Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-09
THE FIGHT IN OHIO.
sherman Fen Alarmed by tho hnmi''o'
County Conventions Result.

County Conventions Result.
New York Tines.l
The senatorial lines in Ohio are being
tightly drawn between Senator oherInan
and Ex-Governor Foraker. with oec.e!ary
Foster in the background rs the benefciary
of the Sherman contingent IN the event
that the latter fails TO secure majority Oh
the Republican members or the LegIs,a-
ture. The result Of the Hamilton O9untg
Convention yesterday has aiarmeu .I1
Sherman managers and discouraRea tbo
recent visit of the Senator TO Cincinnaitii
his friends were confident that they wouiu
secure majority of, If not all, tne icsiI,-
lative nominees. and they arc ha'uiA"'
disappointed at the outcome.
II Ia certain that at least ten OF the ioqr-
teen Senators and Representatives 70 %
elected are friends of Ex-Governor ioid
ker. and his managers here assert WIZ.
much confidence that he Will nave .ne en-,
tire delegation in the event OF tns suu n,n
OF the Republican delegation in the cou1-
~ The tIpeasiness of the Sherman ieanc
ers indicates that the latter estiinate OIL
the sentiment of the delegation IS the cor.
rect one and the outcome OF the contest
ia greatly feared by the more conservative
Pennhlicans. who see defeat for their
Iee,slatiye ticket in the bitter warfare be-
inc waced between Foraker and Sherman
for the United States senatorship.
Each of the contestants has declared ,hat
the Republican candidates IN Hamilton
county should not be elected II they tavor-
cd the other fellows" candidacy. Now
that the Shermsnites have little to hope
for from the delegation, 1t remains to be
seen if the threat will be carried out. The
narty cannot afford to lose the delegation,
as without the fourteen votes from the
county it goes without question from any
source that the Democrats would have a
majority on Joint ballot. So far only few
of the Republican legislative candidates
have been placed in nomination outside OF
Hamilton county. but 1t IS evident tnat
Foraker has decided majority OF those
already named. -,
The next Legislature will contain 1888
members, requiring 70 votes to elect q
senator on joint ballot. Even conceding
the Republicans solid delegations from
both Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties 1t
is not considered possible for them to Sc
cure to exceed 20 members, and IN this es-
innate no allowance is made for the
election of Alliance candidates in any
of the strong agricultural counties.
Giving Foraker twelve OF the nomi-
nees IN Hamilton and adding the
other senatorial and representative candi-
dates already nominated and known 10 DC
his supporters, he has between sixteen and
eighteen votes, with over two thirds OF
tho Republican counties and senatorial
districts yet to select candidates This fact
admonishes the Sherman managers that II
they expect to attain success 1t WILL be ne
cessary to make an aggressive campaign,
and they have determined to bitterly con-
test all future nominations. From now
until the last county convention Is held
the factions may be expectedto knife each
other in a merciless manner.
Major Mckinley has been in Columbus
in conference with the Republican Cam
paign Committee. He refused to talk fur
ther than to say that in the event OF his
election he would not allow his name to
be used In the senatorial struggle.