Evening star., 1894-02-22

for the democrats to carry 1t again. The re-
republicans now working for the nomination
are ex-senator W. S. Kerr, ex-Speaker L. c.
Laylin and E. G. Johnson. the latter being
the man whom Harter defeated.
In the fifteenth district Mr.. Van Vorhis is
serving his first term. He had a plurality
OF only 1,16S two years ago, but this will be
increased this year, so the whole election
there will probably be uninteresting.
Where a Close Fight is Likely.
The sixteenth district has been the scene
of many close fights, end another is in pros
pect. Judge Pearson defeated Col. L. Poor
man in a district made specially for the lat
ter two years ago. by only Al votes The
republicans see good opportunity to carry
this district this time and candidates are
springing up on all sides. Those who are
prominently mentioned for the nomination
now are Col. Poorman, ]. W. Nichols, D. B.
Hollingsworth, John Cook, A. T. McKelvey
and ex-Representative Weems Judge Pear
son will probably be nominated by the dem
ocrats.
Congressman ]. A. D. Richards had a
plurality of nearly 5000 votes two years
ago in the seventeenth district so that he
is FAR enough above the high-water mark to
escape any ordinary republican flood. He
Will be nominated by the democrats. The
iepuDllcanS seem to be scared out Of the
race by the large plurality against them
George P. lkirt was elected in the eight
eenth district known as the Mckinley dis
trlct, two years ago by plurality of only
1,211 The present political conditions make
1t almost certain that the republicans will
carry 1t this year. Dr. Ikirt will be nomi-
mated by the democrats unless he declines
There Is some talk about nominating Gov
Mckinley, but that is probably idle specu-
lation Senator l.. C. OH and ex-Repre-
sentative Mccoy are mentioned for the re-
publican nomination.
Congressman Northway represents the
banner republican district of the state-the
nineteenth-and had a plurality two wears
ago OF nearly 5000 votes. 1t is likely to go
over lO,OoO this fall He will be renomi-
mated, of course. and to secure a democrat
to make the race against him will evidently
be no easy task.
Congressman w. J. White will be nomi-
mated by the republicans of the twentieth
district and probably elected. though his
plurality was only 957 two years ago.
In the twenty-first district Tom johnson
had 1924 plurality two years ago He will
be renominated by the democrats no dol,ht
The republicans may nominate against him
Martin Dodge. who has earned a state repu-
tation as the champion Of good roads.
Ex-GOv. Campbell Not a Candidate.
Ex-Gov. Campbell says he will not be a
candidate for the congressional nomination
to succeed Congressman Houk in the third
district. 1t is believed that Paul ]. Sorg, a.
wealthy tobacco merchant of Hamilton, will
be the democratic candidate
The republicans will probably nominate
Robert Nevin of Dayton
The following figures from the elections of
last year and two years ago Indicate the
political changes in the districts which are
certainly sufficient to give the republicans
nope or securing a large majority in the
next Ohio delegation. The combined plu-
raEties or Congressman Storer and Cald-
Well in 1892 were 3, ,421. Mckinley carried
Hamilton county last fall dt makes the
first and secord district by 1OSS3. The
thrd district gave Congressman Houk A.
@d6 plurality. but Mckinley carried 1t by
oo5 votes. The fourth district gave dem
ocratic plurality of 1914 in 1892. but only
4.46S last fall The fifth district gave Com
gresham Donovan 4,GOi plurality in 1892
and Neal received last year only 100 Com
gresham Hulick secured a plurality of 2 :
Zoo In the sixth district but Mckinley rais-
ed 1t to Dos last fall. The seventh district
raised its plurality of I,S26 for Congressman
Wilson to 4.I2S for Mckinley The eighth
showed gain of from 3,35S to 66oS for the
republicans.
Congressman Ritchie had a plurality of
only IA votes in 1892 but Mckinley carried
the district last fall by 5,661 votes The
tenth increased its republican plurality in
that one year from 4}61 to 6,ss5 and the
eleventh from 2.65l to 5,s57, while the twelfth
changed from democratic plurality of 81
Io3 TO a republican plurality of GIL.
Congressman Hare had a plurality of c.
~ in 1892, but Mckinley cut this down to
i,?Oo last year, while the fourteenth dis
ItiNt' gave Congressman ftarter q
plurality Of 1,SS9 in 1892, was carried by
Mckinley by 5,O93 votes. and the fifteenth
district increased its republican plurality
from /, ,16S to ALA
The sixteenth district, which in 1892 elect
ed congressman Pearson by only IL votes
gave Mckinley 1857 plurality last fall The
democratic plurality of 1892 in the seven
teenth district was cut down by Mckinley
ana the democratic eighteenth district
changed its vote from 1,2ll in 1892 for Ikirt
(democraD for Congress to a plurality of
5,3Sl for Mckinley.
The nineteenth district, represented for
years by Elijah Whittlesey, Joshua r. Gid
dings and James A. Garfield, and now by
Stephen j. Northway, shows up in the light
OF last falls election as the banner repub-
ilcan congressional district in the Union 1t
has d large normal republican plurality but
under influence of the republican tidal wave
1t was swelled last fall to 12553. The re-
publican net plurality in Cuyahoga county,
composing the twentieth and twenty-frst
districts was last fall 9.1U. The net dem
ocratic plurality in this county at the con-
iona 1,1a