, 1880-12-20
Mr. Chairman kas11 Promises to Stand by
Foster, II lie Till Only Stand
Buck.
Foster, Feeling His Bleddcrs Barsting.
Paddles Toward the Shore Of -
His Little Sea Of Glory.
His Testament Deyising His Claims 10 tho
Great Political Heir Presumptiye,
Dc Ronis Non.
Epeetdl Dtspo&ch to Ine Cateaoo 1rfbuns.

6pkttd@ D4p1Lth TO Iht CAatd1 5ffb1fk.
CoLC,tnus. O., >cc. 1?.-TIlc Senatorial
contest That has becn in"progress fur some
time pnst between tho Secrrturynf the Treas
ury, Mr. Sherman, and Gov, Foster may now
be regarded rs closed by thowltlttrawa] Of
the hitter, at the earnest solicitations Of Ills
friends, who apprchcndcd serious results to
tho party In Ohio should the contest con-
ttnue. Hundreds Of letters have bcen re-
ccfved by tic Governor during tic past week
from representative Republicans not only III
Ohio but other Stairs, nil Of which showed
TIE NERVOUS CONDITION OF PROMINENT
LEADE1lS
over tho situation Of affairs here on Tie SEN
atorial question. I'll withdrawing from tho
canvass, Gov. Foster regards tile Interest of
the Republican party III the Staru rs viewed
by his friends; and, witl'e lie docs not sharc
tlIcir npprehcnstnns III reference TO my ill.,
favorable result Of Il heated contest. hc de-
sircs to wa1yo all personal considerations
which might, directly or indirectly, affect
tho welfare Of tho purity III Tho StAte.>' ....s
IN CONFIRMATION, w.. ... -,
tho Governor satl that, notwithstanding tho
fact that reports favored the election OF Mr..
Sherman, letters received FROM his friends
who were laborlng III his behalf were
Of tic most encouraging character.
JIo was strongly Of the opluion That
not over twenty-five members were pledged
to Mr. Sl,crn'nn to-day, a1!d that lso knew
three who lad bccn booked for tic Secretary
were, OIL tho contrary, doing NIL they coull
for HIMSELF lind tic contest continued, lie
regarded Ills chances rs Eoud. The Governor
received
4 LETTER FROM srEAKEls cow01LL YES
TENHAY,
together with large number Of others Of
sImilar import, mt Mt once wrote Ills letter
Of Withdrawals; Tut mt until full collsId.
Grafton OF tho subject in all 1ts bearings did
ho decide to act, and tonight ho gaye
tho correspondence to tho press. Gov.
Foster Ind us his supporters tic actlye 20:
at,cad workers OF Ills party Ii. u largs slc-
gree. lie also Ind ttle support Of >nnny who
justly rcgnrl
THE METHODS or 5EcnET.dsY: SHERMAN
as questionable t!lat ut using tho Gov
ornmcnt otllcia's IN lts own interest. Wl,ctl-
or the withdrawal OF Gov. Foster will bc fol-
lowed by that OF Judge West remains to to
seen. Ono thing, however, is certain: tho
action Of Gov. Foster will be regarded rs
generous and honorable, and cannot full to
elevate HIN In tho estimation Of nil Just
men. Ills withdrawal has created polit-
ical sensation. This following Is
THE CORRESPONDENCE:
KENNARI O., Dcc. il, l6su-Iu Gor Charles
Foster-DEAn SIn: Many members or the Det-
eral Assembly who arc your friends, and who,
II tho contest goes m, will atcadfNstly support
you, regret very mich TINT q prolonged anil
heated struggle seems lry no means improbable
In tho cemiuy Senatorial contest. Tho great
Republican SUCCESSES ot 1879 nul 1es0 III this
| State, III which yau borc 30 conspicuous part
! snay become almost barrcu victories by rea-
son OF pcrsonnl dtsoords alld llssenslona
nu,oug prominent mud lcndlng Nepub-
lscans. ThiB would DO n topiorablo result.
Ia thero not como way by wh!cn NIL
this may bo avoided. Nm III public l1fo frc-
9uentIy nuke moro friends aid ga'n 'noro
stsungth by generously Wa!vlng present clallns,
when tho Eool 0f tho party appears to poant In
that direction, than by insisting npnn thu RratI-
ncatlon Of an ambition. however lau''abo,
which, even " successful, might cu1nngor con-
tnuetl pastP Success. md possibly !c4ve bohlna
tho victory
= DEAD AND wOrEprp
| whose coUpcration III tho 1uturu any DO fndis-
pcnsablo to party SUCCESS. Tho Republican
r.,tx lit, rf] ionu ua