Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-22
oHIo's NEXT coNGREssMEN.
A Forecast Of Probabilities in the Dis
tricfs.


COLUMBUS, ONO, Sept 90 1892
The new system of congressional districts in
this state established by the legislature last
winter will bring some new faces into the Ohio
delegation in the national House Of Represent
| a.ives
Only four familiar faces will be seen there
probably on the republican side. These will be
Congressman Storer and Caldwell Of the first
and second districts. who have been nominated,
and ex-Congressmen Enochs and Grosvenor,
who are candidates in the tenth and eleventh
districts, respectively.
The democrats have nominated again Con-
gressmen Layton, Donivan, Pattison, GAM.
DUNCAN Cultivate, Hare, Harter and Pearson,
bot Of these only Layton, Donivan, Cultivate
and Hare are likely to be elected, go that only
eight members OF the Ohio delegation in the
lower branch Of the Fifty third Congress, as It
now seems likely to be constituted, .will be men
who are now known in Washington.
One other, however, while a stranger to most
people at Washington now. will bring with him
the benefit and advantage Of O long career in
congressional work. Ex-Gov. James H. Ashley
Of Toledo ia referred to. He was nominated
by the republicans of tho ninth district about
O'Clock last Friday morning after q deadlock
that lasted nearly three days. Mr.. Ashley was
Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, Thirty eighth,
Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses. At the
end OF his last term in Congress he was appointed
by President Grant governor Of the territory Of
Idaho. Since leaving the latter office he has
had little to do with politics, devot-
ing his time to railway business, and is
now president Of Michigan railway company
and quite rich. In his congressional career
some Of his colleagues were the late Senator
George H. Pendleton, the late Gov. VIM Allen,
"Tom" Corwin, Senator Sherman, "Sunset'
Cox, Clement L. Vallandigham Samuel Shella-
barger. now practicing law in Washington, D.
c.. Gen. Robert C. Schenck, the late President
Garfield, ex-President Hayes and Columbus
Delano.
The congressional nominations in this state
are almost completed, the few remaining vacan-
cies existing in districts that have overwhelming
pluralities. that little interest centers in the
nominations yet to be made.
The democrats have nominated Robert
Bowler against Bellamy Storer In the first dis
trict and Charles T. Greve against John A.
Caldwell in the second but tho first named
has a republican plurality of 3,063 against him
and the second a republican plurality of $685.
they have already secured about all they will
get out Of the nominations.
The republicans have nominated C. c. Douley
Of Henlo in the third district, but as it has a
democratic plurality Of 3,439 he is certain to be
defeated. The democrats have made no nomi-
nation yet, but it is understood that Congress-
man George w. Houk will be the nominee. II
so his will be one more familiar face in tho
Ohio delegation in the next Congress.
+. G. Layton is certain to find his way back to
Congress. coming from the new fourth district.
The republicans have nominated against him
c. s. Monk. a popular gentleman of Rockford,
but as Mr.. Layton's plurality is 6 .16O he doubt
less feels quite sure of reelection.
Congressman d. D. Donivan is nominated by
the democrats of the new fifth district and will,
I L.. - If. l.
s. Griffith of Columbus Grove, as he has q
democratic plurality in his district Of 3,072.
Congressman j. NJ. Pattison is certain to be
retired. His republican opponent J. W. HUI
lick OF Batavia, in the sixth district, has plu-
rality in his favor of 3,5lS.
Congressman Gantz is sure Of q similar fate.
His opponent, George ". Wilson, has a repub-
lican plurality on his side Of 1900.
In the new eighth district both par ties have
presented new men as candidates for Congress.
S. NJ. Strong Of Kenton is the republican candi-
date, and Fremont Afford of Findlay the DEM
ocratic. Strong has plurality of 4.735 in his
favor, and, of course, is likely to be elected.
The democrats have as yet nominated no
candidate against ex-Gov. Ashley in the ninth
district. The republican plurality in that dis
trict il l, 769-rather small, considering that
the district contains large city and the usual
large floating vote.
Ex-Congressman W. II. Enochs is pitted
against Congressman Irvine DUNCAN in the new
eleventh district Enochs has n republican
plurality of SAL, and will undoubtedly be
chosen,
The grizzled old veteran politician, Gen. c.
II. Grosvenor, has for his opponent in the elev-
enth district new man in Ohio politics-C. E..
PEBBLES of Pomeroy. Gen. Grosvenor has q
republican plurality on his side of 1855, and
will. of course, be sent back to Congress.
The republicans have not nominated candi-
date against Congressman Cultivate of this
%~rnf t1n 4. IL
will not. Mr.. Cultivate has district now that
is democratic by 2,5l4. His election is beyond
question.
Congressman ID. D. Hare has been nominated
in the new thirteenth district and should easily
defeat his republican opponent. L. W. Hull of
Upper Sandusky, as he has a democratic plu-
rality of $3.50.
The republicans are i'll at ease regarding the
fourteenth district. where Z. G. johnson of
Elysia has been nominated by the republicans
against Congressman Harter. johnson has a
republican plurality to aid him Of only 1852,
and the Foraker-Shermau fight broke out there
In the congressional convention, leaving the
party organization in bad condition. Harter Is
hustler. and his strong opposition to free sill
yer in the last session of Congress has made
him popular with the business interests of his
district which are considerable 1t is one of
the doubtful districts, but, of course, johnson
has the advantage.
No nomination has been made by the demo-
Gratis against H. C. Van voorhis, new man
picked up by the republicans in the new ff-
teenth district. Van Voorhis has q republican
plurality of 2,523 in his favor, and his election
may be counted upon.
The sixteenth il another Of the republican
districts about which there is some doubt Con-
gresham Pearson is a democratic candidate
and Col. CALIFORNIAN, the present secretary of
state, Is the republican nominee. The republi-
cans have plurality in their favor of 324 but it
is feared the labor troubles in Pennsy lyania Just
across the river, will cause detection among
the ironworkers, who have heretofore voted the
republican ticket
The new seventeenth district is one Of those
the democrats sure to carry. 1t has a
democratic plurality Of 4,793 james d. Rich
ards of New Philadelphia is tho democratic
candidate, and Arthur Ii. Walkcy Of Orville the
republican.
In the eighteenth district Governor McKin-
ley's-Thomas II. Morgan is the republican
candidate and DIR. George P. lkert Of East
Liverpool the democratic. There il some talk
about the democrats being able to carry this
district on acconnt of the alleged unpopularity
Of Mr.. Morgan, but the republican plurality is
2,266 and it can hardly be Chased rs doubtful.
If any congressional candidate in Ohio feels
sure Of election it should be S. A. Northway of
Jefferson, the republican nominee in the new
nineteenth district. He has u plurality in his
favor of 9.039. His opponent is DIR. II. A. lid
ball of Garrettsville.
This democrats have not yet nominated in the
twentieth and twenty-first districts. m the
former w. J. White the millionaire chewing
gum manufacturer, has been nominated by the