New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-24
FIGHTING A GERRYMANDER
MAJOR NoK1NLEYS GALLANT FIGHT.
.rpupIICAN CHANCES IN DISTRICT THAT HAS
ALWAYS BEEN DEMOCRATIC BY Al
LEAST 1000 MAJORITY
tr,ox 1 srArr cokkIsroxpxyr or rHE IHIsrSE1

tv.ox STAFF CORRESPONDENT or rHE ThiecNh'
Canton. Ohio. Oct 23.-Whatcvcr may DE tf"e
N other parts OF the country, there alr h0 r.
rcrc In Ohio Of an oil year in politics -"
,,rrrass for State and local Offices has oee' our"
swallowed up IN the larger contest TO, -
so,totivcs in Congress and everywhere -'1'''''''
,s,ues and contentious have been pushsu - Wv
'front.' The Democratic gerrymander Oh "-N -,
has put intense interest into the hsh' !" ,.
tie fwerty-one Congress DISTRICTS d'' 90
no,rM arr s-mininc rfer last r>o'rceS--''o
one 70 reap the full fruits OF 1851 "inN' Los, a
.unor1jonunnt and the other TO save ~ 80.
-bo congressional HIresTta"
-. 49, ,r,l.Iv vrested frOm II az 'o'"N""''
e.. ~,,,r..s of the canvass thru lghoH 'i'' o'''e
r., .&,,aIl, uwtxscred widespread "''c"'N"'
g. -, abe resuif here will depend LII iatse
,noaap,e The control Of the next ho"st vi hcpie-
s.p..tsx~s: and the election IN inns ui"ric. a'
least involves the return or o'le'' Vi o''' vi ~
,,nnipe political leaders OF the country MI
sV;,hev.s reputa,ion is broad as civilized COM
r.e1ee He rcpres ents 10 the popular nina o'tt'r'
,eyhaus than any other ono man the cATHihal
,oc;rnc Of great po.rt ca! Party ae the raLS4h4
psruhlrsn mem cr on IN" Moe ~ III" ho">t vi
- ,oss,,,tiye. IN, success a. failure will mean
,u.h + tie future Of National p.i'tcs ana Feis-
Zion, ard 10 complete the u1er"> attaching 10
IL
r,,r into district OF torr co"nt1cs winch never
fr y.ars. under any con hlHat'"n Of CIRCUMSTANCES
,.,vc fa1eI I, how a Demo, rail prrpondefahce Ii
60. NJ inward of 2 O0n III 1iyY l.Si ricis the ger
..,,,jcr = a r,orc or less Ul.ccrtrIu clemcit III
,be situo} on Here il is simple equation "e-
,,,cr Mr. McKi1l,.y's wcl.-kuown s'.eAG'h rs "
,,rIi5ate anu the SIZE OF the Dcuo' r1tic majority
. 81 I'D a.-,ias, hlE h. tic legislators az CoiuN'-
bus. l.,
democratic Legislatures have twIce before our
i,s Nix Mckinney : service Of fouTi"eA |S'rs Ill
=, Hous. 1T Representatives tired l." gerry
rnn.br hin o1t OF COnGrc>~. In h"ih instances
t,.s allied Si-adlIY. 1or sc Democratic co"h'''S
L. which &c r.u ior rejection wer" no' Dice
hound enodcn ~ their part.slnsnip 10 m"Ne goo"
10 threat OF rrtircmrnt lmt last WINTER 20
.,uhlc tlc assurance Of this popular KrpVohcal
i-1ders defeat. thr Columbus eo"rNmandeIeis AL
r.xed % paris Vi re old combinations '-t moss
l,.ck comfy nf Homes. whrr IA .h>Onian i''nr-
lo-Gsn : IN f1Grys4rs. and three democratic VOL
rs 20 n the polls tOr ovcr' one Ecpn"!ican.
.rcat G~sl haS been Sii and printed dp"nt
,r,,r N.Kir'cT's new dist~ct-row ~ under the
o. .,,ortiopr,e,t Numbered ;i.e WITH. Though
l,--ainly forced and urratNra4. the Hcw arrange
mi Of coautl., Is 70 --oat geographical mon
..-,sty - -crry1a .niers -. il = neither
~Shoa-Sr-irZ- nor an Lo.r-c 49, I.st-i"': II"
y..,lid il be recur ied wit. ma curiosity ny "i-
lor-lornIclt experts in Miss s>ppi or South Gro
La Two wears 40 the aUt"oi Of the McKnhF
hl was clec,ci by about 2ino majority from ihF
5.a,r counties Of C0lumhiaNa. Carroll. Stark ana
NAhon.na Coiuuriara and N'hon!ng ne @ioAR
ne eastern hoordt7y N Ono. opposite the c"u'-
1:os of Peavrr and LaWtcIs.e e. in frnnsHiNania'
Carroll and stark sd,o,n"d the other two on the
west and the four na,se up compact ana Hol'o-
ycneous district As basis for the new oisoiee
stark County was separated rom us e''sp,'h
neicbbors and attached 70 three otAer couh"eS
an ,,--Lnr y,eSt HOLMES Wayne and Medina.
These lst three lie n direct rprth sho sou'h
l,,e S1,r,. adjoining the middle ore, Wayne; so
thar in shape the new di>rr;'' has some res''ii-
h,a-,rc 70 TIE letter T. with re : am for'shorrnr
o-J tle arlus fat7eneG o't The character oil
The poruation however SHOWS many S'rlk-
~, nutras,s Stark ard WAYNE ne progress
i've manufacturing communities: Medina 'ohn'E
hsi,nos r. tie Western Reserve, and though
ciieAr a1-irul'urll is IN al advanced ana pros
rerous condition Holmes County, on the otAeT
land. y one % the most primitive and backward
II al Ohio. a sort of frontier Arcadia, when mao
absolutely nothing in corrr1ou with Inc QUIET
couL..unltios IN the district. BEFORE sNch ourF
ousiv constructed constituency Nj NcAliheS HUG
now ~ make the most desperate and anPronis-
aug fslt Of hls whole career.
Some IDEA o. The adverse condltions a0oins'
winch % las cccn Obliged to struggle may ~
r-thcrcl from rtonce NJ The polItArai history
IT, tir, I9Ur counties for tie Rst tF'e H0"i'
7-s n,.,y ,ou,aris,ps available are Of course, on
the woes Gus; in each for STATE oiic'rs anu r't"'
coct,1 electors: I'D 70 last winter one had
oven infclupd that all four would ever pe Joiieu
roq,t,cr in one Congress District. stark County
has
,.t,n,sc .oual to thai Of tie other three combined
.,-d II Is here thai the real fGht OF che canvass
i. b,rc made The manufacturing towns OF
anton. Massition and Alliance have all shown
~,,,Dmrkable growth in the last five years, ana
i.rce additions will bc made again mis- iah 10
,la Milling Isis Stark has been Democratic for
,o,,a JIM past by small majority. Governor
FORAKER lost II N l,e' ny 50 F0I'a renr nov
. a, t;overuor Campbell swept II by pIhr"lttE
NJ / 'o93 The rornal Dcmocratlc prep9ndtfahee
i, n,"ig,bly 400 The best that Major AchLnleH :
go. NV, hone Tor Is that he may make the
hrnt Iere' a httIr better than draw. =. c..,
Wa;ne County, with less uiau han pa \
C~rrT, pnDr lctiUn slows - somewhat Iir ger dI1a
more stable Democratic naJorl:v: Ia ~. forI
ittr 90 II bv 6-- votes. \ wear later !eyeiahG
Ind a majority If 7%7, and in N-9 SarAPn'D won
~ - - candiInte before the Wayne County
vo,crs in former years. and his personal popt'r-
nv NAV cut down his opponents n".sih theiV
H. a Jew hundreds. That he can c"IIA tlN county
how e.-.ns as desperate as a tnn-to-one cIlahce.
N4l1a County, 70 the north of Wayne i. me
only crt i,lv Republican part OF tnf GlSE .,,,
lrs majority averages about 1000 oht may nun
~, On . teavv vote 10 l.40O or over. Governor
TersEer ut only s34 in leS7. ami go II iNtn ~,
President IIrrrson won. however; IN N
,I;L TIE most sanCuirc Of Nr. Mchln"S
frien's count on his carrying Medina next month
h 1900. r-,..or..,c md
Holmes County is strongly DemScra%c an 10
Bourbon enough in its prejudlrcs 10 Ne par, ".
Georgia or Texas. Only triAe over one-auaTt'r
Of the voters there are Repnb.icans or IVA o. tbe
total poll Of 4.sOO il So. Cleveland cr,g ' ne
2.03s il 1887 and of l.9l" in le-' " any
issue Holmes County. is Likely 70 prove nr,nos