Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
THE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN RE
GARDED AS A QUIET ONE.
Star Meeting of the Democrats in
Night-Johnson's Activity.
snecinl Correspondence of The Evening Star.

leaders of both parties.
In Cleveland The first days registration
ran almost 1O.0h9 ahead of the first day IN
1903 In Columbus the gain was 4,Goo IN
Cincinnati there was gain of I 900 running
ahead of the unusually high registration OF
1900. In Toledo the gain was even more re-
markable, being at least 6,000 over 1903 and
3 600 over 1900. What this all means Is
something the workers of both parties
would like to know. There was no rush TO
register here, but the voters came steadily
all day. did their duty and went away.
There is little political discussion and not
much enthusiasm shown at the meetings
which are now being held all over the city
Both parties are hard at work and score
of meetings in progress every night.
Mayor Johnson is using his tent and several
halls and the republicans are having Waru
and district meetings.
Democrats Booked to Speak.
The star meeting of the democrats will
be Tuesday night, when Bourke Cochran OF
New York will be here with other speakers
of note. The democrats will endeavor to
make this a more enthusiastic gathering
than that which greeted Secretary Taft last
Saturday evening.
David b. Hill and w. ]. Bryan are also
booked for speeches in Cleveland, though
the latter will not get here till very late
IN the campaign. 80 Idr lDS ueDlOtIdllc
oratory here has been furnished by Mayor
Johnson and his co-workers. Johnson al
ways has a crowd because those who so
are certain there will be something do
ing" His charges against the big corpora
tons of debating republican nominations
and a wind storm that toppled over his
tent were the features this week.
The charges are the same made a week
ago in which he affirmed that there had
been a conspiracy to control taxation in
the county through the county auditor
office. This charge has led to a lively
discussion between party leaders. and CITY
Solicitor Baker Johnson lieutenant. made
q bold move today when he asked TWO
judges of the court of common pleas to
investigate charges of crooked work at the
republican convention of this summer. This
affair promises to cut considerable of a
figure in this campaign.
Johnson Lively Corpse"
Since the campaign has opened the re-
publican leaders are beginning to count on
Mayor Johnson as a pretty stiff opponent
again. After last fall it was duly an
nOunced that he was dead one," and
all that was needed was funeral process
sion and requiem But he seems exceed
ingly lively for corpse, and the repub-
lican leaders already realize that they must
do some hard work to overcome his tactics.
The tax and street car fare questions in
Cleveland have a strong hold on a large
all his attention to them, paying no at
tention to national or state issues. He
leaves the discussion of those themes to
men like John H. Clarke, who is to appear
at many places n the state this fall
The republicans in the state are not much
better off than the democrats as far as
oratorical talent is concerned, except that
there are more republican speakers of note
in Ohio than democratic. Both parties must
depend largely on local talent. But the re-
publicans do not intend to let any one go
hungry for speeches. Scores of them are
booked every day or two, and the state Will
be criss-crossed with tours of various SPELL
binders. Senator Foraker and Speaker Can
rCn are the leaders, with Governor Herrick,
Lieutenant Governor Hardin and Represen-
tative Burton to help the lesser lights take
up the time.
Democrats in Need of Funds.
The democrats in Ohio are in rather bad
way for funds. State Chairman CARRIER has
held several meetings with the executive
committee to discuss this phase of the fight.
With little or no aid from the national
Headquarters the state committee finds it
self in a tight place while the republicans
do not seem to be at all worried as 10
money with which to put little warmth
into a rather frosty campaign.
AS for enthusiasm. the democrats hope
that Mr. Bryan will stir up some when he
reaches Ohio October "A. when he comes
into the buckeye state for one of his famous
swings around the circle, making fourteen
speeches in that one day.
Republicans look for the democrats TO
lose large vote in the cities 10 the so
cialist ticket this party having MADE
steady gains in Ohio for some years 1t Is
especially strong in Cleveland and Cincin-
natl The peoples party also expects TO
draw heavily from Parker, as many OF the
strong silver men say they Will not vote Tor
q gold standard candidate under any con-
ditions 1t is with the hope of converting
this element that Mr. Bryan is to be
brought into Ohio.
one feature of the Cleveland campaign
that never fails TO arouse interest is the "
sue of the bulletins of the Municipal Asso-
ciation which every campaign comes Out
with recommended tons of certain Candidates
and denunciations of others. There Is Hitcii
snecuIation this year as to the. stand that
this association will take. There IS a large
conservative vote in Cleveland that Is
swayed in large degree by the state
ments of this association, which is strictly
pon-nartisan. and in a number of. cases it
has elected or defeated candidates as IL
pleased.
Returns Will Come in Slowly.
That the returns this year from Ohio are
going to be very slow in coming in is GER
tain. While the polls In the larger cities
will close one hour earlier, the new election
law which makes all city officials elected at
the same time as the county. state and ma
tional will so enlarge the ballot and mix up
the count that the compilation Of the votes
will be almost an endless task.
Members of the board of elections express
a fear that all who desire to vote in some
precincts will not get chance unless they
come early. With such a large ballot and
in many cases hundreds of ignorant voters,
the work will necessarily be slow, and IL
there is any rush near closing time some
will be left out. Party leaders are using
this as an argument against the scratching
of the tickets, saying that there will be no
time to do that. and all are being urged to
vote straight one way or the other
Gov. Herrick's Troubles.
One of the most worried men in Ohio just
now is Governor Herrick. who is certainly
having troubles of his own. He has been
attacked on all sides since the last session
of the last Legislature for the position he
took on many questions and for his use of
the veto power which was given to the
states executive for the first time. He has
kept silent during these attacks. but that
he is worried is an open secret. Not only
does this opposition come from the demo-
Gratis. but members of his own party are
ready to knife him.
Senator Foraker is an avowed enemy,
and be ,;erx, H. tl&ava