Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-19
OHIO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
Maj. Mckinley and Mr.. Butterworth
Put In Strong Democratic Counties.

Columbus Ohio. Special to the Philadelphia Presg.
The bill redistricting the state OF Ohio fol
congressional purposes agreed upon by tbs
democratic legislative caucus and presented il
the lower house last night does not meet witt
general approval among the democrats, anC
there is bare possibility it may not be enacted
into law, though the opinion prevails thai
the dissatisfied will be conciliated in some
other manner. The measure cannot be enacted
into a law without the full vote of the demo.
cratic members Of tine senatc The bill, which
is based upon the average vote cast in 1884
1886 and 1888, is aimed to give fifteen demo.
cratic idistricts sure and six republican. A
study of the map indicates that present mem.
bers OF Congress were ignored in the consid
Grafton, with possibly one or two exceptions
and the interests of aspiring members of the
present legislature were considered in the
numerous me assures presented
1t is believed there was some desire on the
part OF the majority to give Gen. Grosvenor a
district for the indirect aid which he is sur.
posed to have extended in the late guberna.
torial campaign and IN the prosecution of the
ballot box forgery investigation at Washing.
ton. In the effort, however, to give Grosvenor
chance for return to Congress he has been
placed in republican district with Congress
man Thompson. Many republicans here be-
leve Thompson has SO conducted himself as to
avoid enmlties within his party, which will
greatly aid him in the defeat of Grosvenor
should he desire to return to Congress.
MR.. M KINLEY's DISTRICT.
There is no doubt that an effort was made to
disarm Mckinley personally, as he was placed
in q strong democratic district, where there
would be no probability Of his election. The
republicans do not place much credence in the
report that Congressman Mckinley has estab-
lished summer residence in Columbiana
county, which Is a strong republican district
for the purpose OF running for Congress. The
district already contains q number of strong
republicans, either one OF whom thinks he is
competent to peform the duties of Congress
man, and they will not consent to Mckinley
taking their place.
As an instance III It prominent democrats
who were NJ the front in the recent senatorial
in the interest Of legislative members ia evil
denced from the fact that j. H. Thomas of
Springfield is placed in a republican district
and Lawrence =. Neal Of ChilIicotbe whom
his friends had looked upon as being among
those who would surely De favored. is aIs9
locked in republican lines. C. w. Baker Of
Cincinnati aud James Z. Neal of Hamilton
chairman Of the democratic state Committee.
are each given an opportunity TO 20 TO Con.
gress, and they took hand in the preparation
Of the bill
Mr.. Butterworth's district ID believed TO be
made democratic by this bill.
The republicans win offer no oppositiou for
the reason they consider il waste OF time.
number OF republicans who were interviewed
today express their opinion that the gerry
mander VIII be 70 the advantage Of the party
In the state.