Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-21
ENOCHs' SUCCESSOR.
A Sharp Fight in the Tenth Ohio District
Candidates for Governor.

Candidates for Governor.
Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star
COLUMBUS, ONO, July 2l.-A fierce fight is
already going on In the tenth congressional dis
trict for the republican nomination to ill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Congressman
W. II. Enochs. The district gave Harrison
1881 plurality last year, 90 there lie no doubt
that a republican will be elected to the vacancy
The contest is all on the republican side and the
democrats are not likely to make a nomination.
The two leading republicans Of the district
e1-Congressman A. c. Thompson and ex-Secre-
tary Of State Daniel J. Ryan-announce that
they are out Of the race. This has had the
effect Of drawing out q large number Of lesser
lights, and every county in the district has a
candidate and most of them several
Scioto county presents the names Of A. T.
Holcomb, now state representative, and Theo
X. Funk as her candidates. From jackson
county will come as candidates Judge James
NJ. Trip and T. A. Jones, with II. s. Willard
possibly as dark horse. Lawrence county pre-
sents the name OF Edward s. Wilson, editor OF
the Ironton Register. and Pike that OF ex-Rep-
resentative John W. Barger. Adams county
has for its candidate L. s. Fenton In Gallia
county there are two candidates NJ.
Holcomb, a cousin OF A. T. Hocomb men,
uOueu ABOVE as u CouOlQole IrOu OclOlO county.
and ex-Represeutative W. g. Matthews.
To Call a Special Election.
II is suspected that Chauucey NJ Holcomb is
Q candidate only to hold Gallia county in line
for his cousin. Judge Holcomb of Scioto. Poll.
ticians from that district who live here mostly
agree that Judge Holcomb Of Portsmouth has
the best chance in the contest. Pressure is
being brought to bear upon the governor to
have him call the special election 1t once, so
that the seat will not be vacant ct the special
session, and he is likely to issue the call at as
early date a. will be respectful to the
deceased.
The Ohio law requires only ten days notice
Of special elections. 90 there is ample time TO
elect before the opening OF the special session
II the call is issued this week.
The Administration's Apron strings.
An editorial paragraph in the hitherto strong
administration paper, the Mansfield Shield, this
week has caused an unpleasant surprise among
the democrats. 1t strongly advocated the
nomination Of L. 7. Neal, mainly for the reason
that he was not tied to the administrat ton q
apron strings. HE can be easily elected" the
Shield said in closing without the more or
less democratic administration at Washington"
The paper has always been looked upon as the
personal organ Of Congressman NJ. d. Harter,
as 1t is published at his home, and such an
utterance comes certainly from an unexpected
quarter to the administration democrats in
Ohio.
Three new names have recently been added
to the already long list Of those mentioned for
the democratic nomination for governor. These
are Congressman A. ]. Pearson Of Woodfeld,
ex-Congressman VIM. E. Haynes Of Fremont,
and Congressman ID. ID. Hare of Upper San
dusky. IL is not known whether either OF these
gentlemen propose to actively seek the nomi-
ton or not, but Is is believed that they will
not
An old democratic politician gives il his
opinion that on the first ballot the vote for
governor in the Cincinnati convention will be
widely scattered but that movement toward
L. T. Neal will at once set in, resulting in his
nomination on the second ballot