The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-11
FUTURE SENATORS.
The Situation in Ohio, Illinois,
Iowa and Kansas.
SENEY LOOKS FOR LIGHTNING.
Senator Allison Says Republican VIII be
Elected in Iowa. but his Modesty
Forbids Discussion.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 9, 1852
Especial telegram to THE HERALD. The
terms of one-third of the present United
States Senate expire in 1891, and num-
Der of thenew Senators will be elected dur
ing the coming winter. Several of those
whose states elect next year are in doubt
as to whether they will succeed them
selves, and the subject is one of the inter
esting ones of Washington gossip. The
Ohio situation is more talked Of than any
of the others, inasmuch as Senator Payne's
successor is sure to be new man, and as
THE POLITICAL FUTURE OF OHIO
would seem to depend largely on the man
the state sends to the Senate For the
past decade and more, Ohio has received
but little assistance from its Democratic
Senator. The party has had to paddle its
own canoe, and there has been no such
close connection between the Democrats of
the Buckeye state and Thurman, Pendle-
ton or Payne as has always existed be-
tween the Republicans Of Pennsylvania
and their Senators. Most of the Senators
take great interest in their local cleo
with advice and money. This Ohio has
lacked, and this the politicians from that
state hope to gain in their new Senator 1
have, during the past week, interviewed a
number of the most noted Democrats in
Washington upon Senator Paynes sue
cessor. have talked with Ohio Republi-
cans, and the situation seems to be that
Calvin Brice, Of New York, will be the
nominee.
Said Congressman James w. Owens, the
new Democratic member who takes Beriah
Wilkins place, and who comes fresh to
Washington from a close association with
his party: 81 think Cal Brice will be
elected. l feel that he has the inside track,
and that of all the men spoken of he is the
best man for the place. He would make
an able and efficient Senator, and, if
elected, believe that Ohio will be Demo
cratic for years to come. Brice is young
active and diplomatic. Charles Foster says
he is the finest diplomat he ever knew. He
is an able organizer, and, as our Senator,
he would devote himself to helping the
state from this end of the line.
81 CONSIDER CAL BR1CE,n
Representative Owens went on, ''the ablest
Democrat in Ohio. He is a broad, all
around, great man. l went to school with
him, and was his friend there He was
good student, and while he was at college
at Oxford, Ohio in addition TO his regular
classical studies, he always had some out
side branch on hand. He learned to read
French by himself, and he showed himself
scholar of more than ordinary ability.
He has shown MS ability in financial way
in the fortune which he has made in the
last few years. He has made this fortune
honestly, and all this talk about his using
money for his election is untrue. am
certain that he would not give dollar
illegitimately. His campaign will be man
aged by high toned, high-minded men, and
it will be fair and open"
ibid not Calvin Brice spend a great deal
of money on the last Ohio campaign!"
~ do not know said Mr.. Owens, ''as to
how much he gave to the campaign fund
His purse is generally open, but none of his
money went TO electing legislatures in his
own interest. His influence was felt dur
ing the campaign, and it was his hand that
directed it, though not illegitimately."
"How about Payne's election! You were
present at the time. Did you notice any
corruptiong'
'sNo, Il did not" replied Mr.. Overs, 81
was aJ Columbus in the interest of George
Pendleton, but Pendleton had no organiza-
ton. He had the idea that his national
reputation would carry him through, and
he came out to Ohio feeling much the same
as Conkling did when he resigned his sena-
torship expecting TO be returned by New
York. He allowed the election to go by
default. Twas a member of the legislature
when he was elected four years ago. At
that time he had a splendid organization,
and his friends were all on hand to help
him.
ASKED SENATOR SHERMAN,
upon his return to Washington, what he
thought of the Ohio elections. He replied
that he was not surprised at the loss of the
gOvernorship, but that he had not expected
a Democratic legislature. AS to the next
Senator, he said he had no idea as to who
would be elected, save that the candidate
would be a rich man, and that it would be
in all likelihood Mr.. Thomas, of Spring
field, or Mr.. Cal Brice, of Lima.
Colonel Isaac Hill, who is on the inside
of the Ohio Democratic ring, says that
Mcmahon, the eX-congressman, will be
elected Senator, and that the race will be
between him and G. w. Baker, a lively
young lawyer of Cincinnati.
Last week new candidate appeared on
the field in the person of Representative
George e. Seney, of Tiffin, Ohio. Judge
Seney is man worth perhaps quarter Of
a million dollars. He has been in the
House for several terms, and is member
of the present Congress. l met him in the
Riggs house, and asked him whether it was
true that he intended to leave Washington
in short time and go to Ohio to canvass
replied.
and think that have a fair chance of be-
ing elected. If the Senatorial lightning
does not strike a millionaire and plays
around among US poorer candidates l have
as good chance of being hit by wild wire
as anyone else. would like to move over
to the other end Of the capitol, and am 60
ing to try to get there. l have received
many letters and personal requests to run.
My district is Democratic, and l have
friends over the northern part of the
staten
"What are the other candidates doing?n
81. r. Thomas, the rich manufacturer of
Springfield, is making
PERSONAL CANVASS OF THE SITUATION.
He has been going over the state and visit
ing the members of the legislature, and he
tells me that he finds the most of them I'M
pledged, and few have promised to vote
for him. General Cal Brice is in New
York, but his canvass is going on in Ohio
all the same. He has his agents every
where, and they are as busy as bees. Ex-
Congressman Mcmahon is staying at home
writing letters. l don't think he has
enough money to spend lavishly on a sena-
torial canvass. Mclean says he is not
candidate, but don't know whether he
may come in at the last or not"
"You mean to say, judge, that you are a
bona fide candidate for this nomination!
You have been known as a friend of Brice,
and it is thought that you may be present
ing yourself in order to hold certain num-
Der of votes and to throw them to Brice at
the proper moment"
''Inere is no truth in that" said Judge
Seney. 81 am candidate in my own in
terest, and hope 10 be elected. I am not
going into the canvass with the idea of
spending any money illegitimately, but 1
think in the case of a close contest my
chances are good"