, 1880-12-29
The Withdrawal of Gov, Foster
from the Senatorial
Fight.
SpcculntiOns Ms to tho Motives
Which Impclleh That
Withdrawal.
Will Foster Get Place In Gar
fields Cabinet; and, If
So, What?
The Opposition to Sherman az Active
Now az It Was Before Eos.
ter's Action.
A Few Of tho Many Possible Candidates
for Governor Mt The Hcxt
Election.

4 Few Of tho Many Possible Candidates
for Goyernor'at Tho Next
Election.
spteiat Cor1tspondtnts Of m. rhttaqo tribune.
CLgvEtASh, O.. Dec. .7.-Tho withdrawal OF
Gur. Foster from the Senatorial f1Kht In this
Suite has thrown things into gtcatcr confusion
In tho body pultio than my other action for
many n7oons. have wnltcd long enough bcfnre
writing ntput tt to be ahle to ol,tntn Number
OF Interviews giving tho cxnct shade Of rlcws OF
tho fIcrent seet1onA.
"what dues Gov. Fosters withdrawal mcan7"
inquired 1eading ediior Of Northern Ohio Of
nic. yestcrdny.
"rhat Is for yo1 10 tell, answered. '"rou
ar, supposed to know
"We1i. hnvo thy ittens about It," said he,
after wlse md far.ofI itlok.
''What Is that?''
~ min convinced TINT thore ls good deal Of
hutn1ttiK nboutH n1n convinced that Foster was
HATlsftEb THAT III ct,Ef.p NOT NAkE 1T,
md he Thought II wns tho best thing e cDi,ll do
to rot nut Of tho why. Gartcli. Sherman, and
Foster hive pulled together bnforu HOW, and
they can 10 II now."
:" Hut Il Ia generally understood that there ia
Food dcal Of bad feeling genernted among
thotn. Isn't tt?'
"Yes, mud TINT is truc too. Hut that doesn't
prevent their working together all right. YOU
hnve seen members Of tho sxtnc family light
like cnts and dogs.-harcnt you?-aud then,
when any outsider stepa ttt, they will MI join
hands and fight him. Garfield and Sherman
hnr1 always been rlynls. Sherman has used
Garfield like n dog moro thnn a hundred times
lilo kept him down for senrs. md tholght he
could continue to do 30. lie t}nnlty nRrretf to
help Garfield to ret tho Ecnatorahlp which he
tShcrmnn) had cast of, provided Onrilcld would
f.s. hnA...
yMlnRcr In Ohio politics, cM1nn In rs
tho Inst fellow In stho trlpnrtite mr.
ranEcment, md wns to 10 given tho Gov-
cruorship. Foster Mt TINT tIno was lnvc,I
by both Sherman anl Garfield. The develops
nlents Of tho Chicago ConvenEon-by which
Garfield got more than ovcn with Sherman for
all tho attempted snubs of n lifetime, and EhGr-
u'an got mud Mt Foster for what ho considered
trcnEhcry-nrG wGll-kn0wn fRCts OF history.
Foster DcRan his struggle for tho Ecnntorship.
sherman's friends. after thoy saw that abusc
would to no good, bcKan to
ADMINISTER TAFFr IN s1CKEStS0 DosEa
to Foster. In thut they strttck Fuster's yulncr~
milo point. lts could hive fought them all. and
beaten them too. But. when he saw tho grcnt
Bacr!1cc which EccsetAry Sherman tnntIe In hs
interview, when he said thut thur1 waa no hnrI
fcollngs between himself and Gov. Foster: whsn
he WIS told that tho party wouia suffer like tho
deuce II he left tho HtMtr, and thnt no 0ne else
cOlilf defeat the Democrats hcrc.-it was moro
tlan Chnrley could stand, and ho Topped out.
Thcn he WIS smart enough to eco TINT, IT lie
went In strong for tho scnatorshir nni was
beaten, he would be IN mighty bad shnrc, With
Sherman In tho Scnnte, and bis own reputation
rs n fighter Yune. 6Arfiela undoubtedly ngkcd
Foster to yet out Of tho fight Sherman md tbs
friends. l know. promised tH help makg him
Ecnatur when pcndlcton's tern expires: and, OFT
tho whole, he thought TINT wns tho best thing
to ln,'
"what mado 0artlcld hayc anything to do
With tue 1untterT'
40 hardly know; only that 1t Is great mt
ter right at home. and he could harlty hcsp hav-
Ing I'LL Interest In sering the right thing dono.
Serious qllnrrei8 AH!ong tho statesmen Of u
Presidents own State hnvo often greatly oni-
barrasscl an Administration"
"Do you think Garfield promised Fostpr o
Cabinot-portfoiLo II he would withdrawn
"r noS'r THINK SO,
but 1t may be possible. ! don't think Garfield
Will choose any nlculbcr Of his Cabinet from
Ohio. IIo wonlll like 10 put Foster IN tho Cabl-
net. ITeiooks upon Fostor us ono Of tho shrewtl-
est politicians, ns we'll na ulle ct tho w!scbt
statesmen, 80 far rs anything pertaining to
| fll,anco and commerce is concerned. thht tho
| country has produced. GAsticla discovered fos-
| ter when he was In tho IIousu, and tho two hRyo
| always worked together. They arn congcuiai.
| Noth arc largo-tseArtcd, and both are popular
| with tho people,"
There Is fcclng with some OF Fosters stauch-
est friends that tho only tlrnpos rewur,t for his
| getting out Of tho Senatorial rnco Is to put him
in tho CAblnor. 1nd t1,At this feeling prevails
Bomowhat own among those who opposed h!s
| Senatorial aspirations ut tho state Capital.
4 prom!ntnt politician there, who earnestly
requested that his mime be omitted from tho ill
tcryiew. said thai he had tho hest OF reAsDns for
believing TINT Foster would be mado Post
"The most disgusting twadd!o Is that which
hns been lnluIgch In By ccrtain ltapers, that
Estef VII b. sne tHGnbltSn', candidate fSr The
that would utreetMAliy Kill atythlug lookiu9 p
that dreet!on: ~ tho first place, unrile'd WY
whvn VII MI ,l4o President , ai Vice. Prsscmt viii bota
DO taken from tho same ~ stato. Secondly. sher-
nnsy ~ over. II 10 can SEQ nhyshtnK ttnt
Ioaks i!k1 saanes h. NJ! y II ior tic to,,I; q i
t'q t, s&ey,a s sIa W. roprc ae' os Of fiaS ras
ton sul.lnNly, It would crsntr syt,palhy fur him
ia tho stnte,-f1r he really hns 4 sreat il9ny
been that ho WIS thought to'be
| 4 LITTLE ON THE NOss' OHEEi.
TherS Gro seyeral thtilss that nnkv ~. .ne , think
eetSn e tSas III hnS ~ ss" 10 ans synx
few tlnys before Foster withdrew, !he Hon A..
Il. Cots, nno Ut !ho members ai thy l.eEsiatrr.
i wn8 >lE hero, talking VERY str>nH TOR bhornlnf.
Quo 0f F.stnrH ftlGlsds rusnonstratcu with HIN.
saylllg, You hlvo u suu ur Two IN tita Treas:
nry orrarsmsalt. llRtGn't yonr ,.'fos, h!r,
tnnt, it shrr.nMn Is ELECTED 70 tho kcnatc, Fster
will 10 nln.lu becrctMry of tho !'scAsury snrof
about Fustar or tlAt tM,y 1f yuIlrs might ~ wnll
move hontc.' II ttnk Colo down won!oFfully:
H. haa nS}er saouKst s, q bun /" thSt a'f
MI hour hn was ovor having ~ cont"
t9cutinE 'taik. with Foster, an1 ,tssur-
Ing h,tn Ut hA everlasting friendship,
Tho right kind nf l't'snRstcr-t'e for III.
stanuo, cut mako tue next President. tlo hns
M 4rtny of A nlpn uEs.!..r hs ilnttlstllate cn
eau du 4 grelt 4lenl. / think Pnstur viii bu
much sn0lu likriy IL bo lnA10 EoSttlaAter- ucn-
oTall thAs, anything tlse."
. A. u iittIo tuicNtiull Ut hnw tho Democrats OF
the Stnts Arp N,0ktn4 upon tue statg at utIAlsa