Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-09
OHIo'S STATE ELECTION.

OHI0'S STATE ELECTION.
The Ticket to he Nominated at Column
bus ON June 9.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May /, 1894
The republicans of Ohio will nominate
state ticket in this city on the 9Th OF next
month. But four state officers are to be
elected this year, viz. judge OF the SUI
preme court, secretary Of state, member of
the board of public works. and COM
missioner of common schools. In each case
the present incumbent will probably be
nominated for another term. No opposition
has manifested itself yet, except in the case
Of the supreme judgeship. Judge Francis
J. Dickman will be a candidate for the NOM
nation. There Is an unwritten law that a
deserving Official shall have a second term
and then be retired. Judge Dickman was
first appointed a member of the supreme
court commission by Gov. Foster. This
commission was provided by law to relieve
the crowded dockets of the court 1t had
concurrent jurisdiction with the supreme
court Soon after the commission expired
by statutory limitation Supreme Judge W.
w. Johnson of Ironton died. and Gov. For
aker appointed Judge Dickman to the va
cancy. At the next regular election he was
elected to serve the unexpired term, and
was then elected to a full term. This he is
now about to finish By some IL is consid-
ereo that ne has no ground upon which to
ASK nomination to another term. He Is
announced as candidate however and
VIII nave as opposition in the convention
Judge j. l.. Price of Belefontaine Judge
Price Is well known jurist in the state,
anu mas peen on the common pleas bench
for many years. Here is likely to occur the
only contest of the convention
secretary of State Samuel NJ TAYLOR is
serving mis- nrst term, and nomiuat ton for a
second term will, of course, be conceded to
him without opposition His name will
mead the ticket, according to custom and
upon him will devolve the duty of holding
up the enormous majority given to Gov Nc
hihIey last fan. Two years ago Mr. TAYLOR
was elected by a narrow margin OF less
than thousand votes. While il Is likely
that he will have a more comfortable ma
1orlty this time, he will hardly be able to
on the vote of last fall
Charles E. Grace of Circleville is the MEM
Der or the state board of public works whose
term ends this year. He is now serving his
nrst term and Is candidate for nomina-
ton TO second term. This will be given
him with no opposition. The present COM
missioner or common schools, Prof O. r.
Corson, Is now serving his first term. He
VIII De candidate for the nomination and
Will have no opposition.
Inc honor and responsibility of sounding
the Keynote Of the campaign has been plac-
go upon congressman Bethany Storer Of
thcinnati, who has been chosen temporary
chairman OF the convention by the state
central committee. and will, of course. omen
the convention with set speech The con-
vention and all its arrangements will ba In
the nands or friends of Gov. Mckinley, and
nothing will be admitted to the platform
that will injure his administration or his
chances for the presidential nomination.
In the Third District.
The result in the third congressional dis
trict-the election Of Sorg (democraD to
Congress-was confidently expected by re-
pubiicans here. The republican managers
In the district made two great mistakes
One was in choosing a candidate Rathbone
had been such a radical Sherman republi-
can that it was too much to expect the
Foraker republcans-very strong in that
part of the state-to be enthusiastic In his
support. The other mistake was in running
"hurrah" campaign. which aroused the
democrats more than the republicans They
sew this, but too late to change tactics
The election was important only in the ef-
rect 1t will have on the congressional cleo
tons this fall. Already the democrats show
signs Of having taken courage. 1t Is taken
as indicating that the republican tide has
been stayed.
Congressman Outhwnite's Future.
Congressman Outnwaite will probably be
returned to Congress after ALL The dele
gates to the congressional convention, al
ready chosen In Fairfield county, are near
~ all for him, though no effort was made
TO have them SO. The election to select
delegates in this county has not been call
ed yet but no opposition TO Mr.. Cultivate
has shown itself yet. His friends say here
that while he will not seek by word or act
10 get the nomination, if IT comes to him
unsolicited, he will make a strong fight for
reelection. If he does, he will probably
be elected. The district is democratic by
do In 1t exactly what Mr.. Sorg did in the
third district.
While the Ohio republican central COM
mittee refused, at it's meeting here last
week, to approve of the method of select
ing delegates to the national convention
proposed in the resolution introduced i'm
the national committee by Mr.. n. B. Scott
OF West Virginia, and outlined in Mr. Man
leys circular letter, Ohio will probably in
dorse 1t when the time comes. The turn
of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette and
the Chicago Inter-Ocean from Mckinley
to Harrison last week has made Gov Nc
Kinley's Ohio friends anxious and appre-
hensive. Harrison will no doubt get the
vote of the southern republicans, as he has
before. The Scott plan would greatly re-
duce the strength of the republicans of the
south, while II would enormously increase
the strength of Ohio. Pennsylvania and I'LL
nois, nearly all of which additional strength.
they argue. would go to Mckinley. VIM
NJ. Hahn, member of the national committee
from Ohio, says the committee will probably
lot be called together to consider this mat
ter until next year.