Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-16
FOSTER FOR SENATOR.
He is the Candidate of the Standard
Oil Company in Chic.
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FINDLAY, October 15-While it is true
that in all former political campaigns in
this State the weight of the Standard Oil
Company's money and influence has been
on the side of the Democracy, as was DEM
onstrated in the election of Hon. Henry b.
PAYNE to the United States Senate, yet this
powerful organization is taking an active
interest in the election of a Republican
Legislature; and throughout the entire oil
and gas regions of Northwestern Ohio the
agents of the Standard have assisted
in bringing about the nomination
of Representatives and Senators to
the General Assembly on the
Republican ticket, known to be
friendly to the candidate of the Standard
Oil Company for United States Senator the
Hon. Charles Foster.
That this is true is evidenced by the fact
that in none Of the close counties of North
western Ohio has Democrat been consid-
cred in the nominating conventions by the
Standard Oil influence. The object of all this
is plain. Ex-Governor Foster is an open candi-
date for the United States Senatorship, to fill
the vacancy caused by the expiration of the
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Standard Oil man. This everybody knows.
He has been identified with their interests for
years and is an official in their Ohio oil and gas
corporations. Henry B. Payne is no longer of
value to the company and
A NEW AND ACTIVE MAN
is necessary to this great combination in the
United States Senate: hence the change of poll
tics by the Standard in Ohio this year, and the
unmistakable character of their political work,
If fha
State, to secure the election of Republicans to
the Legislature who can be depended upon to
support Fosters Senatorial aspirations. As
evidence of the foregoing, and as sustaining
proof of the truth of what has been said re-
garding the Standards interest in Republican
success in Ohio this campaign, few facts are
submitted. In this county (Hancock) three
gentleman contested in the local Republican
convention for the nomination of representa-
tive. One OF these men would have been for
Foraker for Senator, had he secured the nomi-
nation and subsequent election. The second
was for Mckinley for the honor, and the third,
Thomas H. McConica, was known to be
friendly to Foster.
One of the delegations to the convention was
from Fostoria, the home of Foster, and was
controlled by the Standard Oil interest. The
contest was close and spirited one, and the
issues were plainly understood. McConica Sc
cured the nomination by the deciding vote of
the Fostoria delegation. Now every Standard
influence in the county, regardless Of previous
main for McConica for Representative, who, it
is also said. is receiving, from time TO time,
much needed encouragement" from Foster
himself The county is close politically, the
Democrats having elected the Representative
two years ago. and in order that Fosters man
succeed, much money will be needed, but, with
the Standard at his back, McConica feels sure
of being elected.
In Wood county, the adjoining bailiwlck on
the north, the Republican nominee for Repre-
sentative is DR.. Spencer, who. makes no con-
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Fosters friends, the Standard people, and an
nounces in advance of his election-which he
considers sure-that his vote will be for the ex.
Governor for the United States Senate, first
last and all the time"
ALL FOR FOSTER.
The Republican candidates for State Sena-
tors from this district Hon. William Geyser
and Captain Whetmore, are openly sustained
in their canvass by the same influence that
secured the nomination of McConica, in Han
cock county. and DR.. Spencer in Wood county.
At secret meeting held last week between local
Republican managers in the district and Gov
ernor Foster. definite arrangements TO carry
the election of these gentlemen as State Sena-
tors were made, notwithstanding the fact that
a Democratic plurality of over 500 votes must
be overcome. Foster, it is said, promised that
the means for accomplishing the election of
Geyser and Whetmore should be forthcoming
and ''the district must be carried at any cost"
sas the Governors remark, and that the
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conclusion, as the company has men at work in
every voting precinct in all the counties of the
district
In Lucas county Mr.. Grifil one of the Re
publican nominees for the General Assembly,
was bitterly opposed by the Standard influence
because he secured the passage of a bill per-
hitting the city of Toledo to construct an indie
pendent gas line, thus destroying the Standards
hold upon that city. Notwithstanding this
opposition, however, Mr.. Griffin was renomin-
ated, but he will be beaten at the polls although
Lucas county is Republican. As evidence of
the intention to defeat him it need only be said
that the Republican daily papers of Toledo,
said to be susceptible to Standard oil ''infu-
ence," have never mentioned Mr.. Grifin's
name in their columns since he was nominated
One OF these papers, the Toledo Commercial. is
owned and absolutely controlled by the
Standard.
All these things and many more that might
be mentioned go to show that the Standard
on Company has changed its political base
this year in Ohio and if money influence and
power, exercised as only this tremendous or
ganizatlon knows how to control these ele-
ments. avail. Hon. Charles Foster will be the
next United States Senator from this State
and he Will reach that position as the candidate
and representative of the Standard Oil Com
pany.