Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-03
SHERMAN VS.. FORAKER.
THE OHIO SENATORIAL CONTEST
STILL UNSOLvED.
A Sherman Man Nominated for Speaker
of the Assembly-Thls Is Considered
by Some to Be Fatal to Foraker's Sue
cess-The Sherman Men Jubilant.

ceSS-Th6 sherman Men JuDilant.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 2.-The senatorial
contest is still unsolved. The speaker
ship contest is over. Laylin, the Sher-
man candidate, is nominated, but the
result has failed to bring that cheerful
acquiescence to the inevitable that the
Sherman people so confidently expected
from Foraker and his followers. Indeed
the doughty ex-governor has lost none
of that conviction of ultimate success
which has characterized his actions
throughout, if his words and outward
demeanor tonight are any criterion of
his inward thoughts.
The Sherman men say the fight is
over; that all that remains is but per-
functory formality. The Foraker
men say the fight is just beginning to
get interesting. There is one other
prominent Ohio Republican besides
Senator Sherman who does not share
this view of The friends OF Foraker.
This is Secretary of the Treasury Fos-
ter, who telegraphed congratulations to
| Senator Sherman as soon as he heard
/ the result of the speakership Caucus.
"Foster has been all the time the agent
of the administration in the effort to
elect Sherman, and this telegram is but
a scheme to deteriorize our forces and
cause stampede to Sherman" eaid
George Cox OF Cincinnati, the chief
lieutenant of Foraker.
81 am not discouraged" said Foraker
calmly, land | still expect to win. Five
men voted for Laylin who will vote for
| me-"
There was an air of intense discourage
ment in the Foraker quarters immedi-
ately after the caucus, but the cheerful
words of the ex governor soon restored
a feeling OF confidence, until tonight the
Foraker phalanx have apparently for
gotten the very cold wave that swept
over their camp but few hours ago.
Around the headquarters of Senator
| Sherman this evening there was all the
eheerfulness OF expectant victory. "The
Associated Press would like to know,
senator, how you regard the situation
now" he was asked. VERY favorable"
replied the senator in a tone of quiet as
surance, which gave evidence that he
too, like his friends, regarded the bat
tie practically fought and won.
he, "has been, it is generally conceded,
fought upon senatorial lines. In the
senate, think it is conceded that a
very large majority, some say nearly
two to one, are friendly to me-"
There were about seven doubtful as
semblymen this morning, and all were
claimed by both candidates. The sur
prise of the morning was the declara-
ton OF Representatives Reeves and
| Williams in favor of Foraker. AS the
result of these declarations the Foraker
men were very confident, but visit to
| Sherman's headquarters failed to reveal
| any lack of cheerful assurance among
his followers.
The Alliance and Labor people are en-
deavoriDg to make an impression on
| Sherman's lines, but have apparently
failed.
"What do you expect your majority
to be in the joint caucus?"
"Oh, / don't say as to fgures," re-
| piled the senator. II expect to be nom
mated and do not know that figures are
at all material"
1t is generally understood that the
senatorial joint caucus will not be held
until Wednesday or Thursday evening
of next week, go the decisive result can
not be known until that time.
AT the caucus of Republican senators
this afternoon, Senator Lampson of
| Ashtabula was unanimously selected
! for president pro tenn. all the other can
didates having previously withdrawn.
Lampson is claimed by both Foraker
| and Sherman. but he has thus far fail
ed to declare himself
Welsh, of Knox, declares that he will
not support Foraker, but will vote in ia
vor of Mckinley. The Alliance and La
Dor people point to Reeves declaration
as an evidence OF the independent move
ment against Sherman, but the friends
of the senator declare that the claim oi
Reeves argument is only subterfuge
to explain away his failure to support
Sherman.
The Sherman people claim that foI
Foraker to secure the nomination on
joint caucus by even single vote ls inn
possible, unless he have thirty nine sup
porters in the house. Sherman is the
winner by the came margin, they insist
If he has thirty-six followers in the
| house.
1t was nearly s O'Clock before the Re
publican house caucus got to work
Lewis G. Laylin was nominated fol
speaker on fret ballet, the voting beini
38 to "a, an ominous sign for Foraker.