Evening star., 1897-01-26
Republicans Assert That the Story is
Of Democratic Origin.
SET AFOOT BY M'LEAN- -SORG PEOPLE
Belief That the Whole Scheme
Will Fail of Effect.
THE SENATORSHIP TALK

that the present racket about filling the
seat in the Senate soon to become vacant
by the resignation of Mr.. Sh IN is of
democratic origin and designed to produce
democratic results by assuring the election
of a democratic legislature to make Mr..
John r. Mclean senator and democratic
governor in the person of Mr.. Paul Sorg.
But they are certain that the scheme,
shrewd as it is, will fail.
The Democratic Scheme.
1t is explained that the McLean-Sorg
people cannot but be alarmed at the pros
pect of a fight in the state next fall with
both the state and national administration
cooperating to secure republican victory.
Bushnell for governor and Hanna for SEN
ator, both already in office and working
together for new lease of official life,
would be formidable combinat alton for even
Mclean and Sorg to tackle. Hence this eff
ranks, and to arouse the fighting qualities
OF Gov. Bushnell and Mr.. Foraker The
democrats would be happy indeed to have
the republicans set to and destroy one an
other rather than stand together and come
at them in solid phanx.
lnlS democratic game, 1t is pointed out,
is difficult, and, therefore, is not altogether
Well played. Gov Bushnell is urged to be
ms own man and not to be dictated to even
by Mr.. Mckinley. And yet all the talk is
that Mr.. Foraker does not want this thing
or that thing done. The democrats sub
ordinate Gov. Bushnell to Mr.. Foraker pre-
ciseiy as they charge that the republicans
are trying to subordinate him to Mr.. Nc
Kinley.
Democratic criticism of Mr. Hanna repre-
sents him as being without other claim
than that of the prestige of one campaign
to consideration for a seat in the Senate.
Gov. Bushnell has no more to his credit
and Mr.. Mclean, it is suggested, has yet to
carry the state All three are men of large
demonstrated aptitude for politics. and are
anxious now. after working hard for others
TO snare, themselves, in the honors that are
going.
Ihe story About Lieut.. Gov. Jones'.
The suggestion that Lieutenant Governor
Jones will be appointed 10 the vacancy is
based upon story that Mr.. Foraker desires
II done to redeem promise made by him.
Republican expectation is that If Mr.
Foraker's attention Is called to it he will
make short work of this yarn He has
great influence at home, but he does NOT
aspire to be considered as parceljnp ont
of,lces In that way. His own senatorship
was bestowed upon him by the republicans
OF Ohio, and the same power If is ey
planned. will be felt in the filling of the com
ing vacancy. Besides, Governor Bushnell
1t Is asserted could not injure himself half
SO slgnally In any other way than he would
by thus putting a man into the Senate for
no other purpose but to hold the seat until
such time as he, Bushnell, might be ready
to occupy 1t himself
Expect the Scheme to Fail.
AS already stated, Ohio republicans expect
the whole democratic scheme for fomenting
trouble in the republican camp to fail 1t
is very transparent to them. The Ohio
democrats are very anxious to win next
rail-, not only for what such a victory would
bring to them at home for the value of
II to the party in the national field If Mr.
Mckinleys own state can at the end of
twelve months after helping to elect him
President be transferred to the democratic
column the result will be hailed as the first
gun In the battle leading up to the Congress
fights on the cards for next year. For this
reason Messrs. Mclean and Sorg, in Ohio
and wherever else they are able to pull
strings, are represented TO be busy advertis-
ing distre ssing complications in local repub-
lican circles
What Gen. GrOsvenOr Says.
Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio declines to dis
cuss the rumor that Gov. Bushnell Will
appoint Lieut.. Gov. Asa Jones to the va
cancy in the Senate upon the retirement of
Senator Sherman, except to say that the
sentiment in Ohio. as expressed in the
newspapers, seems overwhelmingly in IA
vor of MIR. Hanna. With regard to the
rumor that Senator Sherman might re-
consider his acceptance Of the state port
folio in case Mr. Hanna was not appointed
to succeed him, he expressed himself most
emphatically.
Mr.. Sherman" said he was rendered
the premiership by Mr.. Mckinley on his
own merits. He accepted, and he would
have no right to repudiate acceptance be-
cause of dissatisfaction with matters grow
Ing out of his retirement from the Senate:
and. moreover, 1 can say most positively
that he has no intention of reconsidering
his action