St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
is NOT A CANDIDATE.
Senator Sherman Talks
Guardedly Of PreSiden-
tlal Matters.
BUSINESS WILL IMPROVE,
He Says, Under the Final Set
Element Of the Tariff
Matter.
RIDING WITH GEN. MILES.
Herman Spent the Day With
Senator Davis and Gov.
Ramsey.
RIDING WITH GEN. MILES.

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Omaha from Sioux City, To-, this MORN
ing had attached the private car of Gen.
Nelson \. Miles. who has been making
a Western trip of some ten days through
Nebraska and South Dakota. Accom-
panying Gen. Miles as his guest wa s
Senator John Sherman, of Ohio, who
was making the trip purely from
pleasure. Gen. Miles in chatting with
a GLOBE reporter. said:
I'VE have been out nearly ten days,
on pleasure trip largely. although we
did some hunting while up III the
Elkhorn valley. The hunting there was
quite good and we had very pleasant
time. OF course we found it very dry
there, just as it is here, and while the
crop returns will be less than in
formeri years. yet the farmers will be
consoled by better prices. No; really
don't know of anything new in army
circles; everything has settled again
into its usual quiet, and affairs are
running smoothly. Senator Sherman
has gone up town and is spending the
most of his time with his friend, Senator
Davis"
Gen. Miles then made some inquiry
concerning the State Fair and expressed
desire to visit it during the afternoon.
which lie did, spending some time on
the grand stand, where lie witnessed
several heats III the afternoons race s.
Gen. Miles was accompanied by his
aide, Capt. Moore, and the two spent
their time largely in their private car.
The party left on the fast train last
evening over the Northwestern for
Chicago.
Senator Sherman put in large part
of yesterday in the company of Senator
Davis and ex-Gov. Ramsey. He had
some business to transact relating TO
property interests in st. Paul. and this
out of the way he lunched at 80 with
Senator Davis and Mr.. Kellogg at Nc
Gees restaurant. AT o'clock the two
senators went to the residence of Gov.
Ramsey, where they remained until
O'Clock.
AGLoBE reporter last evening walked
down the tracks in the union depot
yards until he came to the private car
of Gen. Miles aud his party that was
waiting to be coupled to the North
western limited that left for Chicago at
$40. Climbing on board, he found SEN
ator Sherman buried in the receSSes of
an easy chair. shading his eyes and lis
tening TO the conversation of a group of
ladies and gentlemen who were seated
around him. On stating his GRAND, the
reporter was very cordially asked to sit
down. though the senator said he was
ND boI ba
of the reach of the papers way
down there, and really have nothing
at all to say" remarked he. He had
stopped over in ST. Paul solely on per-
sonal affairs, and would go right
through to Mansfield without stopping,
where he intended taking complete
rest.
When asked what effect the tariff bill
recently passed would have upon the
business interests of the country, the
senator begged off, saying he did not
care to express any opinion. Though
/ do think" he added, rhoughtfully
stroking his siiver-gray hair. "that
there will be general Improvement in
all branches OF industry in the near flu
ture simply because it is utterly impos-
slble for the American nation to stay
down for any great length of time.
LAS to the recent strikes and boy
cotts," he went on, THAT convulsed the
whole country from ocean to ocean,
from the Great Lakes to the gulf, neither
tariffs. nor free trade, nor capital, nor
corporations are in any way the cause.
The consumate vanity of one man, or a
20 IaG Of ror
low. like sheep, into the ditch, and. after
shearng them of their wool, climbed
out on their backs. leaving them
in the hole to get out the best
way possible. | am very sorry for
them" he added. "they had no idea
what they were doing" Mr.. Sherman
did not know what legislation would be
enacted to make recurIance of such a
state of affairs impossible, but felt very
sure that prompt measures should and
would be taken.
Asked as to the three-cornered fight
for the presidential nomination betwee II
Mckinley, Reed and Davis, the senator
declined to have any opinion.
"They are all warm, personal friends
of mine,-, he SAID, land lit would be in
very bad taste, to say the least. to dis
cuss their relative chances. In fact"
he went 0n," it is not at all certain that
amy Of these gentlemen will be pre-.
scented to the convention. 1t is a long
way off, and numerous things might
happen between now and then that
would completely change the complex.
ion of things"
III answer to query by the reporter.
Mr.. Sherman very emphatically said
that in no Gaze was he candidate for
the nomination.
He then begged to be excused from
any further talk. Gen. Miles said to
the reporter as he was leaving, that he
wanted to thank the people of st. Paul
and of Minnesota for a very pleasant
day at the State Fair. I he train then
pulled out and the reporter swung of
the rear coach.