Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-12
Mr.. STORER'S VIEW OF IT
How the Situation Appears to a Republican
Congressman.
Not Looking for n Landslide in New
YOrk-Chances in Ohio
and Indiana.

Representative Storer of Ohio who was
with Gov. mckinley on his trip to the east,
and is watching the general political situa-
tion with a great deal of interest, has been
paying considerable attention to affairs In
New York. Il don't think" he said to a
Star reporter, that there Is going to be a
republican land slide in the empire state
but believe that Mr.. Morton will be elect
ed. 1t is going to be very hard fight and
Mr.. Hill is skiiitul and powerful an;ago-
rist. But the conditions are such as 10 make
the republicans confident of victory, though
they appreciate that this is to be accom-
plshed cny through an energetic and active
campaign. When Mr.. Hills nomination was
made it for the moment checked the strong
current of the tide in favor of the republi-
cans. The numina ton Was unexpected and
Hill was recognized as man who calcu-
li.teS well before entering a fight But this
check was only momentary, and the tide.
has nov set in as strongly as ever in favor
of the republicans. The action of the inde-
pendent and arti-Tammany democrats, and
the eafnestness with which some of the
lest men in New York and BROOKLYN have
entered the fight against Hill, indicates his
Gefeat. 1t will be found that the assump-
tion that the appearance of third ticket
in the field will hold votes which otherwise
would have gone to Mr.. Morton is incor-
rect. A very large number OF the gentle
men Instrumental in the nomination of Mr.
their votes for him, but Will vote for Nor
ton. Tney understand well enough that
votes cast for Wheeler would be thrown
away, and therefore he will be voted for
only by those who Will not vote for HILL
but wish to avoid voting the republican
ticket. All of those men who would have
voted for Morton had no third ticket been
put in the field will do SO anyhow
Several gentlemen in the Independent
movement have told me that they have no
idea of throwing away their votes on
Wheeler, their own nominee. The fact is
that the anti-Hill people are offered the first
good opportunity they have had to rebuke
that gentleman, and they propose to do So
1T must lie remembered, however, that
Hill has n way of stirring up the boys
and that he will make as skiIlful and as
active campaign throughout the state as
ii is possible to be made. He will try to
make 1t night between the short-haired
and the siik-stDckingeti, and ne will have
the practical ward politicians working for
him in their hest style. There is no doubt
moreover. that the fear which the demo-
Gratis entertained Of the permanent loss of
the state by the reapportionment will have
a tendency to hold the party more closely to-
Sether in this fight than they would be
otherwise. This appartionment question
Will undoubtedly help Hill a great deal and,
as is seen, they are making it the cry of the
campaign"
Speaking of the situa ton in other parts Of
the country Representative Storer said that
from what he could learn the republicans
would probably not do as we'll In Indiana in
the congressional election as they at first
he ped they might, but that they would
gain two or three Congressman in that
state. In his own state, Ohio, he said he
thought the democrats would probably elect
five Congressman only. Besides these five
the only chance they had 1T all was in the
Johnson district. This district, he said
might be regarded as I'm doubt on account
of the peculiarly vigorous fight Tom John
son was making for reelection.
Tom Johnson" he said, lis making his
campaign outside of ordinary lines Of his
party, talking free trade and single tax
He has a strong following in the district,
an abundance of money. and. as he enter
tains the idea of being a presidential candi-
date, he is willing 10 spend his money
freely to get the election if by any possibil-
ity it is to be had