The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-20
WHY THEY ARE ALARMED.
Republicans Fear the Sherman-For-
aker Feud Will Cost Them
the Legislature.
And They Are Not Over SanRuine
About the Election OF
Mckinley.
Organized Efforts Being Made to Defeat
the Return Of Quay to the Fed
ernI Senate. #s

WARRINGTON, Oct. 19.--Thero in very SER
ions concern among Ohio republicans hero
about the outlook for Mckinley, and
greater concern, it is plain, about the cleo
tion Of republican majority in the legisla-
ture. republican member OF the next
congress from Ohio accounts for his own
concern about tho situation, and for that Of
the men who look at 1t AZ he does. by say
ing that the controversy between Foraker
and Sherman over the legislature bids fair
to give the balance Of Iower to the third
party and assure the loss OF republican
senator, with the probability Of union
upon democrat who will be agreeable to
the alliance Or third party men.
The loss Of the legislature. even il Me-
Kinisy should be chosen governor, would
make the success Of the republicans q very
expensive victory. The fear among repub-
licans ia that an opposition Legislature will
not only make a new apportionment, but
will adopt tho Michigan plan Of choosing
electors OF president BY congressional dis
tricts. and that the democrats will be
assured even il the state should be repub-
lican in 1892 OF the election Of perhaps
majority and at least part Of the electors
for the democratic candidate. This
fear is admitted by 30 conservative
man as Major John w. Carson, the
correspondent at Columbus Of the
Philadelphia Ledger. He is republican
and warm friend OF Mckinley, and was
the clerk Of the ways and means committee
under Mckinley. He left Washington =
few days ago to look at the political situa-
ton in Ohio.
Maj. Carson speaks Of the legislative elec-
tion as one of much greater Importance
than that OF governor. His words ought TO
be interesting to those independents in New
! tions this fall cannot be regarded as having
any bearing upon tho election Of next year.
After alluding to the danger Of losing re-
publican majority in the United States
4 senate, he says OF Ohio:
4 :sThe loss OF the legislature would give
| the democrats the opportunity to provide
4 for choosing presidential electors hy con-
4 gressional districts. as Was doaa In Michi-
gan, Thus insuring the election OF sixtsen bf
the twenty-one electors from Ohio for the
democratic candidate for president. 1t ia
for these reasons that the republican lead
ers are putting forth such tremendous ef-
forts at this time. They believe that q
democratic victory next month is the cer-
tain forerunner of democratic victory in
the national contest next year, for, with
sixteen electoral votes from Ohio and eight
from Michigan, the success of the demo-
cratic candidates for president and vice.
president of the United States would be
assured
Secretary Foster cannot be said to be
san0uine, for he said this afternoon that
he looked for a normal" republican ma
! iority. Aud he has not doubt about the
legislature, just as be has not q. doubt
about anything until he finds out beyond
escape that he is wrong.
Another republican in Office says that il
Mckinley does not have more than 10000
majority the tariff bill has not been an ar
gument in the campaign, and that 1900
majority for governor will give the legisla-
ture to the democrats beyond any question.
in New York, it is apparent that the rela-
tlon of the fight of 1891 to that Of 1892 in
Ohio is worry palpable. and that it 10 apprs-
ciated by the voters OF that state.