The morning news., 1892-01-02
FORAKER MAKES KICK.
FEDERAL INFLUENCE AGAINST
HIM IN OHIO.

Scores Of Governnent Employees in the
Field for sherman-The Latter Re-
taEates by Saying That All the Men
Who Held ONCE Under Foraker Are
Working for Him.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan LIT looks to-day
as though the solution Of the Ohio senate
rial contest may be known to the nation
within day or two, despite the fact that
the republican senatorial caucus is fully ten
days Off. OF the ninety-three republican
members all but about a dozen have de-
clared, aId as these declarations leave Sen
ator Sherman and ex-Gov. Foraker
about even 10 strength, public anx-
iety is becoming SO intense
that the doubtful must soon publicly de-
clare themselves aud thus solve the contest,
leaving the caucus merely formal affair
aud its result final conclusion. An Asso-
ciated Press correspondent saw Senator
Sherman and ex-Gov. Foraker and both
expressed confidence in the result, but
neither cared to give definite figures.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
One important event of the day has been
a general protest of ex-Gov. Fora ker's
friends against the alleged Interference of
oincehoIders OF the national administra-
tion in the interest of Senator Sherman,
Congressman Enochs Of the Twelfth dis
triot aud Editor William Binkley of Sydney
have both taken occasion to criticize this
influence. Editor Binkley, who is one of
ex-Goy. Foraker's leading managers, is
particularly, severe. ut is simply
army Of federal officeholders should invade
Columbus and attempt to dictate the sene
| atorship. lt is O shame upon our citizen
| ship that the national administration should
| lend its influence to a state affair OF this
| kind and permit all appointees to come here
under government pay and take a hand in
the matter.
HOW THE sPOLs WERE DIVIDED.
"The disposition of all the local federal
appointments in this state has been under the
! refree system, Senator Sherman appointing
the referee in each locality, and that man
debating the appointments in his section of
the state. To-day we find these referees and
all the men VINO have profited under their ap-
pointments here like great
army working for Senator Sher-
mans reelection. These men are
reinforced by q multitude of office
| holders from Washington, until there are
three or four federal officehoders on the
ground to every member OF the general as
sembly. Secretary Of the Treasury Foster
would have done well to follow
the salutarY lesson Of pro-
priety given him by Secretary
Blaine when the latter wrote letter re-
fusing to participate 10 the contest. l say
now, as man who knows the politics and
people Of this state. that as a result of all
this, President Harrison cannot carry the
state Of Ohio if he is renomiuated Snext
spring"
sHERMAN's MEN IN MERRY MOOD.
A visit to Sepator Sherman's headquar-
ters found his followers confident of success
and disposed to make merry of the CON-
plants of Gov. Foraker's friends of the
impropriety of officeholders expressing
their personal preferences in the contest
"The friends of Gov. Foraker complain,
senator. that undue outside infuences are
being exerted in your behalf, and point
particularly to the array Of federal Office
holders who are working in your interest.
Have you anything to say to thisW
SHERMAN TAKES IT AS A COMPLIMENT.
81 can only say" replied the senator,
"that all former officeholders under Gov.
Foraker are for him also. Nearly every
body that ever served under him seems to
be lAboring ia his behalf. do not see that
there is any difference in this re-
spect. That people connected with
the national administration, that peo-
pie outside the state are personally for me,
should, it seems to me, be an incident rather
in my favor than against me. That the
people outside of Ohio and throughout the
nation are for me is not a subject Of re-
proach for which any apology is necessary.
1t shows simply that outside the state Of
Ohio there is practically no difference of
opinion, that is all"
NECK AND NECK.
There will be 90 republicans 10 the senate
rial caucus, and Of this number it is cons
ceded by the opposite side that Senator
Sherman and ex-Gov. Foraker each have 40
or 43 votes definitely pledged. Or the s or
9 non-committal each side makes positive
claims of having secret pledges Of
fully two-thirds, but as these gentle
men themselves refuse to give
any public declaration Of their intention
and state that they are awaiting to hear
from their constituents, no one can posi-
lively predict how they will ultimately
voto. This is the situation concisely ex-
pressed, and no cool-headed politician to-
night denies this situation or assumes to
predict the result until these doubtful gen.
tlemen have made au open declaration.
| The House caucus TO nominate a speaker
and minor officials and the Senate caucus to
nominate a president pro tenn. and Subordin-
ate officers will both be held tomorrow
afternoon and evening. After they are
over the doubtful members will all promptly
declare themselves on the senatorial ques-
ton and the American people will know by
tomorrow night who is to succeed John
Sherman.