Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-08
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1t was the design Of the Republican Leg
Flature of OHla IN 1851 ~ 10 ,perpetuate
the power OF The party, by BY ,an Unfair ar
Iangement Of the Congressional districts.
They attemptedt0 cutg1d patchzthBm up
in such a marflieF that the Democrats, al
though fully two hundred thohasand strong
IN the State, to the Republicans two hun
dred and twenty-flpeD Dti1ouBafId, could elect
but two members OF Congress iout,0f nine
teen, their opponents easily taking eAG6tlI-
er seventeen. In their rascally greediness
tor the wholethey entirely Ovefditlthe mat
Yer Tor their owniinfeFests.J Niwould have
eenlngush ibetterJ for. themsas ttBEuaHit.
proved, to have given.the Democrats six or
seven ONggHeSsmenNoptY Y0filtbe nineteen.
Their Twelve Or tlifteen Would then have
been reasonably suTe,or But they spread
their political net over too much ground
for their safety, and cut and pared down
their streng too close in number OF the
districts. TIE defeats they III consequence
Sustained at the frs. elections, were
amusing. For Instance Brother IBsngEg9
gleston, being in the State, Senate thought
he would fxoup a very sure district that.
would send him TO Congress. He was per-.
fectly sensible ofthe necessity of this, and1
did not suppose that any ordinary collee-a
tion of people would vote for him for Con-
gress. He therefore had the Seventh Ward
quietly detached from the Second Districte
IN Hamilton comfy and .tackeh on to tlie.ef
First District the Seventh Ward givingeI
$50 Republican jority, and to that eStentri
strengthening his party. 1tnever occurred,
to the astute Ben. that he thereby placed,
the Second District in jeopardy. But theTi
event prOvedithat Ben.s brilliant stratauys
worked strangely. He failed to get the
nomination for Congress hilnself,S but his
opponent somehow fell short of Mr.. Pen-
dleton LOCO votes, with the Seventh Ward
thrown IN. For the want OF the Seventh
Ward, Mr.. G1rley, the Republican member
in the West End, was beaten by 12o majorlit
iity. With that Ward where would it havoc
been but for ,Ben.s, sharpness, be would
have been elected by POO majority. '' ''-'
In the Third Congressional District.91
which used to be compOsedof Butler, PrebleIs
and Montgomery, they added on Warren
county, with its 1900 Republican majority,
in order toibeat Mr.. .Vallandigbam.r Phat
game succeeded, Mr. Vallapdigham carry
ing the old district. 1t is by no means sure
that it will be repeated this fall by Schenck"
over General Ward. Butler county has .ab
large Democratic poll, and she is stirring
up the district wonderfully. With fair
vote in Warren, aud with the support of the
"boys in blue for General Mard, it will
more than put Warren and Preble to their
trumps TO sustain the charge OF Butler and
Montgomery, ,r .......
I The Fourth District was another great
miscalculation.l 1t was arranged by Mr..
West the member from, Logan,. expressly
for him to 90 to Congress from. He putthe
strong Republican counties of Miami, Lo-q
gan and Champaign with the, Democratiels n
counties of Darke and Shelby. To his as
tonishment old Darke and Shelby, upon
thetirst measure Of party strength, were II
TOO much for the other counties, and beatuI
him in the district. There is every prospect
that the district VIII again disappbint' its
maker this fall.' ~ 0'Hgf1-",3' -I.V I.j13Js
The Filth District the Radicals madezy
Immensely eI ID4femQfiratic, De putting all the
Democratic counties that they could rake
in. so that instead of eleeti6 two OF three 7i
Democratic members it Yopid only choose x
one.
In the Sixth District they cut Off Demo-
cratic Adams from Clerm0ht, Brown and
Highland, and in Its place added two .Re-sb
publican lcounties-Clinton aud, Fayette..
Toitheir astOnishment, the additions they "
had put to it failed TO carry it at itfe tifS6 %
trial, the majorides of glorious old Brown
and GlermGopt being too much for, Clinton. 4,
and Fayette. This is the third vote iii the %
district, and we are confident CoI.HowartB'if
a gallant soldier and gentleman, will beat ~
lIis opponsent i, w. Clark, as badly as he, j,
was beaten n1S62. '-
The Seventh District was especially leue
osIdtO swamp the gallant .DemecraeYi !ofol
franklin. To that county they added on D.,
Greene and Clarke, immense Republican
str0hgholds, good for 2.260 fnsjority9 aiidO
with them Madison giving aiso "a smatldi
Republican majority. To- their, yastonsh7
nent, Mr.. Sam 5. Cox. the Democratic car"
didatF for Cnn opTasSl raf Old EranIIin i,t tlllU