The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-29
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Charlie Foster for Him warmIS-He Con
siders Him the Ablest Debater In the

Charlie Foster for Him WaFmly-He Cor
sIders Him the AbIest Debater In III
Country.
NEw YoRr, October 27.-The iollowin
Is nearly literal transcript Of a conversa
ton 1held with Charles Foster at the FIT
Avenue hotel this morning:
Governor who will be United State
Senator from Ohio"
"GAraeld, l think. don't believe any
body can beat him."
"Are you a candidateP"
MOI couldn't in any consistency take
It II would be o place any man nigh
want 10 have, and l have q very good sup
port in the Legislature; but / feel that Il
would be unbecoming for mo 10 make the
effort. You see, made the campaign on
the Governonhip, and upon theproper
conduct OF the Governor ofica& L would
be be tritling with the people to feiuse to
ill the Office, and cannot afford to do It. "
Positively. then, you will not take the
Senatorship?"
"Ghave been elected Governor, and
mean TO till out the termS->h
SIS Sherman out OF the rao6 for sena.
tor, toop
"He is. He will write letter In a few
days declining to make the race for Sena.
tor. He repeated that promise 10 me since
he has been here. l had q talk with him
at the outset OF my campaign, and said: {:
Sherman, We can't allow the contest for
Senator to enter into the fight. must
not run for Senator, and don't think you
ought to- He said was right, and that
he would not be candidate. At that
time we thought the contest for Gov
ernor would be much closer than it turned
out" 4#r
"Does the result Of the Ohio election
entirely satisfy you?"
"Yes; although my majority Is not quite
as large us l figured It before the election.
We have a clear, clean majority OF 4, 900
over everything, Greenbackers and ALL
Has Garfield been assured that you
and Sherman won't oppose him?"
"fes, he knows it; Sherman took him
out riding in Washington and told him 50,
and he also wrote two letters to Ohio
one Tor Taft to see and one to be shown to
Stanley Matthews-saying In both that
he would not be candidate for Senator"
who, then, will run against Garfield
will 1t be Matthews?"
~ don't believe" said Foster, "that
Stanley Matthews expects it. TAFT has
hopes, as usual. Dennison will make q
pretty COED push for the place, but l
think you may say 1t will be Walk-oyer
for Garfield"
"You are young enough to wait for
Pendleton's seat"
81 am fifty" said the Governor.elect.
Il am older than Garfield, but it is sort
Of general understanding that he is enti.
tied to the place."
"Has he any opposition?"
Eyes, he has in the southern part OF the
State. Halstead doesn't like him, and
some Of the iron and tariff men are oppos.
ed to him. ! reasoned on that question
yesterday with General Thomas, OF Colum.
bus. You see at one time Garfield was
little disposed to take sides with David A.
Wells and the revenue tariff school. AT.
tor they added Mahoning county to his
district be changed his views. But he is a
sound Republican, and all the north of
the State is warmly for him. He will get
"Won't he make an able Senator?"
"Hc is unquestionabIy the best debater
in the country" said Mr.. Foster. ~ don't.
except any man, anywhere. think his
judgment is often wrong, but his talents
and scholarship are great credit to US"
told the Governor elect that the
Grant storm was unabated and not likely
10 abate. ~ admit" said Foster .he's
the great faVorite." GATH.