The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-02
A POLITICAL REMINIsceNcE.
How Senator Mcpherson Prevented tn
Republicans from Capturing New JeriIey.

now senator MCPHERSON Prevented the
Republicans from Capturing New Jeriey.
Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey, has
remained in Washington during the
spring. He is very intimate friend Of
the President, and is probably as near to
him as any of the Senators. Mr.. Cleve-
land is under special obligations to him.
The story of the occasion for his special
gratitude has never been told. If it had
not been for the Senator the Democrats
would not have elected q President 1t
was he who discovered secret conspiracy
to carry New Jersey for the Republicans.
During the latter part of the campaign he
went over the State with one or two
trained men for the purpose of seeing how
the election was going. In the northern
part of the State one Of his agents came to
him and said: "The Republicans are
strangely confident. I do not understand
man, who has scraped together nine hun
dred dollars, the savings of three or four
years. He told me only last night that he
intended to bet this money upon Blaine's
carrying the State" This report caused
grave apprehension in Senator McPher-
sons mind. He thought it very strange
that this man would be willing to risk his
savings upon anything less than GER
tainty. So he sent for him and cross-ex-
amined him. By promising to make good
tive Republican was induced to tell the
reasons for his confidence.
After some hesitation the man told the
story of the trade that had been made.
Three of the leading candidates for county
positions in the northern part of New Jer-
sey had made definite arrangement with
the Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee to throw overheard
the National ticket in return for help OH the
| local ticket. The Senator Instantly saw
80, ofkl 1k< -. At IT,
| of the trade were given him as to make
him positive that it could be carried out
unless the conspiracy was exposed. If the
trade should stand, New Jersey would &c
Republican by about $500 majority. The
| Senator does not care to mention the
names of these Democrats who were de-
tected in this conspiracy. He visited then
very promptly after he had heard the
story. He charged them directly with the
intention of selling out the National ticket
knowledge of this conspiracy that they
found it useless to even attempt denial.
He warned all of the Democrats in the com
munities where the trade had beer
made, and notified the traitors that
theX eXan attempted sssg would to never saary
be allowed to live in the State of New
Jersey. Terrified by this awful threat
they rallied to a sense of duty and did moi
sell out. The day of the election about
| nOOu S6uaGOT mCf n6rSOn m6G Gno Clla1r-
! man of the Republican State Central Com.
mittee He said: Mcpherson, I am abou
sending out dispatches to the chairmen Of
the State Central Committees in New
York, Connecticut and Indiana. Ihave ne
objection to your seeing them."s "Whai
have you told them?" said Mcpherson. SO
have told them," said he, 'sthat this State
will go for Blaine by twenty five hunired
majority; that nothing on earth can pre-
vent it. am sending this out to encour-
age them to pile up good majorities il
their States" Senator Mcpherson smiled
at this Dragging statement. He said: 81
am too good a fri md of yours to want tt
see you make fool Of yourself. have
no doubt what you have written woult
have been true if the election had taker
place week ago. But we discovered you
little game. 1t has been headed off. Thi
State will go Democratic by four Thousand
majority" The Republican Chairman
looked at the Senator moment as if il
doubt. The tone of his voice perhaps con
vinced him of tle truth of his declaration
He tore up his dispatches and walked
away looking very much chagrined.-Cor
". y World.