St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-28
AHOT MESS BREWING
Seheming Partisans OF Jeal-
Gus Ohio Leaders Doing
the Firing.
Sherman's Defeated Enemy
Is Alleged to Be Just Itch
ing for Row.
Division of Delegates and
Matters of Precedence in
Dispute.
Many Republican Conven'
lions. but Pew Instruc-
tionS for Harrison.


at top speed is what the wheels of the
Ohio Republican state convention are
| doing tonight. Five important commit
| tee meetings were IN session at different
| hotels, with prospect OF being at H.
until after midnight, and secret con-
! ference between representatives OF the
| opposing Sherman and Foraker camps
| had been arranged TO ascertain If it were
| yet possible TO keep the floor OF the
convention unspattered from bad blood.
The situation in nutshell is that the
Sherman forces apparently are more
| than ever determined 10 name three of
| the four delegates at large from Ohio to
| the national convention at Minneapolis,
| and the Foraker cohorts were insisting
| with Increasing emphasis that tie eX-
! governors friends should have the
| choosing Of at least two of the
four The Sherman - supporters
seemed 10 feel that in not oppos-
ing Foraker himself they were making
! a tremendous aud an-sufiicielt sacrifice
while, from a Foraker standpoint, 10
accept such a compromise was far less
preferable tnan to fight tooth and nail
from the word go. and take what could
be got. In the terrific jangle The
- StIiI small Voice OF Peace
was being piped only from strictly Ben
! Harrison sources The certain with
| drawal OF A. l.. Conger from the list Of
! possibilities was one of the develop
| ments of the evening. He quietly ac-
kuOwledged himself that he was out Of
| the race. From other sources came the
! information that COnger had been on
the national administration compromise
! slate, and that his withdrawal meant
| the retirement Of Poe, one OF the For
aker candidates.
Although ex-Goy. Foraker was in the
| city throughout the day, he did not ap-
! pear in the convention, possibly be-
cause that other big gun. Gov. McKin-
ley. was not to take part IN the proceed
ings until tomorrow, when the battle
royal. If one were To be had, would be
waged. Both their pictures, as well as
one of Senator Sherman and another of
! President Harrison. were on the stage,
| however, all impartlally honUred.
! The committee OH permanent organ
! iz9tion tonight decided TO report the
name OF Gov. Mckinley for permanent
| chairman of the convention. The plat
form committee is said 10 have practI.
| cally agreed upon a platform indorsing
! larrisOn's national administration and
! McKinley's course as governor, another
| feature being conservative pension
| plank.
Instructions Omitted.
Direct instructions for Harrison are
| understood to have been omitted in def
| ereHce to McKinley's contingent can
! didacy, and also because some OF For
! aker's lieuteEants might, it is feared,
| ehdeavOr to defeat them. The action
tonight OF the committee on rules
and order of business may prove
frebrand tomorrow in the
convention. The committee decided to
report in favor of pOstponing the nom
inatiOn OF delegates at large until after
the state ticket is completed. A good
deal of trading as TO state Officers has
been going on. based on promises of
support 10 The Sherman slate for dele
gates at large, and the deferment was
supposed TO be in the nature of a
Dam0cles sword TO preserve good faith
in carrying out pledges.
1t was the gossip, however, that the
FOrakerites might strenu0usly oppose
the pretty plan, when reported by the
committee, and eudeavOr TO have the
delegates at large chosen az the start,
while everybody would be full Of fight.
instead OF al the tail end of the session.
when all hands would be tired and
ready 10 vote for almost anything TO get
through and 20 home. The first meet
ing of the new state central committee
tonight was clearly in the full posses
sion of Sherman people.
In the convention today only prelim-
mary business was done. The dele
gates evidently above all things wanted
to "hOller" wholly unchecked. and
when delegate moved TO adjourn
until tomorrow, so that all could attend
the National league baseball game,
where everybody could applaud. the
ayes rolled up a mighty majority
and the hall was deserted in a twink
ling.
Foraker May BE FIOored.
Shortly before midnight matters as to
delegates at large reached Il climax, and
all talk of compromise was thrown 10
the winds. Contrary To expectations, no
joint conference of opposing leaders
was held. Instead, men from the
Sherman ranks were sent 10 eX-
Gov. Foraker 10 see what he would
propose and adhere 10 as TO the
y
conference of the ex-governor aud his
friends returned an answer laier that
the Foraker slate would be Mckinley,
Foraker. Bushnell and Gibson. A full
meeting OF tine ShermaN man
ayers was at once held. and
the matter was discussed and
higher grew the wrath OF all present
William Hahn. who managed Sher-
mans successful fight for the senator
ship and has been on the Sherman slate
from the outset for one Of tine delegates
at large. outlined a plan of action. which
was unanimously decided upon. u was
to make brand new Sherman slate-Mc-
kinney, Sherman, Foster and Foraker,
with a possibility, if the latter proved
desperate. To put ON some one else and
ride over him rOugh-shOd. after first
selecting Mckinley, Sherman and Eos
ter. The Shermantes claimed to have
4S5 out OF the 722 votes in the cOnyen-
ton. The placing of Senator Sher-
mars name and that of President
Harrison's secretary of the treasury
together created intense excitement
among the delegates cOngTegated in the
hotel Hobbies. EX-Gov. Foraker pre-
served his equanimity when lie heard
the news. and even smiled grimly, but
declined to say what would be his next
move in what seemed to have become
the most critical period of his political
career.
STATE CONVENTIONS.