The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-15
TO DRIVE SHERMAN OUT.
A Battle Royal Between the Senator
and He OF the Unshaken
Hand.
Elk Foraker Combines With
Mckinley for Business
and for Profit.
They Hope to Get Control of the State and
the Naxt United States SEN
atorship.

Hon. Fireworks Toraker and John Sher-
man for the contrc. of the state and for
the United States Henatorship year hence
ia most interesting contest. 1T shows a
combination between Foraker and the
High Priest of Protection Mckinley for
business and mutual profit. Foraker
bla,nes Sherman for his defeat two years
ago, and he goes about the state like an
Indian chief ON II still hunt, boping in the
sweet by and ky to have the senatorial
scalp of the Hon. FriRid Sherman dangling
at his belt. 1t would seem as if Sherman
is destined for an early political grave.
This will remove from the politics of the
country one of the most remarkable monu-
ments of the republican party ever erected.
1t will place in the catacomb of the "ex's'
figure that has been great and that has
occupied an honorable position in the
pages of history.
As the news comes in from the various
county republican conventions 1t becomes
more evident that there is an organized
agency secretly at work to defeat Senator
John Sherman in his candidacy for e-elec-
tion to the United States senate from
Ohio. Open hostllities were begun at
Shernan's home on Saturday, and efforts
were made to prevent his neigbbors from
indorsing his candidacy. Equally as start
ling was the defeat of prominent Sherman
men for delegates to the state convention
from Fairfield county, the birthplace of the
senator.
In Fayette county Sherman's name was
not mentioned, although Mckinley and
others were indorsed. He was also over
looked in Mi ami county as we'll as in Lick
ing, Jackson, Clinton, Warren, Seneca,
Wayne, Ashland. Pike, Logan, and at
other conventions, all Of which wero held
ton which was taken, and showing
plainly that it was tho begin.
ming of an anti-Sherman campaign which
has been planned with extraordinary
adroitness. and which was anticipated by
the foxy senator, who organized an open
resistance.
What shape Sherman's campaign will be
in when he reaches Hamilton county no one
is now able to foretell; but, if he depends
upon boom in Cincinnati the Indications
are that he will come out the little end of
the trumpet. Foraker holds big hand,
and wants to show it ut the proper time.
A dispatch to the Enquirer from Mans
field says that at the convention on Satur-
day last sherman gave it out that he did
not desire Hon. w. S. Cappeller, editor of
the Daily News, elected a delegate. When
the names of the delegates to the county
convention were announced it was evident
that political boss and ring were at work,
The slate was fixed. and, to make sure of
knocking Cappeller out Sherman had him
self put on as delegate at large to lessen
the quota ON the ward, as both Sherman
and Cappeller live i'll the same ward. The
rule OF the convention was to select a COM
mittee of one from each ward and town
CHI f~ ~r& J, l,l,
and senatorial convention. The chairman
of the committee, for dozen years an
office holder under Sherman, was selected
also from the same ward, and when Cap
peiler,s name was presented and insisted
upon by some of the county delegates the
chairman arbitrarily held that a delegate
could NOT present the name of a man
residing in another ward or township
Warm words followed in the convention,
and an appeal to tho convention was
threatened by Cappeller's friends, who
finally, for the sake of harmony, consented
to his being made first alternate.
In speech before the convention Senator
Sherman said he would be too busy to at
tend to the duties of delegate, and would
therefore depntize ex-senator Keer. This
was cold turkey for Cappeller's friends, who
claim he IS alternate from the ward, and if
Sherman does not occupy his seat as del
egate in the convention he can't, under the
iuios VI eho SoliNoiioioli sehoSo nlS own Vi
ternate, which would, therefore, make Cap
pellar the delegate in tho convention.
since Sherman sought to be delegate and
WAS selected 1t has dawned upon HIM that
as suoh he must decide his own vote as be-
tween candidates, and thus make enemies
Ii Is, therefore, trying to hedge. Old con-
vention experts say Sherman cannot depu-
tse anybody SO long as there is an alter
nate. and Cappellar, being alternate from
the ward will be entitled to Sherman's seat
and ttey are now insisting he shall, if nee
essary, appeal for his rights to the commit
tee on credentials.
The preventing of Sherman's usual in
dorsement oy the convention may be
enough revenge for Cappeller ut present
All republicans hero are not Sherman mon
by any mems. There are a few old May
flowers who still do his bidding and fix up
things, but the workers-the young blood
are not for him tu any extent. Ali toads
now lead to Mansfield National bank ex-
amine1s. ex-rostmasters, pension agents
and pension examiners, railway postal
clerks, department. clerks from Washing
ton, and many others who ave on the list
have suddenly been stimulated into ac-
tivity,
The street car conductor on the line lead
ing to Sherman's homo says the strangers
average more than two day, and have for
some time. Sherman is directing n cam
paign himself through the agency of an
army of federal otliceholde-s. and is not
going to be lured by tho suavity of MoKin
ley or the law practice of Foraker into the
belief that he is to have walkover. The
fences are up, the new barn is completed, it
has time locks on the door, and, if possible,
at the proper time they will be set to open
and receive another six wears harvest.