Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
FIRING AT FOSTER,
Ohio Republicans Blame the
Secretary of the Treas
ury for Much of
THEIR LATE LANDSLIDE.
DR.. Wagenhals Says Such Mugwump-
cry as That of Fosters
DISHEARTENS THE REPUBLICANS.
Some Interesting Correspondence That Was
Not Sooner Published
THEIR LATE LANDSLIDE.
DISBEARTENS THE REPUBLICANS.
Some Interesting Correspondence That Was
Not Sooner Published
FOR FEAR OF THE VOTES IT WOULD LOSE

tsPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 16.-The Republic
ans of Ohio are occupied principally just
now in telling ''how it happened" Some
very peculiar reasons are assigned for the
landslide, and it has given the various fac
tions an opportunity to express themselves
about each other and place the blame.
Principal among these bv-plays is the
effort TO put Hon. Charles Foster, Secre-
tarv of the Treasury, IN an unenviable light
from Republican and party standpoint.
The Secretary has always been a stickler for
party, and in the past few days has been
busily engaged through the press in giving
his ideas as to the causes which led to the
result The appended correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Foster and q member of the
franklin County Executive Committee,
which took place several weeks before the
election, is to be made public. 1t was with
held from publication at the time for fear 1t
would influence the election, the committee
cnnceding that if published it would lose
the State to the Republicans by at least 2O,-
900, out inGsmuch as the principles con-
tained in Secretary Fosters letter have
done their work in Ohio, it is considered
proper by the Republican committee that
the doctrine which it contains should be
chronicled for future use
A Protest Against Mugwumpe-y.
For proper understanding of the cores
pondence it should be stated that Secretary
Foster is member OF the Board of Trustees
Of the Toledo Asylum for Insane by appoint
ment Of Governor Mckinley. The peppery
missives are here given:
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 10.
Hon. Charles Foster Washington, ID. c.:
DEAR SIR-Is has been current report and
commented upon bv one OF the leading Re-
publican papers of the State, that DR.. Tobey,
the present Superintendent of the Toledo
Insane Asylum, and few other Repub-
icans are e1erting their influence and rec
concentrations to secure the appointment
OF RoberS Hamblin ian active Democracy as
steward of that institution. As you are a
member of the Board of Trustees of that in
stitution, ana have been charged with being
instrumental to bring about the above re-
suit (after the election), would ask whether
it is not possible to fino one out of the $50, 900
Republican voters of this State who is COM
petent and worthy of that position.
l hope you will not consider this letter
impertinent, for the Republicans of the
State should know (before the eIecrion)
whether or not you are in sympathy with or
will countenance the selection OF q Demo
crat Tor the position in question The Re-
publicans OF this State are tired and dis
gusted with the Mugwump and non-partisan
policy which has been in practice tor the
past ten months, and demand that proper
recognition be given to Republicans in
preference TO Democrats Should the party