaign, but the
voters do not seem to be taking any less
interest on that account. The fact that
Myron T. Herrick. the republican candidate
for governor, and Tom L. Johnson. his dem
ocrauc opponent, are both residents Of the
forest city would be enough to create more
than q passing interest here, but when 1t is
known that John H. Clarke, the man who
aspires to Hanna's seat is practtcing at
torney In the city to which the great friend
and hacker Of Mckinley has brought some
fame, this interest is increased many fold.
Naturally both parties want to win in the
city where their candidates reside, and the
campaign here promises to be at white heat
for the closing two weeks OF the campaign
when both Johnson and Hanna will stay
right at home and work as they have never
worked before to bring the voters to their
way Of thinking.
The Work Done to Date.
johnson, with his circus tent outfit, has
been campaigning over the state for the
past three weeks and the three H combina-
tion-Hanna, Herrtck and Harding-started
out on a special train tour Of Ohio a week
ago.
Meetings are held somewhere every day.
frequently three towns or more being
made by each Of the tourists inside the
twenty-four hours Johnson says he in
tends to speak in every county of the state,
and at the rate he is now going he will ac-
complish that feat. No matter what poll
ucians may think of Johnson or his ideas
they will all admit that as campaigner
he has opened their eyes. No such a whirl-
wind political speaker has ever appeared
in Ohio before
With his circus tent in charge Of a corps
OF men hustling from place to place. John
son IN his automobile, carriage, special train
or by slow freight. rushes from town to
town at speed that has already put on
the sick list several Of those who have
tried to keep pace with him. He stops at
no obstacles. When he has made q date
ne keeps It some way. Already he has
spoken in towns where no campaign orator
has appeared for years because railroad
accommodations are poor The result has
been that the residents turned out en-
masse. Schools were closed, workmen took
holiday and the farmers came from miles
to get glimpse Of the man who has sprung
into prominence politically in SO short
time. At some Of the places other speakers
aid johnson, but often they are unable to
appear, and the apostle Of Scent fares has
to NIL out the program. This he always
does to the satisfaction Of the crowd. He
never seems to be tired, though other mem
bers OF his party are dying for Sleep John
son, getting his sleep when and where he
can, eating his lunches at a counter or
under tree by the road side, is always in
good humor and never happier than when
some one in the audience asks him uues-
tions.
John n. Clarke's Campaign.
John H. Clarke is also campaigning, part
of the time with johnson and part of the
time by himself He is an eloquent speaker
and goes after Senator Hanna rough shod
on the ship subsidy bill and other national
issues.
Clarke's voice has been troubling him. and
recently the physicians discovered bronchial
affections, SO that he has had to go easier
1t Is feared that he may have to cancel
many of his dates. So far the democrats
nave had no speakers except Johnson and
Clarke and the democratic candidates, but
other speakers are to start out pretty soon
Among them is Clarence Darrow who is to
be sent among the miners in southern Ohio
In and around Grosvenor's district These
miners are dissatisfied with present condj-
tions and the democrats hope to make
gains in this heretofore strongly republican
locality.
While Johnson has drawn unusually largo
crowds he has not had any the best of the
Hanna, Herrick and Harding combine This
trio has met with one continuous ovation
so far on its trip. Senator Hanna of
course is the star and makes the principal
address at each place. He has been hand
ling johnson very roughly, and at times has
shown a bitterness that was not noticed in
previous campaigns. Herrick, who Is well
known throughout Ohio as a banker. makes
g good impression. He is not a good public
speaker, but as a mixer he has few EQUALS.
Harding. the Marion editor who is Her.
rick's running mate, Is witty and eloquent
and makes great hit. General Dick, who
is managing the republican campaign, has
already secured a long list of prominent
men to aid in the campaign, and a brighter
galaxy of political stars has never been
booked than is scheduled for the closing
weeks of the fight. Secretary Shaw will be-
gin the work at Cleveland next Saturday
night, when the republicans expect to open
the local campaign with a grand flourish of
trumpets.
Difference in Campaign Methods.
A comparison Of the campaign methods
OF the two parties shows wide difference
The democrats. guided by johnson, are de-
voting almost their whole attention to
state issues, while the republicans are try
ing to ignore the state issues as much as
possible and place the stress Of their argu-
ments on the need Of returning Senator
Hanna to the Senate and keeping things as
they are. The political maxims of Senator
Hanna have become by-words among re-
publicans, and on all sides one hears the
cry, Let well enough alone" Hands of, y
Stand pat" and the other terse express
sions that the Junior senator has made IA
nous.
Johnson Is waging a fight on the taxation
laws OF Ohio and Is urging the voters to re-
pudiate at the polls the code bill for the
government Of Ohio cities that was passed
at the extra session of the legislature last
fall. He also attacks the members of the
corporations, and charges them, republi-