Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-03
THURMAN'S TOGA,

A,aG the Fight for Its Observation-Disclosures,
Foster Declares That Sherman is Off the
1r0clc, Ind Expresses a Decided Couvic-
ton That Garfield JFil1 Haze u Walk-
Over.
New York Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer. I
The following is nearly literal transcript
of conversation I held with Charles Foster
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
"Governor, who will be United States SEN
ator from Ohio?''
"Garfeld, think. don't believe any
body can beat him."
care you candidate?"
''No: I couldn't in any consistency take it.
1t would be place any man might want to
have, and have very good support in the
legislature; but I feel that it would be unbe-
coming for me to make the effort. You see,
made the campaign on the Governorship,
and upon the proper conduct of the Gov
ernor's Office. It would be trifing with the
people to refuse to fill tho office, and I can
not afford to do it?'
"Positively. then. you will not take the
Senatorship?'
II have been elected Governor, and mean
to fill out the term.''
lis Sherman out of the race for Senator,
too?''
s'He is. He will write letter in few
days declining to make tho race for Senator.
He repeated that promise to me since he has
been here. had a talk with him at the out
set 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 candi-
Gofo A. fhot %iv,oo &ho
for Governor would be much closer than it
turned out.''
"Does the result of the Ohio election en-
tirely satisfy you2''
eyes; although my majority is not quite
as large as figured it before the election.
We have clear, clean majority of 1000
| over everything, Greenbackers and all.''
elias Garfield been assured that you aud
Sherman won't oppose him?"
eyes, 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 be shown to Stanley
Misunderstanding in both that he would not
be candidate for SENATOR
"Who, then, will run against Garfield;
| will it be Matthews?'' -
IL 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 think you may say it will be
a walk-over for Garfield
"You are young enough to wait for Pen
dleton's seat.''
81 am fifty said the governor, elect. 81
am older than Garfield. but it is sort of
general understanding that he is entitled 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 opposed to
him. reasoned on that question yesterday
with Gen. Thomas, of Columbus. You see at
one time Garfield was little disposed to take
sides with David A. Wells and the revenue
tariff school. After they added Mahoning
county to his district he changed his views.
| But he is sound Republican, and all the
north of the State is warmly for him. He
| will get it,
"Won't he make an able senator?'
che is unquestionably the best debater ia
the country" said Mr.. Foster. 81 don't ex-
cept any man, anywhere. I think his judg-
ment is often wrong, but his talents and
scholarship are great credit to u.s.
1 told the governor-elect that the Grant
storm was unabated and not likely to abate.
81 admit" said Foster, she's the great favor
ite.'' GATH.