The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04
DOUGLAS IS
WORRIED.
His Congressional Com
mittee Gives Him But
300 Majority.

Hon. AL. Douglas of Ross coun.
ty, Republican candidate for Con.
gress in the 1lth district, is not
quite so "chesty" as he was i'm
mediately following his nomination
Mt Lancaster, when he went over
to New York and had himself in
terviewed, to the effect that while
he might not set the world on fire
during his first three or four terms
in Congress, yet by the time he
had served as long as Gen. Gros-
venor go years. he expected to be
just as big man as the "bewhisk-
cred Athenian." Also, that it was
wholly immaterial to him whet her
Gen. Grosvenor took off his/coat
and helped whoop'er up>for his
election or sulked in his tent and
allowed his friends to vdte as they
saw fit. With a majority of some
thing like 10000 behinS him, he
was in position to tell those fell
lows who were disposed to be
soreheads, that they could either
get cut and hustle for his election
or go to the devil, just as the no.
tion took them.
But the Hon. AL. has seen a
great white light since that time.
He is not worrying the least now
over his second, third, fourth etc.
election bqt.he is getting alfred
uneasy over the present contest,
and would be almost willing to
agree never again to be candi-
date if only some one would insure
him safe majority this time.
Mr.. Douglas troubles COM
menced for fair last week, when
his Congressional Committee, of
which John Lindsey is the local
memb ber, met in Columbus to dis
cuss plans to stem the rising tide
against their candidate. AT this
gathering Mr.. Douglas heard some
pessimistic views from the COM
mitteemen. He was told that he
had not gotten close enough to the
miners and had not promised them
loyal support In fervid enough
terms, and was urged when next
he addressed them to make pro-
testations of great friendship.
One of the reports made by
commitman, according to the Ohio
Sun, was that sin Hooking county
a persistent rumor is going the
rounds that Gen. G. III. Grosvenor,
defeated for denomination by
Douglas, would like to see him
defeated. 4 committeeman told
of the existence of Grosvenor
press bureau and asserted that
throughout the dis
trict would carry as a supplement,
Grosvenor's record
on pension Legislation in Congress.
1t was p inted to as significant
that a long list of pension claims
secured by Mr.. Grosveuor had ap-
peared in a Chillicothe newspaper
a week ago; that practically the
same material was printed in the
Athens Messenger this week dur
ing the reunion of veterans, who
came from all parts of the district.
The prediction was made that this
same story would would be run as
Il supplement of Hooking county
papers this week. Then the ques-
tiOn was asked; "Why this activ-
ity for Mr.. Grosvenor, who is not
a candidate for any office this
year," and the answer was that
the "Sage of Athens" might be
looking ahead two years.
GAN these things add flavor to
the situation in the Eleventh Dis
trict this fall.
Gwen with these contingencies
staring them in the face, Repnbli-
cans do not believe that the Elev-
enth district can be carried by the
Democrats. They figure it out
this way. For the sake of argu-
ment they concede thai Hooking
will go 1000 and Fairfield 1900
Democratic. Then they place
Ross, Perry and Vinton as stand
off, and claim at least $500 Re-
publican majority for Douglas in
Athens and Meigs."
Now what do you think of that 7
The Idea of the Republican COM