Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-07
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The Question of Who Shall Be
Ohio's Senator.
SHERMAN CHOSEN ON FIRST BALLOT

Preliminary Contest as to How the
Vote Shall BE Taken Foreshadows the
Final Result - The Decisive Ballot:
sherman, 50; Foraker, 3S-McKinIey
Up in Spite of a DecIination-The Two
Leaders Exchange CompIiments-Gov.
Hill says New York VIII Not BE "Mich-
iSanized."
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. As expected, the
Foraker and Sherman men first locked
horns in the senatorial caucus last night
on the question of how the ballots should
he taken-secret or viva voce The For
aker men urged a secret ballot, on the
ground that it had been charged that
number of members were being coerced.
They wished, they said to relieve all mem
bers of constraint. The Sherman men
contended that each member represented n
constituency; that he was supposed to
vote their wishes, and they should have
the privilege of knowing whether he rep
resented them or misrepresented them.
Fully an hour was spent in debate on this
question.
Sherman Gains the First Point.
The vote stood A in favor of the viva
voce vote to A for secret ballot 1t was
thus evident that some Sherman men
wanted a secret ballot, and some excite
ment followed the vote. Senator Nichols
presented the name of Senator Sherman in
an eloquent speech, dwelling upon his re-
cord as a financier. Representative Griffin
| presented the name of Ex-Governor Fora
ker, eXpatiating upon his soldier record.
humorous seconGing speeches to both
| these nominations were made Represen-
| tative Welsh, in what must have been his
maiden speech presented Major McKiu-
| ley's name, but it was soon aftcrward
| withdrawn by a telegram from Major Nc
kiuley.
/ Settled on the First Ballot.
This did not deter Welsh. however, from
voting for his candidate Representative
| Dicks presented the name of Charles Eos
ter. As the ballot proceeded there was no
| demonstration except that when Porter of
| Cleveland, a doubtful man, voted for For
aker the Foraker men shouted, and when
| Pudney of Cleveland, another doubtful
man, voted for Sherman, the Sherman men
raised a whoop. The first ballot resulted
Sherman, -; Foraker, IS; Foster, |; Nc,
klniey, l. Necessary to a choice, A.
Foraker Takes 1t in Good Nature.
After the vote was announced both Sher
man and Foraker were brought to the hall
Senator Sherman spoke first, and after
thanking the members of the caucus, com
plimented Foraker upon his fight, saying
it was the hardest fight he had ever en-
tered. and he hoped he would never hav'
him for an opponent again. EX-Governo
Foraker spoke in a good natured way, say
ing he did not forsee, when he entered tn,
fight, that when a man begins to figh
John Sherman he has to fight the who'll
United States.
Complimented Chairman Neal.
The Democratic members of the legisla
ture met in caucus Yesterday morning anC
by a unanimous vote selected Colone
James f. Neal of Hamilton, as their can
ddate for United States senatort to bevotet
for next Tuesday. Colonel Neal is one o
the most active and prominent among tn
younger Democratic leaders of the state
He is IS years old, a native of Butler coun
ty, and is lawyer with lucrative prac
tice.