St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-02
ONLY ONE GAN WIN.
Senatorial Bees Buzzing in the
honnetS of Many buckeyes.

COLUMBUS, o.. Jan. 1.-The Ohio leg
isltture will convene next Monday.
Tne body is Democratic in both
branches. The caucuses to name can
didates for the organization will be held
this week. One of the most important
duties of the legislature will De
the selection of a United States
senator to succeed Henry B.
are Calvin S. Briee, of Lima; John Ii.
Thomas, of Springfield and John A.
Mem ahon, of Dayton. Among others
whose names have been mentioned are:
l.. L. Hunt, c. w. Baker. James Z.
Neal. l.. L. Neal, George l. Seney, John
Warwick, John w. Bookwalter, j. IL.
Cultivate, Il. f. Powell, and
others whose names are rec
ogniZed as being up for complimentary
purposes aud the chance of heingin line
should the caucus be unable to agree
upon either of the leading candidates.
Thomas. with good force of workers,
has been here for a couple of days to
meet the memberS-elect, who are COM
ing in. Only small per cent of the
members have arrived. but they are
coming on every train. The managers
for Mr. Brice have been here for sew
eral days looking aft er his interests and
THY PROFESS CONFIDENCE
and the belief that they will be able TO
nominate on the second hallot after the
respective members have cOmplimented
their local candidates, so far as they
have any. Cal Brice, it is reported.
will arrive tonight or tomorrow and
take personal charge of his canvass.
Forty votes will be required in
caucus to nominate. The Thomas
N anagers claim they will show
strength of thirty on the
first ballot and will gain steadily till
their man is nominated. They give no
detail figures for these claims, and the
Brice managers consider them ridicu-
lous. McMahon has not opened head
quarters. but is expected here to-mor-
row. The objections so far urged
against Brice are that he
is not resident of Ohio,
and that he is millionaire. The
nonresident objection has been an
severed by the affidavits of business as
sociates in New \ ork, and the million
are the1ry is not being urged, as it
affects each of the leading candidates
equally. Mir. Thomas stated tonight
that he thought he was gaining in The
estimation OF the people of Ohio.
Thomas friends claim that he
can do more for the party than
any other man, that he can hold all
Democrats and acquire new members
from the ranks of the farmers and work
ingmen. Another argument advanced
is that he was the only one who had
courage enough to make The fight for the
legislature, aud that the other can
d idates came into the race
only after the victory WAS won
The Brice managers are rails ng the
argument that he Is the only local can
didate; that as chairman of the ma
tiOnal committee he can do more good
for the party in the state than any other
candidate, and that he has won the
honor by
SUBSTANTIAL PARTY SERVICE.
They also claim he is the only candi-
date who does not claim to be a states
man, and that is greatly to his credit in
comparison.
The attention Of J. B.Townsend, man.
aver for Brice, was called to the claims
of the Thomas men, and he said
he did not desire to enter into
discussion of the situation,
He saw no change in the position of
the candidates and thought each had
his friends. Mr.. Townsend said fur
ther: Members of the Legislature have
canYaSSed the matter pretty thoroughly
under it, and the feeling of their conSti-
tuents, and no doubt have determined
on their course. All this talk about
change OF sentiment is mere
speculation. but | suppose it will con-
tinue until the caucus assemblies. We
consider our chances good, and, as
matter of cOuse, expect to win the fight,
but are not making any extravaganza
claims ~