The Washington times., 1910-09-22
SULLEN VOTERS BATTLE
OHIO HOUSE CANDIDATES.
Baked BY Dis
satisfaction With Party
and Leaders.
By WALTER 7. FAHY.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Sept. 22.-If the
candidates on the State tickets III
Ohio are uncertain as to the popular
trend OF mind in regard to the election
next November, the same cannot be
said OF the Congressional candidates.
The forty-twO men who are candt-
dates for Congress have been in the
field longer than have the candidates
for State offices. and they have there
fore, been able to get into closer
touch with the people.
The first Impressions of a vast ma
joTity Of these candidates are dis
unctly disturbing In some OF the
Congressional districts there are i'm
mense majOrities on one SIDE or the
other TO give confidence to the Candi-
dates In the districts which are at
all close, however, both Republican
and Democratic candidates are doing
considerable worrying
The voters in Ohio are suIIen- they
are dissatisfied, and IT IS quite prob
able that they are puzzled more than
they have been in many years. Party
leaders who attended the opening of
The State campaign at Kenton a few
days ago were astounded at the re-
fUSal Of the audience TO cnthuse. Il
was said in explanation that This
Of the State because Of the fear that
the wooden schedule would be revised
1t an early date
Voters Are SuIlen.
II remains for the Congressional
candidates, who nave been IN the field
for weeks. 10 shatter this explanation
These men have discovered suIep
voters n large numbers In ever. part
OF the STATE. AS a result they have
been compelled TO proceed cautiously.
They are not going out into thel~ dis
ITi-JS and making extemporaneou-
speeches On the contrary their
siseechea are being carefully prepared
p.ioIe es-c-- meeting they age bCinE !
read ana Tcread before delivery. arG
even hen there Is some trepidation rs I
70 SIs effect they VIII have
The Republicans in Ohio will 10 4
nightly pleased II they &C.. hold their D
present Congressional -epre sentatiou in 4
me State; they do not hesitate TO 1
This Is a rather remarkable admission 4
+. Ien II - remembered that the Demo
q etlc representation ID Ohio Is greater
than II ever has been before. In Con- 4
EEess a1ter congress IN years gone BIZ
the normal representation consisted OF =
seventeen Republicans and four Demo
Gratis In the present Congress the
eight Democrats
OF the Republicans. GoebeI- in the
Second district, had bet a sCaar lead OF I
.g1 votes over his Democratic opponent
Had the Socialist vote II 10 gone 10
The Democrat, GOebeI would have been /
defeated GOebel IS m trouble again I
his year, and the Republicans cannot
fairly claim his seat
\ similar state Of affairs is 10 be
found In the Fifteenth district where
Representative joyce came -h-oue-h
with an Insignificant lead Of but fiety-
seven votes over his Democratic OpDo-
leut. The Socialist and Prohibition VGJr
N that district two years ago totaled
icing made against Joyce again this
rear. ana the Democrats are already
claiming his seat
Cen J. Warren t-eifer. former
Speaker Of the House, and veteran Of
he civil war Is having serious diff
,ulty. i IS generally conceded that ne
has injured himself by his opposition TO
he fOrUinCaLiOn Of the Panama canal I
The general had nearly three thousand
votes 10 spare two years ago, but he
NH De lucky If he pulls through this
To Offset these possible Republican ].
OsSeS the Republicans are hopeful OF
capturing the Sixth district, represented
p the present Congress Dy Matthew r
Denver. and the Ninth district. TpD-e-
,eured hy General Sherwood
The Sixth Is normally a Republican II
district Il was lost 20 the party BY
bitter faCtiOnal differences Denver de-
.eated Jesse Taylor by about six hun
lred votes two years ago when TAYLOR
Ound Il impossible 10 unite the ReDrIb-
leans IN his district.
This year Taylor IS again candidate
With a truce in effect, and Il looks as II
he had good opportunity 10 win out /
General SherwOOd'S majority two
ears at-O was about thirteen hundred.
lie has not satisfied the large numbers J.;