St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-10

certain movement was made in regard
! TO nomination which | wished to an
! tagonlZe and defeat. l thought ! could
pest accomplish this by having my name
presented 10 the convention. | did not
attend the convention at Franklin Mills,
but arranged with Ira Gardner, a dele
gate from Freedom, q faithful and de-
voted friend of Gen. Garfield. to have my
name presented, and at the proper mo-
ment to withdraw my name by author
! lty, and 10 turn over my following. as
far as possible. to Gen. Garfield. We
knew that several names would be pre-
sented, anc several ballots would occur
! before result was reached. When all
the names but three were Withdrawn
during the ballotings, the proper mo-
| ment had arrived for Mr.. Gardner to
, withdraw my name, which he did as
arranged. and, as Mr. Gardner told
me, on his return from the conven-
ton, the nomination of Gen. Garfield
was promptly and easily made after the
withdrawal OF my name. Mr.. Gardner
was greatly delighted with the success
or cur little strategy, and | was far
better satisfied than l could have been
with nomination and election to all
of1lce which l did not want. Gen. Gar
Held afterwards fully understood the
action of Mr.. Gardner.'
Garfield was one of the leading men,
bers of the state senate during the WIN
ter of secession, and when Lincoln made
the call for $4,000 three-months men.
Gen. Dennison gave him a lieutenant
colonePs commission, and he returned
to Northern Ohio and raised a regi.
ment. From that date his history is a
familiar story.
While in the army the Portage County
Democrat nominated him tor congress,
aud in personal letters Mr.. Hall urged
him to 60 to congress, believing be
could there render the Union cause
more service than in the field, and he
finally assented. AS indicative of the
relations which existed between the two
men we quote the following private
letter, written by the late president to
Mr.. Hall:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S. 1S76.-Lyman
". Hall-My Dear Friend: 1t seems as
though a century of events had tran
spired since L first. received a letter
from you. l can hardly believe that it
was less than eighteen years ago that l
was honored and made happy by the
fact that you called me "Dear Friend"
But OF all the kind and fatherly words
which you have spoken and written
during these years none has been more
gratefully received than those of the
oath inst. What man in public or in
private life has ever before had the
friendship of such father and such a
son for so many years of sunshine and
storm as / have had in yourself and
Halsey?
In the darkest hours of assault and
detraction the light of your friendship
has shone through the gloom like a fixed
star that knows no eclipse, and has
cheered me more than any words of
mine can tell you. And now when the
day seems to be breaking upon the long
night, l give you both my morning
thanks from full heart.
In all l have ever attempted to do In
public or in private l have placed my
reliance upon honest hard work and an
undinching adherence to my convic-
tons. To know that my purposes and
efforts are recognised by men like you
and Halsey is better than the applause
of thousands.
l am sure you will be glad to know
that more than five hundred letters
have come TO me within the last two
weeks from all quarters of the country
approving OF my speech in the house
ana my article in the Atlantic
1t is clear that we must fight the same
fierce and arrogant spirit of rebellion
which made Itself so offensive before
the war, and believe our Northland
will rise in indignant rebuke at their
insolence.
In regard to my own future I am not
50 clear as to the path Of duty. l have