Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-04

The Battle 10 he kenewed In Selecting
Delegates to 1linnsapoliA
Special Dispatch 10 The Evenin< Star.
COLUMBUS, Feb. A.-There 10 unmistakable
evidence now that the war between the two
republican factions in Ohio win be renewed in
the selection Of delegates-at-largo to the repub-
iican national convention ut Minneapolis on al
most exactly the same linesas werc drawn in the
recent senatorial contest The enormous re-
publican majority in the general assembly has
tended rather TO aggrxvate the differences be-
tween the Foraker and sherman republicans.
and except on rare occasions there Is no such
thing rs strict party vote In either the house
or the senate.
1t Is evident now, too. that there will DO hot
fight between these two factions in the re-
districting Of the state for Congress. A
half dozen different plans for making tho
new districts have already been introduced and
the ear marks Of either Sherman or Foraker
can be seen In every one Of them; AT
least bali dozen members of the legislature
were induced to vote rs they did in the senate
rial contest with the expectation Of having
''suro' congressional districts cut out for
them by the new redistricter. OF course,
these members are now demanding delivery
OF the goods. Foraker men, however, do not
enter into this arrangement with enthusiasm.
Ihey Will make vigorous fight for their share
OF the districts or they will Join with
the small democratic minority IN
attempting to defeat all the redistricters.
Under these conditions, the contest over the
congressional gerrymanders is likely to be bitter
ana prolonged. Both factions will be obliged
70 make concessions before q measure of this
KIND can be passed, and neither side 10 In q
humor to concede anything just now.
MUNICIPAL BILLS HANGING FIRE.
1t has always been an easy matter to push
through q bill rcorganizing a municipal gov
ernmert in the interest Of the party in the
h.xk
such measures have been introduced and
for some reason all are hanging fire.
showing that those who are managing these
bills are afraid that one faction or the other
will not support them. For that reason they
are hcsitafng to push them to a vote.
For instance, the bill to reorGan;ze the gov.
ernment OF Dayton has been before the lcgis
lature since the third day Of the session. and !,
has not yet passed either house. The admins
tration, which is almost identical with tho
Sherman faction, desires to have the new board
OF control In that city appointed by Gov. Nc
feat this part VI it by demanding that the ap
pointing power shall be given to the CIR
cult court or to the sinking commits
sion, from whose hands it is thought the For
aker republicans are more likely to receive
recognition. Meanwhile Gov. Mckinley il
come to Ills hands by appointing Sherman
men in the main. To such an extent is this
going on that Foraker men are coming
to the conclusion that the governor is In col
fusion with the Sherman men to completely
crush out the Foraker faction before the time
for electiug delegates at large at Minneapolis
MR.. FORAKER CANDIDATE
Gov. Foraker, in his interviews. takes nc
pains to conceal the fact that he is a candidate
for delegate-at-large. 1t is the general be-
lief that the Foraker faction will urge the
selection as delegatcs-at-iarge OF ex-Gov.
Foraker, Gen. Asa BushuGl Of Springfield,
Charles P. Griffith Of Toledo and Col. A. L.
Conger of Akron. For the Sherman faction a
number Of prominent republicans are men
toned, chief among whom are Governor
Mckinley, Senator Sherman, William NJ. Hahn,
chairman Of the state executive committee, and
Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor.