Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-02
FORAKER FOR BLAINE
SENSATIONAL TURN IN THE CONTEST
At COLUMBUS. OHIO.
Bitter Complaint Against AdmInistration
Aid Of sherman-rhe Result OF the
Fight Soon TO he Known.
by telegraph 70 tho Dispatch

CoLussus o.. January 1T looks to-day
as though the result Of the Ohio senatorial
contest may be known TO the nation within
@ day or two, despite the fact that the
Republican senatorial caucus il fully ten
days OF. OF the ninety-three Republican
members all but about dozen have al
ready declared themselves. and IS these
declarations leave Senator Sherman and
Ex-Governor Foraker about even in
strength the public anxiety is becoming
90 intense that the doubtful must soon
publicly declare themselves and thus solve
the contest. leaving the caucus merely
formal afaiT and its result O .bna. conclu-
sion. An Assoclated-press correspondent
saw Senator Sherman and Ex-Governor
Foraker today and both expressed conf
dence in the result. but neither cared to
give definite figures.
PROTEST AGAINST FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
The one important event Of the day had
been the general protest Of Mr.. Forakers
friends against the alleged interference OF
Office holders Of the national Administra-
ton IN the interest of Senator sherman.
Congressman Enocbs. Of the Twelfth dis
trict. and Editor William Binkley, OF sgd
ncy, have both taken occasion TO criticise
tins influence. Mr. Buckley, who is one
Of Mr. Foraker's leading managers 10 par
tic-l0rly severe. 1t Is simply out
rageous. said be to-day. that this army
Of Federal ofiice-holdcrs should invade
Columbus and attempt to dictate the sem
a'orship. IL Is shame upon our citizen
ship that the national Administrator
should lend its influence to State affair
Of this kind and permit all the appointees
TO come here under Government pay and
take q hand IN the matter.
sHERM,s's REFEREE SYSTEM.
The disposition of all the local Federal
appointments IN this State has been under
referee system, Senator Sherman ap-
pointing the referee in each locality and
that man debating the appointments. in
his section of the State. To-day we find
these referees. and all the men VINO have
profted under their appointments, here
like q great army working Tor Sher-
mans reelection. These men are REIN
forced by multitude of ofice-holders
from Washington until there are three
or four Federal ofice-hOlders on the
ground TO every member Of the Gen
era Assembly. Secretary-of- the-l rca-
sury Foster would have done well to fol-
low the salutary lesson Of propnety given
HIM by Secretary Blaine. when the latter
wrote a letter refusing TO participate IN
the contest. i say now, as man who
knows the politics and the people OF tins
State that as q result of all tins President
Harrison cannot carry the State OF Ono II
he is renominated next spring"
sHERMEHs MIN MAKE MERRY.
A visit to Senator Sherman's headquar-
ters found his followers confident OF sue
cess and disposed to make merry of the
complaints OF Governor Forakers friends
of the improperly of Ofice-holders express
ing their personal preferences IN the con-
test
THE friends of Governor Foraker COM
plain. Senator. that undue outside infu-
ences are being eIerted IN your behalf and
point particularly to the array of Federal
office-holders VINO are working III your IN
terest. Have you anything 10 say tothis!"
SHERMAN MAKES NO APOLOGIES.
II con only say" replied the Senator,
THAT all former office-holders under
Governor Foraker are for him also.
Nearly everybody that ever served under
him seems to be laboring in his behalf.
/ do not see that there IS any difference
in this respect. That people con-
pected with the national Administra-
ton. that people outside the State
seems 10 me, be an incident rather IN my
favor than against me. That people out
side OF Ohio and throughout the nation
are for me is not a subject OF rep zach for
which any apologies are necessary. IL
shows simply that outside the state or
Ohio there IS practically no difference OF
opinion. That is all
THE EXISTING SITUATION.
There will be ninety-three Republicans
in the senatorial caucus, and of this num-
Der il is conceded by the opposite side that
Sherman and Foraker each has about
forty-two or forty-three votes definitely
4. ~ Al
mitted each side makes positive claims TO
having secret pledges OF fully two thirds
of the doubtful, but as these gentlemen
refuse TO give any public declaration of
their intentions, and state that they are
waiting TO fully hear from their con-
stituents. no one can possibly predict how
they will ultimately vote. This Is the
situation concisely expressed, and no cool
headed politician tonight denies II or as
sumes to predict the result until those
doubtful gentlemen have made an operr
declaration,
ALL WILL BE KNOWN TONIGHT.
The House caucus to nominate a Speaker
and minor officials and the Senate caucus
to nominate President pro te1n. and sub
ordinate officers will both be held to-mor-
row afternoon and evening. After they
are over the doubtful members will all
promptly declare themselves on the soma
torial question and the American public
will know by tomorrow night who Is TO
succeed John Sherman.
FoRAKER DECLARES FOR BLAINE.
The senatorial contest unexpectedly
took a sensational turn late tonight, when
Ex-Governor Foraker made a speech crltl-
cisng the interference of the national adj
ministration and declaring for James G
Blaine for the presidency.