The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-02-12
COLUMBUS LETTER.
sherman's Shameful schemers- Democratic Con
V0ntIOn- When Shall II Be Heidi IN
COLUMBUS, O., Feb, 5, 1850.


ventlOn-When Shall 1t Be Heidi
COLUMBUS, o., Feb, 5, 1880.
One Of John Sherman's peculiar meth
DDS of arousing popular enthusiasm in
behalf of his Presidential boom has just
leaked out here. 1t is universally repor.
ted and generally believed that Garfield,
Foster and Sherman have formed tri-
um virate, and farmed out the political
portion of Ohio. This arrangement was
made at the last Republican convention
in Cincinnati. 1t was charged at the
time, and denied, but as Foster and Gar.
field have got their reward as Governor
and Senator and as they are both work
ing to deliver Sherman's share of the
goods, in the shape of a solid Sherman
delegation to the Chicago convention,
the bargain is not only apparent, but
transparent; so much 80 that there is a
mild sort of a hell stirred up in the Re-
publican ranks, and arChangel Beatty
and other stalwart Cherubs are leading a
revolution in favor of Blaine, with fair
prospects of cooking sherman's goose,
by dividing the Ohio delegation.
When Garfield returned to Washing.
ton after his election as Senator, and af
ter his gushing garden wall speech here,
Senator Horr of the Lorain district, ad-
dressed him a very touching letter on
Sherman's candidacy for the Presidency,
Garfield sat down and wrote a very
strong letter in Sherman's behalf, urging
that it was essential that John should
have the solid and enthusiastic support
of all the Ohio Republicans, as it was
very doubtful if any Republican but
Sherman could carry Ohio. This letter
was cooked up by Sherman and Gar
field in Washington. John is a great
believer in letters. 1t will be remem.
bered that just four years ago Senator
Burns of Mansfield, now a Government
oficeholder by the grace of Sherman.
wrote John q letter similar to the Horr
letter, and Sherman answered it by
strongly endorsing Hayes, and thus star
ted the boom that nominated Hayes at
Cincinnati. Horr's letter from Garfield
had no sooner reached him than it be.
came known all over the country. Be-
fore Horr knew Garfield had answered
his letter, VIM. Henry Smith, collector
of the port at Chicago, and manager OF
the Associated Press, telegraphed to Ian.
son G, Curtis, the Press agent, to sec
Horr, and get the letter and telegraph it
over the country. The orders were
obeyed and the letter sent out, and the
Sherman boom, by the aid of Govern
ment officials and great monopoly, and
in accordance with cut and dried pro-
gramme, was formally launched upon the
stormy sea of politics. The stalwarts
will see that that it is salted and sunk
before it ever reaches the fair harbor OF
Johns hopes.
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION,
At recent meeting of the Democratic
State Central Committee, it was resolved
that the convention to make nomina.
tions for State ticket and adopt State
platform should be held after the Ma,
tional Democratic convention. This &C..
ton of the committee has been purpose
ly misunderstood and misrepresented
by busybodies. 1t has even been stated
in some quarters, that the commit
tee had selected four delegates at large
to the National convention. OF course
this is a mistake. The committee would
not think of assuming such power unless
it wanted to create discord and dissen.
sion, and thus embarrass the Ohio De.
mocracV on the eve of the impending
Presidential election. AS far as my OBJ
servation goes l have not seen the De.
mocracy OF all ranks 80 united and har-
rhonious as they are this winter. The
foolish and insane acts Of the present
loafng Republican legislature are max
ing the task of carrying Ohio posslbil-
ity for the Democrats, and anything at
this time that would lessen that possi-
bility is to be deprecated. '
From what l have been able to learn,
the State Central Committee will call an
other meeting as soon as the National
Democratic Committee, which meets in
Washington, Feb. 22d, has fixed the
time and place OF holding the National
convention. This meeting will be held
sometime in March, and the committee
will call State convention TO elect del
egates to the National convention, and
select a new State Central Committee
that will organize campaign commit
tee. The convention will adjourn until
after the National convention, and then
meet to adopt a platform or endorse the
National platform and nominate State
ticket. From present indications Sena-
tor Thurman will undoubtedly have the
support of TIE solid Ohio delegation for
the Presidency. This, it is conceded, is
a compliment to which he is entitled at
the hands Of the Ohio Democracy. His
chances for nomination are not the
best in the world, but the opinion seems
to be gaining ground that he is one of
the strongest candidates the Democrats
can name. If Grant is the nominee on
the other side, as now seems possible
and highly probable, Thurman can carry
Ohio against him with ease.
For President:
ALLEN G. THURMAN,
of Ohio.
For Vice.President