Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-04

the one which meets thelI personaI ueslles.
The diplomatic battle (which has been.
waged so unremittingly Tor months past
has resulted in many entangling alliances
Men, in order 10 win the fSxor of the fac
tions in which the party was divided before.
the election. found it expeGient to pro-
,nounce pledges of fealty to the ,partisans of
both candidates, and these promises are
now most embarrassing. They. have post
roned the evil dav to the utmost Uimit-the
hour of delivery is at hand
Irving TO Play JckyII and tHyde.
In the vain attempt still to- wear the
shifting masks of Dr. Jel1yll andtMr Hyde,
thew are now suggesting that thetSeratoriai
question should be decided by secret bal
lot in the coming caucus. Should tins plan
be carried out they hope to escape the vol
umes of opprobium which otherwise will
certainly be heaped upon them from the
faction they disappoint.
While the impression is certainly Senerals
among impartial lookers-on at Columbus,
that the Speakership contest was fought
rpon Senatorial lines, and that its result
must be accepted as indicating Senator
Sherman's denomination, the friends of
Ex-Governor Foraker still maintain that
several Foraker men voted for Laylin,
and that these together with
the votes Foraker will get
the nomination When asked for names
and figures. however, the answers are by no
means satisfactory. In substantiation OF
their claims. they saw that two men. Rep
reSentatives Dicks and Welch, voted for
I.avlin who are absolutely and irrevocably
opposed to Sherman. Dicks they donot ex-
pect in anv event, but say lie will stick TO
Foster to the last. Welch they regard as a
bare possibility.
Several Claims, but No Names.
They also say that four of Foraker's
warmest suppOrters-whose names they fail
10 Cive-voted for Lavlin under pledges
made to him long before the Senatorial and
Speakership fight fell into the same groove.
Further. they claim that not a single Sher-
man man voted for McGrew; that all of
them who had made pledges TO MctIrew
asked to be relieved and were relieved from
them in advance of the caucus.
Assuming these allegations to he facts,
sherman 5 strength in the house is six votes
less than the vote for Laylin, or but }2.
Sherman's strength in the Senate may be
set down as IL, if Iden, the contestant, is
not admitted, and II if he is Foraker's
managers. however, claim that the ex-
Governor will have not less than eight
votes in the Senate Conceding Sherman
Il. however. in the Senate, and admitting
the Foraker claims in the House, Sherman's
vote would stand in the House. 30; Senate,
Il: total. 46 This would leave Senator
Sherman one short of nomination, Fora
Rer three short and Dicks and Welch hold.
ing the balance of power but unable to do
more than create tie between Sherman
and Foraker should they vote for the latter.
According to other Foraker claims the ex-
Governor will have 3S in the House and
in the Senate, total of Is. Foster will
have one and Mckinley one
Why Tden Is Such Factor
II will be thus seen that the admission of
1den 10 the caucus wouid have an important
effect on the result. But the Foraker peo-
pies claim Of at least eight in the Senate,
if verified, along with their claim of IS in
the House, would reverse things and give
Foraker t6 and sherman 45. Then if 1den
he not admitted Shermans vote would fall
10 ~. Welch voting :Or Foraker, or one of
Sherman's men going 10 him, would give
him the required Il.
These are the views at the Foraker head
quarters, hut their claims are derided by
the sherman people and treated as mirth-
provoking pretensions. The Senator's
friends are loudly claiming tonight that ne
will have a majority OF NOT less than Il
votes in the caucus and profess willing
ness to have either an open or secret ballot,
as Foraker NAV desire. They say that the
loud claims of the Foraker managers are
made with the hope of keeping his followers
loyal to him in order that he NAV go down
in the caucus with at least a respectable
following.
An Tron-Clad AgreeIn ont Being Made.
They state that pledge has been drawn
that is iron clad in its nature, and that
those devoted TO the cause of the ex-Gov-
ernor are being asked TO sign it. BY its
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agree to remain true to his candidacy until
lie wins or loses, and that none of them will
will weaken or Eav IT in the slightest de-
gree. The Foraker managers deny that
such a document is in existence or that 1t is
demanded 10 insure continued loyalty of
the ex-Goveruor's supporters.
The sherman men assert that Representa-
tive kessinger. of Athens, is with them,
while Representative byron LutZ, of Ross,
has been put down in the Foraker column,
hut no one has as vet heard him say that he
had entered it. His constituency is said to
he for Sherman, and he is being subjected
10 powerful pressure. 1t is tonight said
of Senator Douglass Rawlings, of Clark
county, that he will come back to Sherman.
He has never really declared publicly that
he is for Foraker, but it has been generally
believed that he would vote for him. Since
the announcement of this state Of affairs
people have been working on him Tor Sher-
nan.
Senator La'rpsou StiIl on the Fence.
Senator Lampson is claimed by both
sides. His election Yesterday as President
pro TEN, it was thought, would have the ei-
feet OF unsealing his lips, bu; he is still 81
lent There is no indication yet as to how
he will vote.
The effect of Senator Spencer's declara-
tion for sherman upon the Cuvahoga delega-
tion. it is believed, will have salutary
effect for the Sherman cause. Senator
Parker has not declared how he will vote.
hut his actions are favorably received by the
Sherman toHsS. Representatives Porter and
Pudnev are still non-communicative, and
are claimed by the Foraker men. Repre-
sentative Dunn, of Morgan, is still nom
committal and claimed by both-parties.
II has been practically determined to hold
the Senatorial Caucus Tuesday night instead
Of Thursday night. It is generally agreed
between the sherman and Foraker men
that the few members remaining doubtful
will be ready or iorced to declare by that
time. and that there will he :, no advantage
TO either side TO proiong the contest.
RcAsTS THE OPPOSITION.