Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-13
REPUBLICAN CHANCES IN OHIO
senator sherman Likely Not to be a
Candidate for the GOvernOrship-The
Liquor Question and the Tariff,

A special dispatch from Washington
says: senator sherman has returned to
washington. In conversation with a
friend to-day the Senator said that he
would not be candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for Governor; he
thought that to nominate him at this time
would be unwise, and did not think he
could agree to be a candidate even if the
nomination should be rendered him.
While the reasons which influence Sena-
tor Sherman's mind in regard to this mat
ter were not disclosed by his friends. one
OF them was probably fairly stated to-
night by Congressman Robinson, of Ohio,
to correspondents
General Robinson said: ''Senator Sher-
man cannot afford to be a candidate for
Governor this year, nor can the Republic
cans anord to nominate him. Suppose
that he should be nominated and elected.
and that Democratic majority should
be elected to the Legislature. The result
would be that in January next two Uni
ted states Senators instead of one WOuld
be chosen by that Legislature. which
would be equivalent to giving the control
OF the United States Senate to the Demo-
Gratis for the next two years."
Who will probably be the Republican
candidate for Governor, then?v
THAT it would be very unsafe to pre-
dict. One of the most encouraging signs
is the complete uncertainty that exists as
TO candidates. 1t shows that the Repub-
lIcans are determined to study the situa-
ton carefully, discuss and weigh all that
can be said for and against every man
whose name is proposed, and finally to
name the strongest man and go ahead and
elect him. Several names have already
been mentioned, among them Foster. Ruf-
terwOrth, Mckinley and Lawrence. MANY
OF the country newspapers have had
considerable to say in favor of
Judge Lawrence, and he is known
to be in the field for the nOmi.
nation. In many respects he would
be strong candidate. He has been a
long time in public life, is a good lawyer
and a man Of unblemished character.
But the Republicans of Ohio are not going
to be captured by any ''bOOm" this wear,
and it wouldn't be safe to predict the
nomination of Judge Lawrence or any
other man. Governor Foster, have good
reasons to believe, does not desire to be a
candidate for reelection. Mckinley
would be very strong candidate, in my
opinion. Major Butterworth has a good
many friends who would be glad to see
him nominated
"Will the Republicans carry the State
this year?"
Yes, believe we shall win. The Leg
lslature has passed resolutions referring
the liquor question to the people in the
form OF TWO separate propositions to
amend our State cOnStitutiOn-One for DrO-
hibltion, and the other to give the Legisla-
ture control of the subject | think the
prohlDltl0n amendment may receive 25e,-
600 votes. also think there is a fair pros
pect of the passage of the bill to impose a
special tax on the sale of malt and spiritu-
GUS liquors, a measure which find the
liquor men favor quite generally. | am
strongly in hopes, therefore, that the
liquor question will POT hurt us much in
the coming campaign"
tariff ~
MANY of them are very well satisfied,
but the wool growers are very much dis
satisfied. The only thing that will help
the Republicans with them is the fact
that the Republicans in Congress voted SOL
idly against and defeated the proposition
brought forward by Mills, of Texas,
which would have completely slaughtered
the wool growing industry of the United
States. There is also considerable dissat-
lsfaction among the operatives in manu-
factories, who are called upon to submit
to reduction of wages on account of the
reductions in the tariff. They hold the
Republican party responsible for the new
tariff, and clubs are being organized
among them already to oppose it ON that
account"
but will they not see that if the Demo-
Gratis succeed, there will be greater re-
ductions of duties and consequently of
wages"
"Well, of course, we hope to convince
them of that before the discussion is
ended; but at present they do not realize
1t, and many OF them are discOntented."