The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-02-08
sovLroS,s DEATH HURTS SHERMAN
s Chapter of Secret Political History
How Garfield Won.
(FrOni tie NcW York "Un.)

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Ch.pter of Secret Political History
How Garfield Won.
(Froni tie New York "un.)
The death of Colonel Moultcn, John
Sherman's br@thcr-in-law, makes fresh y
chapter of political incidents that has
never yet seen the light Of day, end re-
mains for the future political historian
to pat upon printed page. Said Re
publican politician yesterday: 'Moniton
was man of great decision and sagselty,
and John Sherman is sadly crippled II
the outset of his Presidential canvass by
his death. Moul.on was really the un-
whiting cause OF Garie'd's nomination
in 1880. He was the one connecting
Ink between the plot that had been
going on in GarieId's favor and the op-
portunity in t!se Chicago Convention
which completely upset all combinations
and reerystalized the strength OF tht
Anti Grant men around one standard
bearer. Early in May of 1880 Johr
Sherman, then secretary of tee treasury
in Hayes Cabinet, made a little Saturday
visit to Philadelphia, ostensibly to look
over the custoGGhoUse: but really to set
up his political boom. One OF the
featilres OF th@ visit was ride down the
Sc:luvlAiIl in company with number O!
prominent PnilaGelpbiaas, among them
Wharton Barker and his garrulous sire.
Ola Barker happened to sit at Shernan's <
Lett hand, aud, haI gin3 his tongue IL
the rai2Jle as the boat plshea out from
the wharf, the benevolent cd gentleman
kept it wagging at both ends until she
bum ped the pier again on her return.
''I,Ir. Sherman, | should Ike to see
you President, said old Barber, but
NY son Wharton thinks Jim Garfield IS
TIE best man We can put up. SO does
Wayne MacVeagh.'
.tAt this time Ga-feld's name haG
not been mentioned by anybody IN any
quarter, publicly, in connection wlt--2e
Presidency. lie was the leader OF his
party in tie House, and had before hin,
the prospect Of becoming Speaker, II he
chose 10 accept the place. Perhaps II It
had not been for old Bakers remark ne
would have been Speaker instead OF
Keifer in the Forty-seveuth Congress.
What cid man Barker said set John
Sherman to thinking and ne had several
consultations with his brother-ln- law,
Mouiton, shout it. Feelers were put
out around Garfield, but he could not
be caught. He denied uniformly that
he had ever thought OF becoming can
didate, and the only thing he said that
coald be construed into q betrayal OF his
ambition Was remark that lie made on
one occasion as he dismissed the SUB
iect, sOh, there's time enough for that
by and by When Sherman wanted to
have Garfield himself make his romina-
ton speech ior himself jSherman) before
saying word to Garfield he talked 1t
over with aIollton. :,
".Oh. yes; have Garfield by all
means" said MUuiton. II he has any
designs on his ovn account it will tie
him mp beautifully
$50 Sherman asked Garfield to MAKE
the nominating speech. Garfield, IN
sum, was wary about accepting. He
mad by this time become little set up
by the suggestions OF a lumbcr OF mar
plots, and began to think he nigat be q
dark horse III the convention. IL; told
his friends that Sherman had asked him
to make the nominating speech, and he
had taken little time to consider the
matter. Il IS unnecessary to mention
with whom Garfield finally consulted,
bat the advice was: Go ahead and &C.
cept. Make your speech, and we will
see to the ri>k That was the first small
cloud on John Skermul's horizon, then
10 bigger than mans Lat, bat destined
in 6 short month to swell into 2 whlrl-
wind OF defeat. Garfield accepted 1t,
and in time no fact will be more certain
in history than that the famous opening
sentence OF lis speech was entirely q
matter of preerraugemeat. History may
be ransackcd Tor 4 finer doTetall Of cum
Mug with cunning thaa Garfield s speech
and the work Of his friends in tie gale
rics OF the convention hal.
".Who shall be your candidate? salo
Garfield With his first breath as lie stood
before tiiat great niass OF men, and then
the galleries answered, shouting back as
with the 1oar of the sea: Garfield! Gar
feld'
"The scene can never be forgotten.
It was as if 6 child had touched the
electric button that should hurl the
world into chaos again. All that Gar
field saii! was that simple little sentence,
who shall be Your candidate? and
thousands OF men took it up as tie sig
nal Of lis consent and connivance IN the
plot to make himself that candidate. II
it had not been for Colonel Moulton's
unlucky advice to John Sherman, Gar
fed could not have touched the eIectrit
button tiac convu!seG the convention
and threw into chaos the several fac'
tions that stood opposed Ike strong
armies on the battle field.
Choked wl,l, Molten Lead.