The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-06
PRACTICALLY ENDED
Latest Phase Of the Ohio Sen
atOrial Struggle.
Sh8Tman'S Strength Increasing and His
Election Probable.
4 Secret Caucus Ballot Desired by FOrakeT'S
FFieldS-Inte1Se Anti-AdmInlS-
tratiOn Feeling.
Special to THE MORNING GAIT.

COLUMBUS (Ohio) Jan. 5.-The night be-
fore the great Senatorial battle finds the
inevitable staring the Foraker forces
OminOusly in the face. To them all the
indications of the political situation point to
defeat. But they have made gallant battle
and the struggle established beyond contra
diction one significant faet-that Foraker is
the mistaken idol of the young Republ-
cans of Ohio. The declarations to-day of
Dunn and Dougherty for Sherman add two
more to the Senator'S majority, and his
friends now claim that he will have 5S
votes. while they give Foraker but "a. the
remaining two being doubtful. or course
the Foraker people do not cOncede these
claims. 1t is generally believed this even
in that the Foraker managers are basing
hopes upon a secret ballot, They think,
should the ballot be secret. many of those
members who are cOnfessedly for Foraker
but have gone to Sherman in obedience to
the will of their constituents, might break
away. The Sherman people are loud in
their demands for an o. en- ballot by roll
call, and maintain that everything should
be fair and public 1t looks tonight as
though the open-ballot idea would prevail
The State Trades and Labor Assembly
met to-day, and. as was anticipated, at
tempted to solve the Senatorial question.
The President, in his opening address,
recommended the assembly not to interfere
in the matter. but despite this a resolution
was this afternoon introduced denounclng
Sherman'S Senatorial record. 1t was de-
feated after nsderable wrangling. but 1t
&c nndn 0d 20 m Enr b naa will rn-
Yive the controversy tomorrow.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FEELING.
The bitterness of the Foraker people to-
ward the National Administration is IN
tense, and W. ). Cappellar of Mansfield,
one Of Ex-Governor Foraker'S leading man
ayers, to-day said: whether Sherman be
nominated or not, beyond this time he is a
political blank in Ohio politics, for the rea-
son that he Will have no future upon the p0-
litieal carpet, State or national. An out
rage0us interference OF the Federal Admin
iStrati0n is conspicuous all, and II the Har-
risOn Administration hopes to sut ceed itself
and carry Ohio 1t Will have TO climb
barbed- wire fence to be friendly with Fora
ker and his following in this S,ate.
The Senatorial contest will leave sore
places in every county, township and school
district; and if Mckinley, the incoming
Governor. can comprehend and realize the
situation, and be able to heal ND tile wound,
lie viii have performed a very cTeditable
feat But there are those who believe IL
Sherman is nominated for the Senate II
neeessitates the nomination Of Blaine for
the Presidency to swing OHIO into the Re-
publican column"
This statement of Cappellar is being re-
ceived as an admission that the Foraker
people purpose to array themselves against
President Harrison and carry the state
delegation in the national convention for
Blaine, or In the absence of his candidacy,
for Senator CulOm of Illinois. or some
other declared candidate for the Presidency.
For the first time in the contest the Sher-
man people to-day gave names and figures.
Chairman Hahan of the Central Committee
says: SHERMAN will have 56 votes beyond
all question, 10 Of these will be Senators and
Al Representatives. II the vote is taken
now, that would be my estimate Of the re-
suit. However, it may be increased"
LABOR AND PENSION RECORD.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-General BOyntOn
being asked if he sent any reply TO the
telegram which the Columbus Labor Com
mittee furnished the Associated Press, said
"No such dispatch reached me yesterday.
from which l conclude no reply was wanted
before their convention to-day. As to the
Chinese question, concerning which the
committee represents itself as inQuiring
this is true: That Senator Sherman's record
from first 20 last on that subject as well as
on all other questions concerned with labor,
is one OF wise, continuing and earnest efforts
to advance every interest of the American
WOrkmen. AS to his attitude toward pen
sions. which is challenged by the questions
asked. his position, which this committee
represents hostile to soldiers, was distinctly
stated in the debate by Senator Sherman to
be based upon his convictions that the pro-
posed measures did not go far enough to
90 the veterans full justice"