Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-02
HOT FINISH IN OHIO
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mendation is made; both candidates are
equally acceptable.
The LIQUOR mans league, however, makes
10 division of favor. 1t indorses the demo-
cratic ticket entirely. The municipal asso-
citation Is expected to indorse majoi.y
of the democratic legislative ticket. but Will
oppose johnson on the proposition TO Dono
the city for an electric lighting plant
John H. Clarke. in an authorized inter-
view says he expects to be elected senator
to succeed Hanna by a majority of ten on
joint ballot The republicans say they ex-
pect rather a larger majority than that Tor
Hanna. Both claims are supported by
plausible enough arguments.
Democrats Must Have Independents.
The democrats must secure the great in
dependent vote to win, while the repubn-
cans have only to cinch their own normal
majority So the contest is not an even
one through the state.
Here in Cleveland. however. the fight IS
much fairer and the result will rather &C
curately measure the fighting abilities OF
the two principals.
Here the single tax of the mayor and the
ship subsidy of the senator do not figure
The personality of the two men is the issue;
For either man victory will be personal
triumph and defeat personal blow Inc
fight Is between Hanna and Johnson.
Clarke and Herrick are far In the back
ground; one is merely Johnson's man ana
the other Hanna's.
All sorts of canards are expected by to-
morrow and many are the exhortations to
the faithful not to be led astray by shallow
devices of the enemy. The repuDilcans
think they have already nailed one such eff
fort. About the middle of the week bogus
checks were sent number of voters, to be
cashed, as the accompanying note read, the
day before election. ''--' ''
1t is claimed the democrats sent the
checks, thinking that every man who re-
ceived such a check and found the day be-
fore election that he had been duped would
insist on voting the democratic ticket as a
rebuke to those who had deceived him.
Other equally superficial devices are ex-
pected to trap the unwary.
Herrick's Amusing Mistake.
Col. Herrick made an amusing mistake in
his campaigning Thursday evening. He
was scheduled to make an address in a tent
in the east end of the city. With a great
flourish he drove up in front of the tent
crowded with people, alighted and was just
entering the canvas arena when an unfa-
miliar sound reached his ear.
Some one, whose voice he did not recog-
nize. was denouncing the ship subsidy and,
horror of horrors, the people were cheering
the sentiments. Only momentariiy was the
colonel disconnected, however. for he quick
ly discovered that he was about to enter
the wrong tent.
His tent was several blocks farther along,
and that at which he had stopped was one
of the democratic tents. Solicitor Baker
was the speaker. and he was at his favor
lite amusement of holding Hanna up to ridi-
cule for his advocacy of the ship subsidy
bill.
In this connection 1t is suspected that
Hanna is as sick of the ship subsidy in this
campaign johnson is of the single tax.
One is as much an issue as the other, and
neither makes Its advocate any votes. Con-
gresham Theodore E. Burton, whose pop
ularity In this city and county is far
greater than Hanna's, is openly opposed to
the subsidy bill and says SO every time
he makes an address
Counter Accusation.
1t has been suggested that If Hanna and
Johnson were in South Carolina instead Of
here in Ohio, and showed there the same
animosity, there would be things doing at
once. The cries of bury Hannaism and
bury Johnsonism, heard daily, would have
some naturalization in fact.
The other day Hanna said he hoped some
day to become as rich as Johnson, to which
the latter replied at a meeting soon after
that the senator was already fifteen CT
twenty times as rich he, but that he did
not pay half as many taxes.
Chairman Salen's preliminary forecast ID
very conservative in tone. He says Hanna
Is already as good as defeated, and Re
hopes johnson may be elected; the chances
are very bright. He counts on the dissatis-
faction with Hanna among republicans and
Independents throughout the state. The
democratic claim for this county is 10000.
Half that plurality Is nearer the popular
judgment.
The German Central Bund. an organiza-
ton very powerful in politics. this week
passed on the candidates on the county
ticket, and advised its friends in favor Of a
majority of democrats. This Is considered
important for Johnson, for early in the
campaign the republicans made a strong
effort, apparently successful at the time. to
win the German vote away from the mayor.
Mayor Johnson has often been called
phenomenally Successful mixer" having
an ordained minister and former saloon
keeper in his administration at the city
hail. 1t may be an illustration of the same
trait that he now has the Anu-Saloon
League the Liquor Mems League and the
German Bund united for majority of his
ticket in this county.
Late in Ascertaining Result.
The speaking in this city will not close
till IL o'clock tonight. and the work of in
teresting voters not till the polls close to-
morrow afternoon. Probably never in the
history of the state and county has there
been so much splitting of tickets suggested.
The independent vote will be very heavy,
and the election officers will have in many
cases an all-night job figuring the returns.
In case the election is close the result will
not be known till very" late. perhaps not till
the next day.
Every effort has been made on both sides
to make this scratching of tickets general
The appeal has been constant for the dis
satisfied of each party to join even for this
one fight the ranks of the opposing party.
The appeal has doubtlessly had its effect
and the result will be much complicated as
a result.
The question is often asked, now that the
election is at hand, what will become of
Hanna shall he lose this fight and be forced
to relinquish his seat in the Senate of the
Irnitad Sta fas No one can answer.