, 1879-05-28
e,s+or's Strength Rapidly Assun'~
ing a Formidable Char"
actor in Ohio.
.,,of IN Certain Quarters, How
oucr. Tint Sherman VIII
Bo the Canttidnte'
.,,e Friends Claiming SOB Out
lew of BB4, and Fosters
3Q3.
, n.1eontion Of Congresan1en Work.
. lug Busily for FoHtar.


en,etat I,tspdtcA Ia t'As Tribune.
c,~c,syl1f. O., May N.-The political ut"
'.,a, v hers has changed perccpt!bly during the
ua'.' w.. ,vcnty.fo,lr hours. The Thurman ai,tl
pss,+r.n idca has PRETTY nearly died out, AMI
-. delccascs arc addressing thcmsolFes to tho
.o,k Of nominating Governor letting t'lo
p,,,tdential aucsttou alone. Inc race to-oaY
t.,rtcn Taft and fostet mas besn Close Az
snotobt Taft counts 3N' delegates sire,
nd Fostct's friends arc conflicnt o. a9'' as
ANN arc but 55l E!1cfnbers VI tue toh7chtioh,
Nj. nrotty ccrtnin that somebody's calculations
-. Al ftult. Fosters forces arc well ofeah-
i,.d and orc stded by delegation oi mil
do.eu Ohio Congressman, wllo llavo como on
i,oen Washington to tako ha'1a. In's tntoF-
i,repee Is not likely to be ot so muca ne!p 10
Mr. Foster as Is intended. Expressions haSe
heu frequent to-day TO tno enect
mi 4 has bccn carried llttle too
mr. fairfield, who ia outspokeh III Ills aavoency
of Foster, hus been tie subject Of 'eVcro ctatl"
d,n,, and II Is inttmated that his own ca'ms
uoou the senatorshtp anve not been strength-
tas, by this days proceedings. Fosters ear'til-
d,rr Il somehow associatcd with tic Adtnnia-
ussy ..ul rr3t,s with the Grant hieo, Both
tis''o''' H.e ,".,o ovtcn, crronrn,,s. hit tlcv
Ideas arc TO '",.u eA.o"s .s,.'',. -. ,,' ~
ITO bslng pushed W tne lr!e'lus u .!l' oppos's
candidates to tho fullest extent. 1t Is tlnder-
.,.,d ta.nieht tint the venerable Y. +.
wv - pomcrov. viii I'm nursed IN thc
HofFo''t " ...,,, h., ,hn.x doIoo,,o ~ ,vho
Convention to"hos1o" ~ tAuso uessAIes "ao
~ for Sherman, thclf "oa oelhE 10 pseseut ulo
pomipatlun Of Taft or Foster, at'd. at the proper
.o1ocnt. ia tntInr tho name Of Sherman m.ad
nlo1@ H. cor,cnt,on hy atorn. Tut. as Tho
Hf7 ''e oo'' ~, .;'.,s,,s.n ~ y, H. s,,o,o.. !.
Tine drawa neaFt luc olopapi.'s} " .,'e 1useeeo
81 this movement 10 very slig'it' There IS
n,ctty rcne7aI feeling among Republicans that
fh.,tn ~ i. mt the atroprest candidate the Rc-
oae.a'a' - ...,a t,,,t ~ trhur,,n, 10 ,,,,,
paoIlcans eau na'4e' ''". @,~ ~ % S
tnaed by tile Domocrate, these "ill Do no more 70
ronttad sgalnst than II Bishop IA actcctcd+ In
,hort. the idea Of grinding Presidential axes Ia
., nos a, nnnujar as It was, Tic different drafts
of' ~ natfers Il a' ,l,st M lave been mads nre vcry
tlmllar. They mare eooa aeal to
tar about Sllcrman's succcssfut fnanctcr.
tno indorse The President strongly for biz
~ a, ,o1,,tool ,o1,.1at1on donounciu,, IN t,c
7toc' U. pu'ue.. ''s'as' uo"s ~ 49, ~.
strongest terms thc course OF the Legislature IN
teor9anlzlng tho public institutions, aild nrc
serrrn on The matortty In Congress. The town
i. mi Of Republicans, md the Convention will
besyery largo ono. Eighteen Thousand tlckets
Of almisslqn hage already been given out.
CtsCtSnATl O.. May T.-Full delegations
ire il, tic cltY tonight for to-morrow's Couyen
lion, which wlll be the largest cvcr held In TIT.
Rfsttr The ch!ef noint nf intercst centres IL