The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-05
SHERMAN HAS A GOOD LEAD.
HE IS EXPECTED TO WIN At THE eau.
Gus TOMORROW NIGHT.
he win Got rs Votes FROM the House and
Is from the Senate, or Biz More Than
Enough-Wlid Runors Of Bribery and In-
tense Excitement at Soiuu,bus

10 from the Senate, or six More Than
EnouKh-Wiid Runors of bribery and In.
tense Excitement at Columbus.
COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. 4.-The Senatorial fight
here Is the all-absorbine topic. Senator Parker
OF Cleveland has broken away from the Sher-
man column and come out In letter to For
aker announcing that he will vote for him.
This fell like bomb in the Sherman camp.
but 1t was Offset in a few hours by the statement
OF Senator Rawlins Of Springfield that early In
the fight. when 1t was thought that the Re-
publican voters OF Clarke county were In favor
Of foraker. he had written to that gentleman.
pledging him his support. Since that time he
has become convinced that the majority OF the
people Of his district want Sherman returned
to tho Senate. and consequently he will sup
port the Mansfield flnancier and statesman.
While this is a stand of. still Rawlinss de-
sertion Is severe blow to the Foraker crowd.
They can i'll afford to lose vote in the Senate.
where they now have only six Of the twenty
Republicans Of that body.
The Sherman men also gained another Sem
ator this evening by the swearing in OF George
E. Iden Of Newark. Licking county. who was
contesting Senator Gaumers seat, A commit
tee was appointed. who examined Iden's GER
tiflcate. signed by the two Republican men,
bers OF the Muskngum county Board OF Eleo-
tons. and as Gaumer only claimed his cleo
ton by one vote It did not take the
committee long to brush that aside. Tho
Foraker men in the Senate did not dare vote
with the Democrats to seat Gaumer for fear OF
the charge OF disloyalty to the party. and 80
allowed Iden to be seated. although his pref
erence FOR Sherman was we'll known.
A committee consisting Of the two Chairmen
OF the caucuses Saturday-Senator Oil. on the
part of the Senate. and Representative
-
thorized to set the time and place for holding
the Senatorial caucus. Both Oil and Daugh-
erty are warm Sherman men and were urged
by the friends OF the old Senator to push the
fight. now that the advantage was clearly
on the side OF Sherman. and they were urged
70 name tomorrow afternoon at = o'clock as
TIE time and hays SO
not to call the caucus till Wednesday night in
order to give them time to hear from their con-
the Senate and House Republicans will meet in
the House of Representatives. and John Sher-
He &c
There are si1 doubtful votes. VIZ; Pudney;
Schlitz. and tho Forak er men now base their
hones on these. Daugherty. Lnmpson. and
the Sherman mar men. who III are ABSOLUTELY sure Of
these men. Sherman will receive thrty-eight
votes In the House and fifteen in the Senate.
ehuo vans AiAA hNJ "a SA'> AhoAo eAoA
Both Sherman's and Forakers headquarters
are crowded tonight. and the excitement Is
so intense that something must give way soon
or burst There are the widest rumors Of
bribery. intimidation. bull dozing. &c. flying
Ground. but they cannot be traced to any re-
would withdraw to- morrow. but this Is laughed
at in his rooms In the Neil. and his friends say
that II he must die. he will die in the last
ditch.
A wager was posted in Bott Brothers pool
rooms this morning OF $500 to $3.50 that John
Sherman would be reelected. but it has re-
manned on the board all day without any
takers.
Welsh and Dicks. who announce their inten-
ton to vote for Mckinley and Foster respect
lively. arc being urged by friends Of both the
leading candidates not to throw away their
votes. but so far they remain firm. Dicks gives
as his reason for voting for Foster that he
Fire Alarm or tho Mansfield Icicle. and that he
is going to keep his word. Welsh will not give
his reason for voting for Mckinley
The Republicans now see chance to get
even" for the ousting Of Lanpson from his
seat as President Of the Senate two years ago.
when he said that he was elected Lieutenant
Governor Of Ohio and it Is reported o-night
that i'm ediatey on assembling in the morn
ing Lieutenant Governor Marquis will be fred
and will not be allowed to act this week as
and it will not mako much difference except
to make n martyr OF him.
There are twenty Republicansi In the Sen
ate and ten Democrats only. and 1t can easily
be done, but this action may some day come
back to plague the Republicans.