St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-05
TORTURING SUSPENSE.
Half a Dozen Silent Repre-
sentatives Hold the Key
in Ohio.
They Can Reflect Sherman
or Send Foraker to RaZzle
the Senate.
Both Candidates Still Claim
That Things Are Coming
Their Way.
The Iceberg Unthawed by the
Heat Of Battle--Caueus
Wednesday.

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 4.-The Repub-
lican joint caucus for the nomination OF
a United States senator is to be held
Wednesday evening. This is a some
what later date than it was yesterday
hoped would be agreed upon, but both
Senator Sherman and eX-Gov. Foraker
are content with Wednesday evening,
and public anxiety must remain unal-
layed until that time.
Today has brought forth no startling
results, and tonight finds the Sherman
forces still serenely confident and the
Foraker people ever hopeful in their re-
iterated assurance of ultimate success.
One by one the doubtful men have been
forced to declare themselves, until those
whose preferences are not matter of
public knowledge now number not more
than half dozen men. Unfortunate ly
the situation shows that these half
dozen men, should they vote as unit,
can still WELD the balance of power,
and the result cannot be accepted until
their preferences are announced.
Continuing the Torture.
1t looks now as though this announce
ment would not be made until the even
ing of the caucus, and this probability,
coupled with the pos >ibility of a secret
ballot, wherein all pledges could be vio-
lated with impunity, still leaves the ulti-
mate result subject of irritating I'M
certainty. The most irritating event of
the day has been the open letter of
Senator Rawlings this afternoon, in
which that gentleman finally declares
for Sherman, after stating that his
personal preferences are for Foraker.
Il have regarded Senator Sher-
man." says the letter, las one
of the greatest financiers and
statesman of the age; and yet | have
largely shared the feeling that the time
had come when be could, without detri-
ment to the public interests, be sue
ceeded by Ohio's gallant and fayoriIe
ex-governor, j. B. Foraker; and, in
strong that way that | wrote to the eX-
governor that l expected to vote for
him. At that time, which was but few
days after the election. l believed that
the state of public sentiment was such
that would be warranted in SO doing.
why He FIopped.
Later. expressions of public senti-
ment began reaching me from various
full inventory of the information fur
nished me, feel that my duty to my
constituents forbids me voting as had
expected and desired to do, and hence I
shall cast my vote in conformity with
the prevailing sentiment of my con-
Stituents for Hon. John Sherman, who
by his past public service has brought
not only honor to himself and our great
state, but who has been great leader
in Republicanism, and who is still
tower of strength in guiding the great
ship of state"
The membeas yet considered doubtful
are Representatives Clapp, Mccoy, Kes-
singer, LutZ, Dunn and Pudney, and
Senator Lampson is also yet claimed by
the Foraker men. Most of these doubt
full gentlemen are, indeed. claimed by
both sides, and the fight is SO close that
there may be some embarrassing Situa-
ti0ns before the end is reached.
1t is not impossible that Messrs.
Welsh and Dicks. who announce that
they will vote respectively for Governor
elect Mckinley and Secretary Foster,
may hold the key to the situation.
While deadlock is not probable. it is
not by any means impossible that the
which neither of the pronounced candi-
Gus.
Just Drifting. Drifting.
But two of the doubtful men care to
talk for publication. Mr.. Pudney, on
being asked his position, said: 81 have
not made up my mind yet. and most as
suredly have not declared myself upon
the question. Everything appears to
me to be at sea, and | will have nothing
to say until the land is in sight"
The general rumor that Senator E. T..
Lampson has pledged himself to Sena-
tor Sherman is denied by that gentle
man himself. mo, sir" said he. II
have refrained from committing myself
pro or con, wishing to learn the wish of
my constituents. Ihave been receiving
numerous letters and kilograms from
my home people in the matter, and
they are still pouring it. l am still
holding myself open to the guidance of
their wishes, and have not given my
pledge to anybody"
In the Foraker headquarters tonight
there are vague hints of flank move
ments to be made; of surprises of
very substantial character which are
yet to be sprung, and which will have
the effect of enlivening the hours of the
struggle beyond all comparison with
what has already taken place.
Boynton and Labor Wien.
Much dispute has been created by the
open letter of Col. Ii. V. Boynton, the
Washington journalist, defending Sher-
mans labor record and ridiculing the
labor committee" that is now here
striving to defeat the senator. This
afternoon this committee sent Col. Boyn-
ton the following telegram, which was
also simultaneously given to the public:
1.-The Republican platforms of 1880,
1884 and 1888 pledged the passage of the
acts for the exclusion of the Chinese,
and by voting against them John Sher-
man set himself above his party Would
he have ''chanced it, had he been
nominated for the presidency, or would
he have tried to deceive the people on
the Pacific slope?
''Will you inform US why he voted
against the equalization of bounties in
1875, and against the arrears of pensions
act of 1854, which his party pledged
itself to pass? Why did he oppose the
passage of bill to increase the pension
to S24 month of soldiers who had lost
an arm and who were only receiving SIS
per month. and why did he vote against
Mr.. Logan's bill to limit the pension of
any soldier, sailor or marine to the
minimum Of 50 per month";"
Treated with Contempt.
The Sherman people treat the efforts
of this tself-appointed labor commit
tee,'' as they term it, with the veriest
contempt, and express unfeigned in
dignation that Senator Sherman, the