Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-26
OLD POLITICAL ALLIES.
The Friendship Between Har-
rison and Sherman.
WILL THE LATTER GET A PLACET

A Bit Of Political History that Would
Seem Go Indicate an Affirmative Answer.
Editorial Opinions In Scrap book
The Presidsnt-Eieet's MenagerIe.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 2G.-The SUMS Indian
hoolis correspondent telegraphs as follows.
The story Of the friendship Of Gen. Harri-
son FOR John sherman is an interesting little
side issue in the current Of cabinet talk that
prevails everywhere except at the residences
Of the president-elect. Sherman aud Harri-
son, as Republican senators from adjoining
states, and men Of similnr tastes and manner
o, life, naturally acquired a degree Of inti-
macy while they We're together in Washing
ton. This friendship has been cemented by
incidents that would have had but little effect
upon some men, but that make a stronger
claim than any mere politics upon man
with Harrisons knack Of never forgettinga a
friend The story cannot be told now per-
tectiy as 70 all its details, except by the gem
eral himself, or by one or two other men,
who are not likely Go make public property
OF It, but substantially the facts are these:
In 1886, when Harrisonis term in the sem
ate was about expiring, he was making a
lio aud death struggle for himself and party
In the legislative eetion in this state At
us beginning he wrote TO the leading Repub-
hean orators Of the country asking their aid
IN the way Of speeches through the state in a
battle which was bound 10 have a great ef-
feet upon the party all over the country.
Only one man responded fnvorably to this
appeal, and that was John sherman. Sher-
man came to his help Ia tins OF need and
when other party associates held away, and
from that time there has always been in tha
heart Of the president-elect a very warns
feeling Of friendship for the Ohio senator.
The fortunes OF the political war put them.
against each other at Chicago this year. Yet
even then it was always understood that the
Harrison leaders, most Of them, preferred
Sherman for second place, and had Sher-
mans strength ever been enough 20 have
placed the nomination within probable reach
Il Is almost certain that whatever strength
Harrison personally could have directed
would have gone 10 help him on Sherman
made tour Of Indiana IN 1885 speaking in
many Of the large cities and winding up at
indianapolis about ten days before election.
Another complication loss pleasant than the
sentiments Of the general rose out OF that
visit 20 this city. Sherman was en-
tertained here ON the night OF his
speech by Maj Hostoln and &C dinner
before the meeting the guests with him in
cluded John G. New, John B. Elam Gen.
Hnrrison's partner, l.. ". Halford, Gen.
Fred knetler, Gen James r. Carnahan and
Judge Byron r. Elliott. Either at this din
ner OF at a subsequent conference at which
it is said Attorney General Kitchener and ex-
Governor Porter We're also present. the mat
ter OF the presidential nomination in 1883
was talked over, and an understanding was
reached that while Indiana was to be for
Harrison, IL would turn 10 Sherman as soon
as Harrisons nomination was found 10 be
impossible. Sherman on his part agreed
that he would help out Harrison il circum-
stances should force him 70 withdraw from
the fight himself
This agreement began 10 bear bothersoma
fruit when the Gresham movement reached
proportions that made II appear likely 10
carry Indiana to Chicago for Gresham IN
stead OF for Harrison. When the arrange
ment was entered into the nomination Of
Harrison seemed such a remote possibility
that Sherman thought he had the barga n en-
tirely in favor Of himself, but with Gresham
looming up there was a necessity for making
some dicker by which tho Greshamites might
be brought into IA state Of complacency to
ward Sherman. This could not be done whils
the agreement with the Harrison mea held.
and the friends Of Sherman in Ohio bsgan to
write letters 20 Indiana disclaiming any
force, 50 far as they We're concerned, in any
arrangement that Sherman might have mada
with New or anybody else.
The existence Of these letters is presumably
known 70 Gen. Harrison. and may explain
the reason why no Ohio Republican except
Sherman seems TO be by him considered eligi-
BILE TO the cabinet His tenderness for Sher-
man does not extend to those friends OF
Sherman who were so anxious TO be Off
with one bargain in order to got ON with a
new one.
Fate is relentless to the unfortunate family
Of the president-elect. The beaver has been
brought home 1t was found miles out Of
town. Mrs. Harrison says that the next
time she loses it she Will do it SO thoroughly
II will never be found alive
Gen. Harrison says that he thinks he viii
establish a new Office, that OF head keeper of
the administration menagerie. He has his
eye ON several applicants FOR cabinet places
whom he considers eligible to the new post
Patient editors throughout the country who
are grinding out cabinets for the president
elect viii be pleased TO know tuat their
labOrs are not entirely in vain. Russell Har,-
rison is keeping a scrap book OF everything
that papers say that he thinks contains in
formation that will be of use 70 his father.
and ready made cabinets 20 in with the rest
Of the stun and pass under the eyes of the
general He says that lots of tho Newspaper
cabinets are better than no can make hun
self There are practical difficulties in the
way of the presldent-elect that do not
hamper the newspaper cabinet makers.
Supreme Court Clerk Noble gave a little
dinner a few nights ago 70 the state officers
elect. Gen. Harrison was one OF the guests.
The ices with the dessert were made up into
various fanciful shapes, and the one of them
that fell TO Gen. Harrison's lot was tho
figure Of a Chinaman. He ate it with a
relish and joined in cheerfully in the jokes
appropriate TO the incident that passed about
the table.
Honoring Hendricks Memory.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 26.-The third anni-