, 1880-02-05
sI1ERMAN1X1NG OHIO.
HOW THE WORK Is TO ne DONE.

sI1ERMAN1X1NG OHIO.
HOW THE WORK Is 10 ne DONE.
Special Dispdtch to The Chicago Tribune,
AKRON. O., Feb. Alt slns bccn an open secret
Tor fnnny months TINT Secretary Sherman bus
occn b,aslly engayel Iii tho liberal bcstownl OF
2ultronagO among that class Of oilIccholders and
oi1lcc-scckers who It WINS th0,ight would hnve the
yrrntcst influence In mnliing public sentiment
II, his favor when tho great day ne tho Convcn-
son should arrive. This wns thought to bo
liisto questionable proceeding by tho friends
II nthor candidates, but still 1t wis endured rs
7llo Of tho evils OF oillce-scekiug and tho great
,Ate Of Ohio simply calmly rusted under tho
tad imputAtion Of being composed Of NIL army
II plncc-scekcrs. It WIS thought that with these
Efforts the Secretary would practically rest bis
cnsc; but no sooner docs hp bcYfn to buldoze
othor States IN his interest thun the strong arm
Of his otI1ctRl power Ia found to bo resting
down hnri upon bis own native Stnto
with tho ilrm determination ta mike TINT Aolld
at all hazards. Well knowing TINT iittlo could
ho expected Of tho rcgulHr Stnie Ccntrnl Com.
mtttcc, whose Chairman, Col, 4. l.. Conger. Of
this city, 10 very fair-Mlntcd mAu, who re-
solved long ayo to Bivo nll tho various cnndl-
dntes In the Held m oven Btnrt In
the 1nce. tho Secretary settled upon Gen. Rob-
inson. tbs Chairman Of tho State Executive Com
mitteo of the Stnto, gentleman occupying u
position wholly subordinate to tho Central COM
Ntttee. and tho creature Of TINT organization.
Con- Robinson bus hal his weather ego OIL tho
interests OF his master for 10 those tnuny duyY,
and has kcpt the powers that be fully Informed
just whcrc 1t was Thought patronage could DO
bestowed to tho beat advantage 10 solldtfy mat
tcr8 for tho grent - Il tho Financial Secrs-
tary. NotwithstE,ni. III those faithful serv-
Ices 1t Was found carty In Deccnlhcr that tho
shotrn!n hct;! boom ~ VIVA not nsogrsasinK ~ tlmt
elrCd. and accordingly on tho dny OF the tnull-
guntton Of Gov. Foster Mt Columbus n caucus
was decided that IN emrly meeting oi tiie Cen. T.
tral Committee nst 'u held III ,,r''r 10 entl ~
the growing cnthsinsin for 1!lH nnil other
cnnIidhtcs, aid To HGtt!u Np.n TIT. Cur hld-
Int the stato Convention cnrly lit ,.t spring or
stt,,tncr, ard thus klvn tho StA'c It'll onpostu-
nifty t0 declnle ftr Sher,nAlt.
Ahlnt ut how this proGrasu WINS attempted tu
he CARRIED out has nlreGdy artenrc1 il, Ttts
ars!c!llnrs 4 best nld IL tho felluwi,lE Frnphio
interview which ynir correspondent held with
COT. coSdRR
this morning. ...... .............. -.
III e.. "ss " ss o ares @Sn KSs
Colnpnny's works, Of which hs ia In charge. IIs
was e1,Kn9ed IN opening his mornings mall, apA
iny him that rHE r,;1nvsE would ike u, q f,il
statement Of the atsctn1't or tho sherman men to
suo b. y nj s eary nee,iux ot = to tho
state Central ccInmittee. he kAId:
,",L,s III ,srea,iy rexrct that my ot these inal,,o
prin!s. Int now thut they hnvo bccome so ctrcil-
1n.cd TO ccrtair, extent inein It but Just that
the whole matter should 0o put In rs tr1e light,
and will cntlc,ltnr to SO sut It forth"
"ilnw long have yoll been nwurH Of tho PUN
Mn'fh ,nK iha ,eg ss;n'n c bud adopted for carry
~ have known Of 1t only comparatively short
timc. tiut ~ begin ut the hcxinnIbE. Soon nfter
Columbus On lnau8urat!on-l)uy,I began to ~.
GGsyo ,G letters tl4'n pn'thinent Republicans tn
a rts q he ssus h% wore ~ working
can,ilhtcs, sMytn1 that caucls OF thu friends
i Soy sa sse SsSn n "S S"!s nsen e a r. which
An EARLY MEETING or Tns STATE CENTRAL.
ct,MMiTTEE;
and, second, that m ca5ly convention should ho
Sr u 1sr . s!eta t s6s sec 'ncctnr tr
be called until they hrd hud tlnlo for oonsllltn.
ton and examination q du.crmine tho best
On my rnrt thnt thought our COntnlttce would
pSt sc. nns n tv attef d tat 70 {a9 "
. fair chance, havln1 no Innfivo In view uxcspt
70 pru1note har.nony and dn That which seet!s f,r
~ eest i'iisrests of thu party tho wloe stat".
I'D a'so secretary II ths Exscativs coininitt,s..
stating thAt Gen. Robinson, who Is Charinau 0f
s'ai,ssins sasr;!a;!s iate5s1's @ ID teo sts's,
Inv Of tho Statn tns,ti c.sill,ii,tSo, sny Fe IL,
upoa receipt VI this lrttcr ut onco autographed
Feb Ii loo carly: nd tUttsr by mail,
"Tho letter which wroio hlM road III SUBJ
stance a. folowu:
S o s no our he shaua a9 IL u
thas ~e sGo aye Nv III at ,aeottnrp seens
tho frteuIa ri Hccrotnry Fhcr1ni,n afu istiiedjy
II tnyT o of y ss!nE wa9 r osto shs t1!sn M
tItne for consolidation and 10 iuuk thn Mr,,,,n,i
nvcr. Agnitl, public opinion IL constantly tllI.
deTgnnv charges, aud We can act Inorv Iuior-