Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
UNDERTAKES
POLITICS IN OHIO.

Looking Forward to the Coming Re-
publican Convention.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, April II, 1895.
The first county to select delegates to the
republican state convention has just made
the choice. This was Darke county 1t
was done upon the presumption that when
the state republican committee calls the
convention it will apportion the delegates
upon the old ratio basis of one vote for
each 500 votes cast at the last election,
which has prevailed for many years. In
passing it should be stated that this will
make the convention this year a smaller
one than that of last year, for the enor-
nous plurality given to the republican
ticket last year came rather from the refus-
al of democrats to vote at all than from
any increase in the republican vote In
deed. the republican vote actually fell off
from the strength shown in the election of
1888; but the democratic vote fell off in so
much larger numbers that the republican
net plurality was enormously increased.
Last year the republican convention con-
tanned S64 delegates, while this years con-
vention will contain but S2S.
Darke county is entitled to but eight dele
gates. The candidates make various claims
to the delegation, but the most reliable
report seems to be that five of them are for
Poe and three for Keifer No more coun-
ties will choose delegates until after the
state committee has issued the call for the
convention.
The convention will no doubt be held here
about the middle Of June, so that it may be
expected that the state central committee
will be called together before the close of
this month. 1t seems to be the general de-
sire that Senator Sherman be the presi-
dent of the convention. He has no per-
sonal interests in the convention and will
no doubt consent to act.
Lieut.. Gov. Harris and his friends are
now showing activity in the contest that
promises to place Gen. Harris well toward
the front among the candidates for the
nomination by the time the convention is
called. The Eaton Register, his home or
gan, makes strong editorial appeal in
his behalf this week, basing the argument
principally upon the fact that he is prac-
teal farmer.
x.Congressman Henry L. Morey of
Hamilton and Col. R. NJ. Nevin of Dayton
are talked of now as possible candidates
for the republican nomination for governor.
Congressman c. H. Grosvenor is also push
ing his claims.
national leader for their party will be
chosen from this state, no matter what the
issue may be. If it is protection again, the
champion of protection, Mckinley is the
logical leader. If the money question shall
be made to supersede the tariff in 1896
then the logical leader, they say, will be
Senator John Sherman the ablest financier
IN the republican party. Ex-senator Allen
w. Thurman said two years ago. when
asked if Sherman would be a candidate for
presidential nomination again, HE GER
tainly will IL he lives. l know him we'll"
Col s. K. Donivan, who is one of Sena-
tor Brice's political managers here saws
the Senator has not yet concluded to try
for reelection. The probability is that he
does not see how it will be possible to elect
democratic legislature this fall. II by
hook or crook The democrats should con-
troll the next legislature, Mr.. Brice would
be candidate, no doubt.