Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-10
STRIKE WORRIES PARTY
IRON WORKERS IN OHIO DISTRICT
DISTURB CHAIRMAN DICK.
Striking Workmen in Three Counties
Liable to Affect Republican Vote
-Bryan's Letter.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

The continuation OF the strike OF the IRON
workers in the Mahoning valley is begin
ming to worry Chairman Dick of the re-
publican state campaign committee. 1t
has been in progress for several months,
and instead of a settlement 1t promises to
grow more serious. The state arbitration
board has been trying to bring the leaders
together but SO far has been unable to Sc
cure a hearing. The industries involved are
in Mahoning, Stark and Columbiana coun-
ties, which form now one of the most i'm
portant iron-making districts in the United
States. The striking workmen are organ
lied in the Amalgamated Association OF
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers.
These counties compose the eighteenth
congressional district, which repeatedly
sent William Mckinley to represent 1t IN
Congress Ordinarily it Is good for falr
republican plurality, and when there are
no labor troubles on and protection Is an
issue is generally good for republican plu-
rality of five six thousand. The iron
workers form the bulk of the republican
vote and they are easily disaffected by such
a disturbance as this. If they do not vote,
or are led to scratch the republican ticket,
the result in the district will be In DOUBT
For this reason Senator Dick is anxious
to have the strike differences adjusted be-
fore the election, but there is little hope
now that they will be. The situation ADDS
another doubtful district in the Ohio con-
ever, that Mr.. Kennedy, the present repub-
lican representative and candidate for re-
election, will be returned to Congress. so
far there has been no rioting in the strike
at least none serious enough to call FOR
the intervention of troops. Should the feel
ing reach that point before election day, the
result could not be foretold.
Bryan Sends Letter.
William ]. Bryan has written a letter
fbrt,lph Chairman Ga rbpr of the
democratic state committee, presumably on
request to the silver democrats of Ohio
urging them 70 support Judge Parker and
the democratic candidates for Congress.
which has made many of the democrats of
the state mad as hornets and is of doubtful
value in the line in which it was intended
by Chairman CARRIER. Mr.. Bryan states
very plainly that on the money question
Judge Parker is just as bad as President
Roosevelt, but adds that there are some
ether things for which Judge Parker stands
that are very desirable and to which Presi-
dent Roosevelt is opposed
Ii Is proposed to bring Mr. Bryan into the
state to make speech or two later in the
month, but since this letter has come out
and the many similar statements that he is
making N his western speeches have been
published, there are consultations among
democratic leaders to whether 1t would
not be just we'll to keep Mr.. Bryan out
west, where the free silver doctrine is more
acceptable IN the democratic Camp-dt least
not bring him into Ohio.
With Saturday night the time limit with
in which petitions for the nomination of
state tickets must be presented to the sec
rotary of state ended. Six full state and
electoral tickets are qualified for admission
to the ticket and Secretary of State Laylin
will certify them to the county election
boards at once. Owing to the combination
of the general with the local elections the
state ballot will be larger than ever before
resembling ordinary sheet n
size. 1t must be large enough to contain at
least 240 names-in some places more-be-
sides the party emblems at the top of the
ballot Printed on the ordinary paper, thirty
OF the ballots will weigh a pound, SO that
the cost of the states paper bill on this
election will be enormous.
Ticket influence Overrated.
Though the nomination of state populist
and socialist-labor tickets Is generally look
ed upon as a disadvantage to the demo-
Gratis, its effect is probably overrated. For
merly the strength of the populists in Ohio
was considerable, but now it is almost
nothing. In 1895 j. S. Coxey of Common
veal fame, candidate of that party fer
governor, received 52,675 votes. The year
before that the party had polled almost as
many, but since that the strength of the
organization has rapidly dwindled away.
In 1900 there were only PSI populist votes
cast in the whole state and since then no
NOMINATIONS nave Deen maze until now.
The socialist-Iabor party polled last year
only 2,071 and the highest number ever
cast in the state by that party was 5. 7E,
in 1893 1t seems safe prediction that
both of these parties will not together poll
more than 6,O00 votes this year.
The opposition to the nomination of
Governor Herrick for a second term next
year, which promised last week to ,econie
q troublesome question for the republicans
in the present campaign, seems 70 have
been quoted down by the announcement of
Representative 7. Z. Burton of Cleveland
that he will not only not be candidate Tor
the nomination against Governor Herrick,
but will stand for the governor for u Sec
ond term. This is taken to mean That He1-
resentative Burton has looked over the field
of opposition to Governor Herrick and
found that it is not promising enough TO
tie to. 1t is well known, however, that Mr..
Burton is not friendly to Governor Herr'ck.
1t dates back to the last congressional
election, when Mr.. Burton and Senator
Hanna had some matters of difference tnat
came near leading to the refusal of Colonel
Burton to be a candidate for another term
in Congress.
Opposition to Herrick.
From Cincinnati comes the report that
George B. Cox is opposed to the nomina
ton of the governor. So far as Cincinnati
politics is concerned, Gov. Herrick has
acted in harmony with Mr.. Cox, but Cox
bases his opposition upon the fact that, as
he sees it. the governors lack of political
sagacity makes him too dangerous a man
for the party to venture into a campaign
with in such an off political year as next
year promises to be in this state.
With the second week Of the campaign in
this state more activity Is apparent on the
republican side here Senator Foraker and
Speaker Cannon are billed to speak here
within the next two weeks, and prepara-
lions are being made for demonstrations on
each occasion fitting the men. The opera
tons Of the republicans indicate an increase
in the committee exchequer from some
source. Preparations are being made to
move the republican college students to
their homes to vote. There are probably
g. coo such students entitled to vote In this
state four-fifths of whom are republicans.
They are to be given transportation to their
homes.
The democrats are at loss to under
stand John r. McLean's course in the state
campaign. So far he has done nothing
even failed to appear to preside at the OPEN
ing meeting. He usually comes to Cincin-
natl to reside for time during a state
campaign, but he is still away from the
state 1t was expected that since the party
is in line with him On the money question
he would show more activity Some are so
unkind as to intimate that his lack of inter-
est arises from the fact that there is to be
no senatorial election In Ohio until 1909.
At the republican state headquarters they
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