New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
OHIO.
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN-sKEEcH OF THE
NEW CANDIDATES.

OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN-sKEEcH OF THE
NEW CANDIDATES.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 22.-The campaign is no" now
fairly opened and all is activity in political circles
has been 80 long noted for certain prominent r., a.
men, whose names are familiar 20 'ne IN Everv-
would be superGuous 10 speak OF them III 49, Io,,es A
body kI,ows who Robert C. schenok Is VINO ,a,,
= =, -, . Rneham, and Samuel sheh"
har,or aud others who have made ther ihaiN ~ no
tional ,G,rs But there happens 10 DC TINS o l,
upus,alv large number of new candiuatoe io O' - .
few lines descriptive Of the records anu anu ~ tes may
various districts Of rls,ern ,nS r1'rS readers
prYpe Interesting in the Isl District running where
ne new H1eston has heretofore seemed so long TO
hsy prescrptive right TO the candldacy Is aaron f.
Perry formerly editor OF re TraT S. md seSnentiv
snd for many years past one OF the caag lawyers oV
d. he and GOV DenuisOn law partners then, Tor
nsnv wears he aud Judge Alfonso TAFT now OF the SUI
accomplished lawyers aud scholars in the Vest gOOd
a. of partial deafness; but is likely to
aTd III, disadvantage in the House Of representative.
Gr Perry /, the strur St candidate the strict has had
for MANY gcars. Re is opposed by Milton sayler a
tr, adycnflre- of considerable capacity who began
Meas "a Republican and member ot the Young Men 5
CHRISTIAN As.0ciauoH, but Subsequently found II to ms
Hen,l uisrl alike and Las for some time been looking
f"rvar 10 his nominations being beaen unfairly laS his
fe IA loeel Two wears ago, by W T. StladCr, the sit
uIg ncnier He is q man of considerable ability but
No eor1narSar can be instituted between him and Mr.,
Perry. and ID scarcely possible that Mr.. Perry can fail
a. overcome the last adverse majority oi 2ll ,,.
Win b. NsCune tie Republican candidate in the lNtb
District has hec ctOtorc held any national ONCE OF
been prominent save in state politics. He was hrst
elccd to the lower House OF the Ohio Legislature in
Ie0 suhse0ucuty served I'm the state Senate and has
since beer member " the state Board OF Agriculture
and for t.go wears waists President He is practical
farmer ana a man of means residing at Troy, Miami Co
lie 90 succgeI Judge William Lawrence, VINO hds AZ
really served three terms and opposed 10y Hr. - r.
M~kinny, who was elected 70 Congress during Dem
ocratc rc7lsion in 1892 through tine eXefuOns OF tt
kepubi,an candidate, AttOnC yGenera West, who sue
ecCdcd in sending out front during the month oI
two before the election about thousand recruits, ant
was beaten by nearly 500 votes
In theIXtn District Charles Foster is running. HC
was born Seneca County, where he has always lived
Was brought up merchant, and is now one OF The
most cu,erprising business men in Northern Ohio
Always a frank, outspoken Republican. lie is kind anC
courteous all WHO come in contact with him. DURING
tue war none exceled HIM In his efforts to sustain the
Government, help the soldiers in camp or field
while his lavish expenditure OF means TO support tS
families Of absent soldiers is unquestlOned ms Know
edge Of public affairs is extensive; indeed 1t Is believed
there Is no man III his dsIllct Detter Quned 70 leiIOrt
tie duties OF the office than himself Among lereha
indeed all ciaSseS-his word Is as good as ms pOhu
lie las never hed an ONCE nor asked lor Oei anu Oul
accents nomination at the urgent aud unanimous
request Of MS friends IN both parties ONO VIII surely
honor herself by Senulng hln congress MS opponent
Dickinson, the present incumbent is now under an III
In the XIIth district which is hopeessy Democratic
by majority Of nearly 5000, Gen. Charles F. Brown II
1ri irosn viii polt as many Votes "a any RqpublicaI
candidate could in that District being popular both OF
account of his personal qualities and his war record H'
was born in Cincinnati in 1884 and at 16 entered Miam
University and graduated In 1854 He studied law
In 1859 uc returned 10 Ohio and opened office in Chilli
cotne In lS5l he commissioned a Captain and wa:
ued 10 the esd Ohio Infantry; was under Gen. Pope
I'm the capture Of NeWMadrid aud Island No 10; was
In the siege OF COTnth and engaged AZ luka and al
Cornth, 1SGl For gallant ana solddierly con
duct in these engagements Capt Brown particularly
mentioned in the official reports He promoted to
MAYOR for meritOrOus conduct March 90 1853, and u
Northumberland May Il, 1868. De commanded the
regiment in the Atlanta campaign and was engaged al
tie Snake Creek Gap, Resaca, Dallas, and kenesaM
Mountain. On July y, in front Of Atlanta he lost Iii
left leg and while recovering from his wound served al
Provost Marshal of the Eighteenth Ohio District HI
WAS promoted to Colonel June g. 1865, and subse
Queny beveted 81 igadieTeneral, TO date from Marc
IL. 1865 for gallant and mertorous conduct in the cam
paigu before Atlanta, Georgia"
In the XIIIth District Chas. W. POtwin, a banker Q
Jauesyile and "a strong before the people,
running against Gen Geo w. Morgan and will, leas
make serious inrOads MOrgans last majority OF owe
1,tOO
In the XVIII District Prof. James Monroe, formerl
OF Oherln College, and lately United states Consul
Rio JauerO, Brazil, has been nominated. PrOf. Monf(
is seGccedingy popular in the District, and is stron
Before his appointment to Brazil he had been fC
years member OF the Ohio State Senate, whel
he was always prominent.