Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-01
HEAVY REGISTRATION
All Signs Point to a Big Vote
in Ohio on November g.
PUBLIC NOW AROUSED
BOTH PARTIES EXPRESS Salts
FACTION OVER SITUATION.
Information This Year Of Political Con-
ditions Not Secured by Gus
tomary Close Polls.
PUBLIC NOW AROUSED
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. October 81, 1904.
On the republican side, at least, the cam
paign in this state has shown such activity
in the closing days as to leave little to be
desired in that respect. Both Senator Fair
banks and Speaker Cannon have been greet
ed with immense crowds wherever they have
spoken, and less important Campaign ora
tors have called out audiences very much
larger during the last week than the same
speakers did earlier in the campaign.
The general public shows now sense of
realization that national campaign Is on,
and that it takes an interest in it. The
large registration, wherever registration is
required, Is the best indication of public
interest.
In all the five large cities of the state
more persons are registered for this cleo
ton than at any former election. And this
is true after deducting the number of wo-
men registered. They can vote only for
members of boards of education.
Saturday was the last day of registra-
ton. except for those who were unavoid-
ably absent from home on all four regular
registration days. Such persons may en-
ter their names on the registers by maxi
ing affidavit to this fact on next Saturday.
Both parties claim to be satisfied with the
registration. They ought to be. Certainly
never before was there such general and
spontaneous registration in the state. 1t is
probably also true that never was sys-
tematic effort to secure the registration of
voters less needed. The voters came to the
registration booths with no urging beyond
the usual notices in the party organs.
1t is probably true, however, that local
candidates, of whom there are a great
many this year. because the municipal cleo
tons usually held in April were omitted
IN ha haId with, ln
general elections this month, have consti-
tuted themselves registration agents and
secured the registration of their friends.
If this is true the precinct workers of the
party organizations have been relieved of
work and the party committees of consid-
cradle expense. If this is an effect of the
combination of the local and general cleo
tons 1t was wholly unexpected by the ad-
vocates of the adjustment of the April
elections.
Some Variance Over an ISSUE
Gov. Herrick, whose defense of his use of
the veto on temperance legislation last win
ter in his speeches in the campaign has led
to some criticism from other party lead
ers, who think he should not thus permit
that matter to be an issue in this years
campaign, has called out further criticism
from the same quarter by urging the pas
sage of a ship subsidy measure such as
Senator Hanna desired. In his speech at
hotCupcHNiiit last week he maze lDat point
the tenor of his argument. Not only are
the republicans of the state not agreed
upon that proposition now, but one of their
Leading candidates for Congress, a fellow
townsman of Gov. Herrick, Theo. E. Bur-
ton. is opposing the proposition in his cam
paign. The fact is rather significant as
bearing upon the question of Gov Herricks
nomination for second term next year.
Republicans who were engaged in laying
plans to retire the governor last summer
were known to be in communication with
Mr.. Burton with a view to bringing him
out as candidate against the governor
tor the nomination.. Mr.. Burton is said to
have looked into the matter and declined
their proposition.
Chairman CARRIER of the democratic state
committee has given out no statement as to
what he expects the state to show in the
election result. 1t is not probable that the
committee has been able to make a complete
poll of the state. That is work requiring
more funds than the committee probably
had. OF course, Mr.. CARRIER claims to be-
iievc that the democrats have a chance to
carry the state.
The republicans are announcing no poll
result as such, hut they are more definite.
Probably Chairman Dick has very good in
formation as to the situation in the state,
when he put the republican plurality at
about 10000.
Result of Bryan's Tour.
Bryans trip and the speeches he made
were confined to the counties in which radi-
cal Bryan democrats are in control and so
far as the democrats that were actually ad-
dressed 10y him are concerned, his speeches
probably tended to get them aroused and
interested in democratic success; but
among other elements of the party, by
which the speeches were mainly read the
exact opposite is true.
What strikes them most forcibly in the
situation i'll their party is that the leaders
are pulling in opposite directions as to
many issues which they regard as vital
Chairman Cowkcrd's claim that nine
democratic congressman will be elected in
Ohio seems absurd viewed from this point
Nothing but a republican slump in the
state could result in that. If all the con-
gressional districts in the state about which
there is any doubt whatever, in addition to
the four that are regarded as sure to be
carried By the democrats, should go demo-
cratic. Mr.. Cowkerds claim could not be
realized.
is going the other way Enthusiastically now,
and 1t looks as though every doubtful dis
trict would be carried by the republicans.
That would make the next Ohio delegation
stand just about as 1t does now.
In the twelfth, the sixth and the third
districts the chances for republican success
seem to have improved decidedly in the last
two weeks. The republicans seem to be
gaining confidence as they gain enthuS1-
asm, while on the democratic side much
seems to have been lost with their self
confidence in view of the apparent inability
of the leaders to get together on the prin-
cipal issues.
The republicans are now even claiming
one of the four sure democratic districts.
They are offering to bet even over in the
seventeenth district that former Congress-
republican candidate there, will defeat j.
E. Hurst, the democratic candidate.
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