Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-17
OHIO POLITICS.
Inc Coming Congressional Hurdte
nace-1he Entrfes-The Probable
Wfnners-A Survey Of the Field.
TCOrrespondepca NJ TsAa E,ars,~ g.,
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| aace-1ne BntrfeS-The Probable
wfnners-A Survey Of the Field.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.l
COLUMBUS, o., june Is, 1870.
EDITOR STAR Dear Sir Having had an
opportunity recently of conversing with persons
from nearly every part OF the State in regard TO
| the political situation, L have received some
| impressions in regard to the coming election of
Representatives which have thought would be
interesting to at least portion of your numer
Gus readers, and so venture TO send them.
And first, of the list Congressional district. In
TINS, MI Eggeston will undoubtedly receive the
Republican nomination. MIR. Srader will also
pretty certainly be nominated by the Democrats
An opportunity will thus be afforded these
ANXIOUS and patriotic gentlemen TO settle the
matter OF their contested seat before the people
instead OF in the House, and OF paying their
own expenses, too, instead Of having them borne
| by Uncle Sam. What the result will be, il Isa
little hard to foretell. For, though this district
land also the seeond) went pretty strong for
Pendleton last year, it is deemed safe to count
| upon it for a COED Republican candidate this
year, on account of the accessons TO the party
through the 18th amendment; vet with Mr..
Eggleston as the nominee the full strength of
the party cannot be secured. Many Of its best
and most active members will repudiate him
from the start.
either ticket In the ID district, now repre-
sented by Mr.. Stevenson. That gentleman will
not have as easy time in getting the nomination
seemed to be little hope of the election
| OF the Republican candidate. With the in
or ed respect Of success, he will have pretty
formidable competitors before the nominating
convention. Among them may be named VIM.
T.. Davis, one of the owners OF the Chrouicls
at present pension agent, and Gen. III. b. Ban
ming, lately of Mt. Vernon who, seeing the sue
sess OF carpet bagism in the person OF Mr..
Stevenson, has concluded to try his chances in
the same line. 1t il also believed the Chronicle
would furnish a second candidate, if requested,
in the person of Mr.. Joseph II. Barrett, its edi-
tor IN chief, who il is understood returned 20
Ohio from the Pension Bureau at Washington
| for the purpose OF entering political life. In
addition To these number Of political Micaw-
bers are waiting for something TO turn up, who
would he ready on very short notice to make a
speech TO a nominating convention thanking II
for ''such a distinguished mark of confidence"
etc. But these need not be named in detail. /
regret TO say there seems to be no hope OF
securing the services of either Stanley
Mathews or Judge Hoadley, whom the peo-
| pie of the district would be glad to support.
They decline the doubtful honOrs. On the Dem
ocratic side the candidates are not plenty so far
as hear, nor very strong. The toiling Cary il
still abroad, showing the effete mOnarchies of
Europe what stout pair of lungs, backed up
by assurance will do for a man in America and
he may for the present be counted out. Groes-
beck could have the nomination, il he desired
1t; but his friends propose TO put him in train
| ing for the Presidency, and viii not allow him
to lower the standard OF his ambition, even were
| he so disposed. Other aspirants are two gentle
men familiarly known i'm their locality as Billy
Glass and Ben Churchill; but they don't loom
up very large; IndeeS i Is not % unlikely , t1ss s
| Reform dodge which succeeded so well last year,
| and in this event a conservative Republican
| may be chosen on the Democratic ticket.
Gen. Schenck will, I'm all probability. be re-
nominated by the Republicans in the Sd district,
which il, as You know, one of the closest In the
| State. lie has many strong points, but he has
.ost both goodwill and positive strength in his
own party by his close attention 70 public bust
ness and his Indifference TO the clam If Office
| seekers. Still, he is reasonably sure to carry
his district against either kallandlgham, Lew.
| Campbell. or Durbin Ward, who are now most
prominently mentioned; but should new, ac-
| tive and personally popular Democrat be put
up Gen. ). will be in great danger of defeat.
The 4th district, now represented by judge
Lawrence. will be carried by the Republican
Ioniiree, whoever he may be. Judge L. is recog-
though a little crafty and not certain TO rnzke
good all his promises TO help men to Office. New
ertheless, he is so attentive in the way of sup
plying public documents and garden seeds as TO
partially overcome these obstacles, and his
chances may be considered better than those Of
any other man who can be named just now.
For competitors for the nomination he Is likely to
| have Mr.. McClung, one of the largest farmers in
| the Miami valley, who has had considerable
| legislative experience in the Ohio Assembly,
and is a strong and good man; Judge John A.
Corwine, OF Urbana, and Hon. w. II. West, OF
Bellefontaine, late Attorney General of the
State, who, il is understood lately declined the
Consulship at Rio for the purpose of running
this race. The contest in convention promfseS
to be quite lively from the fact that some of the
| Republican newspapers in the district are
already and strongly opposing the denomination
of Mr.. Lawrence. Donn Piatt's name con-
tnues to be mentioned occasionally in this dis
| trict in connection with Congressional honors;
but the trouble with Dom is that he sloshes
| around too freely with his pen; and, besides he
| is too much of Democrat FOR the Republicans
| and too much of Republican for the Demo-
Gratis. cannot see, therefore, just where he is
| going 10 come in. AS to the Democrats pure
and simple, do not hear that any one OF their
FAMILY Is anxious TO be sacrificed in a cause
which shows so poor prospect for rewsrding
martyrdom.
The 5th district, made immortal by Mungen,
Is sure to send a Democrat,-but not William
this year. He has already served the two terms
allotted to the favored in that district, and must
make way for successor. This may be Alex
| ander Ramsey, of Allen, an old-fashioned,
b-oad-shouldered, oleaginous locofoco; ID. j.
Cullen, of Mercer, who is styled by his ad-
mlrers "the young orator OF the northwest"
Baker, of Seneca; Berry, of wyandotte; Ex-
Representative Frank lie Blond, or any one of
half dozen others who stand ready. In this
district il will be as hard to find a Republican
candidate as il is for the Democrats to find one
in the 18th, and as yet can give you no names.
Mr.. John A. Smith, the present Representa-
tive from the 9th district, is likely to be renom-
mated without opposition, except such as may
be gotten up by Ex-Representative, Ex-Third-
Auditor, Ex Internal Revenue Supervisor
grudge to satisfy AS the district Is Quite close,
Il is probable that Mr.. Smiths law partner ana
competitor in the last race Mr.. Nelson Barrere)
viii want e a second trial on the Democratic
Mr.. Smiths defeat is within the limits Of rea-
sonable probability.
At present it looks as though Judge winans
will be renomnated in the 7th district, as he has
only one prominent competitor, and he is not
regarded as formidable. This Is K. ID. Harrison,
Of this CITY, whose claims for the place based
on his services as Chairman of the Republican
State Executive Committee last year; but when
IL is remembered that the Republican majority
in the State fell of from 900 In 1868 to about
10 600 in 1859, this recommendation can hardly
count for much. Sam. Galloway might be per-
suaaed to take the place on the ticket II neces-
sary for the harmony Of the party, but this con-
tiDgency Is not likely to arise, as the only oppo-
sition TO Mr.. Winans with the party grows out
of his free trade views. This Is not serious
however, and the colored vote may be counted
uIon to swell to respectable proportions the
small majority by which he was elected two
years ago. Franklin being the only Democratic
county In the district. will probably furnish the
opposing candidate, who may be either John
q. Thompson, formerly Chairman Of the State
Central committee, DIR. Trevitt, editor of the
Crisis, the ultra Democratic organ, Amos Law
man, formerly Of the Statesmaa, who is always
willing, or Richard Plantagenet Llewellyn
Baber, who is not only always willing, but
6elcedly anxious. X, r. L. b. is quite char
ar hara and