Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-29
THURMAN'S T0GA,
AND THE FIGHT FOR ITS POSSESSION.
Charley Foster Declares that Sherman Is Of
the Track, and Expresses Decided
Conviction That Garfield Will
Have a WaIk-0yer.

New YORK, October 27.-The follow
ing is nearly literal transcript ola con-
versation held with Charles Foster at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel this morning:
"Governor, who will be United States
Senator from Ohio?'
Garfield, | think. | don't believe
any body can beat him."
care you a candidate"
"No; | couldn't in any consistency
take it, 1t would be a place any man
might want TO have, and / have a very
good support in the Legislature; but |
feel that il would be unbecoming for me
TO make the effort. You see, | made the
campaign on the Governorship, and up
on the proper conduct ofthe Governors
Office. 1t would be trifing with the
people to refuse to fill the office, and |
cannot afford to do ito"
Positively, then, you will not take
the SenatOrship?"
II have been elected Governor, and
mean to fill the term out.
as Sherman out OF the race for Sena-
tor, too ,"
"He is. He will write letter in a
few days declining to make the race for
Senator. He repeated that promise to
me since he has been here. lhad talk
with him at the outset of my campaign,
and said: Sherman, We cannot allow
the contest for Senator 10 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 a
candidate. At that time we thought
the contest for Governor would be much
closer than it turned ont"
Does the result OF the Ohio election
entirely satisfy yOu"
"Yes; although my majority is not
quite as large as | figured it before the
election. We have a clear, clean ma
jority OF 1000 over everything, Green
hackers and all. +"
elias Garfield been assured that you
and Sherman won't oppose him?
"Yes, he knows it; Sherman took him
out riding in Washington and told him
so, and he also wrote two letters TO Ohio
-one for Taft TO see and one to he
shown to Stanley Misunderstanding in
both that he would not be a candidate
for Senator.
'Who, then, will run against Gar
field; will it be Matthew'S"
81 don't believe" =" said Foster, that
Stanley Matthews expects it, TAFT has
hopes, as usual. DenniSOn will make
pretty good push for the place, but |
I'LL -, ,,,o,y oov ~ will no n walk-nypr
for Garfield.
"You are young enough to wait ,or
PendletOn's seat
'I am fifty" said the GoyernOr-elect.
81 am older than Garfield, but it is
sort of general understanding that ne is
entitled TO the place"
elias 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
opposed 10 him. | reasoned on that
question ycstcr with General Thomas,
OF Columbus. Gou see at one time Gar
field was a little disposed to take sides
with David A. Wells and the revenue
tariff school After they added MahOn-
iny county 10 his district he changed his
views. But he is a sound Republican,
and all the north OF the State is warmly
for him. He will get it. "
"Won't he make on able senator
ale is unquestionablv the best de-
batter in the country" said Mr.. Foster.
Il don't except any man, anywhere. |
think his judgment is often wrong, but
his talents and scholarship are a great
credit to us.
told the GOvernOr-eleCt that the
Grant storm was unabated and not like
ly to abate. 81 admit" said Foster,
"he's the great favorite." GATH.