The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
GARFIELDS SILENT.
Make No Answer to Senator
Sherman's InSinuatiOns.
They May Reply to Them but
Not Now.
GARFIELD DEFENDED.
A Member of the 1880 COnven-
tiOn Takes His Part.
Says He Was Never a Moment
DislOyal to Sherman.

CLEVELAND, Oct IA great deal OF
interest is manifested here by political
workers concerning the review of Sena-
tor Sherman's book which was sent out
from Chicago last night by the Associ-
ated Press. The eldest son of President
Garfield, Harry Garfield, was seen this
morning by reporter, and while ad-
verse 20 expressing himself, finally said:
81 would much prefer not to be quoted
or to say anything on the subject. 1t
has been the policy of the family not to
reply to charges that are made against
my father, 90 we have never given any
attention to such as the Roscoe Cunkling
matter and other things of that kind.
There are in the possession of our
family all the letters, manuscripts, diar-
les and such matter that was left by my
father, and it is our intention to answer
all charges in the form Of biography
rather than as the charges are made
Il do know one thing. am, and been
a warmadmirer and friend of Senator
Sherman's and 1 know my father al
ways was. OF course Senator Sherman
has perfect right to his own opinions
as has everybody else. The nomination
in 1880 was considered by nv fathers
friends and by nearly everyb body to be
the result of peculiar condition of af-
fairs.
"Whatever Senator Sherman may
think of it is his own matter and he has
right to his own opinions. 1t may be
that we will have something to say
regarding this matter, but l will not say
that we will l could only Say that after
conference with the family and looking
over some of the papers.
"lt does not seem 10 me right or proper
for any one to make charges by Infer
ence, but they should be sub
stantiated by papers and documents
do not care to enter
into controversy over it. and prefer not
to discuss the matter until l have seen
the book. which l have ordered think
then whatever reply we may decide to
make will likely be made in the form of
a biography.
But at the same time it is possible we
may decide otherwise and make a state.
ment regarding it'
Defends GARFIELD's MEMORY.
Editor AiIens Says He Was Not for Ono
Moment Dis1oyaI to sherman.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 19-To an Associat-
ed Press reporter A. J. Aikens of the
Evening Wisconsin said today: 81 at
tended the national Republican conven-
ton that nominated James A. Gar
ASA0 lOA AOSAOOub III 1901 anu WAS
present at all sessions. l heard
all the nominating speeches, and re-
member particularly the speech of Mr.
Garfield nominating John Sherman in
behalf of the Ohio delegation.
The opening of this speech was such
that no man who heard it can forget it;
not only the matter, but the manner
of Mr. Garfield in the open
ing of his speech indicated
great zeal, truthfulness aud earnes:ness
in his nomination of Senator Sherman.
There was no sentence in any Of these
speeches comparable in my idea to the
opening sentence of that speech.
THE balloting went on from
day to day until the Seth ballot
when. Mr.. Garfield was nominated
with whoop and hurrah as every one
knows. The night before his nomina-
ton l called upon Mr.. Garfield with a
view to securing his consent 10 accept
the nomination if rendered to him.
"Nr. Gartield'5 manner in rejecting all
overtuyes could not be mistaken by any
man who heard such an interview as had
wi him. And it is due to the truth of his
tory and the memory of Mr. Garfield
that he made no trade arrang ement
by which he should receive that nomi-
nation. tIe was taken up by the whirl-
wind as autumn leaves aud carried into
the presidential chair