Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-29
POLITICS IN OHIO
Gossip About the Governorship and the
Senatorship
Plenty of Republicans Anxious to
Succeed Gov. Mckinley - Contest
for Senator Drice's Seat.
gpecial Correspondence IT The Evening Star.

special Correspondence NJ The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. December %. 1894
The Ohio mans desire for Office which
has become proverbial all over the nation.
shows itself In a remarkable degree in the
contest for the republican nomination for
governor next year, which had begun even
before the last state election, and Is now
approaching the most interesting stage.
There are no less than thirty-one aspirants
for this honor. The conditions are such
that what Is known In politics as "a new
DEAL must now be made. Mckinley Is
now finishing his second term, and IL he
cared for a third term would certainly be
deferred from attempting to secure 1t by
the remembrance of the utter defeat of
Governor Foraker when he made such an
attempt
After Mckinley there Is no favorite son
In the republican party in Ohio with a
special claim to preferment now, and the
occasion Is generally regarded as a time
for free pitch-in. Hence the enormously
extended list of candidates. The strength
Of these candidates, however, varies great
1y, and in fact 1t would not be difficult to
pick out the half dozen of the list between
whom the real fight in the convention will
come. Some of .he men whose names are
IN this list or candidates have taken SO
little part in politics heretofore that to the
rank and file of the party this is the first
Elimination that they claimed allegiance to
the republican party.
Here at the capital city II Is thought
that the nomination will go to George X.
Nash, ex-attorney general Of the state.
that this Is the home Of Mr.. Nash. In
northern Ohio the chances Of James H.
Hoyt Of Cleveland and Judge j. II. Doyle
OF Toledo are thought to be very good.
In the long list of candidates, and as an
after-dincr speaker has been referred to
rs the Chauncey NJ. Depew of Ohio. He is
business man OF Cleveland
Ex-Speaker Keller.
Another Of the more prominent persons
IN this list Is j. Warren Keller of Spring.
field. His candidacy is remarkable from
the fact that this is the first time he has
emerged from the retirement into which
ne withdrew after leaving the chair Of
Breaker of the national House of Represen-
tatN es, rather than from any likelihood
that he viii be chosen to lead the Ohio re-
PuDlicans In next years campaign. Gen.
keifer has never been restored to the place
ne held in the esteem Of Ohio republicans
prior to his service in the Speakers chair
and Ii does not seem at all likely that his
Jaw practice. to which he has devoted all
his time since he retired from Congress,
will be interrupted by a party call to this
or any other office. He win hardly enter
official life again.
A much more likely candidate Is Gen.
Grosvenor OF Athens. now representing his
district in Congress. But one thing stands
against him. and that Is a serious break
between him and eX-Gov. Foraker, which
occurred about the time the latter was
running for third term in the COVER
cor's chair. 1t was open rupture, and
there was public display of much feel
Ing on both sides. In the recent congress
sioEal campaign Foraker made a speech
In Grosvenor's district. but many Foraker
republicans would not support him, and the
convention will hesitate to nominate q
candidate with this palpable weakness.
The Democratic Situation.
For reasons that are obvious in the re-
turns from the last two state elections, the
list OF candidates for the democratic nomi-
nation for governor next year is not so
long as the republican list. In fact there
are now no avowed- candidates for this
honor, though names are mentioned To
counteract the baleful influence of the
recent overwhelming defeats to their party
the democrats are turning to political his
tory and showing that a victory for them
IS due next year. as though victories and
defeats ran In cycles, that could be COM
puted and anticipated as confidently as
eclpses in astronomy.
II Is found that in recent years the re-
publicans have been ousted from power in
this state regularly every fifth year. after
having enjoyed two, and only two, full
terms of administration. Beginning back
b. Hayes and Edward +. Noyes had serv-
ed a term each as republicans in the gov
errors chair, the dem ocrats carried the
state and elected William Allen, uncle of
the "Old Roman t. the governorship.
Then followed two terms with republicans
in the gubernatorial chair again-Hayes
and Thomas l.. Young-and the democrats
carried the state again. electing Richard
NJ. Bishop governor. The republicans then
elected Charles Foster to the governorship
twice in succession. and were then de-
feated by the democrats. George Hoadley
being elected governor.
The republicans held the state tor four
years following Gov. Hoadley's administra-
ton. Foraker being In the governors Office.
Then the democrats carried the state
sgain. and James e. Campbell became
governor. Like all his democratic prede-
cessors mentioned above. he served but
one term and was defeated for reelection.
Gov: Mckinley has now been twice elected
to the governorship, and II the regular So
Quence of party supremacy, which the
democrats hope Is now firmly established,
Is not broken he will be succeeded by
democrat. 1t might be stated here, how
ever. that on none of the recent occasions
Of democratic victory in Ohio referred to
above did the party face In the election re-
turns of the year before a defeat by $780,
900 republican plurality, as they will next
year.
Senator Brice's Successor.
These periodical democratic victories
have also operated to keep one demo-
cratic Senator from Ohio in Congress
all the time for many years. Not few re-
publicans have charged that this was due
in part to the Vaccinations Of Senator
Sherman. who did not desire a republican
colleague. for the reason that IL he did
have one he would have to divide the pat
ronage with him. Be this as 1t may, Sena
tor Brice would no doubt be very much
obliged to him II he would arrange 1t so
that the legislature chosen In Ohio next
year should have a democratic majority;
for that legislature will choose Senator
Brice's successor. The Senator Is, there
fore. specially interested in preserving the
order of sequence of democratic victories
In Ohio now.
In spite Of the report that the Senator
would resign II the democratic state con-
vention should reprove him for opposing
the Wilson bill-and II did-it Is generally
understood here that he Is DESTROYS Of sue
ceeding himself.
1t Is believed that Senator Brice will
wish ex-Speaker Mel r. Hysell to be the
democratic candidate for governor. Mr..
Hysell became speaker of the Ohio house
Of representatives by the same combina-
tion that sent Mr.. Brice to the Senate.
Hysell Is a good judge Of men and an ex-
cellent manipulation. 1t was he 1t might
be said In passing, that managed the in
terests Of John Mcbride In the Federation