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StHERMAN'S MEMOIRS
Sl,u Of lhs National Republican
Convention Of 1880
vmru NOMINATED GARFIELD.
n, S,ua,or Deeply Wounded By WHAT
he Regarded as a Breach
OF Faith.


".,.,arc. in his memoirs, 10 the Re-
's,,,sn national convention Of 1850,
rs,rh nominated James a. Garfield
-, tbe Pftsldency-ihe reiereno"
xbicb has teen tho subject Of
,,ms newspaper discussion within tue
mast few monthsi
pur,ns the month OF April delegates
vat, wlec,sd from the different Con.
1,.,,,,paI districts Of the state Of ohi1
- attend the stale convention.
Tns ,rn,imeut IN my favor was clearly
.,nt,,aed 10 nearly every county OF
Jl,tfict In the STATE.
Wh,le In ONO, mad consullation,
a, Columbus, with Governor Foster,
,s.Ciuyefnof Daunlspn ami number
- nsr.onAl friends, all OF whom ex.
,,is..d great confidence that by tho
iims lhs state convention mes the
,,i.ndlv feeling In favor VI Biaine, IN
cons Of the dis,flcis VI Ohio, wJnIu he
,,.,yed I'm delefeuce to tbs apparent
,risbe, OF the great msIority. In that
event. In case my nomination should
n,oye practicable, the whole dslega-
ION could bs very easily changed 10
M Blainr. AZ to General Grant,
ihoush he had many warm personal
tteud, In ONO, yet on accouut Of Oh
isrtions 10 n thlfd term, very few
desired bis nomination.
p,lof 10 tue state convention | had
an Interview with General Garfield,
which be sought at my Office IL the
aepaftmenl, and lac expressed his
nae .Haa. Iaaa
and bis witb TO bo q delegate Al large.
20 that lao might aid ne effectively.
-
mad not doubt Of the support Of
Governor Foster, with WHOM / had
been IN close corfespondence, anu WHO
expressed wrong desire iof my noni-
inatlon.
fle persons named by the conven-
iion ~ delegates nj large TO the Ma
tIOnal ronveution were William Den-
nsou, James A. Garfield, Charles
Foster, aud Warner Al. Bstsman, who
were Instructed iof me.
The trend Of puDiio sentiment, AZ
shown by the newspapers, Indicated
that Grantaud Blaine would each have
very strong following Ia the nation.
al convention, but thaI the Coolest
betN.en them might lead TO my nom
instion.
Al thls time was In constant com.
municAti0n with Gen. Garfield, by lei
isfs aud also by interviews, AS We were
both In Washington.
The national convention met June
.,lssO. Four days were oc.
eupied Ia pefiectiug tho permanent
tfganlEAliOn aud tue nomination VI
candidate for President Daring this
time minority OF nine OF tho uelegu-
ton Of Ohio announced their deter.
mutation 10 vote for Blaine. THIS was
fatal move for Blaine, and uniouO,.
ely led 10 his defeat.
Loug before tho ventiOn 1 had
declared In published Interview that
"blAine Is u splendid man, abs anu
tmlnently iit for President. II
nominated he will hnd no one CIV
Ing him u heattier support than my
stll.D
We were connected by early ties Of
association and kinehip, AMI nad been
ana were then wa m friends. Blaine,
when confident OF the nomination,
SAID 10 me, "ro NJ living man does
The American people owe deeper
uebl Of gratitude than TO John Sner.
mae for giving them resumption win
al IL blessing. Az necfetaTy Of thu
tieitufy, he has been the suocess oi
the age"
lhs folly Of few men made 90.
operation imptactlcablo. received
opposition Ia Ohio from his pretended
friends. anu he Therefore LOST the Ohio
uelegAllon, which, but for this def,c-
Hu a.. H..
sure hAu Jailed 10 receive II, Tho
vote o. my itiends would have Domin.
h'eu blslueAt any period VI tho com
Nention, buI under the conditions then
existing u was imposaiblv ~ secure
'h,s vote 10 either Blaine or Grant.
Toe nnhl result was the selection OF
., p E,.,S candida. anu the nomination
Tbs course OF tho OHIO dele ;a,ion
Ws tue sui Ject OF some oevore com.
lehl anu perhaps Of un'ounded sus-
p,elons o. petidy on the part OF some
VI Tue delegates.
As soon as heard OF tho movement
70 nominate Garfield, cent the fol.
lowing lelegTAm 10 MIR. Dennisou;
n, NAshlNdToN, June Is, 1880.
nun. william Dsnuihon, Convention,
Chicago:
o., whenever the vote OF Ohio will be
ilkeiy 10 nominate Garfield, I appsal
70 every delegate 10 vote Tor him. Let
ONO be solid. Make tile same hpDenl
~ my name TO North Carolina and
every delegate who has voted for ms,
nj. JOnE SHERMAN"
ihe moment ths Nomination WAS
naue sent the following Dispatch 10
Garfield,
WAsHIguToN, -. O.,
Hon James A. Garfield, Cnicagc,
eongIatulate you with all my hoari
Upon your nomination Nh PTesiusnt.
10Y nave saved the Republican party
anu We country from great psril ana
INSURED the continued suoosss Of Re.
publican principles.
JoIS SHERMAN."
IN limo / became thoroughly nd.
Vlued OF what occurred At the Chicago
CONVENTION anu had becomu thorough
" Ieolnclled to the Teiull, though ife-
quehuy afterwards | heard inoidenis
hnu uetaI' which 0ccssiOned mo great
pllh anu winch teemed to establish the
want OF sincerity ON ths part OF some Of
she delegates aud tended 10 show that
,o1 some time before tho meetings o!
no convention the nomination of
Sehetsl Garfield had been nateei IA.
90. Alter Ito clobs | had Dumefous
I'.efs from delegales from other Atatef, |
bitterly Of tho conduct VI
Wv ONO delegation ami giviny this a.
y n.y. ,''soh why ihoy had not voted for