Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-06
CLAIMS FOR SHERMAN
It is Said That he VIII Beat Foraker
by Twenty Votes.
COUNTY SEAT WAR IN KANSAS.
San francisco People Up in Arms
Over Corruption.
FATAL RAILWAY DISASTERS.
A QUESTION OF MAJORITY.

| "By How Much Will sherman Defeat
Foraker" il Asked.
| COLUMBUS, OHIO, Jan. 6.--The last day Of the
senatorial contest brings with it no change
in the situation. The only question now
agitating the public mind is "What
will be sherman's majority in the
senatorial caucus2' His friends claim that
he will receive IS votes and Foraker but S6, but
| the friends of the ex-governor scout the asser-
| ton that their candidate will be beaten by 20
votes, and many maintain that he still has
| chance to win.
| The ex-governor himself declines to talk for
publication today, but still maintains an ap.
| pearance of cheerfulness. 1t liz evident that
| he has philosophically accepted his inevitable
| defeat, but is determined to go down with
| the strongest possible following behind him in
order that he may reap all possible prestige
| from his gallant fight against Ohios greatest
statesman His friends, who have all
along declared that he would win
| in tonight's caucus, have abandoned
| all assumptions of confidence today, but
| insist that Forakers fight places him Sec
leaders and insures him seat in the Senate
when the next vacancy occurs.
SECRET Oh OPEN BALLOT?
The chief interest today seems to center in
the question of whether tonight's senatorial
ballot is to be open or secret. Generally speak
ing, the Sherman people are fighting for an open
ballot and the Foraker people for secret bal
lot, although there are a few Foraker men who
express a preference for an open ballot, while
two or three Sherman men are said to favor a
secret ballot. 1t looks at this hour very much
as though the movement for an open ballot
would prevail.
Both sides are circulating papers among the
| assemblymen for an expression OF sentiment
and the Sherman managers insist that they
alx No.,
open ballot. The question is one entirely to
be settled by the majority of the joint caucus
| after that body convenes.
THE LABOR MEN.
1t is quite likely the state trades an labor
| assembly now in session here will take action
| on the senatorial question. The committee on
resolutions last night and this morning dis
cussed at length the senatorial question. Several
sets OF resolutions adopted by local assem-
blies in different parts Of the state denouncing
Senator Sherman had been referred to
the committee for action. There was
a division of sentiment as to whether
the state assembly should take any action
| at this late day on the senatorial
contest but the committee finally agreed to
| report the resolution back to the assembly
without recommendation. The question will
come before the assembly today. but the COM
| mittee's recommends tions will likely prevail
SENATOR sHERMAN's COOL CONFIDENCE.
Senator Sherman has surprised even his
| enemies by the cool confidence with which he
| has conducted his canvass. In the midst
| of all the hustle and excitement
he has found time to mako many
| social calls on his old friends at
Columbus. Probably the longest visit was
made at the Thurman mansion. Judge Thur
man and Senator Sherman served together for
eight years in the Senate; and during the last
four years of Thurman's term Senator Sher-
| man was Secretary of the Treasury.
| Judge Thurman was greatly pleased with the
opportunity of reviving their old associations
| in Washington. and the two statesmen reviewed
many "reminiscences OF important political con-
troversles and other occasions when they were
| the respective leaders of the two opposing sides
| Of the Senate.
THE CONTEST ENDS TONIGHT.
| The contest will end tonight. Tho republican
caucus will be held in the hail of the house at
| 8 o'clock. The headquarters of both Foraker
| and Sherman have been practically deserted
| by all except their managers and particular
| friends for several days-a fact which indicates
! the failing interest since it became generally
conceded that Sherman would be nominated
| beyond a doubt.
was anticipated on the Sherman side that de-
| veiopments Of today would induce Gov. Foraker
| to announce his withdrawal.
CLAIMED FOR SHERMAN.
Those who will vote for Sherman are: Abbott,
Balm, F. G. Carpenter, ]. Carpenter, Eckley,
| Green, Hildebrand, Lampson, Nichols. Oil,
Phillips, Snyder, Rawlings, Spencer and
| Iden.
The representatives who will vote for
him are: ALBANIAN, Britain, Bloch, Camp,
Clark, Clapp, Davis. Dodge, Doty,
Fisher. Flickinger, Gallagher, Hale, Haynes,
| Haskell. Harlan, Heinlein, Hilcomb, Lay
lin. Martin, McElroy, Richards, Reeve,
Southland, Thomas, D. d. Taylor, 6. B. Taylor,
s. n. Taylor, J. w. Willis, Wood, Allen, Axline,
Dunn. Daugherty, Lutz. Mccoy, Putney, T. C.
Williams, Boxwell and possibly Porter, Dicks
and Kessinger.
| 1t is quite certain that the first fifty-fve
members of the caucus named will vote for
Sherman and that will give him eight more
votes than are necessary for a choice.