Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-25
A TALK WITH SHERMAN.
The Ohio Man states Positively He
Will be I'm the Race TO the End.

Washington Dispatch to the n. Y. Herald to-day
Senator and Mrs John Sherman were sitting on
the high stoop OF their house when the Herald
correspondent called there this evening TO ask the
Senator what he thought about the situation in
Chicago.
sis 1t true, M SENATOR" said the correspondent,
shat you have received dispatch from your man.
ayers in Chicago asking you TO withdraw, and
that Mr.. Mckinley is the only man who can be
nominated by the anti-BlaiDe vote, and that for
the sake OF having Ohio name the nominee they
are anxious that you should sanction this arrange
ment?"
The Senator paused for fully one minute and
then he said very slowly and with a distinct
emphasis: IT will neither deny nor afilrm having
received such a dispatch. 1 have received so many
dispatches to-day that DO not care TO say what
correspondence has passed between here and
Chicago relative TO my nomination.
He WILL NOT WITHDRAW.
'Then, is It fact that YOU decline to with
drawn
.'Most certainly 1t is. DO not intend to with.
draw. / shall remain In the race until the very
last"
ado you believe that there is any danger OF the
convention taking up Mr.. Mckinley"
Again the Senator stopped as II TO think and
then continued: mr. Mckinley seems 10 have
some strength, simply because he is not an avowed
candidate. II his name should go before the con-
vention regularly then he would be In just the same
position as all the rest OF US are. mean that it
would then probably be Mckinley against the
held and the Held would combine 10 defeat ali the
other nominees. That is simply why Mr.. McKin-
ley appears TO be strong at the present time, but
II he were once placed in nomination II would
then remain TO be seen how strong he really was ,
sh sss oS and sns sas
for lnStance?"
81 do not The delegation has been Instructed
for me in two successive state conventions and In
addition every district convention has Instructed
its delegates for Inc. In the face OF that do not
see how 1t would be possible for the delegation
fnaff
SO, and have not yet signified that am"
''why did the New York delegation support Har-
rison In the last two ballots?"
ut was evidently done with the intention OF
combining the vote on the TWO doubtful states
New York and Indiana. You will notice that he
got some support from Connecticut and New Jer-
sey. IL was plain that they wanted TO show that
the four states considered TO be In doubt were
willing 10 support Harrison, and that the conven-
ton would have TO follow their lead. But II did
not do so. and the movement failed OF its pur-
pose"
DEPEw MAY PRESENT BLANEs NAME.
'Do you think 1t is possible that Mr.. Blaine's
name can come sQuarely before the conyention:"
at would not surprise me at all II on Monday
Mr.. Depew, In an eloquent speech, should either
present Mr. Blaine's name or else formally all
nounce that New YORK cast her vote for haIn-'
"What would be the resut?"
''Mr. Blaine then would be in the same position
as all the other candidates Their friends would
naturally combine against him, and II would then
be question as TO whether Mr.. Blaine had q ma
jority OF the delegates. Ir he has majority, why
of course, he will be nominated But he Will be
nominated like any other ordinary candidate. In
his friends imagine that he can be nominated
without call or the states or by reclamation they
are very much mistaken. That is the way regard
It."
But DO you not believe that there is q strong
Blaine undercurrent?r
There may be, perhaps, but that will have to
be developed, and can only be by roll call"
SHERMAN CAN HOLD HIS OWN.
referring TO yourself, DO you think you can
continue to hold your strength?'
81 do not see why not. The ballots show that it
has fluctuated very little. Some OF the delegates
from the South, who are naturally supposed to be
for me, knowing that have always been friend
OF the South, have voted for Mr.. Alger Ithas been
openly said in Chicago although or course, do not
know how true 1t Is, that money considerations
have Influenced their action i can hold the Ohio
delegation and my vote In Pennsylvania, think,
and generally all the other votes that have been
heretofore cast for me-"
"How do you regard the probable outcome?-
the convention do not see why the Alger men
SHOULD 60 for him, because that would wipe the
Michigan man out. Mr.. Blaine would have TO try
and get Mr. Allison's hundred votes or so and Mr..
Greshams and General Harrison's, and do not
understand why those gentlemen should be de-
serted suppose the Ohio delegation should divide,
that Mr.. Mckinley should lead one wing ana Gov
ernor Foraker the other, it would make them no
nearer the end, because then they would be d.
v1ded, while now they are united ON me-
"Well, then, do you feel discouraged at all?"
81 am not over sanguine. neither am I dis
couraged."
II may say emphatically from you, Mr.. Senator.
"Yes, sir, you may, emphatically."