The sun., 1892-01-04
THE BIG FIGHT IN OHIO.
SHERMAN 0tITE CERTAIN 70 WIN
IN THE LEGfsLATURE.

Eyerybody But the Foraker Crowd Says
| the Mansneid Statesman VIII Keep His
sest-Fire Alarms Friends Stiu Taking
Very Loud-A Z aik with Foster.
| COLUMBUS Ohio. Jan. 3-The Foraker men.
VINO were very much detected over tho pro.
hmfnary skirmish which resulted In the
election OF a Sherman Speaker OF the House Of
representatives Yesterday BY vote OF 80 to
"a. have again rallied. and are In line for the
battle royal on Tuesday or Wednesday night
Tho Senatorial caucus will be held on one or
the other Of those nights The positive an
| nouncement made to-day BY Representative
DICKS OF Hamilton county, and Mr.. Welch OF
Knox tboth Of whom voted for Laytin
| Tor Speaker) are that they would not
support Senator Sherman. has caused
| the Foraker following to take heart. and they
are again asserting that Foraker will be elected.
Dicks announces that he will vote for Foster.
while Welch will cast his ballot for Mckinley.
much to that 9entleman's disgust The For
aker men are urging welch not to throw
his vote away. and are confident OF getting him
into tho Foraker column. sherman has gone
to Lancaster to visit his sister. Mrs. Reesesbut
Forakers headquarters have been open all
day. The Foraker men sum up the situation
as follows;
Thore will be 02 votes in the Joint Senatorial
caucus. u house memb bers end 20 Senator'S
It will take ~ to nominate. OF the 80 votes
that Sherman's man. Laytin, received yester.
had promised Iaytin to vote for him ina. year Wa
hEo because he ls an OLD member OF the Legis-
Risks S Ara Welsh also SStsa lor Iaytin. Thffs;
Say VIII sedacS to hryons
ln the senate they, ,conSede eleven or twelve
she e twenty ySss to Saerman but he really
sherman. 81; Senate, i3; total. a. or thres
less than enough. The Foraker SENATORS are
sas ssS y% BIZ ss FSdS ass Ess
.ng Of "a and
ceive IN the House ii Votes and in in the i SEN M
ste sotS e. BEING Sns more than enough
tby TIE Sun Correspondent. Asked II the 6at:
has @ BAD poes fol sSG
K sDs 81 I'll IL sfHa Taass y When h s VIZ ssnsr S
or osat ss :t'ff to e1 ny Is oFxn u q
bs p PHhs Hs hns as S%
Io; money Q " is being used to buy votes too But It
power ofhIs Administered on lighting for sher. s
man. end al! q Long Johns app8ntees 70 oiiico
ares now helping Foraker. and ii You watch ii you
% the 5sgss Eht q life here in
Representative Grifiin says: -Laytin So.
lies. and has promised more Chairmanships Of
committees a e than there are In existence Sher-
hefss h ss wSS are will g. back on him
three Of these men he can get them.
nan, but he does moi. cay he will not vote for
throw away, his vote on Mckinley There rev viii
+ going e win IL light, sure W. viii ii. IN
ths last diteh fer him No Foraker man will
nght is practically over. Senator sherman an
will receive the same vote In the House that |
Laytn Il 1IId did for speaker viz g. In the SEN
ready to turn the State over to the Democratic |
pstt.d pHrtE and this would happen if Foraker were
- The suN correspondent is certain OF Senator |
Sherman's reelection. There is not a shadow |
Of doubt in it The next day or two will see |
doubtful ti Legislators getting down Of the fence
is no noise nor foolish boastlng in the Sherman |
headQuarters. but any man not prejudiced can |
see that all Sherman's followers are absolutely |
sure f' OF his success. especially since yester-
WAsHINdTon. Jan. 3.-secretary Foster IN |
spea king about the Ohio Speak ership caucus |
nnomnation. n. and the Senator contest ID that
II look upon the outcome Of the caucus ON
the iSpeaSSerTshiP S .T nomination as practically dis
% man viii be I the nominee of his party M and d1sI wi
be returned to the Senate. as have ali along
believed ne would: and ought to be; Had dthe
roras er men secured the control Of the House
rolage and committees hip. have been able to
inhnsnce some weak -kneed men,, but they
Of o sh. If olaEs4 hyn
but net bearing any Of the details. cannot
say, The struggle has. however. practically