The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-26
GENERAL SHERMAN
Foa ouR paesIoENr IN ias4

Club OrgAnlEd In Cleveland Tor the pfomouou
OF the Old warriors Chanets-aosslD aboat
OhiO's Mex. Senator -Hsnry 3. Payne will
II Probably Ran oat BOOkWaltth
CLEVELAND. October 25.-The Herald to-
day Gays: During the Army Of the Ten
nessee reunion last week the Herald said
that an undercurrent oiieeling was apps.
rent in favor Of choosing General w. T.
Sherman as the candidate for the Preslden-
cy in 1884. It Is very evident that such
was the case, as since the advent .of tie
hero Of the "March to the Sea" Sherman
club has been organized with the avowt d
purpose Of tarthering Uncle Billy's" nom
inatioa for the Presidency by the Repub.
lican convention next year. The club has
been named the ''Tecumseh," after the or
namental middle name Of the General, but
| there has been o wonderful amount Of Sc.
cresy used in its meetings, as
| ter. O four hours search for news OF
the new organization, It's avowed purpose
and officers. 1t Ia fact that four meetings
Of the club have been held in the Republic
can headquarters, and much business
transacted. Prominent among the men in.
terested In the club are Judge Joel w.
Tyler, County Prosecutor Carlos N. Stone,
ex United States Marshal DR.. Prentice, ex-
Judge George B. Soldiers, Councilman w.
NJ. Bayne and ex.City Clerk W. II. Eek
man, all true and tried Republicans. The
club has quite q goodly membership. The
traces Of the preliminary work Of the club
were found in several places. The tactics
followed were for an sgeHt to visit . poliii-
clan, sound him on his preference for
the Republican nomination for the
Presidency, and II Sherman was
the choice he was inviyited to
the club meeting. II not he was drop
ped. Messrs. Tyler, Stone and Eckman
were visited last night and all refused to
diyulge one fact about the club. All were
surprised at the visit, aud wondered how
the news had been picked up. But all
acknowledged that the Tecumseh Club ex.
listed, and said that in ten days some news
about It would be given out. DR.. Prentice
was not at home. Among the people out.
side Of political circles tho Presidential
question Is being talked up, and Sherman,
| Blaine, and Robert Lincoln are the favor.
ties. Some opposition TO Sherman Is among
old soldiers on account of some alleged In
Justice that "Uncle Billy" has been guilty
Of toward Grant.
| THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
| Among the Democratic politicians in
Cleveland, and, indeed, Northern Ohio,
Mr.. Henry B. Payne, Of this city, e the
iayorite for the United States senatorship.
But although Payne movement shows its
lhead every now and then at different
points in the State nothing definite has
been found that can ally Mr.. Payne with
snv effort to secure the nomination. He
has been interviewed on the subject, but
declined At all times TO either allirm or
deny the rumor that he was candidate
Here, where he is so well known and yet
80 slightly known-to use a aparadox-there
have been politicians who have insisted
that at the st. Jackson's Club banquet last
February the initial wires were laid OF the
network. that, attached to Mr.. Payne, were
to haul him into the chair at Wash
ington, so long and comfortably
filled by Gentleman George e. Pendleton.
Then Bookwalter's face came into the pic
ture, Mayor Farley appeared beside it, and,
later, John w. Bookwal'er appeared per.
sonaily upon the scene aud aided in the
work. Farley and Bookwalter got to run
ming together and although the Mayor de.
MED that his chum was candidate for San,
ator, Il was not believed. tis certain that
Hizzoner was actingas the agent for some.
body for the Senatorship, and Bookwalter
and Payne were the only men that could
be allied to him. He made an equally COM
prehensiye denial OF Mr.. Payne's aspira.
tions Senatorward.
PAYSR's CHANCES.
Yesterday a reporter met politician
who is behind tho curtain, and in talking
on the attitude Of Cuyahoga county on the
soon.to.be vacant seat and the incident
moves, the gentleman saidl "Mayor Far
ley was In with both Payne and Book
walter. So he was bound to be sale.
Bookwalter now sees he can't get the prize,
and he will draw out. II Farley could
drag Payne off the track for Bookwalter,
he'd do II. But he Ia to ordinary citiz IN