The morning call., 1892-01-02
THE OHIO SENATOR.
Sherman and Foraker Fighting
for the Office.
Republicans in The Senatorial Caucus
Equally Divided.
Strong Efforts Being Made TO Secure the
Influence Of the Farmers Alliance.
Small Mckinley Boom.
Special TO The MORNING CALL

COLUMBUS Ohio, Jan. l. Upon the
wagering uncertainty of less than dozen
men depends the solution Of the Ohio Sena-
toral contest. The battle. which began
Immediately after the November election,
has been unremittirgly waged ever since by
the followers Of Senator Sherman ana eX-
Governor Foraker, until the opening of the
new year finds the lines so sharply drawn
that nine-tenths Of the Republican Iegisla-
tors have been compelled to openly declare
their preferences. There WILDE ninety
three Republicans in the Senatorial caucus.
and Sherman and Foraker each have forty
two or forty-three votes definitely pledged.
OF the eight or nine non-committal. each
Size makes positive claims Of secret pledges
Of fully tWO-thrds of them. but the gentle
men themselves refuse to talk. The candi-
dates each seem equally confident this even
ing, but neither will submit to an interview.
The Farmers Alliance has not proven q
very potent political faction in Ohio but
strenuous attempts are being exerted to Sc
cure the influence Of the organization
against tie reelection Of Sherman. j. F.
Mitchell Chairman Of the Legislative Com
mittee Of the Franklin County Alliance,
states this evening that he is Lere to oppose
Senator Sherman Il expect the State
Committee of the Alliance to be on hand
Mond ay 10 exert their influence IN the same
direction" said he.
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Senator Shermans friends assert that the
Farmers Alliance, as an organization, is
taking no formal action in the contest. Rep
resentatiYe Welsh Of Knox County main
taius his peculiar position in the contest.
and Is hiiariCu>ly endeayOTingt 10 create Nc
hmley boom, greatly to the embarrassment
OF 4 e GOyeTnOT-elect de has announced
positively that he will never support Sher-
man, AMI asserts that the proper solution OF
the question IS the election OF Mckinley.
The Foraker people expect 10 receive his
support on the second ballot should the con-
test be prolonged to a second ballot. The
Senatorial caucus Will be held Wednesday
next but there is no doubt that the contest
Will be practically settled long before that aud
the caucus Will be but a mere foTmaiity. II
is generally conceded that Hon. James +.
Neal of Butler County, Chairman OF the
Democratic State Central Committee will
receive the Democratic caucus nomination
for Senator.
FoRAKER's SPEECH.
The contest Unexpectedly took a sensa-
tiOnal turn late tonight, when Ex-Governor
Foraker made a speech crltlcZng the In
reference Of the national Administration
and declaring for James q. Blaine FOR the
Presidency. A delegation of several hun
dTed admirers called upon him asking Tor
speech. Foraker gracefully responded to
the invitation. After few laughing re-
marks upon general topics Foraker said:
somebody said about three months ago
that lie would not scramble for reelection.
II is my impression he has changed his
mind, at least that Is indicated by the
presence IN Columbus tonight not only OF
all the representatives by appointment tnat
hold office within the borders OF our
State but all who can be commanded from
all tie confines Of the United States.
we have ia this fight 20 contend, upon one
side, against everything, from grand
fathers hat to baby Mckee. lCbeers and
lau ghter.l But we shall W n the fight"
After repeated statements that he would
win. the speaker spoke Of Sherman, paying
him many compliments, and saying he had
made a good Senator, adding: Il have no
III viii toward any Republican because he
favors Sherman instead of myself. l have
been fayorng Sherman for the last thirty
years. Twice, with words of earnest COM
mend8tion, / have nominated him for the
Presidency. | never uttered one word l did
not believe, and not one word would / TetTact
now. He has been and is a great man. His
record is il.ustrlouS. He is all that il i'm
pubicaus Of Ohio should happen 10 take
notion that he had been there long enough
! am not going 10 stand IN the way OF their
SO doing; nor do think the result would
be accepted more graci0usly by any one than
by Senator sherman himself. But should
they decide to send him back l shall accom-
modate myself to the situation.
A GOOD REPUBLICAN,.
''No man Is better Republican than my
self, and In the next battle You Will find
me. as heretofore, shoulder 10 shoulder with
you for the standard bearer, whoever he
may be, helping all / can IN the preseuta-
tiOn Of our principles, and doing all IN my
power to win success for our great party
and for the good and glory Of the United
States. Tremendous applause. / do not
know who the next standard bearer may be-
Our present President has given us a good
administration, but il the people Of Ohio
should take notion that James q. Blaine
should be tue nominee Lgreat and prolonged
applanSel we viii Try and accept that too,
and, II he should be named, we viii
tTiumphantly elect him. Renewed ap-
piausel Aud, when he shalt have been
elected, we shall have in tie White House
the greatest Of all living Americans" ITe-
mendUus cheering
There was great excitement tonight when
Representative DIX OF Cincinnati (Hamilt0n
County, personally called at the Sherman
headquarters and pledged his support TO
Senator Sherman. Mr.. DiXs action is re-
garded as significant, as the Hamilton
County delegation had been heretofore
claimed as solid for Foraker.
There was great excitement in the For
aker camp al ! o'clock this Saturday morn
Ing when extended interviews were given
OF the pledging OF Representatives ReeYs of
AshtaUUIa and Williams Of \ lbe County
to the support Of Foraker. Foraker's man
ayers claim that ths insures his nomination.
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PII1MR,S SUCCESsOR