Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-25
FORAKER A TRAITOR.

lie VIII No Longer support Mr.. Sherman.
Nor Would lie support ICIiInley-'' Be
fore Ohio Presents Him Rs Its Candidate,
III he Around With u Suggestion Per-
hHps"-E,Ttkor Has His Pictures Put Up
EvcrS where.
CHICAGO, June Notwithstanding
the eltprts to the contrary on the part OF
that wing of the Ohio delegation lead 10y
Congressman Buttcrworth, Ex-Governor
Foster and Mark Hanna, the principal
topic OF conversation in the hotels last
night was the rumor that Senator
Sherman had withdrawn from the
contest and instructed his friends
to cast the vote of Ohio Tor
Mpior Mckinley. 1t was said on the best
authority that Murat Halstead had been
III tcl.graphic communication with the
OHM candidate, in which the latter had
bs.u a-ked 70 withdraw his name, and
that he had complied with the request III
dispatch received last oycning by the
Cincinnati editor. AMI asked that Mckin-
lcy he supported. The alleged recipient
OF this important telegram and the gentle
men above named deny the reception OF
any such withdrawal, and insist that
Senator Sherman j. still in the field. Cow
ernor Foraker was called upon by repre-
spntaiiy. of the Associated Press, and
with his usual grace submitted TO an in
.rryiew, with the following result:
IL don't wish to he placed in an anOma
lous or questionable position before the
people of Ohio or the country, hut am
compelled to say, in the clear view OF eX.
iatlng conditions, that Senator Sherman IS
no longer Presidential possibility, so far
as this convention is concerned. | have
done my full duty to him in his candida
oy. ! have been ust ~ faithful, II not
more 10, and equally as conscientious, as
any member of the delegation to further
his or Ohio's interests. Bat, as | say, he
Is praCtiC lily out of the question, and my
support ceases from now. There is almost
80 PER cent. of my delegation who are for
Blaine, and when the convention meets
Monday morning shall vote with those
delegate tor Mr. BIaine's nomination. |
insist that it j, the best of good politics
that we take care ofour State when it he
comes apparent that our own candidate
cannot br nominated. am free lance
from now on, and ! shall take care of
Ohio's interest now as have always done
in the past
"Wnl the remainder of the Ohio delega.
tion adhere to Mr.. Sherman
"As to that l could not say, hut don't
helieye they will. They may for the first
ballot, but OF their course after that | am
unable to speak
How about the candidacy Of Mr., Nc
KinIey ?"
"a don't believe Mr.. Mckinley is as yet
in business for himself He is for Mr..
Sherman.
"Wiu you support Mr.. Mckinley in case
he becomes Ohio's canddater
well, I'll have to see Mr., Mckinley
first, and before Ohio presents him as its
candidate III be around with a suggestion
perhars.'
You are absolutely positive you will
not support Mr.. Sherman Monday -
Il can tell you that | have had the
hardest possible time to hold the Blaine
sentiment back. They insisted on voting
for their candidate during the last ballots
taken. but insisted that we do our duty
to Mr.. Sherman We have done so, and
now shalt 20 with them. | am almost
prepared to say that if q ballot had been
taken to-day the vote would have been as
have indicated it will he upon the next
opportunity
The Foraker pictures were opened yes
terday. and in less than an half hour every
available space in hotel aud saloon was
adorned with a lithographic likeness Of the
hero of the "unshsken hand. An old
Ohioan looked obviously at one of the
counterfeit presentments and then he saw
arely remarked Jesus Christ had his
Judas Iscariot, Julius Cesar his Brutus,
Int John Sherman amt satisfied with
James A. Garfield, and he wants to add t"
the list of betrayers the name of J. B. For
aker, Of Ohio. Well, it's all right, hut
honest John will learn some sense after
awhile