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Show hmo's mm I The Foraker Forces Are Talking Much But Sherman In Getting Get-ting There Sure. The Doubtful Members Can Now Be Counted on the Fingers of One Hand. "UNCLE JOHN" GAINS ONE. And the Fire Alarm Is Again Sounded to Drown the Wail of Defeat. BUCKEYE COMMON SENSE Promises to Triumph Over tho Fool Element Ele-ment that Has Been Following Follow-ing a Big Mouth. Power, but able to do no more than create a th- between Sherman and Forakir should they vole for the latter. According to other Foraker claims, the ex-governor will have lis in the house, 7 in the senate; total, 45. Foster will have one and McKinley one. It will be thus seen that tin admission of idea to the caucus might have an imp irlaut effect on the result, lint the Foraker people claim at least eight in the senate. If verified, alone with the thirty-eight In the house, It would reverse things ami give Foraker forty-six and Shcr man forty-live. Then, if ld'cn ho not admitted. ad-mitted. Sternum's vote would f:ill to forty four. Welsh voting for Foraker, or one of Sherman's men voting for him, would give him the required forty-seven. These are the views at the Foraker headquarters head-quarters but they are derided by the Shei-Ma Shei-Ma people and treated as mirth -provoking pretensions. The senator's friends are loudly savin.' that he will have a majority of Hot loll than fourteen votes in the caucus, cau-cus, and profess their willingness to have either an open or seeict baliot, as Foraker desires. They say that the loud claims of Foraker' s in.iuti.gers are made with the hope of keeping bis followers loyal to him. In order that he may go down in the caucus with at lens! a respectable following They state that a pledge has been drawn that is iron clad in it nature, and those devoted de-voted to the cause of the ex-governor are being asked to sign it. My its terms the supporters of the ex-governor agree to remain re-main true to his candidacy until he wins or loses, mid not wi uken or waver in the slightest d 'give, Foraker's managers deny that such a document is in existence or is demanded to insure the continued loyalty of the ex-governor's supporter. Senator Parker of Cleveland, who has been ostensibly in the doubtful list, hut was gcncrnlU counted in th Foraker list, has iornially declared lor l oraht rT It has been practically determined to bold the senatorial caucus Tuesday instead of Thursday night, (ill generally agreed between the Sherman and Foraker (Ben that the few members remaining re-maining doubtful will be ready or forced to declare by that time, and theie will be no advantage to eitiier side to prolong the contest. Cou-Jinrs, O., Jan. 4 The senatorial con-lest con-lest this morning shows hopeful evidence of au early solution. One by one the doubtful assemblymen are being forced to yield to public pressure or the clamor of their constituents con-stituents and declare themselves until the St is becoming so small that the result can soon he safely declared, irrespective of their positive action. Last night Senator Parker of Cuyahoga declared irrevocably for Foraker, and this morning Senator Rawlins of Clark county comes out for Sherman. This is a distiuct gain of one for the Shermanites, as Rawlins had been constantly claimed by both sides. The Sherman people this morning insisted that they would have the support of Senator Lampson, president pro tern of the senate, bul the Foraker people also claim him, White the senator himself still maintains his posi-Hon posi-Hon of uncertainty. Senator Sherman on being questioned said: "I have received assurances as-surances that Lampson will cast his vote for me." Strong efforts are being made by the For. akcr men generally, to induce the labor organizations or-ganizations throughout the state to declare for Foraker and against Sherman. A little excitement was occasioned this morning by the claim of the Foraker people that the Sherman forces were endeavoring to secure the vote of Representative Pudney of Cleveland, through the influence of Chaun-cey Chaun-cey Depew, who they said had eonseuted to take a hand in the tight for Sherman. This meant that Pudney would be deprived de-prived of his position as attorney for the Li ke Shore ifc Michigan Southern Railroad company at the town in which he resides it he fails to vote for Shcrtnau. The Sherman people denounce this statement state-ment as malicious and state that neither Depew nor any other corporate rep-rcsentalives rep-rcsentalives are endeavoring to coerce men uto supporting Senator Sherman. The two houses of the general assemply met at 10 this morning and organized by dNRMng Senator Lampson of Ashtabula president pro tern, oi the senate and liepre. sentalive Laylin of Buron, speaker of the house. The regular caucus nominees for the minor positions were also elected. In his message to the general assembly Governor Campbell confined himself to a renewal re-newal of suggestions and recommendations made by him to the Sixty-ninth assembly and not acted upon by that body. Sherman republicans made no attempt to seat Iden in the Iden-Gaumer contest this morning, so the anticipated conflict between the Foraker and Shermun forces in the senate sen-ate did not take place. The only dispute was over the question as to whether the case should be referred to the regular committee on privileges and elections when appointed or to a special committee consisting of Nichols aud Carpenter, republicans, and Forbes, democrat. The latter was the proposition of the rc-pubheaus rc-pubheaus and it prevailed by a strict parly vote. As the republican members of the committee are both Sherman men (line is no doubt they will report in favor of seating Iden without delay. The Foraker senators refuse to indicate what course they will pursue pur-sue in ease tae committee reports in favor of seating Iden. Considerable excitement was created last night by the report that Foraker senators were determined to prevent Iden from participating par-ticipating in the senatorial contest, or being seated over Ganmcr, his democratic competitor, compet-itor, until alter the senatorial contest is settled. Neither Iden or Gaumer have been granted certificates, the court holding that the cause was one, in which the senate alone had jurisdiction, but of course Iden will ultimately ul-timately be seated. As Iden is forSherman, and the contest between the candidates is very close, the friends of Foraker naturally insist that there should be no unseemly haste in seating Iden. The Sherman people are preparing to make short work of the contest and seat Iden, in which event his vote will naturally be available avail-able in the senatorial caucus. It is said that the Foraker seuators will move that the Iden-Gaumer ease be referred to tho committee com-mittee on elections when appointed. This would naturally delay the matter two or three days. It is likely that the Sherman Sher-man senators will insist upon settling matters mat-ters at once by seating Iden. The Foraker For-aker men, it is said, will vote against, and, as they naturally have the support of the democratic senators, of course opposed to seating Iden at any time, however remote, re-mote, the republican contestant cannot be seated. It is stated that tin- Foraker men have received assurances from the di mo. eratie senators that they will support the movement, but the Sherman men still maintain main-tain that Hie Iden case will be disposed of by Tuesday at the latest. Some democrats are in favor of supporting the Foraker seuators only upon the promise that Gaumer, democrat, shall ultimately be seated. This condition, the ex-governor's friends are not trillins to accept, but it is said that the are willing to pledge that the contest shall finally be decided eW Iroly upon its merits, and without regard to political considerations. It is likely that this assurance assur-ance will be perfectly satisfactory to the majority of the democrats. At the orakcr headquarters no public acknowledgment could lie obtained of such apian. Neither was the report of such intentions in-tentions contradicted. The report is generally gener-ally aci cpted as authentic. Senator Sherman received a telegram from Governor Ferry of Washington, stating: "The republicans on the Pacific coast believe be-lieve that your defeat would be a great calamity cal-amity to the nation and our party.' AYliile tho expression i- certainly general, among impartial lookers on at Columbus, that the speakership contest was fought on senatorial lines and its result must be accepted as indicating Sherman's renominatiou, the friends of Foraker For-aker still maintain that several Foraker men voted for Latlin, and these, together with the voles Foraker will gel in the senate, will bo sufficient to give him the nomination. Foraker's managers assert that the ex-goveruor ex-goveruor will have not less than eight votes in tlie senate. Conceding Sherman fourteen ; in the senate, andailiiiiltiug Foraker's claims in the house, Sherman's vote would stand: In the house, "2; in the senate, 14; total, 4b i This would leave Senator Sherman one short of the nomination, Foraker three short, and I Dicks and Welsh holding the balance of |