Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-28
SHERAIAN's SCHEMES.

He Is disappointed With the Results of HIS
Boom Thus Far-His Quarrel With Gar
field.
Washington Special (Feb. 49, to Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Secretary Sherman's usual imperturbabil-
ity has been very seriously disturbed by ip-
formation communicated to him within e
cent date that there is growing feeling in
the State of Ohio friendly to General Gar
field, and the admonition dropped in a gen.
tie way if Ohio is to go into the business of
coaching ga favorite SOM for the Presi-
dency, that Garfield is really much more
popular than tho Secretary in the
Buckeye State. That Sher-
man attaches peculiar Importance to this
rumor is shown by the fact that one of his
warm friends to day telegraphed an OHIO
editor, at the head of whose editorial columns
the name of John Sherman is announced in
bold caps for President, advising him of the
advice communicated touching the Garfield
movement, supplemented with the request
that he (the EDITOR watch the drift of the
tide and promptly report to headquarters.
happen to know as fact-and if Gen.
Garfield, now that he is in a position to be
independent of Sherman, will be honest, he
will admit it-that Sherman is not Gar
fields honest and sincere candidate. hap
pen to know that Garfield, all through the
stages of his Senatorial canvass, was
afraid of Sherman's influence, and he COM
mitted to more than one of his trusted
friends his belief that Sherman was not at
heart his friend, and would prefer to see
him defeated rather than elected as Ohio's
Senator. Sherman kept his hands off Gar
field for the reason that he knew the
power behind Garfield was stronger than was
Garfield himself. and made the show, at
least, of being friendly; because, while he
was not afraid to antagonize Garfield as an
individual, he was afraid to offend the power
full following which was behind him. Hence
Garfield slipped into the Senatorial vacancy
without being handicapped by an influence
which, under other circumstances than Sher-
mans Presidential candidacy, might have
been sufficiently powerful to have destroyed
him.
After the election Secretary Sherman took
advantage of the fact that he did keep his
hands off to induce correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Garfield and an Ohio politician,
wherein it was made to appear that Sher-
man was Mr.. Garfeld's choice for the Presi-
dency. When Mr.. Garfield wrote this letter
be knew at the time that the sentiments
it expressed were not honestly his own /;
for if by his single vote President could
be made, Mr.. Garfield would cast it for
either Blaine or Grant before he would for
Secretary Sherman. Mr.. Sherman, though,
had very cleverly dissembled with General
Garfield, and General Garfield retaliated in
kind. The fact is whether Garfield hon.
estly favored Sherman's canvass or not, how
ever, made no difference with the cunning
secretary. His object was to get Garfeld's in
dorsement-not because of its individual
power, but because of the influence it exerted
in Ohio on the great power which was behind
Garfield.
But it seems IN bringing about this CORE
spondence Sherman made mistake of ex-
ceeding gravity, and invited an antagonism
on Garfeld's part, which he never dreamed
the man had courage enough to display. 1t
appears that since its publication Garfield
has been in receipt of number of letters
from friends having an honest attachment for
the man, admonishing him that his letter in
support of Secretary Sherman was uncalled
for, was calculated to in lure him, and sur
prised his friends. In fact, the cor
respondence touching this subject has
been overwhelming. From trusted friends
Garfield has Letters telling him plainly that
the Sherman sentiment in Ohio is manu-
featured by the office-hoders, is not genuine,
and will not stand until the date of holding
the State convention. happen to know,
too, that General Garfield is deeply impressed
with these sentiments, communicated to him
by his friends; moreover that he will no long
Ell attempt to belittle either his own strength
or popularity in his own State, but if any of
the districts care to instruct their delegates
to vote for him in the convention he will not
restrain them in the interest of Secretary
Sherman or any other candidate.