Evening star., 1922-04-16
POLITICAL OUTLOOK
IN THE OHIO FIELD
Presidents State Likely to
Have Brisk Campaign for
h Congress Members.
G. O.P. PREDICTS VICTORY
Gov. Davis Decision Not to ASK
Reelection Simpifes Repub-
lican Situation.

Reelection Simpifes Repub-
ican Situation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. April 1o.-Wlth
the announcement of Gov DAVIS 'nS'
he will not be candidate LOT al
other term in the executive ONCE
Ohio republicans are facing the STATE
election with confidence and feei thae
the usual result, a republican victory
this fall in the Presidents state VIII
follow a campaign conducted Win
ordinary wisdom and vigor. From
all Quarters Of the state came the
report that IL the governor asked 1or
reelection he should have the ho"aa
nation without contest: Whetne
was deserved or not II Is hot ~
either necessary or profitable 10 us
cmss, but it was generally felt that
the governor had brought so NUN
criticism upon his administration
that state campaign win h MN
again at the head of the ticket Wou,o
place the repuol,Gaans ana os oa up 1ne no incon
siderable number Of republicans Win
the opposition.
Democrats Claim Issue.
Chairman W. W. Durbin OF the
democratic organization Is insisting
that Gov Davis administrator WIN
be an issue in the campaign. ahynow,
but be that at 1t may, 1t VIII not oe
as distinctly SO as 1t would have oeen
II tha governor had stood for re-
election. Some of the other canai-
dates for the republican nomination
for governor are claiming tnat tns
national administration Is lending i.s
-
didacy of Col. Carmi A. Thompson
something that Is likely to cause s0He
trouble. for 1t is plain the colonei is
likely to be nominated.
There are Ave republican cahal.
dates already in the neio i0r ,,sre @
NAV be more In fact, 1t seems like-
ly that there will be others. The nve
are Col. Thompson, Harvey Z. smitn'
now secretary Of state; Rupert n
Beetham. speaker OF the mouse. ~
ator Arthur Day Of Cleveland ana =.
Homer Durand of New Philadelphia.
The latter is generally recognized as
vet candidate rather than re-
publican. though he Is seeking one
nomination as a republican. beio.e
nestediy in charge Of the interests
of the vets in state campaigns. nis
sunport from the republican organi-
zation will be negligible. the otner
possible candidates are Represents,
tive yoI in .ns G0nEraSs Judss Huston a +. Robins
Of Chillicothe. Former Representa-
live Roscoe c. McCulloch of Canton
NAV also enter, but probably not.
One Democrat Ont for Governor.
Only one candidate has declared
for the democratic nomination ior
governor. A. V. Donahey. former auol-
TOR of state, who was the unsuccess-
00VprnOr
The organization democrats are not
for him for some reason, out tnsS
know he will be strong in the pr.
mary election. and they have not ye.
found a candidate VINO couiG sr
hope of defeating Donahey. torme.
Gov. Harmon has been urged to run
again, but so far he mas been un-
willing to consider It,.
some Of the state leaders. among
them former Secretary OF war Sew ;
Former National Chairman George
white Of Marietta admits he wouio
like to have the nomination, out ms
friends all advise him that in con,
be badly beaten. Hugh l. Nichols.
formerly the chief justice OF the state
supreme court is being urged to run
for the nomination and has not 1uliy
decided what he will do in the mat
ter. He belongs to Ct the la HarmGa non
strength with his party that Judge
Harmon has 1t IL generally admit
ted that he would make GOOD gov
ernor but not strong candidate. "A
good guess would be that Donaney
will win il he runs. no matter VINO
or how many run against him. ana
that the two state tickets Will oe
headed by his name and that OF Col.
Thompson. The result in the state
In, November will depend much upon
the line between the present state
administration and their Candidates.
solid Republican Delegation.
For the first time in years. il ever,
ohio now has congressional dele
cation without a single democratic
member. The congressional elections
this year will. Of course. as COM
pared with this. show democratic
gain. 1t may be very pronounced.
The legislature will not be in session
before election. and so, even though
Congress should pass reapportion-
ment bill before election. the elec-
tion in this state would be upon the
present system Of districts. which was
originally made in the interests OF
the democrats.
1t Seems quite certain the demo-
Gratis win capture four distrtcts-the
third, fourth, fifth and seventeenth.
They may also elect their candldates
II.
teenth and fifteenth districts: These
are the districts on which the dem
ocrats center their hopes in the con-
zrexsional elections. IN the frst ana
secopd districts Longworth and Ste
phens will be again the republican
candidates and should easily be re-
turned. The democrats will prob
ably enter again in the third former
Repr resentative Warren Gard. and he
should be able to carry it: There is
a movement in the fourth to make
former Representative J. H. Cooke
the democratic candidate. and as 1t
IL an overwhelmingly democratic dis
trict he should carry 1t. The NTH
also is normally democratic, and Rep
resentative C. J. Thompson will
hardly be able to overcome the ma
Kearns will ask reelection in the
sixth and in all probability will suc-
coed.
Fess May stand for Senate.
It Is generally expected that Rep
resentative S. D. Fess Of the seventh
will be the candidate Of his party for
the Senate and stand aside there for
another republican. The district Is
acceptable republican could carry it.
There Is talk about retiring Repre-
sentative Cole in the eighth. but un-
less facticnal troubles result from
this the republicans will retain the
district in any event. An effort Is
being made at Toledo to have the
veteran Congressman I. r. Sherwood
run again, and it is expected he will.
II so, it is possible-even likely
The general opinion is that Rep
resenfatiye C. l., Knight will not run