Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-06
FORAKER'S ONE HOPE
Is That the Voting at -To-night's Cau-
Gus Be By Secret Ballot.
SURE DEFEAT STARING AT HIM,
And Many Friends Begging Him to With
draw From the Contest.
SHERMAN NOW HAS FROM so TO go VOTES

| man mas whipped his man TO sIanusslil.
The managers of Governor Foraker's can
vass for the Senatorship have relinquished
all effort tonight and are anxious for the
agony to be over, and await the finishing
touches OF to- morrow nights caucus with
the anxiety of one seeking relief
| There have been two additions to the
| Sherman forces from the non-committal
members to-day, and his managers now
surely count upon vote of Sc, and every
thing is in readiness for four more to pro-
nounce themselves in his favor tomorrow.
The Foraker followers, when they learned
this at once began to scheme for a secret
ballot, that the humiliation might not be so
great 1t is well understood that Foraker
would have withdrawn from the contest
yesterday or to-day had he been in position
to do so, but the fight reached the point
where he could not do so with any credit to
| himself and his managers concluded to go
| to the finish and get as many of the MEM
| bers as possible to vote as they originally
intended, that the Governor may have the
benefit of reasonable showing in the
| caucus.
Efforts to Have Foraker Wishdraw.
Many of the members who are the best
friends of Foraker have insisted for two
days that he get out of the way, but he re-
fuses to do so, and now the secret ballot is
sought to give the discouraged Legislators
an opportunity to shield themselves from
the disfavor which comes of being on the
losing side.
Senator Sherman informed THE DIS
PATCH correspondent this evening" that he
had not felt so well since the contest began
as he does at this time. The exercise has
been rather in the nature of relief from
routine duty, and he has enjoyed it, rather
than to grow nervous and anxious over the
result He expressed the hope that the
Governor would not withdraw, but would
continue to the caucus, that the public may
know how really weak he is compared with
what has been claimed for him through his
managers during the past two weeks.
Sherman Solid With the Ladies.
The Senator left his quarters and the hotel
for the first time this afternoon since he
came to this city. William G. Deshler, a
leading local banker and financier, called to
take him for a drive, and they called upon
large number of the old friends of the Sem
ator, principally ladies, and the majority
widows whose husbands were strong friends
of the Senator during their lives. He also
visited Judge Thurman, Governor Campbell
aud Mrs. Governor Dennison. The engage
ment is so agreeable THAI it has in reality re-
duced itself to social frolic on the part of
the Senator, and in addition to about two
thirds of the members, Senator Sherman
will have all the widows on his side when
his nomination is announced tomorrow
night
Foraker the Young Mems Idol.
Another correspondent writes: The night
before the great Senatorial battle finds the
inevitable still staring the Foraker forces
ominously in the face. Turn whichever
way they may. they cannot escape it. To
them all the indications of the political sit
uation point to but one result-defeat. But
they have made a gallant battle, and their
struggle has established beyond contradic-
tion one significant fact-that j. B. Foraker
is the unshaken idol of the young Republi-
cans of Ohio His magnetic qualities of
leadership have bound to him a loyal follow
ing whose enthusiasm knows no rest, and,
despite the strenuous efforts that are being |
made bv the Sherman forces to demoralize |
his ranks and create stampede to the ven-
erable leader, his followers find pride in re-
naming steadfast to their leader, and going |
down with him to glorious defeat
The declarations to-day of Representa- |
tives Dunn and Dsugherty for Sherman add |
two more to the Senator's majority, and his |
friends are now claiming that he will have |
IS votes, while they give Foraker but 81, |
the remaining two being doubtful Of |
course, Foraker people do not concede these |
claims. They maintain that Sherman has |
not now positive assurances from more than |
10 votes, and that the Ex-Governor has still |
a good fighting chance.
Ballot Reform Dragged Into 1t.
The Sherman people are loud in their de-
mands for an open ballot by roll call, and |
maintain that everything should be fair and
public. To this argument the Foraker peo-
pie reply that the Sherman forces found no
objection to secret ballot in the Speaker
ship caucus on Saturday, and in support of
the argument for a secret ballot cite the
fact that all the ballot reform laws strictly
provide that the private voters ballot shall
be secret, and maintain that what is good
for the public at large is good for Sena-
torial caucus. Their chief argument for a
secret ballot, however, is based upon their
claim that many members are being coerced
into voting for Sherman, and that they
should have an opportunity to secretly vote
their preferences.
To all this the Sherman managers reply
that the comparison drawn is misleading:
that the private voter represents himself
alone, while the assemblyman represents his
constituents; that the Foraker men who
have come over to Sherman acknowledge
that they have done so in obedience to their
and these have right to know
that their representative is carrying out
their will. This public knowledge, they
can only be given through the
medium of an open ballot.
The Open Ballot Now on TOP.
1t looks tonight 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.
The State Trades and Labor Assembly
met in this city to-day, and as was antici-
pate1, attempted to solve the Senatorial
question. The President in his opening
address recommended that the assembly do
not interfere in the matter, but despite this
} resolution was this afternoon introduced
Mr.. Sherman's Senatorial
record. 1t was defeated, after considerable
but it is understood the Foraker
men will revive the controversy tomorrow.
A telegram from Washington, saws:
General III. V. Boynton being asked if he
nad sent any reply to a telegram which the
Columbus Labor Committee addressed to
him, said:
No such dispatch reached me yesterday,
rom which l conclude that no reply was
wanted before their convention met to-day
As to the Chinese question, concerning
which this committee represents itself as |
this is true, that Senator Sher-
mans record from first to last on that sub
ect, as well as on all other subjects con-
lected with labor, is one of wise. continuing
md earnest efforts TO advance every in |