Daily Republican., 1880-11-13

Discussion Of Politics az Mentor
General Garfield ana the UnILed
Htnlen 6enat0Pshtp.

Discussion OF Politics AZ Mentor
General Garfield ana the UnILee
states ssnatorship.
| A special despatch from Cleveland
Ohio, says: General Garfield received
at q late hour last night information
from Cleveland and q telegram from
New York giving him an idea Of the
con fessions OF Mercy and Lindsay in the
Philp case, but he did not understand
fully the nature Of their disclosures
until the morning train brought the
daily papers containing q iull exposi-
tion OF the exciting scenes of yesterday
In connection with the forgery trial on
Wednesday. The General said 1t was
not 80 much the crime Of the forger or
forgers that required exposing as 1t was
the putting up Of the wicked job.
"Well," remarked General Straight, Of
Libby Prison fame, "the good Lord has
furnished the Democrats With every
thing they could have asked, fer the
purpose OF cutting their own throats."
There was a slight conversation on the
subject Of the efforts OF Democrats TO
prove frauds in New York, but 1t did
not last loIg, as the matter eeemed too
uninIerssting, no one having the
slightest idea that anything damaging
to the Republicans would come Of it.
The Presidsnt-elect appeared rather in.
clinsd to praise the pIainness Of the
letter Of Mr.. Edgar X. Apgar regarding
New York affairs, as II was evident re
spectacle Democrats In the State could
do no more than he intinated. John
N. Francis, OF Troy, N. Y, said that
Mr.. Apgar was friend OF Mr.. rilden,
and that as representative OF the TIL.
den view OF the situation In New York
the letter was valuable.
GARFIELD AID TBR OMITTED STATES sBHA.
ToRsHlP.
There has been considerable talk out
side as to the manner In which those
concerned should proceed TO elect anew
United States Senator. The proper way,
according to the ideas Of severa. per-
sons with whom oonversed at Mentor,
seemed " be for General Garfield to
annoauoe o short time before the expir-
alton of Mr.. Thurman's term that, hav-
ing been elected to another office, he
mu I decline to serve. The Ohio Leg
stature would, of course, be in session
all that time, and successor TO Dir.
Thurman could be- chosen. There was,
however, no reason for agitattng this
subject at all, as yet, for it could very
easily be settled when the time came.
General Garfield would certainly not be
3llis:d /. - poin! = .csc !:cr to Thur.
man in the Senate, Es had been intima-
ted by come Newspaper correspondents.
Bat the question as TO who General
GarHeld's successor in the Senate shall
be continues topic that can but pro.
duee annoyance st Mentor, at least
until those interested ascertain beyond
a shadow of doubt that the General will
not not take o hand in the contest, even
SO little a. to give advice.
Although the President elest has
not said word on the subject o: the
senatnrahip TO your correspondent,
nor to him, simply because know
that he would not speak on the topic,
my experience during day or two
spent at LaInfeld has convinced me
that, even were General Foster, tor
whom Garfield has the warmsst regard,
to 90 to him with request for support
In the miidest manner the Garfield
would reply I'll should like to do
any thing to serve You that could do
rightly and honorAbly, but in case
like this have no opinion whatever to
express. II had preference for any
body for Senator should not let any
one know 1t. ard under no circum
stances should favor any candidate"
The fact that Of General Garfield being
so non. commttal on the SenatOrship
has caused soma members of the Ohio
to express leaning to.
ward Secretary sherman. They are
asking whether Sherman would not be
the ablest man 10 send to the Senate, al
better support Of the administration
from his experience in the Treasury De.
psrtment, &c.
There is a story that J, Warren Kei-
fer has friends in the Legislature who
hope to see Foster and Sherman get
into Kilkenny cat fight that they may
throw Ksifer within reach Of the prize.
Should Foster not secure the s snator-
ship the prediction still holds good that
hs will be likely TO obtain a place in Gar
fields Cabinet. Just whatwill happen
10 Mr.. Sherman II he should not be
elected to the Senate is now mooted
question.
Mrs. Garfield came to Cleveland on
an esrly train to-day and was joined by
the General and Major D. g. Swain in
The afternoon. la the evening they
were guests, with Governor Foster, his |
wife and daughters, State Treasurer
and other distinguished persons Of the
State, at the wedding OF Mr.. D. p.
Eell's daughter to Mr.. Arthur Newbury.
General Garfield and his wife will
spend the night in this city, and will
raturn a., Ma,tor in thu rnornjnu