Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-09
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN
Democratic Chances Are Not the
Most Encouraging.
SUCCESS sure IN FIVE DISTRICTS
Political Gossip From All Parts Of
the State.
RAKER AND TORE R


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 8, 1894.
The democratic congressional campaign
In Ohio Is in a badly demoralized condition.
Six congressional nominations given by
democratic conventions in this state have
been declined. Those who have thus declined
are H. d. Peck. in the first district; NJ. w.
Oliver, in the second; NJ. K Gantz, in the
seventh: w. L. Hoynes, in the thirteenth;
T. Y. McCray, In the fourteenth, and H. B.
Harrington, in the twentieth. The last
named was first nominated by the popu-
lists. When the democrats Endorsed his
nomination he withdrew his name and de-
clined to be a candidate for Congress on
any ticket. or course, these gentlemen al
legged as reasons for declining ill-health,
pressure of business. &C, but it is reason
able to suppose that ia all the cases, ex-
cepting possibly that of Mr.. Hoynes, whose
district is reliably democratic, doubt aboit
being able to secure election had something
to do with 1t. AS matters now stand, nom-
nations have beeen made by the democrats
in every district but one-the fifteenth--but
refusals to stand as candidates have left
vacancies, which are yet untitled. in The
first, second, seventh, fourteenth and twen-
tieth; SO that the democrats are still with
out congressional candidates in six dis
trictS.
rhe republicans have fully made their
congressional nominations. The list was
filled last week by the nomination of Chas.
p Taft of the Cincinnati Times-Star. in The
first district; Jacob II. Bromwell in the sec
ond; Lieut.. Gov. A. l.. Harris, in the third,
to run against Paul j. Sorg. and Stephen
r. Harris of Fostoria, in the thirteenth.
filling the vacancy made by the declination
Of Amos H. Killing. King was the only
man who declined republican nomination
for Congress in Ohio this year. lit will be
difficult to get good men to take the con-
gressional nominations in the first and sec
ond districts that Taft and Bromwell
are quite certain now to have practically
no opposition. The democrats will still
make strong fights in their solid districts.
and while the turn in the conditions seems
to favor the republicans, 1t is not likely to
result In the election of fewer democratic
Congressman In Ohio than estimated in tbs
table prepared by the republican national
congressional committee. Though Lielt.
Gov. Harris Is a good man, and probably
the strongest man the republicans Of the
third district could have nominated, 1t Is
not generally believed among republicans
that he can defeat Sorg. That Is one dis
trict that the democrats are reasonably
sure to carry. Congressman Laytons plu-
rality in the fourth district-5,OO0Lis GER
tainly too large for mis- opponent, w. d.
Davies, to overcome.
Mr.. OuthWaite's Chances.
The best advices from the fifth district
are to the effect that John ]. Shook, who
has been nominated by the democrats to
succeed Congressman d. D. Donovan, will
easily defeat Representative F. B. Dewitt
The chances here are overwhelming in
favor of the reelection Of Congressman
Cultivate. though the republicans are
claiming II, and 1t Is thought that there IL
little chance for A. s. Mcclure, the repubn-
can candidate In the seventeenth district,
to defeat j. A. ID. Richards, the present
Congressman. Boston G. Young, the demo-
cratic candidate in the thirteenth district,
has a majority of 600 In his favor and
ought to be safe above republican high
water mark. This makes five democrats
who are likely to be elected to Congress. 1t
should be put stronger; they are pretty GER
tain to be elected. There is also some hope
that Congressman Tom L. johnson will be
elected in the twenty-first district. He has
a large faction of his own party in the dis
trict, the party organ and, apparently, the
democratic state executive committee
against him. In a recent proclamation to
the party, issued by the state committee, q
list of districts which the committee
thought might be carried by the democrats
was given, and Johnson's district was not
among them. AS Johnson is making a hard
fight for reelection the omission was freely
commented upon here by politicians on
both sides of the political fence as an in
territorial cut from the committee at John
son, and probably meant as a counter-blow
for the hitting Johnson did upon Senator
Brice In the state convention.
Lieutenant Governor Harris was drafted
as a candidate for Congress in the third
district, much against his will. In fact, 1t
was known that he would refuse to let his
name go before the convention, so it was
arranged to have the nomination made be-
fore the train upon which the delegation
from his county, including the governor
himself, should arrive. This was done and
the convention had finished its work and
adjourned before he knew what had been
done. In the interest of party harmony he
was induced then not to withdraw, as he
was strongly inclined to do. 1t is intimated
here that his nomination was a scheme Of
some of the candidates for the republican
nomination for governor next year to sue
coed McKi Hey. The contest for that honor
Is already getting warm, and Lieutenant
Governor Harris has been one of those
with the nomination. AS stated above,
there is practically no chance for a repub-
lican to be elected in that district and his
rivals, by drawing him into this certain
defeat, hope to kill him off as a guberna-
torial possibility.
Gubernatorial Possibilities.
There will be a lively scramble between
at least a half dozen prominent republicans
for the nomination for governor next year.
number Of them are already actively at
work preparing for the convention. Even
with the campaign Of this year on. this
contest preliminary to the nominating con-
vention of 1885, is attracting a great deal
Of attention, and after the coming election
will become the political question of tho
state. OF course, Governor Mckinley will
not be candidate again. No governor will
ever be elected to a third term in this
state. Forakers attempt to secure a third
term settled the matter as effectively az
Grants attempt to secure the nomination
to third presidential term did for the