, 1879-02-13

Gu " ilGtF AAfHNAuSEs
John Sherman rs II Candidate Tor 1'rcst.
dent,
4Hic Jnrk sun tntta.).
lie IL 4 wlao politician who without blink
Ing looks the truth In thr face, whatever the
truth may be. However distasteful 1t ,nny bc
to ulnhy, the fact nevertheless 10 that John
Sherman has been making very rapid progress
uf late MS cill,,litiate for the Presidency flu
change in the Cassom-Iiousc In tl.Is city was a
victory Tor Mr. Sherman. Mr.. Hayes did what
lie could In compliance with Ar. sheru,an's
wishes, but little it was that lay III his power,
The effective work was done by the sceretury Ut
the Treasury. To him tc responsibility
of tlre result attaches. II tlrrs IL nuyun.
i,c,c1t. VI observe III curtain quarters dis.
position to dIsparagc this victory. 1t s, how
ever, Of good deal III direct Importance. 1t
kets tU work for HIN powerful niarlinD which
l,Nd becn working against hin, tlusrtuforc. Tie
iu!fuetire ot this machine = widespread. II is
not umly potent In this staic, hut cxten,1s,
through various ra.n!.'ratlons to dti1ercnt parts
of is,c country. nuL tliis II not all. Tie Vie
tory III SUCH hard fought battle with ,nan OF
Mr. conklng's ability and tnlluencu lnsparts
hew prestige to thu nht!1o of dohii Sherman.
From Ills achievement Of this victory people
Will feel confidence that IN the future he may
win uthrr Ansl greater batslcs.
John shcsnasi, as canslidate for President,
is not 10 DG Gtapl5cii.
Fer coasra0nf"oss. s., arthf; LoHt' ctot< Ds"'ocrat
Correspondent" What ID you think OF John
Sllrrnan's chances fur a no1ntnutioHt''
sir. Mecullagll-''N Nuno wlatcver. Even II
Grant were out Of The way Slrrtuan could not
be nominated. Ills only ctnlm would be the
Success ot resumption, nlIh t!at Will ue IN old
aud forgotten story bcforu thu nomination
culllrs rullIld. Tile American pe0plc are nsipc-
patly grateful for fasors to con!c; limits why
tIlc Republicans arc for Grant. I3csiles no o,ie
nau Is entitled to the credit Of bringing nbottt
resumption. Hugh McCullocll pnye.i The uay
fur it,unti tIlc Republicans iii Congress LIFT moth
Ing lur Mir. Sherman to do but to cxccutu
II pla1n law. lie hns donv tEat well,
but there isnt Presidency III It for
him. Strsfnan's nomination would bc Bit
tcrly opposed, lie could not carry THE Ohio
delegation to begin with. lie las never been
popular Will, tho people Of Ohio, and has never
uccn elected to ot]lce ~ pup;!tHr vote outside
Of his OWL Congressional District. MIR. ChaBe
Iltau him Senntor IN the first plnre, nllti he wus
lw!ce reelected eact .ine by the must vigorous
l,su OF the "nlnrhIne p" to whfct, the 4idlninTs-
tration Is now 80 stronHly Opposed. As notnt-
l!ec Mr. Sherman would be very weak, especially
III tI,e West, where he would BIZ denounced by
Democrats al,l by certain rlass vi Republicans
As The Wall street candidate. iic woulu b.
badly bea.cn IN illinois, for tnstauce; and I
tlliuls he would lnse WISCONSIN, too. IAesc uta
generally counted ns Republican Stntes, but
they ure, In fnct, doubtful atatu5-just III much
50 u Ulio. sce tic Cincinnati Commercial Is
Iur Sherman, a,l Is printing h!s biography. f3ut
Tic Republicans cannot cleet any nlan this tins
| WIN LUIS 10 start catnpafen with biography"