Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-17
THE OHIO UNPLEAsANrNEss.
The Foraker Sherman Butterworth
Bushnell Complications.
Dispatch 70 TaE EvESrSe srAR

Inc Foraker Sherman Butterworfh-
Bushnell Complications.
Special Dspstch 20 TaE EvESrxo srAR
COLUMBUS. Ono, Dec. 1.-THE washingtoo
correspondent Of tue Commercial t;asss1. saws:
THE Stars Columbus specials are attract.
ing much attention here because of the known
friendly relations OF their author 20 the gov
ernor."
The compliment implied Is received with
maidenly modesty, but reading between the
lines another inference might be drawn. What
ever may be said of the correspondent friendly
relation, &C. have had no bearing in these
dispatches, and the appearance of them cres-
ted no little surprise in Ohio. While the facts
set forth have not been dRied. those most
deeply interested have intimated, with no lit
tie spirit, that such matters were not calculated
to restore party harmony. The writer has
never been charged with unfairness. nor has
he ever written in the interest Of any particu-
lar faction, or been approached by interested
ones with view of exposing the schemes OF
another. As a matter of fact, the alleged
strained relations between Gov Foraker and
Senator Sherman and his friends have been an
open secret for several months. not only in
this city, but at Cleveland and Cincinnati. So
far as The STAR correspondent is concerned no
information could ever be obtained from Gov.
Foraker on the subject, although the effort had
been made. upon several occasions.
GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION
The situation would probably not have as
sumed the gravity il now has had not misrepre-
sentations been made. At the republican state
convention last spring there was pretty lively
contest for delegates 10 the Chicago conven-
tiOn. Governor Foraker chosen one,
and there were four candidates for the three
vacancies to fill. Major Butterworth. il was
claimed went to Dayton under the impression
that Ex-Governor Foster would be the easiest
candidate TO down. and at once had his
friends slashing in among the Fosterites. Con-
gresham Mckinley, Foster. Butterworth. and
General Bushnell were aspirants. IL did not
take long for Butterworth's friends to find out
that Foster could not be defeated, and they al
once advised the Cincinnati statesman that ''he
had surely got the wrong pig by the ear"-that
is the exact wording of their report. After
this Butterworth. Foster. and Mckinley had a
consultation, and all three were chosen Major
Butterworth having a lead. General Bushnell
withdrew. after which the convention one
man arose and said: General Bushnell. we
Will make YOU our next governor IL il now
stated that Mr.. ButterwOrth desires the nOmi-
nation that the convention promised Bushnell
There is strong feeling here that if Bushnell
desires the nomination he should have II and
Mr.. ButterwOrth should remain where he Is. in
nell will not go into a contest for it. As rule
the Shermanites oppose Bushnell and favor
the Cincinnati man. General Bushnell has
served his country and party well, and is gem
tleman of the highest character. Whether he
is opposed on the ground that Governor For
aker is for him is respectfully referred to the
distinguished Ohio statesmen in Washington.
This reference is made in
THE INTEREST OF GESUINI HARMONY.
A few days since the New York Herald had q
lengthy article. the burden of which was an
effort of the writer TO tell all that he did not
know of Ohio politics Gov. Foraker was
touched in a decidedly peppcry manner. and
again charged with betraying Senator sherman
at Chicago. The Ohio state journal inter-
viewed the governor on the subject and he
strikes back in the following fOrCible n'@nner:
''Gov. Foraker was yesterday asked his opin-
ion of the Washington letter in the New York
Herald on the Ohio situation, and which was
sent to this paper by special dispatch from
the east. The governor did not know that he
had anything to say on the subject,
but remarked that: such articles show
that somebody is walking the floor. SO
far l am concerned they can con-
tinue TO walk. i am not in that business at
present. As to MIR. Sherman and the cabinet,
! 1t Is immaterial to me whether he goes i'm or
stays out. so far as Ohio matters are concerned,
| the republicans of the state will. in due time,
/ determine them. II anyone should get in the
| dumps, and kick against the results as this
article intimates, il will not be the first time
/ men have made such mistakes. Seed-time and
/ harvest will come again all the same. As to
/ the charges about treachery to Sherman they
are getting stale. There never any founda-
! tion for any such talk except in the excited
! maginations of malicious busy-bodies. Mr..
! Sherman failed to get the nomination for no
! other reason than that the delegates 20 the
convention preferred Harrison and the result
shows that they at least made no mistake. SO
far as am personally concered / trust | am
well enough known to the people of Ohio not
to need a certificate of character from any,
body. They know how Mr.. Sherman got his
delegation and how it was held for him, and
they will not take any instructions on that SUBJ
ject from the Washington end of the New York
Herald. The republicans of Ohio are too happy
to have any use for anybody with a griev-
ance.'" F.W.S.