Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-04
MURAr HALsrEAb TALKS.
His Views ~ 20 the Presidential Sit
u2ttOm.

His Views ~ 20 the Presidential Sit
uattom.
Interview in New York Herald of Sunday
"Mr Sherman" said the distinguished Cincin.
natl editor, Nj. Murat Halstead to o Herald re-
porter. "has certainly benefited by the retirement
of Mr.. Blaine. He gathered up Southern delegates.
New England delegates and Pennsylvania dele
gates who were for Blaine, and to those may add
delegates from the Northwest. Sherman has the
solid delegation Of Ohio. and II Harrison was out
OF the held be would get great portion Of tho In
diana delegation. He goes TO the convention with
more than 300 delegates. think he can safely
count on 37o. Some OF his friends figure the num-
Der as high as $40 II that is So he could be nom.
New York win cast, which Is ~ Sherman is un-
questionably the strong candidate"
Isn't there considerable opposition to himf"
"Yee but it is divided 1t seems now that Depew
will have more votes than Gresham. understand
Depew win have 90 votes to start with"
votes out Of the II rom New YORK HoHs s that!S
my Information is that he has but g. l am told
snat EI tn e two are for
up their 65 or 81 votes with the claim that they
can beat Cleveland In New York with Depew by
York Central Railroad has a record OF no strikes,
and that It stands better with the laboring men
than any other They win say that Depew's rail-
road connection will not hurt him. because every
railroad employee out West will be missionary for
him. The western congressman and the delegates
against Depew. They say he could not carry s Kan
sas or Iowa. think that that is absurd, but that
Is what they say This feeling IS apt to limit Mr..
Depew's strength"
JUDGE GREsHAMs STRENGTH.
"How about Gresham,
''The Gresham movement has been pushed hard
and worked for all there Is In it. 1t pretty strong
but don't see any possibility OF its success 1t has
been very injudiciousy handled. 1t has been put
IN antagonlsm to other candidates.. It has been an
t1.Rl hOOm ha0r al frod in
such splendid form he has made his friends fonder
OF him than ever, and caused even his enemies to
come in as beneficiary OF the retirement OF Mr..
Blaine. What his friends say OF his personal
qualities is true but in the eagerness and heat
advocacy / think they have slaughtered him.
They will stand for him, and he will have a strong
force In the convention. His friends will not be
easily driven from him."
swell, II Depew has show and Gresham is
strong, how will sherman succeed?"
"This way. l should think that the strength
Depew and Gresham forces, would cause him to
win In long hight When the break comes the
friends OF DePew and Gresham would naturally
prefer to see Sherman nominated rather than the
other man.
-, But they say that Sherman is cold and unpopu
II say he is popular. 1t is popular mistake
that he Is not 1t Is all nonsense about his being
q cold and frigfd man. Those who know him know
but he is very manly, and i don't know why he
should not be popular. II is a false cry. Sher-
pay zee Is 1hs history Of the
sound financial views. With the Germans Of Ohio
i h,s n Tanr ability makes him extremely popu
mans anywhere about money"
BOSS PLATT's TICKET
"They say that Boss Platt. OF this state, Is not
for sherman. Is that true?"
"Mr. Piatt is the gentleman in New York poll
tics whom the mugwumps compliment with con-
slant nate, and their anfmOSity to him has given
a Ept iS
Alger, or Michigan, and Mr.. Morton, OF New York.
Both are splendid men. There Is however, this
mlllionaires. Now we are wiling to subject our.
selves 10 such disability; but negentlenan with
millions would perhaps be enoughOn one ticket. A
great deal OF wealth on both ends, however high
tne personal character OF the men, would subject
the ticket to injurious imputatlonS"
them"
There is no use being cranky in this matter
There Is, OF course, to be considered the possibility
that the candidate who was my preference and
not do so. Idon't hesitate to answer the question
who, after Sherman l do not consider it djsre-
spectIul 10 Mr. Sherman nor unfaithful to his can
dldacy TO consider with perfect candor what would
come after it II he should not succeed. think In
that case the ticket most likely to be nominated
liam Walter Phelps, OF New Jersey. For each one
OF these gentlemen 1t Is claimed that he could
carry ms own state, making two states that Blaine
did not Carry"
THURMAN AND OHIO.
"The evening newspapers say that Judge Thur
man Will accept the democratic nomination for
Vice-President. Would not Cleveland and Thur.
man hurt sherman in Ohio, Humans own
slate?"
81 see that Thurman has consented to be can.
didate. had no DOUBT he would do so In the end
although there Is no doubt OF the sincerity OF his
reluctance In the first place His nomination will
certainly add to the interest Of the campaign in
Ohio. IL Will have the tendency 10 strengthen
sherman at Chicago. Very nearly everything that
has happened lately has strengthed SHERMAN. 1t
looks DOW as II he would certainly get there"
"Do you think Mr.. Thurman can carry OhiO?"
"No, he cannot. We can carry IL against Thur
man and Cleveland. That Is the way to put the
ticket. Count the brains first But we shall not