New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-17
OHIO.
THE PROSPECT OF THE COMING STATE ELEc-
TION-rHE POLITICAL SITUATION IN ALL
rup CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.


very little interest in the state as YET except among
IT,, a,,a,a, Tor nominations and their immediate
,,onas Tn. ,reyalent apathy most noticeable among
tba pe,ubcans many Of whom express great dssats-
faction with the action and nonacton OF congress-
They seem 70 have been 80 conVDeeu 'nat OonsroSs
would do nothing by the way the mrs, 8" moh'n' VI
the sesson were wasted THAT they never troubled them
selves TO inquire what was Accompanies during 'ne
last ak weeks and 80 fail to give that muchaDused
body credit for the large amount oil Valuable "orS"
reaiIv did The Democrats especially in doubtful dls-
,rcts ara more active The chance Of gaining two or
tbre embers OF Congress and here and there Datch OF
county officers has set them pretty 'iBorouSiSa' "oA
thus early i'm the canvass. The Indifference ekhiD-
tied among the Republicans VIII disappear IN
all the closely-contested counties peiore 'no
o,ec,ions Int here in the Western Reserve,
where our maorites Overwhelming, IL VIII propapv
continue The state naturally exces but htte
interest for this the year to elect Gov
amer The State ticket is Secretary OF state anu
other minor officials. In spite however OF much CRU
csn and GOODNESS in the Republican strongholds' our
friends are confident that will carry the state Ny
from 5000 to 10000 majority, with the hepof the new FIJI
toentb Amendment votes, which viii count for 1900 or
5000 In all probability the Republicans Will lose one or
two Congressman this ought not to be set down a.
foreoone conclusion for with vigorous and united effort
in the doubtful districts Republican delegation from
Ohio in the XLIId Congress could he maintained at s
present strength The situation I'D 'he seYe
congressional Districts U.s. far ~ can learn IA to
lows
In the lat District which elected p W strader tDem}
two years ago by majority Of 2l no nominations nave
heep made IL is not certain Mr.. Strader VIII DE
again the Democratic nominee, but whoever Ia n0mhau
by the Democrats will he pretty sure to beat benjamin
Eggeston who is regarded certain of the Repqoicah
nomination He was beaten in 1863 ana hothhg mas oc
Cured since to improve HIS prospects , =.
In the lid District Job T. Stevenson CRepuDllcan VINO
had Avn majority two years ago, has declined renOhlh
ton The candidates spoken OF Gen. Banning and A.
f. Perry the Republican side, ana among inc Deiho
Of tbe state Senate and 3 r. Cary, who tried che
workngmens dodge IN 1868, after desoitlhg hs Paly
and was deseryedly beaten This is counted upon Dy our
friends as a safe Republican District but 1t figures also
in the list of those our opponents nope TO % Sored
District includes part or CINCINNATI anu the cooieu
The Republicans the ND District have Just unan
mousy repominated Gen. Robert G. Schenck IN spite or
his nosye withdrawal and he il acknowledged 90 be
the only who can possibly save tue we
Democrats it il thought that he cannot refuse 20 run III
view of the preston Of the constituency
he has long represented His c9mPetilors WIZ pI9Da
sChenck was elected in 1868 by majority OF 46, hut is
FALL at the Gnbernat0ral election the Democrats nad
about the same majority in the counties comprising te
District the District. at best must lie counted as
doubtful. - .oo -
jority at the Congressional election He Is cahn
date denomination. but Is having hard nght WIN
bitterness shown. 1t feared that these qateis VIII
not healed before election, whoever is nomihatod
The Democratic candidate is f. j. Mchnnle, Iofihef
member vi Congress
The WITH District, represented by the repudiator
Mungen il hOpee-sy Democratic the majority pong III
the neghborhood OF $500 G. p. Lawson secured the
Democratic nomination on wednesday; aiter ,ilu
pirans The Republicans have not held thelt ooh'ehon
The With District Republican Convention renominated
the present member, j. A. smith, last week. wheregpon
the pretense of some injustice done them smith ony
had 33 majority 10 Ts ana ndSSs "g friends viii
OF third and IL now likely that smith VIII
withdraw In the difficulty IL aIncably settled the
district must be set down ~ doubtful at best
There il some trouble too among the Republicans in
the yh D S y%ass S ThS + 4%%
the Proeettonist and has pr1den, Slthdra%n ron
Wacot K d. Harrison and other men OF local influence.
effort is talked of to induce samuel sheiabarge the
ground that he alone but bis failing health will
probably prevent him from doing So The Democratic
whose chief e CONF Competitor is r P t. Baber former
Johsonized Republican of some local notorlety Inc
makes the Democra Is confident OF carrying it in the
Fail: but they fail to reckon the important reinforce
ment Of from 200 to 800 coored voters which we have
received by virtue Of the Suffrage Amendment. The
district it, believe safe any In the State except
three four, and 10 dOuby 50 now we nave got rd OF
The Democrats in tho With District have again nomi
mated the renegade James f. Hubbe, which shows that
they hopes of success He is the weakest man
they have chosen and since he deserted the Repub
lican party four they have allowed him every
year fot himself upon them for some ONCE, but hey
are always shrewd enough to put him up for something
that chance OF getting. Gen. john Beatty Is
pretty sure denomination from the Republicans His
chief opponent is Cen r. Brnkerhoh. who Ia snaking
pusb As an avOWed free trader
The Democrats carried the IXth District in 1863 by
16i5 majority and Will be likely to Ienominae their
ever strong hopes Of redeemng the District They
nominated the best man they have Charles Foster
In no district in the state will there be more vigorous
work done by the Republicans than in the Xith
The Xth, Ashley's old District, elected Truman Hoag
Democrat. to the present Congress It vii be remem,
Mr. o.ytaH aafh asst he "A
difficulty carrying the District by nearly 5000 major
y. DR.. Peck, the present member VIII be renomiDated
The XIth District is safely Republican The ma
jority two years over 1000. John T. Wilson,
who represented the District for two TERMS is not
didae for denomination and Joseph Bradbury, now in
the state LEGISLATURE, Is likely to take his place The
The XIith is the heaviest Democratic District in Ohio
the majority being about $500 Phadelph Van Trump
who represents the District popular, and
having hard and probably losing fight for the nom-
nation His opponents are A. T Waliing. Judge EsteI
and Mr. Grswold 1t is of consequence who is likely
TO have the empty honor OF running on the Republican
Gen. Geo. W. Morgan will again represent the xIIIth
District which he carried years ago by majority of
nearly 1900 The Republican candidate Is the Hon e.
The XVIII is close District II was carried by Mar
tin Welker in 1868 by but 6G2 majority, and, believe
went Democratic at the State election last Fall Our
get walked up 30 that a full vote il poiled
The &Nth District gave L. Ii. Moore $50 majority in
Horton of Megs COUNT, an old memSer and Col
Van Worries Of Athens rivals for the nomination The
Democrats have nominated John Cartwright. The Dis
trict will DO close and must be counted as somewhat
doubtful.
Judge Binghams District the XVIth we are in dan
OF losing. His last maoritY 49, and he 4,
thought 10 be the only Republican who carry the
District Nevertheless there are a bakers dozen OF
county politicians who striving for the nomination.
and there IA some danger that they will slaughter him
and lose the District to crafty their ambition Many OF
them would be glad to him killed and out their
way In the future at the cost Of having Democratic
member for the next term.
In the XVIIth District Judge Jacob A. Amber now
serving ms nrst term VIII he tenomnated and reelected
as before, by majority OF not far from 5000
Inc RepuDncans or the ANlllth (Cleyeland) District
have renominated VIM H. Epson. His majority will be
IN the nelghDornood OF 900 IL. b. Payne will probably