Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-06
SHERMAN AGAINST FORAKER.
Their Contest in Ohio Goes Merrily on
Sherman Makes a Gain,
SEATED THE REPUBLICAN, CONTESTANT.
state senator Iden Declared to Have Been
Legally El~cctcd-Claims of the For
akcr Faction - who the
Doubtful Men Are.

IN tue ldcn-Gdumer contest this morn
ing, so The anticipated conflict be-
tween the Foraker and Sherman forces in
the senate did not take place, aud tho only
dispute over the question was whether the
case should be referred to the regular com
mittee on privileges and elections. when
appointed, or to a special committee,
consisting of Nichols and Carpenter,
republicans, and Forbes, democrat. Tho
latter was the proposition of the republicans,
and it prevailed bya strict party vote. AS
the republican members Of the committee arc
both Sherman men there is no doubt they
will report. in favor OF seating Iden without
delay. Foraker senators refuse TO indicate
what course they will pursue in case the
reports in favor of seating lden.
When the Caucus VIII he Held.
The republican joint caucus for the nom
ination of a United States senator is TO DO
held on Wednesday evening. THIS is IA some
what later date than ii was hoped would be
agreed upon, but both Senator Sherman and
Ex-Governor Foraker are content with
Wednesday evening and public anxiety must
remain unallbyed until that time. Today has
brought forth no startling results, and to-
night finds tho Sherman forces still screncly
confident and the Foraker people over-hope-
full i'll their reiterated assurances Of timat
success. One by ono the doubtful men havo
been forced 10 declare themselves, until
those whose preferences are not a matter
of public knowledge now number not more
than a half dozen men. Unfortunately the
situation shows these half dozen, should they
vote t.s a unit. can still WELD the balance of
power, and the result cannot be accepted as
absolutely conclusive until their preferences
are announced. 1t looks now as though this
announcement would not be made until the
evening OF the caucus; and this probability,
coupled with the possibility of a secret bal
lot, wherein all pledges could be violated
with impuuity, still leaves the result a sub
ject of irritating uncertainty.
ia Senator RawIins Writes n Letter.
The most interesting event of the day has
been the open letter of Senator Rawlins pub
lished this afternoon, in which he finally de
,clares for Sherman, after stating that his
personal preferences are for Foraker.
~ have regarded Senator Sherman" says
the letter, s''as one of the greatest iinanciers
and statesmen of Ohio, and yet l have
largely shared the feeling that the time had
come when he could. without detriment to
the public interests. be succeeded by Ohio's
gallant and brilliant ex-governor, j. b.
Foraker, and, indeed, my personal inclina-
tion was so strong that way that | wrote 10
tho ex-governor that | expected to vote for
him. At that time, which was buta few days
after, the election, | believe that the state
Of public sentiment was such that | would
be warranted In so doing. Later expressions
of public sentiment began reaching me from
various. sources, and now, upon taking a
careful inventory of the Information fur
nished mo, l feel that my duty to my con-
Stituent3 forbids me to vote rs / had ex-
pected and desired TO do. and hence ! shall
cast my vote in conformity with the prevail
ing sentiment OF my constituents for Hon.
John Sherman, who by his past public serv-
ice has brought not only honor to himself. to
our great state, but who has been a great
leader in republlcanism, and who Is still a
tower of strength in guiding the great ship
of state.n
Doubtful Members.
The members yet considered doubtful are
Representatives Clapp, Mccoy, Dessiuger,
Lutz, Dunn and Pudney, and Senator Lamp
son is olso yet claimed by the Foraker men.
Most Of these doubtful gentlemen are,
indeed, claimed by both sides. and the fight
is so close that there may De some embar-
RAISING situations before the end is reached.
1t is not impossible that Mossrs. Welch and
Dicks, who announce that they will vote
respectively for Governor-elect Nc
Kinley and Secretary Foster, may
hold the key to the situation.
While asdeadlock is rot probable, it is not by
any means impossible that the contest may
drift into 4 condition by which neither of
the pronounced candidates can secure a ma
jority of the caucus.
But two of the doubtful men care to talk
for publication. Mr.. Pudney, on being asked
his position, said: ~ have not made up my
mind yet, and most assuredly have not de-
clared myself on the question. Everything
appears 60 me TO be at sea, and | will have
nothing to say until the land is in sight"
Toe general rumor that Senator r. l..
Lampson has pledged himself to Sherman is
denied today by that gentleman him
self. No, sir,' said he. ~
have restrained from committing myself
pro or con, wishing to learn the wish of my
constituents. l have been receiving numer-
Gus letters and kilograms from my home
people in the matter ana they are still pour
ing in. / am still holding myself open to the
guidance OF their wishes, and have not given
my pledge to any body"
tH AT Forakcr's Headquarters.
In the Foraker headquarters there are
vague hints of flank movements TO DO made,
of surprises OF a very sensational character
which are yet to be sprung, and which will
have tho effect of enlivenirg the last hours
of the struggle beyond all comparison with
what has already taken place.
Much dispute has been created by tho
open letter of Colonel I'll. V. Boynton, the ,
Washington journalist, defending Sherman's
labor record and ridiculing the 'labor COM
mittee'' that is now here striving to defeat
the senator. This afternoon this committee
sent Colonel Boynton the following tele-
gram, which was simultaneously given TO
the public:
The republican platforms of 1889, 1884 and
1888 pledged the passage OF the acts for the ex-
cluslen OF Chinese. and by voting against
them John sherman set himself above his
party. Would ho have ''chanced 1t" had he
Dtel uOHllHiIcu lot lHS DTtSlltncy, OF NDllu
he have tried to deceive the people on tho Pa
cifc slopeI VIII you inform MS why he voted
against the equalization OF bounties in 1873
which his party pledged Itself to pass? Why
did lie oppose the passage of Il bill to increase
the pension to 81 II month OF soldiers who had
lost an arm and who were only receiving S
per month, and why did he vote against Mr..
Logau's bill TO limit the pension OF any SOL
der, sailor or mariner to the minimum OF 30
per month";
The Sherman people treat the efforts of this
"self-appointed' labor committee, as they
term it, with vast contempt and express un-
feIgned indignation that senator Sherman, !
the brother of General w. L. Sherman, |
should be accused of unfriendliness TO the
ex-unlon soldier. While all these charges
ana their refutation serve as subjects for
lively discussion, IL is becoming apparent
that mother the labor organizations nor the
farmers alliance are oven II factor in the
campaign. The farmers alliance has
been unable to control a single member, and
tho efforts of the State Trades and Labor
assembly, which convenes tomorrow, will be
equally impotent, although that organization
Is expected to participate IN the fight.
Shcrman's Followers Satisfied.
The friends OF Ex-Governor Foraker state
tonight that they confidently expect the sue
cess of their candidate and Foraker has
echoed this statement, IL Is claimed by them
that seven members of the legislature VINO
noted fnr / ault,t fpr unauLar will VITA for