Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04
OHIO G. 0. P. GLOOMY
Hope Is That Roosevelt Speech
Will Do Much Good.
WHOLE STATE WROUGHT UP
Decided Sentiment That Harding
Has Slim Chance.
PREDICTIONS OF MAJORITIES
Little Change in Congressional Dele
cation Il Consensus of Opinion.
I. G. N. Writes on Situation.
PREDICTIONS OF MAJoRIT1Es

tomorrow night will do q whole lot OF
good.
The hammering the colonel has been
getting in New York and the assorted
charges that have been made against
him by republicans and democrats. alike
have not yet had any apparent effect out
this way. Certainly he is still much of
a popular idol
Wonder What He Will Say.
His utterances tomorrow night, what
ever they turn out to be. will have,
everything indicates. q certain effect
But republican leaders would be better
satisfied IL they were certain of what
Col. Roosevelt Is going to say.
They don't expect him to praise Hard
ing to. the. skies, nor to say anything
definitely or enthusiastically OF the
achievements of Taft, other than he has
done during his many campaign ad-
dresses In New York. Nor do they expect
tial possibilities in 1912, and the effect of
the vote In this state next Tuesday on
the selection of the party standard bear
ers two years hence.
+. So they sort OF figure out that Mr..
Roosevelt will content himself with a
and an appeal to the rank and file of
the party to be regular and push the
ticket through.
But there seems to be a decided feel
ing among both republicans and demo-
Gratis in this section Of the state that
warren g. Harding has no chance to be
elected governor. The splendid fight he
has made against big odds is appre-
ciated to the full, but it isn't suggested
by the big men Of either party that he
has more than gamblers chance of
pulling through. At that. however, the
betting estimate Of HArmon's majority
has dropped from anything over 100000
to between $1,000 and 10000
l talked today with q ;iafge manufac-
turer Of Cleveland, q republican. who. al
though he IL not one of the party chiefs
has certain amount of influence. He
vote the republican ticket this year. with
out q scratch.
About sixty per cent OF the men in my
place Are republicanA" said he Yet ]
happened to see the other day pool on
maJorities they were getting UP at q
dollar q guess.
'sThe drift or opinion on the result next
Tuesday was Indicated by the fact that
sixty-two men had picked Harmon to win
by anywhere from 1900 to Sc. 600. while
a chance on Harding. The highest guess
on his majority was 600O."
After leaving this business man I saw
another "maiorfty pool in one OF the
Cleveland Newspaper Offices. The per-
centages ran about the same.
One of the most optimistic of Cleveland
republicans went up to republican head
quarters in Chicago this week to see
what the wise folks in charge thought of
the situation in Ohio-to get the inside
view Of the fight. He came back with
his smile wiped out and his face yard
long.
What He Learned at Headquarters.
He has been telling his friends ever
since that at republican headquarters the
defeat Of Harding in Ohio, and of Stim-
He has been telling his good republican
neighbors that the boss republicans at the
Chicago headquarters are simply trying
to estimate the democratic majorities in
both those states for their own personal
satisfaction in the cold gray dawn-which
will probably have all other dawns beat
en- to q standstill for coldness and gray
ness-that is to follow election day.
After travelling all over Ohio, talking
with republican and democratic high
lights this week, I have yet to and any
one who. thinks that Senator Charles
election. He is gone as inevitably as the
flowers that bloom In the spring.
ut makes not the slightest difference
whether the legislature Is republican or
or what the proportions are, .
say those who know. "Dick can't come
back"
Senator Burton. who lives in this town,
evidently feels the same way about 1t. He
has indicated that he won't lift finger
for his colleague. Myron T. Herrick is
toned as Dicks possible successor.
Here In Cleveland those republicans
who are friends Of Taft are already be-
ginning to discount the election Of Har-
mon by explaining that 1t won't be such
a blow to the President II Harding is
beaten unless the party also loses the
legislature and additional members of the
House Of Representatives.
In other words these Taft republicans
are prepared by these ant election argu-
ments to protect Taft's prestige against
anything but democratic landslide.
mentioned they simply throw up their
hands and agree that this would come
pretty near to putting the President 'out
Of business.
'In that event. they admit. ''it would
probably be Roosevelt or Cummins
against Harmon for the big race In 1912"
Not much of a change in the Ohio con-
yressional delegation is indicated. Goebel
of the judiciary committee, and reg
ular. Is having hard time. and he is
udTkc dS QOuOLlul. 0Cu. d.
Keller Is also pushed by his democratic
opponent in pretty lively fashion. Other
wise It looks as IL Nicholas Longworth
If Cincinnati, Ned Taylor Of Columbus
Ind all the rest of the republican delega-
ion would be returned.
.Shanes IL the only democrat who ap-
bears to be In danger OF losing his seat.
20 there doesn't appear to be much of q
chance Of q landslide. so far as the con-
yressional districts are concerned, what
.ver may be the result Of the hot fight for
he governorship.
It Is . Lively Time.
With four cabinet officers, the only Iiv-
ng ex-President and q host Of smaller
political fry winding up the campaign in
ohio for the Republicans. and imported
md local talent galore doing the same
hing for the democrats; with charges OF
xraft and corruption made on both sides
ind the republican and democratic can
1idates assaiIing each other personally
here's no one who can say that this
sn't the liveliest before-election perform.
lnce that Ohio has given In many years,
But, as I've tried to point out in these
from the Buckeye state ft in
,ot the spectacular features that make
he campaign 30 full OF interest.
! For the result In Ohio-in a, measure
w itself and absolutely In conjunction
nth the result IN New York-wiIl' blaze
Ne trail th&t leads two years ahead
nfo the future and make easy the way
& the ''inevitables" Of 1914 ]. C N.
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