The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-15
DIR. ]. sARANELLI."
OHIO'S PARALLEL CONTESTS
That Of 1872 Was Very Much Like
That Just Closed.

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That Just Closed.
Columbus, O., Jan 14-President
GarieId's old friend Captain c. z. Hen
~, is responsible for the revival of rec
objections Of the exciting senatorial
election that took place in this city in
the year 1872, twenty-six years ago. 1t
is within public remembrance that 1872
was year Of many reform movements
that mixed up parties a good deal, but
it did not, as a rule, wind up in a
blaze of victory and glory. John Sher-
man was a candidate for reelection,
and the New York Evening Post
thought it was hitting him hard when
it said, as is quoted in the Ohio State
Journal of January 2, 1872, Sherman
could lot be elected without caucus"
The names mentioned in addition to
Sherman's as candidates were Cover
nor DennisOn, General Garfield, Justice
Stanley Matthews, Governor Hayes,
General J. D. Cox, Hon. Aaron +. Per-
~, General Setback, and without pub
licity, several others.
Senator Sherman arrived at the Neil
house January 2 and was called upon
by nearly all the members. The Demo-
Gratis, being in a minority in the legis
lature undertook to play the game that
was attempted in the late contest, Of
leading off from the nominee of the
caucus enough Republicans to elect
some Republican, not John Sherman,
because it was we'll understood that he
would be the regular candidate by the
determination of the caucus. The first
effort was to get the consent of Cen
eral Garfield to be elected to the SEN
ate in that way, and he responded with
a peremptory declination. The second
move was to get the consent of Gov
ernor Hayes to assist in the game of
disorganization. The result of that
move is told in this language, quoted
from the Ohio State Journal of January
l, 1872:
1.-THE explicit statement made by au-
thority of Governor Hayes in the State
Journal, will, Of course, be conclusive
as to his status in the senatorial candi-
dacy. Governor Hayes is doubtless
thankful to Democratic members for
their good opinion, but his aspect to-
awrd that party for the last ten or
twelve years has been such as to forbid
him accepting an election as United
States senator as the result of coalition
with members of that party Governor
Hayes will not, under any circum-
stances. accept an election to the Unit
ed States senate against the wishes of
a majority of the Republican members
of the legislature"
This is an apt precedent or the study
of Governor Bushnell. 1t has not, of
course. been forgotten that General
Hayes was the governor of the state
and General Garfield a representative
in the national house. The Republican
caucus met Thursday evening, January
4, 1872. Mr.. Perry had 5 votes; Mr..
Scott votes; General Schenck, l; Gen
eral Garfield 1, cast by Mr.. Richmond,
who could not be controlled; Governor
Dennison, vote. Senator Sherman got
the rest. His nomination was subse-
uently made unanimous.
The State Journal OF January 10, 1872,
says:
senate chamber last night TO consider
supporting J. d. Cox or Fred Nassau
REX as against sticking to General Nor
gan: to unite upon some quasi-RepubIi-
can with view to breaking the grand
sherman column"
The scheme would not work and the
Democrats agreed to stick to Morgan
The two houses voted Thursday, Janu-
airy 9-in the senate. sherman J., in the
house 81; in the senate. Morgan IS. in
the house ~; in the senate Schenck l,
Cox l.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer through
out the controversy pleaded for a
straightout Democratic vote. The Gin
cinnati Inquirer was for a trade with
Cox. Hassaurek or any other man. The
final vote took place January II. The
result was: Sherman IS; Morgan So;
Cox >; Perry !; Schenck L There was
a Democratic movement recorded in
the five votes for General Cox in the
hope OF starting stampede.
1t will be observed that the dates and
the figures between the proceedings in
the senatorial contest Of twenty-six
years ago and the one Just closed cor
respond very closely; that the compar-
alive strength Of the parties in the leg
islature was nearly the same, and II is
worth remembering that the two dis
tinguished Republicans TO whom the
Democratic bait was first thrown. and
who peremptorily refused it. are in the
list Of Ohio presidents of the United
States-General Hayes and General
Garfield.
Columbus, o, Jan. Ii-Judge Taft
today in the United States court. tenn
porarily restrained Harry Brisby, treas
urer % Jefferson county. from selling
beer. horses and wagons OF q brewing
company OF Wheeling. W. Va. and at
tached in 10 make good state tax I'M
posed on manufacturers Of beer out
side OF the state but delivered within
Ohio in original packages The suit Is
TO test the constitutionality OF the Dow
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