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Show IT'S SHERMAM, ! "Uncle John" Will Win by a Margin of Not Less Than Teu Votes in the Caucus. The Greatest Senatorial Contest the People Peo-ple of Ohio Ever Knew Practical! Prac-tical! at an End. FORAKER PEOPLE BITTER- They Lay the Blame of Their Defeat all on the Administration at Wauhimrten. And MakH Big Threats of Downing Harrison Har-rison When He Comes Up For This afternoon a committee sent Boyntun a telegram saying in part: ' The republican platforms of 1880, 1884 and 18c8 rib- Iged the passage of acts for the exclusion of Chinese, ami, by voting against them. Sherman set himself above the party. Would he have changed it, had he been nominated for the presidency, presi-dency, or tried to deceive ttie people on tiie I'm ille slope': Will yon inform us why he voted against the eiuuiization of counties in 1875, and against tli arrears of pension act in 1884, which his parte pledged itself to pass? Why did he oppose tiie p.. i--a ra of the bill to increase the pensions to $24 a mouth of soldiers who had lost an arm and were only receiving $IH per month V And w hy he voted atf.iWtthe hill to limit the pension of any soldier, sol-dier, sailor or marine to a minimum of 56 per month: '. The Sherman people treat the efforts of this "self appointed labor committee," as they term it, with contempt, and express Indignation In-dignation that Shorman is accused of unfriendliness un-friendliness to the ex-union soldiers. AVhile all these charges and refutations serve as the subject for lively discussion, it is becoming becom-ing apparent that neither the labor organizations organiza-tions nor the farmers' alliance ure a factor in the present campaign. Tiie, fden-Gaumer contest was brought to a husty conclusion without, a protest" from W FopSker senators against tho seating of luen. Tilts assures Sherman one more vote. Five minutes after the oath of office was administered, ad-ministered, Iden announced to the Associated Press: "I'm for Sherman for senator and want it distinctly so announced." Eenorniuation. THEY ARE FOR BLAINE. Or Any Oilier Man That Can Beat Harrison Har-rison As I'snal They are Making a Holy Show of Themselves at the Very start. COLrMBUP, O., Jon. 5. The greatest senatorial sena-torial contest the republicans of this 6tate have ever known is practically at an cud. Every political indication points to the nom-nation nom-nation of John Sherman tomorrow bj a majority ma-jority of ten or twelve, votes over 1'orakcr, although this of course is not conceded by the friends of the. latter. Foraker's friends still declare he has a chance to win, but the Sherman people consider their victory as already al-ready assured. The press of Ohio this morning generally considers the contest at au end. The bitterness bitter-ness of the Fortkcr people towards tho national na-tional administration is intense and W. S, Cuppellar of Mansfield, one of ex-Governor Foraker's leading managers, today says: "Whether Sherman be nominated or not, beyond this time he is a political blank in Ohio politics, for the reason that he will have no future upon the political aspect slate or national, and while the outrageous Interference of the federal administration, so conspicuous to all, is admitted, it must be admitted that if the Harrison administration administra-tion hopes to succeed itself and carry Ohio, it will climb a barbed wire fence if necessary to be friendly with Foraker and his following follow-ing in this state. The senatorial contest will leave sore places in every county, town-Ship town-Ship and school district, and it McKinley, the incoming governor, can comprehend and realize the situation and be able to heal up the wounds, he will have performed a very creditable feat. Btttthere aro those who believe if Sherman is nominated for the senate, it will necessitate the nomination of Blaine as president to bring Ohio into tho republican column." This statement of Cuppellar is being ro-ceived ro-ceived as an admission by the Foraker people that they propose to array tncm-selves tncm-selves against President Harrison and curry the state delegation to the national couven- tlou for Blaine, or, in the absen f his candidacy, for Senator CullOm of Illinois, or sonio other declared candidate for the presidency. For tin' first time in the contest, the Sher-man Sher-man people today gave names and figures. Chairman Hahn of the state central com. mittee soys Sherman will have fifty-six votes beyond all question. Fifteen of these will be senators and forty-ono represents,. I fives- "If tho vote wen- taken now that would be my estimate of the result. However, How-ever, it may be Increased. Representative Dunn, who has been clslniod by the Foraker For-aker people, this morning declared unqualifiedly unquali-fiedly for Sherman. As It Looked Last (right. The republican joint caucus will be held Welncsday evening. It looks now aa though the announcement of the standing of the doubtful onus will not be made until , the evening of tho caucus, and this, with the possibility of a secret ballot, still leaves the ultimate result uncertain. While a deadlock is not probable, it Is not impossible that the contest may drift Into a condition ' by which neither of the pronounced caudi. dates can secure a majority of the caucus. Much dispute was created by an open lt ler of Colonel H. V. Boynton, the Washing, ton journalist, defending Sherman's labor record and ridiculing Ihe "hitioi mmltteo" now here striving to defeat the senator. |