Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17

gerrymanQerlnS OlllS III OOnRfeSS Will nave
no effect on the intention of the Ohio Legis-
lature to redistrict that State. He calls the
Congressional move bluff.
AL Carlisle, Of Ohio, spent Sunday in the
city, having just come in from Ohio. He
was interviewed by reporter for The DIS
PATCH concerning some of the salient fea-
lures Of Ohio politics. He was asked:
"WilI the Wickham or Hoar bills have
any effect upon the Democratic Legislature
in their preparations to redistrict Ohio ?"
"None whatever"
"How are those bills regarded by the
Democratic leaders of the State?"
Gas simply bluff, which will not be in
dorsed by the better element of the Repub-
lican party in either the House or Senate"
"Do the Democratic leaders regard any
proposition to pass such bill as an in
fringement Of their rights?"
"Clearly so. 1t would commit the Re-
publican party of the nation to the present
unfair gerrymander of the State, in which
the Republicans have 16 and the Democrats
but 8 Congressman. To change this unfair
condition of affairs and redistrict the State
would be in accord with the expressed senti-
ment of the people, who have elected Dem
ocratic Governor and Democratic Legisla.
ture, with the full knowledge that the State
would be redistricted fairly by the majority
party, making not over II Democratic dis
trictE and leaving the Republicans g."
SOME OF THE EFFECTS.
"What effect will the redistricting of the
State have upon Mckinley, Thompson,
Grosyenor and Butterworth?"
SIT is said that Butterworth has no desire
to return to Congress. Stark county, in
which Mckinley resides, will be put into
strong Democratic district, consisting, prob
ably, Of Stark, Holmes, Wayne and Summit.
In that district Mckinley would have no
possible chance of being elected.
1t is reported that, in that event,
he will remove to West township,
Columbiana county, and become a candi-
date in that district, which will be largely
Republican. But feel satisfied that there
is no truth in the report, as the Republicans
of Columbiana county would not indorse
any carpet-bag methods of that sort, and
especially as the people of that district have
within their own borders two or three men
eminently qualified and anxious to be can
didates."
SIT he refuses to be a candidate in the
Democratic district and does not remove,
what will be his political future?"
'In my opinion, his friends will insist
upon making him the Republican candidate
for Governor in 1891"
'How about Thompson and Grosvenor?"
about all the bills that nave any chance
of being passed will place Grosvenor and
Thompson in the same district, and there
will be pretty fight between them as to
which will secure the nomination. Both
are anti-Foraker Republicans. GrosVenor,
by reason of his activity being the most OBJ
noxious, if nominated cannot expect warm
support from the Foraker element in the
district, among whom is Charles Kurtz, the
ex-Governor's private secretary, who is said
to WELD much influence there. As the dis
trict will be largely Republican, the knowl-
edge of Foraker's personal feeling against
Grosvenor would lead many Democrats, on
account of Grosvenor's good treatment of
Governor Campbell in the recent canvass, to
give him a quiet support which would
Offset any damage done by the Foraker ele-
ment."
''What are the prospects for an early
agreement upon some redistricting bill?"
"a bill will be formulated and passed
within the next ten days which will be sat
isfsctory to the party and its leaders in the
State and nation"
w laG eueCL Will Ln6 DallOI-DO4 IOEBSIy
investigation have upon Ohio politics?"
WILL HELP THE DEMOCRATS.
'It will be beneficial to the Democracy
and disastrous to the Republicans. There
is feeling among the Democrats that it
was deep-laid scheme to injure not only
Governor Campbell. but the Republicans
whose names were connected with the
forgery. Thinking men of both parties are
inclined to believe that Governor Foraker'G
actions in connection with the investiga-
ton at Washington indicate that he re-
garded himself as the defendant in the case,
and it seems to he the general opinion that,
BY his controversies there with Butterworth
and Grosvenor, he desired to create the i'm
preston that they had no just cause to feel
aggrieved at his treatment of them. The
Ex-Governor will find that his usual ag-
gressiveness and his replies to these gentle
men will hardly improve the bad predica-
ment in which he finds himself placed in
this whole affair."
"What effect will the investigation have
upon Foraker politlcally?"
sit will retire him from the leadership of
the Republican party in Ohio. 1t removes
him from the list of available candidates for
the presidency, and disorganizes the most
daring political machine ever fastened upon
the Republican party in the State"
"Will the government of any of the large
cities be reorganized by the Legislature?"
"Home rule will be- restored to the people
OF the cities as promised by Governor Camp
bell during the campaign. In Cincinnati,
where the people suffered more from the abuse
ofthe Foraker boards than perhaps anywhere
else, those boards, in a very few days. will
be replaced by majority and minority rep
of competent citizens, who will |
give to the people of that city |
the kind Of government for which |
they expressed desire in the very large |
majority given at the last election for the |
Democratic party. Legislation to carry out |
these changes has been delayed by sickness |
and death among the members Of the ma
jority in the General Assembly, and by |
Governor Campbell's absence in connection
with the ballot-box investigation and his |
invitation to address the people of Atlanta !
before their Board of Trade. The vacancies |
have been filled, and the party is prepared |
10 proceed with legislation to carry out these |
much needed reforms"