, 1880-12-15


Special Correspondence NJ The Chicago Tribune.
ColUMHus, O., lice. is,-4As tho Ohio seyn-
hrfal coItecst progresses tho moro interesting
dues It UeeDtnc. ~
II i,ls already tccn noted In these dispatches
TINT the lion. John Siserssan, Secretary Of the
Treasury. wls Using tho snpAns nt his disposal,
VIZ. tho l0st.OItlces nttl Iierrtlto Departments
Of tho uovcrnmcrt, and thereby endc.vortng to
crontu putlio sentiment that would hcIp him
to nsntn rct,.rsl 70 tho Senate. Mr.. shesman's
mcthfkts. huweynr. have been knuwn for solo
time pnst, bit tho special duty which he has
put Upon revenue otllccrs Of tho Government
WIS only rcaortcj 10 nt,outn' ycnr nRo. Mt the
time hp WIS ,nnkng his light for tho rrcstcn-
tial noninatlon. While somo people havo
doubted tho statencnts !, TINT tho secro-
taey ot tho Treasury Ind Imposed
those new siutlcs OH the ueonis Of tho
uoynrnmcntt tiorc IS iio doubt that MI
nrc instructed ns 10 teir now tuttes AZ, Incl
Aunt tthsk pthco few lnys since which confirms
NIL TINT has hecn said this subject, nnd illua-
trntes fully tho peculiar 1nethotls adopted by
Mr.. Sherman to retain his ttuld Oil tho pntrollaKe
of tho State, at,tl ut tho snl,c tIMc Rntu i,ow
lcAse of pnver. y wcl-kuown Itoycnuc Agent
called upon Gov. FAstcr few days since nj his
cttlcc, and. aftcr tho compliments Of tho day
hnh hcen tRAscti, snid: "WeIl, Governor, 500
you are III the Bcnatorial rncc, aud Wish yuu
SUCCESS. l itopo YOU will whit but. na mich Hs
desire to sce yol1 elected, cart .lu thinn TO
help you. You know how 1t Ia with lis fellows;
We have to tuko euro of ourselves. and. tn tell
the TRUTH hayr IL bo fur Jahn Shernlln ur Ill
Ers our hcnlis. md, In fact, thar IL Just my
business In Columbus to-day
Tho nKGflt nAtfc M Ht.C.et 0t the matter, but
apnkt out openly III tho prcseuco at strangers,
ono Of wh0sn was u IIewspApnr correspondent.
y year ago fhorn was some t1elicAcy in nse nf
tho HnvcrnneHt'a srrvAilts tveii admitting that
he WIS III my way interested In Mr. H.,rrmar's
Asntl7luona, but nnw, nffrt lnnR kcevleo. tle
tlcieaey Inns w.,rl, nsn,, And IN plnco oncn ayow-
a!s hrc lnade thAt they Aro working for tho suc-
cGss Of Secretnry SnerHlMn.
Aii"thor 1nehlss OF manufacturing publ sen
tlnlent III his CWn Interest hhs nfWnys been
sources Of strength 70 Mr. Sternsai.. lle h~s q,
newspapers tint would wear n coar snnrkcd
"Jnhu Hhcrnnn." In tnnny Of tho towns asld
counties In Uhtn tho chltor of Republican news
g"h shersn M M Tho etor knows low TIT o 4 roes
his 0lcIAl head tho tionlcnt his pnprr eGlBes to
t!ny music for Mr. Shcrnan Il largo number
ut tho pnltta which nrp n.tvncatng SECRETARY
ea.,su they dare not do oth1rwsc. nlll III this
naInrer what Is termed public onni1n Is Iclru1t,
or rather misunderstood. Did tho editors in The
rural districts not hol! Federal Offices tho wn1,ls
readily aseersained Now il is snan,if nc.urcti.'
In Guernsey County tho IeilllnK Republican
pnWr II IL loud md laundering organ for John
Sherman. Tllo editor nssninos thAt It ~ Ii piece
0l sluIGRiy fulpertncncc ftsr ntky nther gentle
man To aApfre TO Senatorial hotlDrs 20 long ns
the Secretary OF tho rstMstry if,tttnatts TINT hn
Will Nccbpt u seat III tho United Suites HcnatE.
ny - TN sap " So eose o, II r. s
bridge. ninl hfs brnthcr holds q ctrkshtp In tho
sfronsllry Dnpartmrnt ut Washington. NntlIrnl~
ly tho urgru Il for Jnhn ShersnRn, md 1t Is just
possible tho clork l. now rs'nnlng ovcr tho bleak
hills ot Guernsey shouting, not Excelsior, but
~ AJQGu Sherman"