The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-02
The sherman-Foraker Contest.

COLUMBUS, ". Jan. l.-Op pom une WAIVER
ing uncertainty of less than a dozen men
depends the solution of the Ohio senatorial
contest The battle, which began immedi-
ately after The November election, has
been unremittinglg waged ever since by
the followers of Senator Sherman and ex
Governor Foraker, until the opening Of the
new year finds lines so sharply drawn that
nine-tenths of the Republican legislators
have been compelled to openly declare their
preferences. There will be ninety-three
Republicans in the senatorial caucus, and
Sherman and Foraker each have forty-t@o
or forty three votes definitely pledged. OF
eight or nine non-committal each side
makes positive claims of secret pledges of
fully thirds of them, but the gentle
men themselves resuse TO talk. Each of
the candidates seems
EQUALLY CONFIDENT
this evening, but neither will submit to an
interview. The Farmers Alliance has not
proven very potent political factor in
Ohio. But strenuous attempts are being
eXerted to secure the influence of the or
ganizstion against the reelection of Sher-
man. j. H. Mitchell, chairman of the leg
islative committee of the Franklin county
Alliance, states this evening he is
HERE TO OPPOSE SENATOR SHERMAN.
| Senatar Sherman said: 81 expect the
state committee of the Alliance to be on
hand Monday to exert their influence in the
same direction" Senator Snermau's friends
assert the Farmers Alliance organization
is taking no formal action in the contest.
Repres en- tative Welsh, OF Knox county,
maintains his peculiar position in the con-
test aad is hilariously endeavoring to Gre
ate Mckinley boom, greatly to the en-
barassment of the governor elect He has
announced positively that he will never
support Sherman and asserts the proper
solution of the question is the election of
Mckinley. The Foraker people expect to
receive his support on the second ballot
should the contest be prolonged to a second
ballot. a senatorial caucus is to be held
Wednesday night, but there is no doubt the
contest will be practicslly settled long be-
fore that AMI the caucusses be but mere
formality.
1t is generally conceded Hon. James E.
Neal, of Butler county, chairman of the
Democratic state committee, will receive
the Democratic caucus nomination for
} Senator.
The contest Unexpectedly took sensa
tional turn late tonight, when ex-Gover.
nor Foraker made a speech criticising the
INTERFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL ADMINS
TRAIION,
and declaring for James G. Blaine for tht
presidency. A delegation of several hun
dred admirers called upon him, asking fo
! speech. Foraker gracefully Responded
to the invitation. After a few laughing
remarks upon general topics, Foraker said
''Somey cody said about three months ago b.
would not scramble for re election. II i
my impression be has changed his mind
! At least that is indicated by the presenc
in Columbus tonight not only of all thu
representatives by appointment that holt
office within the borders of our state, Blu
all who can be commanded from all thu
3 confines of the United States. We hav
, in this fight to contend, upon one side
l against everything
/ FROM GRANDFATHER's HAT TO BABY M'KER
9 TCheers and laughter. But we shall Wi
1 the fight"
S After repeated statements he would win
= the speaker spoke of Sherman, paving hir
o many compliments, saying he had made
f good Senator, adding: II have no i'll wi
toward any Republican because he favor
Sherman instead of myself. have bee
favoring Sherman for the last thirty years
S Twice, with words ST earnest commenda
q ton, | have nominated him for the pres
= dency. ! never uttered one word l did nc
. believe, and not one word would l retraC
q now. He has been and is great MAJ
v His record is illustrious. He is all that
e implied by the word grand. But if the r,
y pubicans of Odio should happen to take
notion he
e HAD BEEN THERE LONG ENOUGH,
y am not go ng to stand in the way of the
: so doing. Nor do 1 think the result will b
:. accepted more graciously by anyone tina
; Senator Sherman himself. But should yo
), decide to send him back l shall accomodar
II myself to the situation. No man is a bette
:. Republican than myself, and in the nel
y battle you will find me as heretofor
. shoulder to shoulder with yon for til
:, standard bearer whoever he may be- he'll
= ing all 1 can in the presentation of pril
- ciples, and doing all in my power to wi
II success for our great party, and for Il
a good and glory of the United States. rTr
- mendous applause | do not know WI
~ the nett standard bearer may be. o,
y presen; President has given US a GOO
~ administration, but if the people of Oh
= should take a notion that
10 JAMES G. BLAINE SHOULD BE THE NoMINI
~ [Applause. great and prolonged, we w
N try and accept that, too And If he shou
be named, we will triumphantly elect hi
~ Renewed applausel, and when he shs
III have been elected, we shall have in Il
White House the greatest of all livir
Americans Tremendous cheering.
There was great excitement to-nig
al when Representative Dix, Of Cincinna
c county parannallv callad