Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-05
GETTING REAL WARM.
The Foraker Men Making "A Hard Fight
Against Senator Sherman-Col. Boynton
Takes "A Hand.

The Foraker Men Making Hard Fight
Against Senator Sherman-Col. BoyntOn
Takes Hand
COLUMBUS, o., January 4.-The Re-
publican joint caucus for the nomina-
tion of United States Senator is to be
held on Wednesday evening. This is
somewhat later date than IL was yester-
day hoped would be agreed upon, but
both Senator Sherman and Ex-Governor
Foraker are content with Wednesday
evening. To-day has brought forth no
startling results, and tonight finds the
Sherman forces still severely confident
and the Foraker people ever hopeful in
their reiterated assurances OF ultimate
success.
The most interesting 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 prefer
ences are for Foraker.
The members yet considered doubt
full are Representatives Clapp, Mccoy,
KeSsinger, Lutz, Dunn and Pudney, and
Senator Lampson is also yet claimed by
the Foraker men. Most Of these doubt
fhl gentlemen are claimed by both sides,
and the fight is so close that there may
be some embarrassing situations tetOre
the end is reached.
IL is not impossible that MessrS.
| Welsh and Dicks, who announce that
they will vote respectively for Governor
elect Mckinley and Secretary Foster,
NAV hold the key to the situation.
I -, hoh iC
not by any means impossible that the
contest may drift into a condition by
which neither of the pronounced candi-
dates can secure majority or the
caucus.
Representative Carney, OF Hancock,
has been generally considered Foraker
man, but the last day or two has furn-
ished rumorS that he might vote for
sherman iE Difference TO local pressure
which is brought To bear on him.
Yesterday the Trades and Labor
Assembly of Findlay, o., formally in
dorsed Mr.. Foraker and Carney was at
once officially wired of this action by
the Secretary OF the Assembly. The
Foraker men say that this settles all
doubt of Carney'S wavering. Efforts
are being made by the Foraker men TO
induce the labor organizations through
out the State to declare for Foraker and
against Sherman.
sherman men have heard this rumor
and made movements TO check the For
aker plans. Col. II. V. Boynton, the
veteran Washington Journalist, in long
letter published on the first page OF the
Ohio State Journal, reviews Senator
Sherman's extensive political record,
and maintains that his action on the
Chinese and other subjects has shown
that he mas always been the recognized
friend of American laboring men and a
protector of their interests.
Much dispute has been created by the
letter.
This afternoon this committee sent
! Col. Boynton the following telegram,
which was also simultaneously given
10 the public:
The Republican platforms OF 1850,
1854 and lSSS pledged the passage OF
| tho acts for the exclusion of the Chi
nese, and by voting against them John
sherman 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 be voted against the equalization