The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-21
FORAKER OUT FOR SENATOR.
He BREAKS WITH SHERMAN AND
RESENTS POLITICAL DICTAIION.

His Reply to Collector Smiths Request 10
show His Hand-He will be = Cnndi-
date ir He Wants to. snd will Accept
the Votes That May be Given to Hin.
CINCINNATI. July 2O.-A break hos como be-
tween Senator Sherman and ex-Gov. For
Gker. and the latter ia now an open candidate
for Senator. Eecently Sherman be-
came alarmed over reports that For
aker would oppose him. and sent Amor
Smith. Collector OF Customs hero. to do
mand OF Foraker statement OF his In.
tantions. 1t Is no secret that tho OK Governor
took tho mission as a piece OF impertinence
and gave Smith n message to Sherman that
was not calculated to allRy the Senator'S ap-
prehensions.
There has been rumor that Sherman had
called O conference OF his friends to meet In
Cincinnati on Tuesday night. when Foraker
was to be summoned before them md forced
to define mis- position, In confirmation OF this
report Senator Sherman arrived this after
noon. He was called upon by the Gov.
eminent building officials. all OF whom
owe their appointment TO his influence. Con-
gresham Thompson OF Portsmouth. Sher-
mans leading lieutenant. also arrived tonight.
and was closeted with the Senator. A note
was sent to George Cox. tho Kepub-
lican boss and dictator OF Hamilton county.
inviting him to conference with the Senator.
but as yet he has made no reply. Cox Is one OF
the stanchest Foraker men.
This evening Senator Sherman declared that
he knew OF no contemplated caucus. He had
merely como on nvisit to his two nicces. He
knew personally OF no effort to obtain Legisla.
tive votes In Hamilton county for any par
ticular Senatorial candidate. He believed
that Foraker had been mis1uoted and mis-
represented. 1t was true that up
In tbo Gtof thoro had hoa
ker as Senatorial possibility. but lie did not
believe that the ex- Governor was candidate.
The Senator declined 10 talk about the mtssion
lie had Entrusted to Collector Smith or how 1t
had resulted.
Foraker was so much sought after to-day for
statement Of his views TINT he rrerared the
following in ut on what ne terms the im'
Well. haven't any direction Ia, tho first
place; nobody has right ,S 30 s,onsderinS .hs
second place ! do not know by what RIGHT
tie hrS raee o
why it might not be addressed to any other
Eerpblien1 quite as Gpprorropriately as 70
same time, do not propose to run away from
be elected to the Legislature W i want 10 vote
T L fsd 4SoS nnpssn ;s ss
secure it. l don't know why should not
Nobody knows this better than Senator
Sherman. The only man hayo had any con
He came 10. see me at Senator Sherman's
reInest TO know what my position was.
1t to YOU. aud he told me hat he had written
the same to The Senator This talk about hold
Ing u conference Tor the purpose OF citing mo
august tribunal empowered to take jurisdic-
ton 81 such matters and compel Il man 10 en-
OF saying Get out OF somebody else's rond
and all that Kind OF stun. is SIMPLY So much
nonsense Indicating II there is any truth In
1t. that the TOOL teuGs' are again abroad in
the lnnd. The whole business. If true. wonld
pudence with which 10 one would have any
patience"
The rupture between Sherman and Foraker
has caused great sensation In political
circles. Sherman has nlnny friends among the
Government Officials and the kih-Glove ele-
mant. whlle Forukors friends control the local
machinery.