St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-03
SHERMAN SAYS SINGH.
And Affects to Consider His
Reelection as Good as
Settled,
But Little Mr.. Foraker Says
"Nay, John, the Race Is
Not Yet Won"
Laylin Made Speaker on First
Ballot, and Sherman Men
Rejoice.
The Ex-Governor Claims It Is
Not a Fair Test Of the Two
Factions.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 2.-The sena-
torlai contest is still unsolved. The
speakerShip contest is over, Laylin, the
Sherman candidate, being nominated; ;
but the result has failed to bring that
cheerful acqulescence in the inevitable
that the Sherman peopleaso confidently
expected from Foraker and his follow
ers. Indeed, the doughty ex-governor
has lost none of that conviction of ulti-
mate success which has characterized
his actions throughout. if his words and
outward demeanor tonight are any cri-
terlOn of has inward thoughts. The
Sherman men say that the fight is over;
that all that remains Is but perfunctory
formality; the Foraker men say
that the fight is just beginning to get
interesting; that subordinate issues are
now out of the way, and the field is only
cleared for the great senatorial contest
that is to retire John Sherman from the
United States senate and place J. B.
Foraker at the lead of the Republican
party in Ohio.
Fosters Congratulations.
There is one other prominent Ohio
who does not share this view of the
loyal friends of the ex-governor. He is
Hon. Charles Foster, secretary of the
national treasury.
Hon. John Sherman: Accept nv sincere
congratulations. CHARLES FOSTER.
This is the message which Secretary
Foster sent to Senator Sherman this
afternoon as soon as he had read the
bulletin announcing that the Foraker
candidate for the speakership had been
beaten by the Sherman man by vote
of 3S to 81.
Foster has been all tie time the
agent of the administration in the effort
to elect Sherman, and this telegram is
but scheme to demoraize our forces
and create stampede to Sherman"
said Hon. George Cox, of Cincinnati,
the chief lieutenant of eX-Gov. Foraker,
and the man whom the Sherman press
of Ohio dominate 1.-The sachem of the
Republican Tammany of Hamilton
county,"
Mr.. Cox Idoes not stop with this, but
says much more. The speakership
fight. we have always contended. was
not fought OH senatorial lines" says he.
''It is
Not a Fair Test.
IA numbef of our men voted for Lay
iii UtCduS6 L1ty were pleQReu TO nlm
long months ago. j. B. Foraker will
yet succeed Sherman in the United
States senate. We are telling no secrets
and naming no names, but we know
where the votes are, and we will Win"
Il am not discouraged" said ex-Gov.
Foraker, calmly but decisively, land l
still expect to win. The speakership
contest is not the senatorial contest.
One has been settled, the other is vet to
be fought. Five men voted for
Layliu who will vote for me for
United States senator. | knew
they would so vote and, there
fore, the speakerShip caucus has fur
nished no surprises for me. In the SEN
atorial causus of next week will the sen-
atorial battle be fought and won''
There was an air of intense discour-
agement in the Foraker quarters imme-
diately after the speakership caucus,
but the cheerful words of the ex-gov-
ernor soon restored feeling of conf
dence. "All is not lost," were the
words that the Foraker men first re-
peated to each other. Subsequently
this gave way to, "we are in the fight
to stay" and tonight the only words
one hears are Foraker will win yet;
wait for the caucus" Thus, by easy
gradation. the spirit of the Forake r
thermometer has mounted, until tonight
the Foraker phalanX have apparently
forgotten the very cold wave that swept
over their camp but few hours since.