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

washington Dispatch TO the n \. 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 ask the
Senator what he thought about the situation In
Chicago.
ais 1t true, Mr.. Senator" said the correspondent,
shat you have received a 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-Blaine 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: 81 will neither deny nor affirm having
received such a dispatch. have received so many
correspondence has parsed between here and
Chicago relative TO my nomination.
He WILL NOT WITHDRAW.
''Then, Is 1t a fact that you decline to with
draw"
"Most certainly II is. do not intend TO with
draw: 1 shall remain in the race until the very
"Do you believe that there is any danger Of the
convention taking up MIR. Mckinley?"
Again the senator stopped as If to think and
then continued: 'Mr. Mckinley seems TO have
some Strength, simply because he is not an avowed
candidate. II his name should go before the con-
position all the rest OF Us are. I mean that It
would then probably be Mckinley against the
Held and the field would combine 10 defeat all 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 it would
then remain TO be seen how strong he really was.
"Do you think there Is any danger OF the ONO
delegation leaving you and taking up Mckinley,
for lnStance?"
81 do not. The delegation has been instructed
for in two successive state conventions and, In
addition, every district convention has instructed
its delegates for me. In the fGce OF that do not
see how Il would be possible for the delegation to
AT "A M a IN
80, and have not yet signifird thatI am."
"why did the New York delegation support Har-
rfson In the last two ballots?"
1T was evidently done with the intention of
combining the vote on the Two doubtful states
New York and Indiana You will noticr that he
got some support from Connecticut and New Jer-
sey. IL was plan that they wanted 10 show that
the four states considered TO be In doubt were
willing TO support Harrison, and that the conven-
tion would have 10 follow their lead. But IL did
not do SO, and the movement failed OF Its pur-
pose"
pEPEw MAY PRESENT BLArNEs NAMR.
"Do you think It is possible that Mr.. Blaine's
name can come sQuarely before the convention:"
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 him-"
"What would be the result?"
"Mr Blaine then would be in the same position
as all the other candidates. Their friends would
naturally combine against him, and IL would then
| be a question as 10 whether Mr. Blaine had a ma
Jority OF the delegates Ii he has majority, why.
| OF course he will be nominated. But he Will be
nominated like any other ordinary candidate. Ii
, his friends imagine that he can be nominated
without call OF The states or by reclamation they
are very much mistaken. That is the way regard
IT."
.But do you not believe that there Is a strong
Blaine undrrcurrent?"
sThere may be- perhaps but that will have 10
be developed, and can only be by a roll call"
SHERMAN CAN HOLD HIS OWN.
referring to yourself, do you think you can
| continue to hold your strengtn?'
81 do not see why not. The ballots show that II
has nuctuated very little. Some OF the delegates
rrom the south, who are naturally supposed TO De
| for me, knowing that have always been a friend
OF the South, have voted for Mr.. Alger has been
openly said In Chicago, although OF course, 10 not
know how true IL Is that money considerations
have Influenced their action. 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?"
sIt is all In doubt. II Mr.. Blaine comes before
the convention / do not see why the Alger men
shoulc 20 for him, because that would wipe the
Michigan man out. Mr.. Blaine would have 70 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, II would make them nc
| nearer the end, because then they would be di.
| vided, while now they are united on me-
| "Well then, do you feel discouraged at all?"
81 am not over sanguine. neither am ! dis
II may say emphatically from you, Mr.. senator
/ that you do not intend TO withdraw"
| "Yes, sir, you may, emphatcally."