Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-28
sssC Ohio Contest
THURMAN AND SIBERIAN,


When Senator Thurman q few weeks ago told
the representative OF THE STAR that under no
circumstances could he be induced to accept
the Ohio gI!bernatOrial nomination at the hands
OF the democracy, lie then meant his decision to
be final and lFreVOcable. Since this authOrita-
tive announcement he has been beSet with a
multitude Of letters begging him to reconsider
his Ge eTnltnattOn, at least TO the extent OF q re-
vocation CT his positive refusal to allow his
name to be used and To leave the matter as ye5
an open question. notwithstanding this pres
sure, tie senator is still as emphatic as he was
thee weeks ago, and there are no circum stances
likely TO arise which viii persuade him to accept
Stlch n nomination.
Ii VIII be remembered that the Senator's re-
fusal was based upon two grounds-tirst, be-
cause his health would not permit him 10 enter
Into such a vigorous canvass; and second, be-
cause lie had no desire to rob Others. active and
younger in the party, OF the no;ninatsOn Whlch
is coveted. While these may be some OF the
reasons which induce Judge Thurman to keep
out Of The canvass. there are other aud mightier
ones which cOnSurain him TO hold back. Even
II he does not appTehend Ii 10 be the fact, his
confidential friends certainly do affect TO be-
lieye that secretary sherman is to be the re-
publican gubernatOral ;nOmince They say
That in such a canvass, II Judge Thurman were
p1tted against Secretary Sherman, the former
would not have an equal chance; that the great
money power OF the east (Thateyei that may
be- and tie national banks OF the country
would contribute in money fabulous sums to
defeat Thurman; ard for the reason that if the
claimants for OhiOS executive chair it would
afford the opportunity to fight the Presidential
race in advance, and, with ThurmanS defeat
for that Office, d0mnen the enthusiasm OF his
Presidential prestige, and at the same time pre-
vent him from beng returned to the Senate:
fer il the republicans elect governot il would
follow almost aSSuredly that the legislature
would also be republican.
The friends OF Judge Thurman who believe
that secretary sherman is anxious 10 make the
race for the republicans present an Ingenious
n
say that with the close OF the term of the
present administration, Secretary sherman viii
have no political future, unless meanwhile he
lie-elnptS Tor himself place; that i'll making
lie Ohio race he has everything TO gain aud
nothing to loose: that if he successfully leads
the ticket, tbathe can easily persuade the legis-
latUIe TO send him TO the Senate; that IN such a
canvass he has three very important conSid-
erations. First the gOvernOrship; second, the
SenatorShip, and to which the former would be
a stepping stone, and third the Presidency it
self. On the other hand Judge Thurman has
everything to loose, for il he made the race and
failed In the effort he would loose the Senator
ship, and at the same the democracy would be
apt to put ON their rejecting caps and cOntem-
plate very seriously, whether ii would be safe
TO nominate on the national ticket. q candidate
whose state had recorded its verdict against
democracy. Judge Thurman does not say so,
but his friends Co, that he can better afford to
make fight TO secure the legislature, and leave
the SOVerb0rShip alone rather than to be the
gubernatOrial candidate himself, and by so
doing invite campaign which would offer
every 1HducemeEt TO the opposition to use
every means known in political intrigue to
freak him down; knowing full well that his
defeat would presage a more greviOuS SubSe-
quent defeat.
Last summer when Secretary Sherman's
0rothe1'-ln-laW, Mr.. MoultOn, of Cincinnati was
In the city, he stated to the representative OF
1HE STAR that While he did not speak by a,l-
1hor1ty he knew that Secretary Sherman did
not care to remain al the head of the Treasury
department long after resumption had been
brought about. Within the last ten days the
statement has been reiterated in this city by
one OF MIR. MOultOn'S intimate friends. At the
time Mr. MOtlltOn made the statement he said
that the Secretary had only one ambition to
serve by remaining at the head OF the Treasury
department, and that was to execute law
Which he himself had framed, and per5istently
defended from The manifold assaults made uDOn
IL. In view OF the apprehension that tie de-
m0cracy now fear that Secretary sherman
would accept the Ohio candidacy, the state
mentS OF Mr. MOultOn have no little significance
one thing is certain, whether iu be the inten
tion OF Secretary Sherman or not and that is
that prominent Ohio democrats believe that he
desires TO again enter political life actively and
tllat The peculiar condition OF affairs In his own
state affords him the opportunity OF 50 doing
ana that he Is oagaciOuS enough TO see the ad-
FanldGeS which may accrue from his active
participation in the ensuing Ohio canvass
Another thing is equally certain, and that is
that Judge Thurman declines to make the Ohio
race becauSeS he believes that in such an event
Secretary sherman would lead the opposition
to his candidacy and be his rival i'm the contest