Daily globe., 1883-07-20

Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh was always per-
suaded that Garfield heard of it through
Dorsey.
Mr. MacVeagh, however, did not impress
the club. It was decided that Garfield
was the man to make the fight, and in the
early spring of 1880 Mr.. Wharton Barker
and Garfield were closeted i'll Washington.
Mr. Barker told Garfield frankly that the
Philadelphia club were bound to Sc
cure his nomination if possible, and they
wanted his consent and cooperation.
Garfield was pleased, but he said that Ohio
would instruct its delegates for John Sher-
man, and he did not see how his own nom
ination could be compassed under the cir
cum stances.
s'You would not" said Barker decline
the nomination if it were rendered to
you?''
Garfield answered: eThe great Lown-
des of South Carolina once SAID, The
presidency should neither be sought nor
declined"
OF course this was enough for Mr.. Bar
ker, and the Better Element Club" began
at once line of management whose re-
suits were seen at Chicago. That Garfield
knew how well they were going on is in
dicated by his remark to Randolph
Tucker just as he was leaving for the
! Chicago convention. Tucker met him in
the cloak room of the house. Said he:
''WelI, general, who are you going to nom
mater"
II don't know was the generals re-
ply. ''It's as likely to be me as any
body" And Mr.. Tucker, after that re-
mark, was prepared for the news from
Chicago.
Mr.. John Sherman learned very speedily
what was going on. He cast about for
meeas to circumvent If, and at last hit upon
plan. He insisted that Garfield should
go to Chicago at the head of the Ohio dele
CATION. Sherman believed that Garfield,
in that place, would not dare be-
tray him, and would also lack the cour-
age to allow any movement in the Ohio
delegation that looked like treachery. But
| there was man named Foster, now gov
ernor of Ohio, in the delegation. Foster
was man of the Garfield stripe, with an
air of frankness, good fellowship and faith
fulness, hut cold as steel, and never for a
moment forgetful of Charles Foster. Be-
tween him and Garfield there was perfect
understanding.
There were two men in the Chicago con-
vention who very early saw what was in the
wind in the Ohio delegation. One of these
was Dorsey and the other Conkling. Dor
sey kept his knowledge to himself, except
that he said to Conkling one day, ''There
is treachery over there" pointing to
Charley Foster and the Ohio delegation.
ConkIing, however, at fitting moment,
took bit of paper, and writing a few
words thereon, sent it over to Garfield.
Gen. Garfield read the note, tore it in
pieces and turned pale. The pieces he
threw on the floor. A man who had seen
it all collected the pieces afterward, pasted
| them together, and the note is now in pos
session of a gentleman who lives in Port
Huron, Mich. In this note Conkling ex-
pressed, in the sarcastic manner of which
he is master, his appreciation of what was
going on, and Garfield knew that Conk
ling saw that the Ohio delegation were
manipulated, not for Sherman, but for
Garfield.
Garfield was nominated, and at his ear
nest request Stephen W. Dorsey was made
secretary of the National Republican COM
mittee and really its chairman.