Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15
OHIO REPUBLICANS SECURE
Little Prospect of Change in Present Delega-
ton in Congress.
Vote of Last Fall Shows That Demo-
Gratis Cannot Carry Present Re.
publican Dfstrlcts.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

ihc idcdoHdl tTOuDlGS OF the republican
party in Ohio. disastrous as they seem to
be since the senatorial election is over
will probably make little change in the
representation of the state in the next
Congress. The system of districts as it
row stands Is so fixed that there must be
er ormous republican losses, much heavier
than We likely to see, before a single
district now represented by republican
is lost by that party.
Though the republican plurality on last
falls vote was over $1,000 less than 1t was
in the election of 1896. when the present
representatives were elected, the democrats
did not carry single district last fall that
they old not carry in 1886. In fact, the
rural districts controlled by the democrats
showed loss to the latter party. A re-
view of the election results in the districts
last fall, and comparison of them with the
vote OF 1885, show some interesting facts,
rot the least interesting of which is that
the system of congressional districts does
rot respond quickly to a change in polit-
1oal sentiment. 1t was not intended that
trey should. 1t is republican gerryman-
DER, and the districts that are lef. in the
control of the democrats give If any diff
ference. larger democratic majori;ies than
the republican districts do republican plu-
ralities.
In the Firsf md Second Districts.
The first and second Decentralization
county-gave Representative Bromwel
and Shattuck a combined plu .'ty in 1896
of 1854. Bushnell carried 1t ..,st fall by
Only 1,515 However, 1t was local issues
that cut the republican plurality i'm Hamil-
ten county down terribly last fall, and
it is quite certain that while the two dis
tricts of the county may sho-J n reduo ed
republican vote this fall the republicans
will carry both districts. Both Bromwell
ard Shattuck will be returned if they care
to be.
Tie third district. which elected John L.
Bremen. democrat to Congress N 1896 by
the slender plurality of 101 votes, gave a
democratic plurality last fall of 1888.
that Mr.. Bremen has a good chance to be
returned, things stand.
The fourth district which gave George
A. Marshall a plurality of 9,O17 on the
democratic ticket in 1896. gave Chapman,
for governor, last fall, only 6, 1S3 plurality.
The fifth district. which gave Meckison.
democrat. a plurality Of 1906 in 1895. gave
Chapman plurality of only 4.s27. OF
course these two districts will be held by
the democrats.
The sixth district, which gave Fenton,
republican. a plurality of 1909 in 1886,
gave Bushnell a plurality of 4.042 last fall,
and the seventh district which was car
red by Weaver in 1896 by 2574, gave Bush
nell plurality of 3.1OO. This increased re-
publican vote is, however explained in
part by the fact that it is the ---Itrict in
which Gov. Bushnell lives. The eighth dis
trict gave Lybrand. republic an. in 1896
plurality of 3,692 and Bushnell last fall
3954
In the Toledo District.
The Toledo district, the ninth, was like
the first and second, storm center of the
republican factional fight last fall. and
showed a marked falling off in the repub-
lican plurality. Mr.. Southland carried the
district in 1896 by plurality of 1905 and
Bushnell last fall by only 1.1SO. Represent
tative Fenton's district-the .enth-also
shows falling off in the republican plurali-
ty. but he has enough to spare. He had a
plurality of 6.7SO. but it gave Bushnell only
$500.
Grosvenor's district shows a heavy re-
publican loss. He had plurality of 4 4S3
in 1896. but Bushnell had only 3,O51 There
is bill In the legislature now to change
this district, in order to reduce the repub-
lican plurality still further. The author is
State Senator w. E. Finck who was de-
feated on the democratic ticket for Con-
gress by General Grosvenor in 1896 AS Mr..
Grosvenor was very active for Senator
Hanna. and has thereby gained the ill-wil
of the republicans who have combined with
the democrats in the legislature 1t is not
unlikely that he will be retired from Con-
gresS by change in the districts, which
will put him in democratic district It is
not believed that general redistricting bill
can pass, although there is one now pend
ing in the senate
The result of last falls election in this
district-the twelfth-seems to put Repre-
sentative LentZ on "easy street. He Sc
cured a democratic plurality Of only 40 in
1896. but Chapman (dem.) carried the dis
trict for governor last fall by 800. The
only danger that now confronts Mr.. Lentz
is fight for the nomination. The pros
pect Of an easy election has induced a num-
Der of democrats to take the stand as can
didates for the nomination. 1t is under
stood that the republicans will nominate
Cyrus Huling for their congressional candi-
date
DR.. NortOns district-the differentiated
its own fairly well in last falls election
He had plurality Of 1912 in 1896 and
Chapman had 5,O53 last fall. The four
teenth district showed remarkably LILLE
change. 1t gave Representative Kerr a
plurality Of 2.276 in 1896 and Bushnell 2215
In Mr.. voorhis' District.
Representative Voorhis' district showed
increased republican strength. and there is
no doubt about the result there. 1t gave
him 2,733 in 1896 and Bushnell 2SOS last
fall. Representative Danford's district
showed falling off in the republican plu-
rality. 1t gave him plurality of 3,O55 and
Bushnell only 2,6s2 The seventeenth. a
strong free silver district, gave Mcdowell
tdemD plurality in 1895 of 4 $40 and Chap
man tdem.) for governor last fall 1904
The eighteenth district-Pres6ent McKin-
ley.s.eave r: w. Taylor dep2 a plurality
of 5,O44. and Bushnell only 4472 The nine
teenth. long the banner republican district
in the state, gave Representative Northway
a plurality Of II ,163, and Bushnell only
a.711. The twentieth and twenty-first dis
tricts. which include the city Of Cleveland
Cuyahoga. Lake and Medina counties gave
a combined republican plurality for Con-
gress in 1896 of S.649. and Bushnell a plural
ity last fall of only 1901
If congressman had been elected on last
falls vote, notwithstanding the heavy loss
in republican vote, the result would have
been the same as in the previous year.
The lowest republican plurality in any re-
publican district last fall was 2.852-in the
sixteenth, Representative Danford's dis
trict. 1t is easy to see that the republicans
would have to lose 5000 from their plural
ity of last fall-that is. lose the state to
the democrats by about 2O.00O-before they
would be in danger of losing any of the
congressional districts they now hold. The
prospect for the free silver party to get
additional votes from Ohio in the next Con-
gress Is not fattering
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