The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-19
ohio senatorial Contest.

From Our Specidt CpTtspoHdeH'
WAsHrNGToN, D. G., December 1s.-The
Ohio Senatorial contest is attracting more
than ordinary interest in this city. The
friends Of Senator Pendleton are confident,
or assume TO be confident, that the father
of the Civil Service reform measure, passed
last winter, will be returned. On the other
hand the opponents Of Mr.. Pendleton as
sert that as 80 far as his defeat is concerned,
that part OF the question is virtually settled,
and that the only point now to be harmon
lied, is 10 settle upon the man that they
desire az Mr.. Pendle!on's successor.
The two prominent candidates In the
contest are MIR. Pepdleton and Mr. Payne
Besides these are, General Durbin Ward,
Of Warren county, Ohio, who, when de-
ieated for the gubernatorial NOMINATION,
last summer by Judge Hoadly, announced
himself as o candidate for the Senatorship;
Representative George L. Converse, Of the
Columbus district; Representative seney,
Of the Tiffin district, and 1t is alleged that
Ben lie Feyre has his lightning rod up In
the hope that he may be taken up as q
compromise candidate, in the event that
Inc fight becomes so hot that the caucus
can not settle on any other candidate. In
Mis- event, however, 1t Is believed that
either Mr.. Converse or representative
John F. Follett, OF Cincinnati, will come
;nto prominence Us candidates should 1t be
deyetoped that neither Mr.. Pendleton nor
Mr Payne can secure enough votes to in
m ra the election Of one or the other.
WILL WORK TO DEFEAT PAYNE.
II ia ssid that when Mr.. Pendleton be-
comes convinced that he himself cannot
succeed, he will exert his energies to de.
feat Mr., Payne. He Is quoted as saying
That II be cannot be reelected, he Will see
In il that he Ia beaten reepec1uliy-that is,
he viii endeayor to elect ex-senator Thur
man 10 succeed him. Mr.. Thurman, how,
ever. is not in the contest and i is believed
by Ohio politicians here, that II MIR. Pen
dieton ia not his own successor, one OF the
above named statesmen will be chosen.
4 warm supporter Of Mr. Converse says
that neither MI. Pendlcton nor Mr.. Payne
have nav rs vet enough votes pledged to elect
s;tber one or the other, and that when the
caueus begins to ballot It will be developed
that M. Converse will have enough votes
10 hold the balance Of power, and that u
he cannot elect himself he will be able te
dictate who shall be elected. Mr. Con
verses friend says that II Payne or Pendle
Ton fail to make an alliance with him ane
he lees that he cannot himself be elected
Il IA yery probable that he will endeayor e
secure lie election Of Congressman Follett
DISAPPOINTED puRRlS.
Asto Durbin Ward, prominent ohie
politicians here do not consider him at al
as a serious faction In the contest; he may
possibly get two or three-not more
piimentary votes, but alter that his nam,
viii NOT be heard Of as candidate ior th'
senatorship, and they say that Ben Le
Feyre has no more show than his brother
, whom he desired to unload on sergeantas
} Arms Leedom as his chief assistant.
The real candidates then, looking up4lI
the field from this point, are, George d
Pendleion, Henry B. Payne, George |
Converse, John +. Follett and possibl,
Q Representative George ]. seney.