The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-07

HIS Views upon ohio and National
Politics,


MANSFIELD, o., May 5.-Secretary She
man arrived here from the East, via III
Pittsburgh, Fl Wayne & Chicago road, q
Z o'clock this morning, and stopped at tn
st. James Hotel. Though somewhat til
worse for the wear Of travel, he at ono
surrendered himself to his friends, VIII
thronged the hotel all morning.
After dinner be drove out TO his farm
which needed repairs, and devoted tn
afternoon to an inspection Of Ia wants
and returned TO the hotel in time for sup
per.
A Ga.ette correspondent found him In
his room at the hotel giving directions to
farm hand In regard To his barns ant
fences. As the man retired the correspon
dent ventured the remark: "This dosen'
look, Mr.. Secretary, as though the pur
pose OF your visit TO Ohio is wholly
political7
"No," he replied, there's nothing al
all political in Il. came here to look az
ter my farm, and find ! have quite
enough b to attend to in that" The con,
versation was broken hero and resumed
at the supper table, when the following
conversation took place: ~ Isee that some
OF the papers and Democratic politicians
are trying to make out that you are here 10
look after gubernatorial chances"
"Ies, that hullabaloo was raised BY the
Cincinnati Enquirer. It's absurd. The
first heard OF 1t was In New York, last
Friday, when Mr.. Townsend told me Of it.
| told him that It was absurd, and that /
hadn't thought Of such a thing"
But Mr.. Secretary, some OF the leading
Democratic politicians said last night In
Columbus, that YOU had really decided 10
be candidate"
"Then can't imagine any other object
they can have than 10 divert public atten.
tion from the real issues. They are afraid
OF the issues Of resumption, and the elec.
ton laws. They are afraid Of the effect OF
repeating all the laws for the protection OF
elections here in Ohio. II they can get up
q fight between two men, the issues may
be forgotten"
"W6at do you think of the Republican
chances In general?"
"They are very favorable, both in the
country and here in Only. You have two
good candidates here, Taft and Foster;
either can be elected"
eral." ' '
"There isn't much difference now be.
tween stalwarts and liberals. They are
both Republicans"
"Whom do the people in Washington
seem to think ahead on the Democratic
side?"
~ hear some of Rice; not much of
Bishop. They don't seem TO have much
to say in Washington about any OF the
Democratic candidates in Ohio"
What part do you think the Nationals
will take?"
"oh, nothing. Resumption has been
80 successfully accomplished that the hon
est Nationals will return on each side 10
the old parties"
"About the Presidency, Mr.. Secretary.
What do you think Of Grants chances?"
"If the Democrats mean revolution,
Grant is the man to lead and beat them"
The conversation then drifted to the new
silver bill, which Mr.. Sherman explained,
much as he explained it before the com.
mittee in the House. He believed that the
coinage OF the old standard OF sixteen to
one as single standard would produce an
influence on our credit, and would be uni
versally regarded as but little better than
reputation. He spoke Of the advantages
OF an arrangement with foreign nations for
a. bimetallic standard, but said that if 1t
should be decided best to adopt it imme.
diately, the silver dollar should be in
creased in size until equal with the gold
coin, and then the silver and gold should
be retained in circulation in unlimited
quantities.
Mr.. Sherman says he viii. remain here
until Wednesday, when he will 20 to Coz
lumbus, where he will stay all day, and
thence to Washington. He does not ex-
pect to visit Cincinnati, or make any other
visits while in the West. Ats o'clock last
evening he was serenaded at the hotel by
the city band.