Evening star., 1898-02-03
COL. DICK FOR CONGRESS.
He Will Be n Candidate in the Old
Garfield District.

G0rnelO district.
According to advices brought to the ma
tional capital last night by a well-known
Ohioan, Col Charles w. F. Dick, secretary
Of the national republican committee, Is to
be candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for Congress in the nine teenth Ohio
district next fall.
This means that Representative Stephen
A. Northway is to have opposition to a
denomination and that his opponent will
have in his behalf the powerful influence
of Senator Hanna and the national and
state organizations of his party. Accord
ing to the bearer Of this Information, Col.
Dicks candidacy is no longer a secret.
His friends are already making still-hunt
canvass throughout the district
Northway is now serving his third term
in Congress. The nineteenth district is
noted for the fact that fewer men have
other district in the United States. Joshua
r. Giddings was its representative for
nearly score of years, and before him
Elisha Whittlesey, afterward controller of
| the treasury. served an equally long term.
| Gen. Garfield was in the House from that
| district for eighteen years, and his sue
| cessor, Judge Ezra b; Taylor. retired vol
unfairly after a thirteen years term.
1t has been the precedent to allow 1ep-
resentative to stay long as good be-
| havior and a desire to remain would keep
Il.
| Northway was reasonably secure in his
place in the HOUSE. But Col. Dick has
made known his desire for congressional
life, and Mr.. Northway must look out for
himself from now en-.
Dicks home has been in Summit county,
| where he was county auditor when chosen
| for the chairmanship of the republican
state committee half dozen years ago
About that time Summit county was
| switched over into the nineteenth district
| under republican gerrymander. From
| that time on Dick has had an itching to
| represent the district made famous by
| G:ddings and Garfield.
The district gives one of the larg .st re-
publican pluralities of any district in the
country: Northway received more than
eleven thousand plurality in 1896. As a
nomination is equivalent to an election, the
| big fight will be made before The conven-
ton. Dick cites the precedent established
In rewarding Hanna with senatorship for
his services as chairman Of the national
committee and he does not see why he
should not be sent to Congress as reward
for his services as secretary.
And then, again, there is said to be a
slight estrangement between Northway and
Hanna, due to HaHna's Interference with
the appointment of one or two post Offices
| In the nineteenth district. Outside of
Akron, Warren and Ashtabula, there are
not halS dozen presidential offices in the
district. Northway believes that he is
ahundantly able to make the selections in
| his bailiwick without the aid of Senator
Hanna, and he told him in 60 many words
that he could get along without the sena-
tors assistance. Despite this, Northway
buckled in and went over to Columbus with
the rest of the Ohio congressman when the
call was sounded during the senatorial
| fight.
1t is said that the present visit of Col.
| DICK to Washington Is in the interest of
fIrthering his candidacy for Congress. I he
presence In Washington Of DR.. L. s.
Ebrfght. the newly appointed postmaster at
| Akron, adds to this belief DR.. EbrIxht
| was closeted with Jake Donaldson for more
than two hours in his room at the Ebbftt
last night.
Representative Northway said last night
that he had received advices from Ohio
that Col. Dick had announced his candi-
dacy.