The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-13
U, S. SENATOR'S.
ELECTIONS IN VARIOUS STATES YES.
TERDAY.
Nominations In PennlyIVAnia and Ohio
Some Sensational Stories About
Ohio and New YOrk-A View
OfOur Own LIuIeFiEht
from Abroad.
A NEW PHASE OF THE CONTEXT IN
OHIO,


a Plan BY which sherman VIII HOt b.
DiSAppOinttd aud FoSIeF Rec0me Sen
AI0T-From the Senate 10 u cabinet PO'
alton.
CLEVELAND, o., January l2.-The wheel
Of political probabilities is supposed to
have taken new turn within few days
past, going to show that Secretary sher'
man will be retained in the Cabinet and
Governor Foster elected Senator after all.
The plan by which this is to be done was
fully unfolded to-day by q prominent
member OF tho State Legislature and con.
tirmed by several other leading gentlemen
who are supposed 10 have inside informa.
ton. The legislator stated that there was
a probability that two Senators would be
elected thIS winter, and in explanation
said;
I'VE shall arst elect Sherman by prac
tically unanimous vote. That IL we'll un.
derstood With that Endorsement he will
not by any means be taken out OF the way
Tor Cabinet position, but rather strength.
ened. He will undoubtedly be retained
by Garfield, and we shall then elect Foster
to I'LL the VacSncy caused by the appoint.
ment. Now, the steps that lead to this
view are mewhat complicated, but are
nerleCtly sufficient, In the first place,
Sherman wanted 10 renan where
be was, and all bis friends
talked for him for that place,
But there was opposition. A systematic
effort was accordingly begun, through the
literary bureaus, to bring the public mind
to the conclusion that no one but Sher.
man could operate the Treasury Depart.
ment. Every man who has been men.
toned has been belittled, as vide Morton,
Allison, and Wilson. Morton would moi
do, II was alleged, because he would be in
Colluslon with Wall street; Wilson and
Allison were too lar West 10. All this
was for the purpose OF getting the people
10 the point where they would say that
Sherman was the only man for the place. "
"Do you think this waa understood by
Foster when he Withdrew"
II do, most assnredly. II was shown To
Foster that the contest was q hard one,
and perhaps hopeless for both himself
and Sherman with both In the field, and
he was assured that II he would get out
either the programme marked out above
wou ID be carried out or he should himself
be given place In the Cabinet Either
thing was much better than TO remain In
the light with the prospect that was before
him. There arc many things that lead me
to this belief go far AZ Foster IL concerned.
One OF them Ia that OF all men In the
world he chose Speaker Cowgirl, OF the
House, to whom 10 address his letter Of
deClnation, Now, ,Cowgill Is an aspirant for
the nomination for Governor next sum.
mer, and his interest Is for Foster to get
out Of the State and to have the way clear
Tor himself. Yet he Is Sherman man.
Now, think Cowgirl was assured that
Foster would not be In his way next Sum.
mer. The report that Foster Y III 20 to
France, or some other foreign court, has
been started for the purpose OF unsettling
opinion. Foster has no idea OF going
abroad, and could by mo possibility be pre-.
vailed upon to leave Slate and national
politics. Some OF the intimate friends Of
Sherman deny that he Ia still ambitious
for a Cabinet position, but this Is not cred
tied by those who understand the Bilua.
ton. Garfield has certainly considered
Sherman's name very seriously, and II he
could have seen bis way clear 10 make the
appointment, would doubles have deCId.
ed upon 1t long ago."
SHERMAN ACKNOWLEDGES THE HONOR.
WASHINGTON, January u. - Secretary
Sherman said to day that be felt greatly
honored by the action OF the Republican
caucus Of the Ohio Legislature In nomina.
ting him unanimously for the United
States Senate. The Secretary will visit
General Garfield at Mentor next Saturday
or Sunday. On Monday he will 20 to his
hoine At Mansfield and on Wednesday will
visit Columbus to pay his respects 10 the
General Assembly.
THE HONOR or BEING BEATEN M SHERMAN
CONFERRED UPON THURMAN.
COLUMBUS, ONO, January 12.-The
Democratic members OF the Legislature
held CAUCUS tonight to nominate can.
didate for United States Senator. Fifty.
two members we're present. A resolution
was offered by Senator Harper 10 proceed
at once 10 ballot Tor candidate for 4enstor,
and that the person receiving the highest
number OF votes phAll be- declared the
nominee, was accepted. This resolution
cut of many nominations and many pre-.
pared speeches. The meeting then pro.
Ceeded to ballot, each gentleman encir.
cling the name Of his choice for Senator
OH i card, which was dropped into hat.
The fire.! ballot resulted az follows: A.
g. Thutman, 70; John A. McMphun, II
James b. steedtnan, 2; I}snj Patton, 2:
Durbin Ward, I; Selwin Ovens, 2; s. +.
Hunt, W. D. Harter, 8; George H0adley,
8, No nomination having been made the
cauCuS proceeded with q second ballot,
which resnlled as iollowB: A. g. Thur.
N. Bishop, 2; Dutbin Ward, l; George
". Geddes, i George Eloadey, q j. =.
Leedom, | II. L OnSgan, |; N. D. Iiatter,
2. Allen q. Thurman was then declared
the nominee for Senator, and en- motion
the nomination was made unanimous.