St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-02
He Says He Is Opposed by the
Whole Harrison Admin
istration,
From the Man in Grandfath-
er's Hat to Baby
Mckee.
The Senatorial Contest Be-
comes Tinged With Hot
Personalities.
Foraker's Friends Kicking on
Officeholders Plugging
for Sherman.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. Upon the
Wavering uncertainty of less than
dozen men depends the solution of the
Ohio senatorial contest. The battle for
senatorial honors which began imme-
diately after the November election has
been uDremittingly waged ever since
by the followers of Senator Sherman
and eX-GOv. Foraker, until the opening
of the new year finds the lines so sharp
ly drawn that nine-tenths of the Repub-
lican legislators have been compelled to
openly declare their preferences.
This leaves but little squad of
waverers, and SO intense is the public
anxiety that they must soon yield to the
general clamor, and by their open
declarations furnish the solution to the
contest. There will be ninety-three Re-
publicans in the senatorial caucus. and
of this number it is conceded by the
opposite side that Sherman and For
aker each have about forty-two or forty
three votes definitely pledged OF the
eight OF nine nOn-cOmmittal each side
makes positive claims of having
Secret Pledges
from fully two thirds of the doubtful,
but as these gentlemen themselves re-
fuse to give any public declaration of
their intentions, and state they are
awaiting to hear fully from their con-
stituents, no one can positively predict
how they will ultimately vote. This is
the situation concisely expressed, and
no cool-headed politician tonight as
sumes to predict the result until these
doubtful gentlemen have made an open
declaration.
The opening of the day witnessed
only increased activity in the headquar-
tiers of the rival candidates. Senator
Sherman arose early and had several
conferences with his lieutenants before
he descended to an o'clock breakfast,
and eX-Goy. Foraker was equally.dli-
gent in consulting and counciling his
followers to activity in the approaching
crisis. The two rivals have their head
quarters on the parlor floor OF the same
hotel, and as there is but a few steps
distance between them, each camp has
excellent facilities for watching the
movements of the other and checkmat-
ing the political surprises which quickly
succeed each other.
Kick On OficehOlders.
The one important event of the
day was the general protest Of Mr..
Foraker against the interference of
officeholders of the national administra-
ton in the interest of Senator Sherman.
Congressman Enochs, of the Twelfth
district, and William Binkley, Of Sgd
ney, have both taken occasion to critf-
else and influence. Mr.. Binkley, who is
one of Mr.. Foraker's leading backers-s
particularly severe. at is simply cut
rageous,'' said he today. ''that this
army Of federal officeholders should
invade Columbus and attempt to die
tate the SenatorShip. 1t is a shame
upon our citizenship that the national
administration should lend it's inhu
ence to state affair of this kind and
permit the appointees to come here
under pay and take hand in the mat
ter. These men are reinforced by
multitude of Officeholders from Wash
ington until there are three or four fedts
eral of1icehOlders on the ground to every
member of the general assembly. | saw
now, President Harrison cannot carry
the state of Ohio IL he is renonlinated
next spring."
& Among the offieeholders from Wash
ington are: Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Whitfield. sub-treasurer Bailey,
Sixth Auditor I. B. Coulter and Mai.
E. Rathbone. Besides these there are
great many federal officers from diff
ferent parts of the state. all of whom
are here in the interest OF Senator
Sherman. The contest has taken
the appearance OF an admins
tratiOn and not senatorial contest.
Shermanites Enthusiastic.
A visit to Senator Sherman's head
quarters found his followers confident
of success. In regard TO Foraker's pro-