The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-05
Result Of the Days Struggle at
the Ohio Capital.
THE CAUCUS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Democrats VIII Organize the New
York Legislature Today.
Republicans Give Up Beaten-The Lower
House of Congress to Expedite Busi-
ness by Having Appropriation Bills
In Early--Nebraska Case Undecided.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 4-The Republican
| joint caucus will he held Wednesday even
ing. 1t looks now as though the an
nouncement of the standing of the doubt
full ones would not be made until the even-
ing of the caucus, and this, with the
possibility of secret ballot, still leaves
the ultimate result uncertain. While
deadlock is not probable, it is not impos-
sible that the contest may drift into con-
ditlon by which neither of the pronounced
candidates can secure a majority in the
caucus.
Much dispute has been created by an
open letter of Colonel HI. Y. Boynton, the
Washington City journalist, defending
Sherman's labor record and ridculing the
Labor committee" now here striving to
defeat the senator. This afternoon the COM
mittee sent Boynton telegram, saying in
part:
The Republican platforms of 1880, 1884 and
1883 pledged the passage OF acts for the
clusion OF Chinese, and by voting against them
Sherman set himself above the party. Would
he have changed had he been nominated
for the presidency, or tried to de-
ceive the people of the Pacific slope?
Will you kindly inform why he voted
against equalization of bounties in 1875 and
against arrears of pensioners In 1884, which his
party pledged itself to pass? Why did he OPP
pose the passage OF the bill to increase to s24
month pay of soldiers who lost an arm and were
receiving only SIS per month? And why did he
vote against the bill to limit the pension of any
soldier sailor or marine to minimum of S.
per month?
The Sherman people treat the efforts of
this ''self-appointed labor committee" as
they term it, with contempt, and express
indignation that Sherman is accused of
| unfriendliness to ex-Union soldiers. While
all these charges and refutations serve as
subject for lively discussion, it is becom-
ing apparent that neither the labor organ
izations nor the Farmers Alliance is a
factor In the present campaign.
The lden-Gaumer contest was brought
to hasty conclusion thi, afternoon with
| out protest from the Foraker senators
| against the seating of Iden. This assures
| Sherman of one more vote. Five minutes
| after the oath of Office had been admins
| tered lden announced TO the Associated
| Press: 'Im for Sherman for senator,
and want it distinctly so announced"
Last night Senator Parker of Cuyahoga,
declared irrevocably for Foraker, and this
morning Senator Rawlins, of Clark, came
out for Sherman. This is distinct gain
of one for the Shermanites, as Rawlins
has been constantly claimed by both sides.
The Sherman people this morning insist
that they will have the support
of Senator Lampson, president pro
TEN. of the senate, but the For
aker men also claim him, while the sen
ator himself still maintains his position of
uncertainty. Senator Sherman. on being
questioned, said: 81 have received assur-
ances that Lampson will cast his vote for
me-"
A little excitement was occasioned this
morning by the claim of the Foraker peo-
pie that the Sherman forces are endeayor-
ing to secure the vote of Representative
Pudney, of Cleveland, through the in
huence Of Chauncey Depew, who. they
said, had consented to take hand in the
fight for Sherman. 1t was discovered that
this meant that Pudney would be deprived
of his position as attorney of the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Company at the town in which he resides
if he fails TO vote for Sherman. The Sher-
man people denounce this statement as
malicious, and state that neither Depew
nor any other corporation representatives
are endeavoring to coerce men into sup
porting Senator Sherman.
The two houses of the general assembly
met at 10 O'Clock this morning and organ
lied by electing Senator Lampin. of Ash
tabula, president of the Senate and Repre-
sentative Laylin, of Huron county,
| speaker of the House The regular caucus
nominees for MINOR positions were also
elected. In his message to the general
assembly Governor Campbell confined
| himself 10 the renewal of such suggestions
| and recommendations made by him to
| the Sixty-ninth assembly as were not acted
| upon by that body