Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-30
And He Sums Up Enough Votes to
-s Make Him a Senator.
BRIBERY CHARGES FORGOTTEN
Chairman Hahn Still Satisfied That Sher'
man Can't Be Beaten.
HARD FEELING CAUSED AT MARIETTA
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.I

Senatorial contest. The charges OF proposed
bribery which were eminent yesterday are
being displaced by the loud claims and ar
guments of those who think their man
should be chosen.
Mr. Griffin, of Toledo, hangs to his claim
that there is nothing in the story that he was
approached, and the whole affair has been
left to him and Mr.: Brown, of Toledo, to
settle among themselves the question OF
veracity. Brown claims he can prove
Griffin had been approached, and the matter
stands in that shape
There was little stir to-day over ru-
NOR that Ferd Basterdes had been made an
offer to swing the Columbus Trades Assem-
bly, for Sherman, in the way Of an indorse-
ment. Foraker resolutions had been pend
ing before that body and were defeated last
night by strong ma jority. Mr.. Basterdes
is out tonight in strong denial that he
had been offered anything to use his infiu-
ence for Sherman, and so the matter stands.
Latest Estimates by Both Sides.
The matter of estimates, with appended
lists of members, was entered into with
zest by the frierds of Mr.. Foraker, to-day,
and two OF the organs of the Ex-Governor
created considerable merriment by their
quiet tips as to how it was to be. The open
declarations of many members, as we'll as
the pronounced sentimentsof others, though
not publicly announced, supported by the
voice of constituencies have drawn lines so
that there are but few members who can
justly be declared as doubtful
Chairman Hahn gracefully declined to
furnish list, and laughed at the estimate
as presumed to emanate from Foraker
sources. He says: "They concede us 43,
and kindly take all the doubtful and those
who have not expressed themselves. Well,
we have committals from more than ma
jority of members and, as We have good
reason to know, we will get big share Of
the others. We are satisfied with the situa-
tion, and don't think it necessary to SUBJ
ject some of Mr.. Sherman's friends to per-
secution and annoyance
Little Doubt as to the Senate.
There does not appear to be much of a
question about the position occupied by the
members of the Senate The followers Of
Mr. Foraker, in an estimate published to-
day, concede - to Mr.. Sherman, and in
clude in their list Messrs Rawlings. Spen-
Ger and Parker. The latter belong to the
Cuyahoga county delegation, and while
Parker is considered doubtful by the friends
of Mr.. Sherman, they have the positive as
surance of Mr.. Spencer, who was elected as
a Sherman man. He has repeatedly de-
clared his intention to vote for the Senator,
and that he intends to support the choice of
nine-tenths of his constituency. 1t is such
absurd claims as this that show the shallow
ness of the candidacy and boasted boom of
Mr.. Foraker.
Forakers friends are confdentially claim
ng that Senator Rawlings, of Clarke, is
with them. Advices received to-day
furnished founGation for rumor about the
hotels that the Senator from Clarke was
about to throw off the yoke coupling him
with McGrew for Speaker, and that he
would vote as the sentiment of his con-
stituency was demanding. Mr.. Rawlings
has other constituencies beside Clarke to
represent. Seven-eighths of the voters of
Madison and Campaign are urging him to
declare for Sherman, and fully threc-fourths
of Clarke have evinced the same senti-
ments. Those who know Rawlings have
every reason to think he will not willfully
disobey the wishes of those who honored
him with his seat in the Senate.
How the Forakerites Are Figuring.
The Foraker estimate gives Mr.. Sherman
81 in the House and takes the balance To
do this and secure barely enough votes to
elect him, they have appropriated every
member who has not declared over signature
or in widespread, ,unmistakable interview to
be for Sherman. They don't even believe
Mr.. Sherman will get four out Of the many
members who have not expressed them
selves. In this "Just-suffiicient to-elect
Governor Foraker list" appear the names
of Representatives Dickes, Pudney and
Porter, who have declared for Senator Sher-
man, and Axline, Daugherty, Allen, Kessin-
ger, Lutz and others who are known to
favor Mr.. Sherman, and whose constituent
cies are demanding them to vote for him.
A special from Alliance SAYS: The Sher-
man supporters here are elated over the
statement of Representative Thomas, made
at Navarro to-day. He has all along been
classed among the supporters of Foraker.
He now states that he is not pledged to any
of the candidates, and although he has had
a favorable leaning toward Foraker, he will
endeavor to follow the wishes of his con-
stituents on this question. As nine-tenths
of the Republican voters in the county are
strong Sherman advocates, it can be stated
with a degree of assurance that Representa-
tive Thomas will vote for Sherman.
Hard Feeling Engendered at Marietta.
A special to THE DISPATCH from
Marietta saws: The factional feud within
the Republican party of this community,
which has been growing in intensity ever
since the late election, was brought to an
issue to-day when the Sherman followers
secured written expressions of sentiment,
while the Foraker people held an election.
Accordingly, we rave tonight two sets of
opinions, as follows:
p Written declarations so far, for Sherman,
48O; for Foraker, S3. By ballot 300 votes
were cast, a majority for Foraker, but his
managers do not claim it as an expression.
The vote was taken at only one place in the
city, and was conducted entirely by Foraker
men. Much bitterness was manifested
throughout the day bv both Sides
A DISPATCH special from Steubenville
says that the present Senatorial fight played
an important part in the Republican nomi-
nation for Representative last May, when
Samuel B. Taylor, of Toronto, and General
Robert Love, of that city, were candidates.
Mr.. Taylor declared for Sherman, while
Love was a warm admirer of Foraker, hav-
ing stumped the county in his behalf in
1889. 1t was during the heat of the contest
for Representative the sensational Gaso-
way-Lane letters appeared, which were
in the main responsible for the
defeat of Love. The latter with his friends
have been working quietly on the anony-
nous letters, and to-day charged that the
letters were concocted and sprung by the
Sherman crowd, and that they appeared
few days after the visit of prominent
State politician and supporter of Sherman.
The letters made it appear that Gasoway
suffered through the efforts of Love, and, as
the former had manv friends In Steuben-
vile, they labored hard for Loves defeat,
which they finally accomplished. Now the
friends of Love claim he was made the vic
tim of a political conspiracy engineered by
the Sherman men.
Governor Foraker, contrary to expecta-
tions, arrived in the city tonight, and the
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