Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
REACHING A CRISIS.
Before the Day Closes the Ohio Senatorial
Problem Nav De Solved.

Problem May lie Solved.
| COLUMBUS. OHIO. Jan. 2.-Tle senatorial con-
test is T, aching crisis. L: is believed that the
close of he day will find the contest solved, but
until tho house and senate caucus of the after
noon is out of the way all predictions must be
accepted as merely transient ebullitions of en-
thusiastic adherent3 of the candidates. No liv-
| ing man can with certainty predict the result
| now. because all but the mos: fanaticai
partisans have settled down to the
| conclusion tia: both Sherman and Foraker are
| being deceived by some of their pretended sup
porters Until the doubtful members face the
situation frankly and declare openly their
| senatorial preferences the public must endure
the strain of painful anxiety which has ex-
| hausted every ones patience and which Is tell
| ing on the wearied features of the candidates
| The house and senate caucuses carry with
them many positions Of honor and emolument
and will determine the distribution of no little
| amount OF patronage, and the gentle
men who are now dallying with
| the senatorial candidates are members who
| are either after Office or committee appoint
| ments themselves or have at heart the inter-
| ests OF some prominent applicants for patron
age, which they think would suffer by their
! senatorial preferences becoming known now.
But after todays preliminary caucuses these
considerations will have passed away and these
doubtful members will be forced TO meet the
There are about seven doubtful assembiymen
today. and it is not credit to the political
candor of these men that the support of the
entire seven is positively claimed and appar-
emily expected by the friends of both Sherman
and Foraker.
DECLARING FOR FORAKER.
The surprise Of the day has been the declara-
ton Of Representatives Reeve of Ashtabula and
Williams of Noble in favor OF Foraker. At an
early hour this morning both of these gentle
men made an authorized public declaration
and the Foraker men are now wild with hilaritv
The sherman people, adopting the tactics
which have been the refuge OF both sides since
the contest opened, declare they have
never considered the support of Reeve
and Williams essential to the sue
cess Of their candidate. Mr.. Reeves
portant, because Mr.. Foraker friends declare
thai Senator Lamson. also Of Ashtabula. and
several other doubtfuls will assume the same
position III declaring for Foraker after the
preliminary caucuses are over.
Says Dir. Reeve: Il won my election as an
independent republican and a farmer. My
interests are for the general good of the
state and the nation. and especially
for the industrial and laboring classes,
with whom / an numbered. The
nature OF my campaign was such as to bring
me in close touch with this class Of my con-
| there was predomina.ing senii-
ment with this class that Senator Sher-
! man should be retired from the position
! he has held for thirty years and give place to
one whose sympathies and surroundings were
more IN common with the masses of the people
Ny intimate friends and supporters well knew
my feelings in this regard hence the unanimous
support of grangers and alliance men. I'm
mediately after election tidal wave of Sher-
man sentiment went over Ashtabula county
entirely the sentiment for Ex-Governor
Foraker and l was Immediately besieged
by Sherman men seeking to commit me
to the support OF Senator Sherman, during
| which time my friends, who were decided sup
porters Of Gov. Foraker. while asserting
/ hat they would gladly see him in the
Senate. said to me that it would be
fatal to me politically to support him. Under
| this pressure Of sentiment. followed up by per-
soaal opportunities, so far yielded to 1t as
to say that it looks as If l were to
have to support Mr.. sherman in order
Immediately this was followed up by
| opportunities that they might so inform the
Senator anG in this moment OF supreme pres
sure, feeling that it must be the inevitable re-
suit, 1 co scented to have the Senator
so informed, which l have regretted
every day OF my life since. And new
believing. as l do. this sentiment was largely
created through the influence OF federal patron
| age and promises OF tEe same, sample of
| which may be seen in tho assertions
| OF prominent newspaper of our
county whose editor Is postmaster, that
| whoever. representative CT Ashtabula
county. dares TO vote against Senator Sherman
| Will Dig his grave, due Cast and west and
so deep as 10 preclude the possible
/ bity Of resurrection. All the diff
ference that / can see between this
| hird OF bulldozing and the Mississippi plan is
the difference between political day aud phys
| ical death, and / have seen the time when /
would accept the latter a. preference.
| Now, knowing what l do know of tie
causes moving in this matter. i deem ii
my duty with the people with whom l am SO
4 closely allied IL interest and with whom / am
| suffering the financial pressures of the pas,
| few years to ally myself with the active strug-
Cling elements of the country that is led by the
/ man admire AZ the brave soldier at sixteen,
and since the man who fearlessly enforced the
/ laws OF the state while governor, and
| snatched the relics o: bravery sc.
| cured by our daring boys in blue
! from an infamous return TO hose
who sought to disrupt our sacred Union and
whose hand was first in relief at Char.
lestown and Johnstown and who tool
/ the government of our state when IL wal
! turned over TO him bankrupt ana in two
! terms placed ii on u sound financial footing
but the say he 10 impulsive ana does things
too last Tor a Senator. In my judgment il
might bea good thing to have more speed Ii
that bod-. Now. in this il i err In judgment,
can onlApray my constituents to pardon me
! and Les E retire to the Aforesaid politica