New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-06
TT LOOKS LIKE SHERMAN.
ALL THE INDICATIONS POINT TO HIS RE
ELECTION.
THE CAUCUS WILL MEEr TO-DAY-FORAKER'S
FOLLOWERS STILL EXPIRES CONFIDENCE
A MAJORITY OF TWELVE CLAIMED
FOR SHERMAN.

A MAJORITY OF TWELVE L CLAl NED
FOR SHERMAN.
Columbus' Ohio Jan. 5.-The greatest Sena-
torial contest that the Republicans of OHIO have
ever known is practically at an end. Every IN
dication points to the nomination of John Sher-
man tomorrow by majority of ten or twelve votes
over j. g. Foraker. although Of course this is not
conceded by the friends of the latter MI foI-
akers followers still declare that he has chance
TO win but the Sherman people consider the victory
as alrcady assured and Insist that the Ex-Governor
is now maintaining an appearance of confidence III
the sole hope of keeping his supporters together
in order that he may go down with votes enough
behind him to show how nearly he has come 10
defeating Ohios greatest Senator The papers OF
Ohio this morning generally consider the contest
st an end The Cincinnati ComncrciaIidzctie,
which has been the soul of the Foraker movement,
apparently loses its confidence for the first time
to-day. and in summarizing the situation SAYS:
Governor Forsker has not bt any given up the
ac but on the contrary feels that he has good chance
to his rival, and he certainly VIII remain ID IL
until the finish The magnificent fIht that he is nng
against every influence that can be bcought I" pear eNP
that Of popular has aroused the admiration oil even
his opponents expected to have such tus-e
Secretary of state Ryan. who has taken an aeuNe part
In the fight against Foraker and has been the
khrewdest and best adviser Senator Sherman mas h'u "
marked that the Ex-Governor deserved 10 win ne WONDERFUL
battle he had waged. When it is remembered tat tne
Foraker had 10 contend against every oatsue Ill
huence; been under the necessity OF hghuhs "e o
poweful elements the State has had no losi'oh 10 oV
for vote the verdict be that even In defeat Wch
probable the Ex-Governor has made the most H'la"
fight Oh record in American politics
The bitterness of the Foraker people toward
the National Administration is intense, an" )" .
S Cappellar, of Mansfield, of the Ex-Governor )
leading managers, and a man whose pfohIillc"o'
In past State conventions gives might 10 Ills
words TODAY said: whether Mr. Sherman be
nominated not, beyond that time he Is -
poltical blank in Ohio politics for the reason
that he will have no future upon the poIl'lcd
CARPET. State or National The Senatorial con
test will leave sore places in every county, 'o"''
ship and school district, and if Mr. Mckinney tue
incoming Governor, can comprehend ana reniA'
the situation and be able 10 heal up the wound
and bridge the chasm, he Will have performed
q very creditabe feat But there are those who
believe that if Sherman is nominated for Tie
Senate il will necesstatc the nomination OIL Mt
Rloine as President to swing Ohio into the Ke-
publican column
This statement of Mr.. Cappellar Is beng re-
ceived as an admission that the Foraker Peopc
propose TO array themselves against PRESIDENT
Harrison and 10 carry the State deIcgauoh !"
the Republican National Convention against m'h
For the first time in the contest the sherman
people to-day give names and figures 'h"ir",a"
Hahn, of the State Central Committee, says Ni
Sherman will have fifty-eight votes beyond al
oucstion. Fifteen of these will he Senators, ar"
forty-three Representatives. III the Vo'' wac
taken now that would bc my estimate OF thc
result However, it may Inc increased
WHO arc the Senator's was asked.
sUcrc they are: +. q. Carpenter, Jeremiah
Carpenter. Phillips, Abbott, Rawlings, l'an lden.
Nichols. SNYDER, Ecklcy, OH, Lamp on, Spencer
Hildebrand and Green
And the Representative"
lido not feel at liberty to give them now. Ny
estimate will hold good, however, and nave no
hesitation in saving that representatives Clapp' "'
Cosuga, and McCOy, Oh 'oI"i"'i"''"'
Mr. sherman
Representativc Dunn. Of Morgan, who has pccn
claimed by the Foraker people, this morning uh-
oualifiedly declared :or Sherman "heh
was nominated he said, promised III my speec"
accepting the nomination that | "ould hohes"'
and faithfully Try represent the VIII ana Wi'''e
of nv constituents. In the choicc oI 'n''''
States Senator personally, my inclination wa"
toward Governor Foraker The immehiaN heleh-
ho-bood in which reside is favorable to ms ccc
,ion After my election lhNl'c'
my constituents 10 ADVISE Hc d"
their wishes in the matter received many ",'e''
and nctitions and had many personal interviews
',;,h rnon of M constit enjs Taking The evidence
all together. up to this tine the pi'IoiU,' '.
Is largely in favor of John Sherman, ana now
have no doubt as 10 the wishes oi my pcoPo'
will vote for John sherman for Senator.
I, ;s cenerallv believed this evening That re
Foraker managers are basing their hopes upon "a
secre, ballot They think that SHOULD the piioo
lac secret many OF those mcmbers VINO are c'h-
fcssedly for Foraker, hut have gone over I" Hhcr-
man in obedience to the viii of their cohS''uen''
might break away from their pledges az" WI
for the Ex-Governor. thus possibly chec'lhS HIS
nomination. The Sherman people are lond II ''r"
de,ands for an open ballot by roll call, and main
tain that everything should I've fair ana pune
10 this arrangement the other side replies tii'' "c
Sherman forces found no objection To a secret bal
lot in the Speakcrshp caucus on SATURDAY
and in support of the argument for secret ballot
cite the fact that all the ballot reform laws
strictly provide that the private voters baiio,
shall be secret, and maintain that what is good
for the public ut large is good for SenatoTlai
caucus Their chief argument for a secret ballot,
however, is based upon their assertion that many
members are being coerced into voting for Shcr-
man. and that they should have opportunity
secretly 10 vote their preferences. To all tins
the Sherman managers reply that the comparison
drawn is misleading that the private voter rep
reSentS himself alone, "hile Tie Asschblyhlah rep
resent, his constituents; that the Foraker who
have come over 10 sherman have done so in Obedi-
epce TO the will of their constituents, and that
tbcsc constituents have right - know that their
renrescntatiye is carving out their will This
nublic knowledge, they MAINTAIN, can only he
given through the medium Of an open ballot IT
looks to night as though the open ballot idea would
prevail. as the Sherman people apparently have
votes enough to carry it through the caucus, even
though the Foraker people should make fight for
secrecy. rlou asouhI,. mat in