Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-05
The Senatorial Nomination
Conceded TO Sherman.
ANOTHER BATCH OF NOMINATIONS.
The New York Senate, Crawford
for Washington, Worse than
Brutes, Fatal Quarrel, Flour and
Wheat, The Telephone Wrecked,
The Graves Case, Gang of Des-
peradOes, The House, Foreign
and State News, etc.
Ir WILL RE sHERMAN.

greatest senatorial contest the Re
publicans of this state has ever
known is practically at an end.
/ Every political indication point TO
? the nominations Of John Sherman
tomorrow, by majority of 10 or IL
{ votes, over Foraker, although this is
Of course not conceded by the friends
! of the latter. The press of Ohio
this morning generally considered
the contest at an end. Tho bitter
ness of the Foraker people towards
the national administration, is In
tense and w. s. Appellar, of Mans
field, one of ex-Gov. Foraker's lead
ing managers, today says whether
sherman be nominated or not, be.
yond this time he will be n political
blank In Ohio politics, state or ma
ional. The senatorial contest will
leave sore places In every county,
township and school, district, aud II
Mckinley, the incoming governor
can comprehend aud realize the sit
uation, aud be able TO heal up tbs.
wound he will have performed Il
very creditable feat. There are
those who believe II Sherman is
nominated to the senate. 1t necessl-
tates the nominations of Blaine az
president, to swing OhiO into the
Republican column.
NEW NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The presi.
dident today sent to the senate the
following nominations: Interstate
commerce commissioners, Jas. w.
McDill OF Iowa, vice, Thos. NJ.
Cooley, resigned; VIM. Lindsay,
of kentucky, vice, w. l.. Bragg,
deceased; VIM. r. Morrison of
Illinois, reappolnted. For fourth
assistant postmaster-general, Estes
G. Rathborne Of Ohio. Vim. b.
Hess, consul general at Constantin-
ople; VIM. d. Mccoy Of Indiana,
minister TO Liberia; Andrew p.
Mccormick Of Texas, circuit judge |
for fifth judicial circuit; Mathew II. |
Allen, United States attorney for
the Southern district of California;
Abram j. Sear, governor of Okla
homa Territory; chief engineer w.
Melville, United States engineer In
chief and chief of bureau of steam
engine ring, with relative rank as
commodore; United States consul
at Sonnerburg David S. X. Buick of
Ro'eburS, Oregon.
THE NEW YORK SENATE.
New YORK, Jan. 5.--Senator j.
Edwards, who defeated Perry We'd
der In Chautauqua district, IL today
the biggest political muddle which
engages the attention of the political
state. He is bigger than the legis-
lature itself, for without him the
senate cannot organize with legal
quorum. The Democrats have six
teen senators, but 1t takes seventeen
TO make a quorum. Senator Ed
wards designates himself an indie
pendent Republican, but he has
been quoted as saying that he would
at with the Democrats TO organize
the senate today. The tlfteen out
and out Republican senators, who
are said to favor the plan Of absent
ing themselves to prevent quorum,
held meeting here, In connection
With Patt aud other leaders, 10
determine what 10 do. United
States Senator Hiscock will also be
present. Edwards had been invited
10 meet with them, but his failure
to respond Is regarded IA omlnous.
After IA lengthy discussion all
the Republicans seemed agreed on
one point, aud that IL, unless Ed
wards refuses To aid the Democrats
In organizing the senate il will be
useless for other Republican sena.
tors To remain away. Some phlloso-
phlcal Republicans profess 10 be in
different as TO Edwards attitude.
AS 10 his standing In the contest
between Walker (DemocraO, aud !
Sherwood (Republlcan), In the .
twenty seventh district, Edwards Is =
,aid to have stated that he would
not vote for Walker; that no man '
should be admitted 10 the senate =
who had 1910 votes less than his v
opponent, aud that the electors OF =
he district should have another cleo = "
ion. Most OF the senators left to- V
light for Albany. y
ALBANY, n. ", Jan. 6.-The "
Democratic assessmblymon eau.
'ussed, naming Robert bush, OF
1hemung, for Gov. Hills county, "
peaker. The Republicans named D
ien, J.. w. Hustled, which oonstl. n
nIes him leader Of the Republican Il
The Democratic senate OF
aucus named Senator Canton for os
resident pro tenn. senator Ed. Il
yards said he would certainly attend
he senate Al the meeting today.
FIRsr TIME IN 80 YEARS a
ALBANY, Jan. 6.--Both branches III
tho legislature assembled at n ~
'el 'ck. The senate elected the ia
fficep chosen by tho Democratic ~,
aucu.. Edwards. independent, Ia,
oled with the Democratic No th
forts al obstruction made by the thi
epublinans, Walker, DsmncrAi. for va
% T1h senatorial district was Ne
atel i