The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-20
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
Congress.

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candidates are the present Representative,
Hon. Milton Sayler, and State Senator, VIM.
T. Forrest. Judge Forrest opened his cam
paign first and got in some pretty lively
work before the return of Mr.. Sayler from
Washington. A few days ago when Sayler
arrived he found that Forrest had made
some inroads in his strength and started in
for hard work. Usually he is remarkable
for neither speed nor industry, but he has
lost no time since his return, and his work
has been as effective as untiring. 1t is
pretty safe to say that If the convention
were held to-day he would be
renominated by good round majority. On
the other side the feeling is most decided in
favor of Judge Longworth. Republican
leaders somehow feel confident that he can
carry the District, and among all classes in
the party there is wish for him to make
the race. The feeling amcng Republicans
that the District can be carried is not baseG
altogether in the hope that Judge Long
worth can be induced to run. They be-
lieve that with any first-rate man who
can poll the whole strength of his party,
and draw upon the independent element,
either Sayler or Forrest can be beaten.
SECOND DISTRICT.
The contest on the Republican side is be-
tween Ex-Gov. Thos. Young, Hon. Josiah
Kirby and Mr.. Henry Kessler The latter
is not making a fight for the office, but evil
dently can have the nomination if he de-
sres it. The Republicans are for him and
Kirby. Gov Young was made candidate
| by the Enquirer. His name as a candidate
| first appeared in the columns of that paper,
and the enthusiasm for him and feeling
| that he must be nominated was worked up
mainly through the same medium. Conse-
quently Gov. Young is stronger i'll the Dem
| ocratic party than his own. His associations
are mainly with Democrats. If nominated
he will poll large Democratic vote and
lose largely in his own party.
For the Democratic nomination
the candidates are Hon. John A.
Shank, Gen. Banning, present Representa-
tive, and Hon. Len. A. Goss, with strength
about in the order named According to
the old apportionment there would be one
hundred and twenty-three delegates in the
Second District Convention, requiring
sixty-three for nomination. Of these,
with Convention now according to the
present sentiments in the wards and town
ships, Shank would get to start off some
thing over fifty votes; the remainder will be
divided between Banning and Goss, with
Banning the stronger, now that Hoffman
and his influence have been shifted
from Goss to Banning 1t isn't probable,
however, that Hoffman will be in the Con
vention, as his ward doesn't indorse him
much of late Shank's supporters are
among the most reliable men in the Dis
trict, and if nominated he will draw largely
from the substantial business elements of
the opposition, especially if his competitor
should be a man whose reliance is on the
hummer classes. The drift Of sentiment is
in his favor in nearly all the wards.
County Officers.
SHERIFF.
On the Democratic side Ex-Mayor John
ston is put down as a leading candidate, but
he insists that it is too soon yet to begin
work. Horatio Brewster, of the present
Sheritfs office, Henry Narwig, Simon
Wolfstein, Charles Eckert and Joseph Tie
man are also candidates, and are all getting
in their work. On the Republican side
George Webber, the Main-street iron mer-
chant Tom Taylor Lew. Wei eel and John
Mackey are the candidates most frequently
mentioned Weitzel is doing the hardest
work and Webber seems to have the most
natural strength. Tom Taylor has many
friends who argue that he was rightfully
elec ed before and made gallant fight for
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nomination.
DR.. Maley (not unknown to fame) and Dr.
Henry Watson are the Democratic aspirants
DR.. Carrick, DR.. c. L. Armstrong, Dr. W. T.
Dunlap and Dr. M. Cassat are the most
prominent candidates for the Republican
nomination. DR. Armstrong is an indus
trious worker, but DR.. Carrick is popular
man and may be successful.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
The Democrats seem to concede the nomi-
nation to Mr.. Lew. Irwin, present incum-
only names we have heard mentioned for
the Republican nomination.
PROBATE JUDGE.
Judge Matson, present incumbent, seems
to have clear field for denomination by
the Democrats. c. b. Montgomery, Captain
Flamen Ball, Jr, Chris. Won Seggern and ].
r. Challen are aspirants for the Republican
nomination.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES
1t is pretty well settled that Judge Timo-
| thy O'Conner will be one Of the Democratic
nominees. The other will be selected from
the following list: Hon. Sam. f. Hunt,
Hon. VIM. II. Pugh, Henry Snow, A. B.
Huston, Ozro Dodds, Judge Moses f. Will
son, Samuel A. Miller, Judge II. c. Whit
Smith. On the Republican side the candi-
dates for Judges will be determined to a
great extent by the composition of the
ticket up to the time selections for these
positions have to be made. The list to
select from stands: Hon. Geo. B. Hollister,
s. N. Maxwell, Fayette Smith, Col. Fred.
| Moore and Can't. Foraker.