The daily tribune., 1905-11-06
BIG CAMPAIGN
IN ONO CLOSED
Pattison, Democrat, Crowd
ing Republican Aspirant.
However Herrick's Reelection
is Confidently Expected. but
by q Greatly Reduc-
ed Majority.

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Columbus. O.. Nov. e-The polisi.
oAl campaign which closed today has
been ono Of the most interesting aad
exciting the Buckeye state has Wit.
messed in years. The election tomor-
row 10 for . governor and other state
officers. While the issues involved
may be said to be amost wholly local
In character. the fight has attracted
stteution throughout the country for
the chief reason that thoss taking part
IN the light are mostly men Of nation.
81 prominence.
John M. PattisoD, tho democratic
candidate for governor. hsa been
crowding Governor Myfpn T. Her.
rick. who 10 up for reelection. aver,
since the first gun Of the campaign
was fired. With their plurality Of
a56. 900 for Roosevelt last year snd
lis. 900 for Herriok two years ago, tie
republioAns were not looking for much
Of . fight this year. Bat this feel,
Ing Of confidence and absolute certain.
y in the result has been somewhAt
shaken BY the fireoe onslAughts Of the
democrats during the last six weeks.
Not that the rpebulicans admis the
possibility Of defeat. but they realised
that they must get up and hustle or
Herriok's plurality would be cut down
10 figures that would virtually
amount to democratic victory. 3
Herrick's troubles have besn due
mainly to the fact that he has offend.
cd most Of the tsmperance forces and
other organizations IN Ohio shat arc
Interested in the moral uphfs of
things. The pripcipal issue raised
II the fight against the governor
was his sction on she Brannock law !,
) Temperance measure. providing for
local option in resideutial districts
Y ,citie.. Ohio now les town;
ship local opslon Law under which
1000 ont Of nearly i.4oo townships
have voted dry The stats he's .
city local optien lsv. and under it,
provisions mssy Of ths smAlisr cities
Of the ststs hsvs votsd out the opsn
saloon. Under the Brannook law the
residesos portion Of cities can now
drive out the salooa. Tho bill was
originally drawn BY the Ohio Anti.
Lsaaue. an organization Of large
membership and much influence.
Governor Herriok declined 70 sign
the measure until several suesesed
changes had besn made In IT, The
changes apparently were not Of vital
character. bot the Temperance orsaui.
xations immediatsly turned upon The
governor for his alleged uDlswful in.
reference IN legislation and the tight
against him has been kept up with.
out cessation. On the other hand.
the liquor slemsnt. which under nor.
NAL conditions In Ohio 10 allied with
the democratic party. he's turned il
support to Hsrrict and the republican
ticket and thus the alignment Of the
two forces has become clearly defined.
g. Asother Issue The dsmoo ats havs
sissd this year with all the fsres
possible. 10 the charge Of graft. cor.
ruption and bossism. Charge Of
bossisn 10 directed AeAssst George B
Coz Of Oincisnst and the CRY Of grAis
and corruption IL dirsctsd 70 the sans
quarter. rA twe1I fFHtff 2
Well posed pslitioisss 1solsrs
their belief today that Hsrriok will
b rs-elsossd. but ~ ssrestly ~.
duced majority. The election os the
remaisdsr Of the republicsn ticket
appssss asssrs6. ~ the nghs against
Hsrrsok has not szssudsd 70 tbs
candidsass for tie minor o6sc<s. t
IMPROVING - Alya Smith has