The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-17
IS JOHN sHEnNAN CoLpq

The souutor Hits the PoIut for n Joke.
How the Impression Got Out,
Morop's Washington letter IN ClceIoNa L<ader
Not long ago in a chatting, smoking
party OF public characters, including
Mckinley, incidents OF tho late cam
paign wore gone over with humor and
resigned philosophy, Said an Eastern
Republican, who shall be nameless: 81
heard story about Sherman the other
day. 1t seems that certain Ohio men
in Washington got together before the
Minneapolis convention for the purpose
OF discussing the situation. Sherman
was present, and SO were Foster, Alton.
so Hart Tom Coulter, and several
others OF general state reputation.
Some one said that the Ohio delega'
,tion ought to 20 to Minneapolis free
from restraint and instruction. Harri-
son ought TO be renominated, OF course,
and Ohio was for him, but il an at
tempt should be made to tic up the
Ohio delegates there might be trouble.
~ don't understand that" replied
Fostar. Every one admits that Harrl-
son has glved the country fine ad-
ministration OF public affairs. The Re-
puhlicans, OF Ohio especially, ought to
urge his nomination with Yigor and en-
thusiasm. 1 don't see why an effort to
instruct our delegates would be danger
ous.'
"ThOn Sherman spoke up. you must
remember, Foster, said he, that the
President is 4 cold man.
"This statement coming from base
burner like Sherman" continued the
narrator OF the event, "was too much
even for Foster while Coulter withdrew
his head into his neck, like turtle, and
shook as II he were in chill"
1.-THE humor Of this incident" said
Mckinley, sis based entirely. on the
hallucination that Senator Sherman is
an austere man. He is not, but on the
contrary, is courteous and obliging."
II have gone to him many times"
said /. "for news and opinions and have
always found him exceedingly kind and
willing to talk. His treatment OF news-
paper men especially is and has boon
singular,y pleasant and frank"
"When Sherman was in the treas.
ury," i man who has known him for
many years, went on to say, "he would
come down in the morning with q slip
OF paper in his pocket on which he
had, during the previous evening and
night, put down those things which he
wanted done during tho day, Prepara-
tions were being made to resume coin
payments and tho work OF the depart
ment at that particular time was very
exacting and difficult. Sherman was
always busy. Frequently in the morn
ing when he was ready to call in his
assistants and the chiefs OF bureaus to
instruct them people would come In to
sec him. Many of them were simply
sight seerS on a vacation. Their inten-
ton MS to sit down and chat with tho
secretary. They wanted to tell him
how the election had gone in their
ward or township, and to give him incl
dents OF tho campaign. lie got to
know these people at a glance and when
one OF them had settled himself in all
easy chair at his side, had removed his
gloves and cleared his throat for tho OH.
slaught, Sherman would turn to him
hlluIl hllh Guy Alh WY 6AM w WV
you and am pleased that you called to
pay your respects. am exceedingly
busy this morning, however, and must
AJAX you to excuse me- He would then
arise, and, taking the man by the hand,
would invite him to visit him at his
home. your wife Is with vou, he
would add. 4 should like you to bring
her with you. Then no would go to
his desk, the man would march out, and
when no got home would report that
John Sherman was the coolest human
being he had ever talked with, The re.
porters, getting hold Of these storiesi
spread the scandal, aud thus Sherman
from QUO end OF the country to the
other, was held up as being IN ami
mated iceberg, and popular fancy
turned to men who, being far more ro'
served than he, and not half as accom-.
modating, wcro not handicapped BY his
reputation"