Evening star., 1896-10-31

contest. At the last election Johnson had
p ,615 votes. against 1560O DEM; 1888. ind. :,
and 429. pro. Thi1 time there Is a straieh hit
hght on the silver question, which may pos
sipiy change the result.
ONO. "a.
The democrats and populists have fused
in nearly all the districts, and there are re-
ports OF strong silver Sentiment in the agrt-
cultural sections A hot fight is being
made, and there ID SO much smoke that a
clear View of the situation is difficult to get.
Two years ago the republicans carried all
but two of the twenty-one districts. They
nope to hold as many this time, but the
democrats claim that they will elect seven
or eight members
First-Candidates. Rem Gen William B.
Shattuc, Cincinnat; pop. and F. s. D.,
Thos. J. Donnal1y, Cincinnati.
mere the populists and democrats have
fused, but the district is strongly repub-
lican. The vote in 1894 was: Rep, 1885;
DEM, lO,31S; pop, 1,679; pro-, 219.
oecond-Candidates: Rep, Jacob II. Brom-
Well wyoming, renominated; F. S. D. and
pop, u 5. Oliver, Cincinnati.
The populists and democrats have fused,
put the republican vote last election was
largely IN excess of their combined vote.
The vote stood: Rep, 22,247; DEM. 1o, 100;
pop, 2, AS; pro-, 239 The republicans claim
the district.
Third-Candidates: Rep, Robert NJ. Nevin,
Dayton.
This is a democratic district, but it was
carried by Sorg two years ago by only a
slender plurality, and the republicans think
they mi capture it. The vote last election
was: Dem. 22,529; rep, 22,327; pop, 1863;
pro-, 100 The populists and democrats have
fused this time. The result is doubtful
Fourth-Candidates: Rep. Rev. j. P. Nc
Lean, Allen county; dem. and pop, George
A. Marshall Sidney.
Here the democrats and populists have
he a-di ctric G ic
without the combination. The vote last
election was: Dem. 15,;'SS; rep, 1870; pro-,
l.Oo2; pop, 1923. The democrats now claim
the district.
Fifth-Candidates Rep. Francis B. De-
witt, Paulding, renominated: F. S. D. and
pop, David Meekison, Napoleon.
Inc democrats and populiSts have fused,
and on the basis of the last vote this would
give them a small majority. In the Fifty
third Congress the district was represented
hy democrat. Dewitt, the republican
candidate, was elected to the present Con-
gress by vote of 1916 to 14,s99 dem. !;
claim the district.
Sixth-Candidates Rep, Seth Brown,
Lebanon; dem. and pop, Harry Paxton, P.
o., Cincinnati.
On the bases of the last two elections this
district is too strongly republican to be car
rled by the combined democrat and populist
vote. The vote last election was: 2O,Io3.
rep l29oo, DEM: 1,1S3, pop, and 1,419, pro.
l.. Weaver, Springfield; democrat and pop
ulist, DR.. Francis NJ. Hunt, Piqua.
;, The vote at the last election was: Repub-
lican, 1s,oal; democrat, 1,731; populist, L.
claim the district.
Eighth-Candidates: Republican, Archi-
bald Lybrand, Delaware; democrat and
populist, Nee. Dunn. Bellefontaine.
At the last election the republican vote
was u 73O, against 11,74O democrat. 2,e45
populist, 1,645 prohibition. The district is
probably republican, in spite of democrat
and populist t. fusion. .uii-n, ,.i-,........ ..
Nlnth-Candidates: Republican, James H.
Southard, Toledo (renominated; democrat
and populist, Stephen Brophy, Toledo.
The republican vote at the last election
was 20 democrat, 14,1O9; populist, q
364 Ihe republicans claim the district
Tenth-Candidate Republican, Lucien J.
rFenton, Winchester renominatedl; demo-
crat and populistI T. S. Hogan, Wellston
'.uThe democrats and populists have fused
IN tnis dlstrict, but their combined vote is
Iar snort of the normal republican vote
The last vote was 10, 76s, republican; 9,465,
democrat; 1,49ti, pepulist. and s7s, prohibit
ton. il.
Charles H. Grosvenor, Athens (renomi-
ma ted; democrat and populist, William, E.
Flnck, jr., New Lexington.
The fusion Of the silver forces does not
on the basis OF former votes. overcome the
republican majority. The last vote was:
Republican, ~, 73l; democrat 11,GO1: popu-
list, 3,115; prohibitionist, 1000
Observation-Disclosures Republican, David
n. Watson. Columbus frenominated); dem
ocrat, John J. Lentz, Columbus; popuHst.
Rev. l.. E. F1nleys
This is close district, represented dur
ing five Congresses UP to the Fifty-fourth
by Mr.. Outhwaite, who has bolted the reg
ular democratic ticket. Shere is a strong
gold sentiment in the district, which is ex-
pected to insure the election of a repubU-
can. Watson, the republican. carried it
last time. Republican, 1883; democrat
IL, 1862; populist, 2,O15.
Observation-Disclosures Republican, Ste
phen r. Harris, Bucyrus (renominatedD: :
democrat, James A. Norton, Tiff1n, Seneca
county.
This is a doubtful district 1t is normally
democratic, but was carried at the last
election by the republicans The republicans
vote was 1871; democrat, 1S,453; populist
2 9s3;' prohibition, 1,022. - 90. g -
Fourteenth = Candidates., Republican,,
Winfield S. Kerr, Mansfield renominated)
democrat, John B. Coftinberry, Norwalk
The vote last election was: Republican,
2l,3O2; democrat, 14,26l; populist, 1880; pro-
hitition. !, $50. This district was represents
ed by Harter, democrat, in the Fifty-sec-
ond and Fifty-third Congresses. 1t is a
strong gold district, and may go repuhli-
can.
Observation-Disclosures: Henry c. Van
Voorhis, GAINESVILLE Genominated; demo-
crat and populist, j. B. Tannehill, McCon-
nelsvile.
Inc vote last elec ton was: Republican,
1921; democrat, 12,01O; prohibition, 1,234;
populist, 1,50S. The republicans claim the
district.
Sixteenth-Candidates: Republican. Lo-
renzo Danford. ST. Clairsville (renomi-
nated; democrat and populist N H. Nc
Fadden, Steubenville.
The vote last election was: Republican,
T.4S1; democrat, 1O,3OO; populist, 1877; pro-
hibition, 1,495. The democrats carried the
district in 1892 by plurality of less than
100.
Seventeenth-Candida Republica an, Ad-
Olson S. Mcclure, Wooster (renominated):
democrat and populist, ]. A. Mcdowell,
Millersburg.
There is a peculiar situation in the sew
enteenth district. The republican candi-
date is a well-known free silver man. and
is, therefore, distasteful to many republ-
cans. The democrats and populsts are
united, and it is believed that they NAV
elect their candidate. The vote last cleo
ton was: Republican, 1901; democrat, IT,
4U3; populist, 2,66s; prohibition, 343
Eighteenth-Candidates Republican Rob-
ert w. Taylor, New Lisbon (renominated):
democrat and populist, Isaac r. Sherwood.
Canton.
The democrats are claiming that they
have chance to elect Sherwood the fusion
candidate. The vote at last election was:
Republican, 2O,s03; democrat, 1,O51: popu-
list, S912; prohibition, 1,679
Observation-Disclosures: Republican Ste
phen A. Northway, Jefferson (renominat-
ed; democrat, w. S. Sawyer, Akron: popu-