Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-02
TARDY OHIO DEMOCRATS.
They Are Making late Start in the
CarSpajgn.
Of TheAEvening Star.

Correspondence Of The-Evering Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 30.
Judging from the expressions one hears
from democrats here, Senator Brice would
hear some plain tank if a democratic state
convention should be held hero now. If the
administration democrats are not greatly in
the majority, they are at least making the
most noise in Ohio Just now. But there
will be no democratic state convention here
for some time. Indeed. the general sentl-
ment seems to be that unless Congress
passes a bill reforming the tariff in come
way at once it will be a mere waste Of
time to hold any more democratic conven-
lions of any kind this year. The democrats
nations in the first, second, third. seventh.
eighth, NINTH tenth, eleventh, thirteenth,
fourteenth, fifteenth. sixteenth, eighteenth,
nineteenth twentieth and twenty-flrst dis
tricts The only democratic congressional
convention now fixed, however. as to date.
is that in the thirteenth, at Cedar Point,
Erie county, on September a. So it will be
seen that the democrats are in no hurry to
get into the field. There Is growing
tendency toward shorter campaigns in Ohio,
however, and this, as well as the apparent
hopelessness of the situation to the demo-
Gratis, is causing them to withhold action.
The republicans have yet to nominate
congressional candidates in the first, second,
fifth thirteenth and twenty first districts.
Ten of those who have been nominated for
Congress in this state have served in Con-
greSS and nine are new men. The republic
cans have nominated in the fourth district
w. d. Davies of Shelby, a new man; Geo.
w. Hulick of Clermont, In the sixth. who
IS after second term: Geo. w. Wilson of
Madison, in the seventh, second termer;
l.. NJ. Strong of Hardin, in the eighth, for a
second term; James II. Southland of Lucas,
h. n l,l.cipn Il Epntpn
of Adams, in the tenth, new man; Charles
Fl. Grosvenor of Athens, in the eleventh,
who has been elected to Congress four
times; d. X. Watson of Franklin in the
twelfth,a new man: Winfield Skerr of Rich
land. In the fourteenth, a new man; Henry
c. Van Voorhis of Muskngum; in the ff-
teenth. who Is now serving his first term;
Lorenzo Danford of Belmont. in the six
teenth, who served three terms in Congress
twenty-five years ago; A. s. Mcclure of
Wayne. in the seventeenth district a new
man; r. w. Taylor of Columbana in the
eighteenth district, new man: Stephen W.
Northway of Ashtabula. in the nineteenth
district, now serving his second term and
Clifton b. Beach Of Cuyahoga. In the TWEEN
tieth district a new man.
The democratic nominees so far are Ferd
c. Layton Of Auglaize county, in the fourth
district, who stands a candidate for cleo
ton to his fourth term in Congress: J.
S. Shook Of Pauldng, In the fifth district
a new man: Joseph l.. Stephens Of War
rem, in the SIXTH a new man; Joseph H.
Cultivate of Franklin. in the twelfth
who is candidate for election to his sixth
term. and J. A. d. Richards of Tusca-
rawas, in the seventeenth, who Is now serv-
ing his second term.
Gov. MckinIey's Successor.
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for secretary of state In opposition to
State Senator W. C. Gear has appeared in
John w. Washburne of Pike county. Wash
burne was once a s1enlber of the general
assembly. but for a, number of years has
been unknown in OHIO politics. Since the
result of the elecdons in Ohio this year
is SO generally CONCEDED to be favorable TO
the republicans, the most interesting specu-
lation in the political field here now is as TO
who will be the successor of Maj Mckinley
in the gubernatorial Clair next year The
men already in the, fiell for this office, or
mentioned as probat ole Candidates are State
auditor +. W. Pge of Wood county r.
NJ Nevin Of Dayton, Henry l.. Morey of
Butler county, Gen, c. II. Grosvenor OF
Athens county and eX-Spaaker j Warren
keifer OF Springfield. 9;rosvenur will no
doubt be returned to Congress- so he will
be taken out of the. race. Gen. .Keifer has
written a denial that he is in any sense
candidate, so that the contest seems at
this early stage to be a triangular one be
tween Messrs. Poe Morey and Nevin The
convention that will select the candidate
is long way off. however. and I'm state
SO promo OF aNallable men the lists are
likely TO be added to in that time.
The populists seem to be gaining strength
everywhere in this state. The county con-
vention here Saturday was beyond all eX
pectatiOns i'm numbers and enthusiasm.
The state convention here next month will
be an important one. The press is already
paying far more attention to it than II
has usually shown to such conventions
Both President John Mcbride and Secre-
tary Patrick McBryde OF the United Mine
Workers of America, who have been life
long democrats, have Joined the populistS,
and will probably carry a large following
among the miners with them.