The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-28
eHERMAN's LITTLE GAME.

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A Washington correspondent OF the New
York 7Ymea says IL is generally known NJ The
national capital that Secretary Sherman II
using, IN the most INSCRIPTIONS manner. tho
machinery OF ha high office to further hIs as
prationa In connection With the presidential
nomination II Ia stated upon what Ia claimed
| TO 10 the most reliable authority that Sher-
man commenced laying Tho wrea for Tho
Presidency Immediately after the Inaugural
ton " Hayes. In fact. 1t ID alleged That There
was d mutual understanding between them
| that Nherman's services IN aiding IInyns "
reach the presidential chair should ha ~
| wardod Ivy tho lattere assistance In acquiring
the succession tp tho former IN 1881 Az to
whether the President ia carrying out his
pari OF tho alleged agreement there would
eoem t. 10 difference of opinion; ror while
II Ia noticed that DURING tho past few months
~ Important Federal office IN Nav York nr
iher influential State has boon given IN any
csrapt anrh aa are committed tn tho support
If sharman's proientinna numerous notnn
Gratis I'm The Southern Ntatsa have boon an
polntad IT, the pnalIiun u nupervlaora ~ The
nrua,a. Hut no matter what the views % III
trniira Of All Hayes may ha relative to the
matter there would arenl "a ba very liita
doubt that The Secretary Of tho TtoaautY ID
Employing every resource Within hIa reach To
accomplish hia personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, In
proof If this tho Times correspondent oitap
tho fact that In NIL tho Southern RataH there
arc travelling to-day 80 called apanlal agonta
III Tho Treasury Department. mon who -.
wheaa solo duty aoona "a la e. drum III W.
cruitn ft tho sherman army. and secure frr
Mr sherman votea III tha National Gopvnrl=
ton Ono of theac npealal agents has gone 40
far "a 10 have printed letter head. upon
which ha and hla friends have written numer
one communications. advocating what are
called the olnims" NJ tho Secretary 10 the
nomination. This letter heal. one Of which has
fallen into the correspondents peHaeason.
heara picture u the anoratary. with hts
autograph underneath Above tho portrait
arc the wur,la. "Our nost President John
Hhnrman." and GA either aide Grand Army
VI Republicans Club Of Ten Notera.' Aficl
thia follow blank apaaas In which tho ward
towEahin. and county In which tho clubs arc
formed are 10 hn filled In H. catch tho we'll
Known military inHtlnoia Of the oa!orad pee
pie among whom theaa documents are 10 DO
principally circulated, tho lst Of names 10
longing to the club are 10 be certified % by Il
called Captain" who II expected "a align hs
name 10 every llst madeup. The correspondent
then goes GA to atate that tha aohoming heo
rotary ia making special effnria In tho States
Of Virginia. North Carolina and Louisiana.
2.
Ing hla operations through the other South
ern States In Virginia no II charged with
having appointed ono HALEY n citizen aT tho
dlaire now represented IN Gnngrass hY Hon.
Eppa llHnton. Ia a position IN tho Treasury
Department. With Tho understanding that Tho
anid Bailey. bya union Of tho Raadiuatnrs and
can hc elected tn NongfesH aud
nj the aame time give the Virginia delegation |
nr at lenat part of IL. 10 sherman. Bailey |
"a special agent. Ia now travelling through |
Virginia and working up tho sherman boom
II a coat to the taypayera of not lena than tiG
i day. II Ia further stated that the Nav Ol-
oane Cuatnm llnuao IN charged with thc I'm
portant duty ol "whpoplng mp the Loulal-
ana Alabama. MiaaiaHippi aud Arkanaaa delc-
gationa for Sharman and that the appoint
mont OF Tlnohhno will I've made In this infer
vat Reforming 70 these statements Of liz
the 7imfa remarka;
Thoan mathojH arc heinE Rpuliad with al Tho
loxtelity IN political management in which
VIZ Hhetmnn Ia acknowledged about md
With M little regard to ha official rnspouaihiI
ioa no he lcnat pntupulona pulirien could H.
ire. The ahaurdity 81 aelentin9 MIR sherman
ia tho representative nf political reform within
he Republican pariy haa aiwRrs y aeu pAipHhln
. thuaa who hnow anything Of Nh. maana em-
loved Nv him to attain RHch tnluunna aa he
low poaaaaaea. II will probably BE- made Oh.
nnR enough to Ratsfy the meet amplo- minded
Il hin supporters long before HIS claims are
10 a national convention.