Evening star., 1896-10-20
THE OHIO DISTRICTS
Republicans Expect to Elect Twenty Con-
gressmen.
Interesting Contention Over Using
the National Flag for a CAM
paiGn Banner.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

CINCINNATI, October II. 1896.
The republicans Of Ohio hope to retain
| their strength In the next Congress Two
years ago. when the republicans elected
Samuel NJ. Haylor secretary of state, his
plurality was 137, ,OS6, and the pluralities on
tie congressional tickets aggregated 136, ,291.
| The democrats carried but two districts,
electing Sorg in the third by 2O2 votes, and
Layton in the fourth by lab. This year
| the republicans are confident of carrying
| the third, but are doubtful of being able to
re-elect Harris in the thirteenth. There is
| a chance, however; so that the fourth Is the
| only district conceded to the democrats.
In the third district the republicans are
| united, and their candidate, Robert NJ.
Nevin, is popular. The democrats are with
out the personal financial assistance of
Congressman Sorg and his friends, and
| they failed In effecting fusion with the
ropulists. who have an Independent candi-
date and are making their fight mainly
against the democratic candidate. Many
| candidates concede Nevin's election, some
placing his plurality as high as 1900.
Fusion In One District.
The fourth district is more sure to the
democrats than two years ago, as a fusion
was effected with the populists whose vote
In the twelfth district the aggregate
| democratic and populist vote of two years
ago exceeded the republican vote by $40.
This Is the Columbus district, now repre-
sented by Gen. D. X. Watson. who is up for
reelection. He has increased his popularity
by his admirable work in Congress, while
John J. Lentz. his democratic opponent. has
the opposition of a large number of demo-
Gratis. A democratic landslide is the only
thing that can make his election at all prob
able.
In the doubtful thirteenth district the re-
publicans are doing some hard work. The
district IS naturally democratic, and there is
fusion with the populists. This combined
vote two years ago was %. 1876, but there
was populist candidate then, which made
republican success possible.
There are peculiar conditions in the
seventeenth. Congressman Mcclure, repub-
lIcan, is for reelection. He is the only re-
publican free silver congressional candidate
in the state, and he will lose many votes
from his own party. while he cannot hope
to get any democratic votes on the strength
Of his views. as their candidate Is also a
silver man. His only hope Is to draw large
ly from the populist vote, and he is making
a vigorous canvass along that line. He ex-
pre- sSes himself confident of reelection, and
II he does carry the district he may take it
TO himself as great personal triumph.
A Flag Incident.
The Commercial Mckinley Club of this
city has put out forty large flags at con-
spicuous places In the city. Fourth street
the great business and shopping thorough
fare has a dozen. The intention Is to have
a hundred flags floating before election day
The club has also arranged for daily noon
day sound money meetings at fifty places
| This Is the club that is officered mainly by
democrats. the president being Gen. Michael
Ryan, United States subtreasurer and the
vice president Edward Colston, an ex-cou-
federate general
The democratic committee prepared a pro-
test against the unfurling of the flags on
the ground that 1t was a violation of the
United States laws to make use of the flag
for such purposes. or to attach to it any de-
vice, the latter objection referring to the
names Of Mckinley and Hobart, and such
expressions as open the mills; not the
mints." The committee prepared and pub
lished in the Enquirer their view Of the
case and announced that that day they
would take legal steps to preserve the flag
fIom such dissertation. But at an early
hour some one called their attention to the
fact that the Caldwell bill did not get
through Congress.
Then they took another tack and threat.
cred to proceed under a city ordinance
against stringing large advertising signs
across the streets. The idea of constituting
the flag under such conditions as an adver-
Using sign because 1t was unfurled in be-
half Of Mckinley and Hobart created such
broad smile everywhere that the COM
mittee concluded to drop the matter.
What Cox Thinks.
George B. Cox, the republican leader, who
posted some large bets two weeks ago, says:
while have offered to bet that Mckinley
will have $4,000 plurality. 1 am confident
he will have over 100000; while 1 have bet
he will carry this county by 10000, shall
be disappointed if he does not get 80 200,
ard while 1 have bet on !, 600 in Kentucky.
l expect 1O.OOO The Bryanites of Ohio have
! nc organization and no leaders. They are
demoralized. They don't know anything
about their own canvass or their own con-
dition in the state. They are Boosting of a
great detection of farmers and working
men from the republican ticket without
having taken census of those two classes
to ascertain If their claims are well found
ed. The help for Bryan outside the silver
wing OF his own party is from the populists,
and these are so noisy in their protesta- l.
tions that they have deceived the Bryan
leaders into the belief that every one has
come over to their side. do not find tina t
many republicans have been caught by the
free silver chaf."
NJ. Z. Ingalls, Views.
NJ. E. Ingalls,. a democrat who was among
the first of his party to declare for Nc
Kinley. has been interview, and said:
The Bryan men base their expectations
of sAcoess upon the assumption that the
workingmen Of this country particularly
the railroad men, are liars and idiots; that
they do not understand their interests, and
that they will wear Mckinley buttons and
enroll themselves in Mckinley clubs, but
take advantage of the secrecy of the ballot
to vote for Bryan. This is not very high
compliment to the character of the working
classes Of this country nor to the honesty
CT Bryan's supporters. and it is resented as
reflection upon the integrity of an intelli-
gent and honorable class of men. We do
not have dishonest men upon our road,
and you do not find them among railroad
men generally. If the democrats are de-
pending upon the men who wear Mckinley
buttons to elect Bryan he will never reach
the White House."
Cincinnati Registration.
The returns from the second days regis
tration in Cincinnati are complete and they
| Indicate that the registration this year will
| reach $4,000 The first days registration
| exceeded that Of the first day last year by
! 11.OOO, ard the increase the second day was
/ 5,125. The aggregate Of the two days is
| 90. .Se7, Of which IS are women who have
registered to vote In the school election
next spring. The total registration for the
| four days last year was 69,25.