The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-01-06
THE SENATORSHIP.
[osEPH BENSON FORAKER


present senatorial contest, feel confident
that the claims made by such papers as
the Cleveland Leader, that "the Republic.
ans of Ohio were nearly unanimous In
favor oil the reelection Of Senator Sher-
man. ."has been proven false. On the con-
trary 1t must be admitted that the great
majority of the Republicans favor the
election of Ex.Gov. Foraker, and but for
the most outrageous bulldozing of men,
bers OF the general assembly he would
have pronounced majority in that body.
"There is no supporter of Ex-Governor
Foraker who is not whole-hearted in the
cause, and whose personal preferences are
not +, presented in his open allegiance, On
the other hand, q number of members
have said that they will vote for Mr.. Sher-
man, but without hesitation declare that
their sympathy and their personal prefer
ence are for Ex-Governor Foraker. 1t is
doubtful If Senator Sherman himself
would deny that the unbiased sentiments
of the general assembly are overwhelm-
ingly for Foraker, and II is not denied that
without the influence Of the federal ad-
ministration, the power TO offer Official po-
sitlons with the semblance Of ability to
make the promises good, and the influence
Of the political machine, Mr.. Sherman
would have not ghost Of show against
the gallant and universally popular repre-.
sentative Of the progressive element OF
the party" g...
As an illustration of one Of the many
ways In which be has secured the votes OF
members Of the general assembly, we cite
the following:
"sPENCERs CONVERSION - BROUGHT INTO
THE SHERMAN CAMP BY THREATS MADE
TO CALL LOANS OUTSTANDING AGAINST AN
UNCLE.
COLUMBUS, January 2.-(Special.) The
pledging by Senator Spencer, of Cuyaho-
ga, of his vote to Mr. Sherman this morn
ing was one OF the touching incidents Of
the contest. Young Spencer was nomi-
mated despite the opposition Of the local
Sherman managers, and was bolted subse-
quently by their organ In Cleveland. He
was elected, and has always been pro-
nounced In his advocacy of Foraker,
When this morning he walked into the
Senator's quarters, he said to Mr.. Sherman
4 have called TO say that l intend to
vote for you, Mr.. Senator, but want you
to understand that my heart is with Fora
ker. l am doing this for the sake of
others, and at the cost of my dearest
friends
Mr.. Spencer actually shed tears when
making this statement Mr.. Sherman, in
replying, put his hand on Spencsr's shoul-
der and said;
When you have been in political life as
long as l have you will have 10 do many
things at cost Of personal friendship
After leaving the senator's rooms Mr..
Spencer visited the quarters Of the Ham.
ilton county delegation, where, still much
affected, he repeated substantially the
statement he had made TO Mr.. Sherman.
II was subsequently learned that an uncle
Of Spencer's had large amount Oh paper
outstanding. In some way the Hanna
contingent secured this paper, and threat
ened to call the loans forthwith unless the
nephew should desert the Foraker cause.
Young Spencer, TO save his uncle's busi-
ness standing, submitted to the indignity
imposed"
How does this compare With his public
utterance when he sat upon his high horse
aud declared he would not enter into any
unseemly scramble for the Officer Listen
again to his telegram last week TO his
friends at Cincinnati "Come TO Columbus
and help me in this my hour Of need"
With about one hundred government en-
ployes. Of his own making, already on the
ground, and he himself on his way from
Washington, TO enter into the "unseemly
scramble he was yet fearful Of the re-
suit, and te!egaphs for more help And
yet he IS the nearly unanimous choice Of
the Republicans Of Ohio, as some would
have the people believe.
Never in the history Of 0hio's politics
has there been such contest for seat In
the United States senate. and the methods
employed by Mr.. Sherman and his friends
reflect no credit, even though he should
be successful, while, on the contrary. we
challenge anybody to cite single instance
where ex-Gov. Foraker or any friend Of
his has threatened to bankrupt, disinherit,
discharge or disgrace anybody unless they
would vote for him.
Such are few Of the facts connected
with this contest, and none know 1t bet.
ter than some Of Mr.. Sherman's friends
who will, no doubt, Indignantly deny
them; but, nevertheless, they are true.
You've no Idea
How nicely Hoods Sarsaparilla hits the