The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-22
He HAD NO REGRETS.
John Sherman Was Not Sore at
General Garfield.
The Blame is Charged Mostly to
Charles Foster.
A LETTER TO FOSTER.
1t Explains How He Felt About
His Defeat.
Foster Had a Chance to Name
Him and Didn't.

Charles Foster, shows how much to
heart Mr.. Sherman took his defeat.
Is In time L became thorough
ly advised of what occurred at the
Chicago conven ton, and mad become
entirely recoEciled to the result,
though frequently afterwards l heard
incidents and details which occasioned
me great pain and which seemed to
esta hlish the want of sincerity on the
part of some of the delegates, and
tended to sh wv that for some time
before the meeting of the convention
the nomination of General Garfield had
been agreed upon. After it's close l had
numerous letters from delegates from
other states, complaining bitterly of the
conduct of the Ohio delegation and
giving this as reason why
they had not voted for me. l was
assured that large portions of the
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
Jersy and other delegations had noti-
fed General Foster that they were
ready to vote for me whenever their
vote was required, but no such re-
quest came from him. The matter
had been made the subject of public
discussion in the newspapers. l was
content with the result, but was
deeply wounded by what L could not
but regard as a breach of faith on the
part OF some of the Ohio delegation,
and especially of Governor Foster,
who had been fully advised of nv
feelings in regard to his course. re-
ceived a letter from him on the 23d of
June. answering the Allegations that
had been publicly made in regard to
him and explaining his action. In
i ply wrote him the following letter:
WASHINGTON, June 80, $780,
came while was e+iI1 absan+ -, 49,.
ChesaneaIle hav rerret tbat Ala
not soc Won for q free copva~Sa4ioT1
would be far more satisfactory fl'an
letter writing. l wish to he nei.fectiv
frank with YOU. as since I first. becan1t.
ACQUAINTED with Won 7 have felt fo7.
Won warm friendship ana bevo 81.
va,rs had entire orf,iarca j., ~,
confess however fbaf The i, ,,ns+il,+,
received in regard r., 1-ol7,. C,,e,.e, 80
! in Chicago had greatly Weakened this
feeling and Left a Dainfr,l iInnreseion
upOn nv mind that 7-f,,, boo not C7o,,o
! nv me AZ yzo,,1d boro do,,o Nv 80,
/ 11nder like ci,cu,,,e+a,,cee Xo,,,.
/ latter chased avva1 - 81 ~
inanression. and nerbaoe tho ba++a,.
/ ~ ,vould he f1,. 80 70 80 ~,
I more. hui to treat vonr letter as Ar.
tir.elv safisfactorv and oonci,7s;I,
3 On n
YOU the general basis of the imnras-
! sions l had formed. NV FIRST innulse
was to send Won a mass of letters
/ from DELEGATES and others ATTENDING,
the convention. INIT his could onl9
create controversy and perhaps be-
tray confidence, which I c5uld not do
( The general purpo1.t of these letters is
! that. while Won smoke freely and
/ kindly If re vet tba,.a 1z,as ,rtyoE~e :,
]
/ a hesitation in r,ressin0 me that in.5;-
( Gated 4 divided oDinio,, that nartlv l,,,
/ the divisions IN the Ohio IaIarstio1
! ana parflv nv the halfway Sunlight of
Yourself. and. nerbans others +be
/ Ohio DELEGATION lot ifS moral 81 renqefL
/ and practically defeated me before
! any ballot was had.
/ Tnis General impression T conld have
rassed by. Int if was diSt;ncflv e+a+ad
/ TO me. bv dele0ates and friends Of
! delecates present in the oonvent;on
! that thew Droffered the votes ~ LARGO
/ portions of their respective deIeera tions
to Won. with the understanding that
! thew were 70 be cast for me xvbenevcr
YOU indicated the nroner moment
/ This was specifically said as to In
| diana, Massachusetts, and the Blaine
/ portion of the Pennsylvania delega-
ton. 1t was said you prevented
/ Massachusetts from voting for me
from about the tenth to the fifteenth
ballot on Monday; that nine of the
Connecticut delegates held themselves
ready to vote for me on your call, but
that you put it off. and Harrison is
quoted as saying that twentv-six votes
from Indiana were ready to be cast
for me Monday, at any time after a
few ballots. but they were withheld
on account of Representations from
the Ohio delegat on. Mr. Billings of
Vermont is quoted as saying that the
Vermont delegation, with two or three