The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-12
A DEMOCRATIC SCHEME

To Retire Certain Prominent Ohio Rspub-
lIcans- Leading Consressmon TO he the
Victims of RedIstriCtiug Tactics.
WAsHINGTaoN, D, O., Now ia lot
OF wild talk is being INDUCED in around
Washington by Democrats who are still
exulting over the victory Of their party
in Ohio. They claim that most Of the
Republican delegates in Congress from
that State will be retired 10 private life
through redistrictipg, which will give
every advantage to the Democrats In the
next Congressional election and change
the present representation materially.
Its also claimed that the prospects Of
Major Mckinley for the Speakership
have been damaged by the result, be.
cause he will not be allowed to succeed
himself in the Fiity.second Congress
Also that no other Ohio Republican
stands show for the Speakefshlp for
this same reason,
While Republicans know and expect
a general gerrymanderlng by the Demo.
Gratis In Ohio which will cut into every
Republican district in all ways that the
ingenuity Of remorseless politicians can
devise, they cannot see how they are to
be deprived Of representation almost en-.
tirely, as some Democrats insist.
Neither can they understand why the
declaration OF Democratic war against
Messrs. Mckinley, Butterworth, Gros.
yenor, Thompson and other Republicans
who are selected to be the victims in the
elections for tho Fifty.sepond Congress
can have any bearing on their position
and standing in the coming Congress or
In their relations to the Speakership.
The Ohio delegation is elected for two
years to come, and, barring accidents,
will serve during the first and second
sessions ofthe Fifty.hrst Congress-. The
matter OF reelection can not be deter
mined q year ahead, by any Democratic
post election fiat or caucus In Ohio. The
expression OF political hatred toward the
Ohio Republican delegation In Congress,
which would deprive such members Of
the slightest chance for advancement In
the House 10 which they have been
legally elected, indicates what would
happen il some Ohio Democrats could
bavo their way.
The proposition to punish the Ohio
Republicans in the Hity.hrst Congress
for tho supposed changed aspect in their
political futures, owing TO the recent
result of the election, finds some en-
Couragement In certain Republican
quarters, where feeling runs high on
the Speakership question, but there is
no sense or logic IN such an argument,
and no Republican dare openly endorse
1t. The speakership election and the
subseG uent assignment OF committees
next month, will discover the Ohio
Republicans in the prominent positions
their service and talents entitle them 10,
without regard 10 tho redistricting pro.
gramme OF the Democrats.
There arc some singular facts notlcea.
BILE about the comments on the result In
Ohio. In the first place, that State Is
moro talked about than Of the others re-
Gently holding elections, Among Demo-
Gratis there Is q mixture Of revengeful ex.
pressions aimed at the Republicans with
their words OF celebration, but among
Republicans the first feeling Of disap.
pointnlhnt and surprise being passed,
there Is nothing now but good.humored
aCQuiescenCe,