The record-union., 1895-11-21

NEW YORK, Nov. Ex-senator John
Sherman of Ohio was seen to-day in his
room at the Fifth-avenue Hotel by re-
porter. The Senator stated that he mad
met ex-President Harrison and Warner
Miller and had had pleasant chats with
them He added that Mr.. Miller came
to his (the Senator's room last evening,
and they talked over many of the incl
dents of the convention of 1888 Mr
AIiller's recollectiOns of events tailed
with the Senator's.
THE New York delegation" added
the Senator, had a banquet on Satur-
day night before the convention of 1883,
and after Senator Miller had made
speech, they all agreed to support me-
received a telegram to that effect. Sun
day intervened, and in the meantime
Flkins and other friends of Harrison
got Mr.. Platt to agree to vote for me on
the first ballot Monday. The result Is
known. l have no charges to make
against ex-President Harrison, and our
relations are pleasant Whatever bar
gains or promises his friends might
have made he did not sanction them.
because he absolutely refused to al
point Mr.. PIatt, Secretary Of the Treas
ury''
In regard to the national convention
C. 1880 when Garfield was nominated,
he said that when he saw the drift was
FOR Garfield, he telegraphed to his
friends to swing the Ohio delegation for
him.
Did you hear that General Alger in
tended to answer you soon ,?
mo; [ don't believe he has read my
book yet
haf ri w -
fers TO the buying of delegates at the
convention in 1883
Il shall be glad to read his answer.
My relations with General Alger have
been pleasant I simply wrote history
It was his agent who acted for him that
I charged with doing the work
Senator, did you read story to-day
which said Mr.. Harrisons friends would
ask him to say whether he was ca0di-
date for reelection?
No: but I certainly think he should
announce whether he is candidate 0i
not 1t would be much better for him, l
imagine. l don't think he is very pop
ular with the people. In Ohio Mr.. Har-
r:son cannot be said to be very popular
Even when he ran the first time his
own State went against him"
The Senator then turned his atten
ton TO Secretary CarliSle'S speech. The
basic error of the speech was his idea
that legal tenders could be done away
with entirely. IT could not be done. He
said this in substance: The great mis-
take was the way in which the Demo
cratic Administration had tampered
with the gold reserve. 1t should have
issued short bonds of five years dura-
tom which the banks here would have
taken up quickly at ) per cent, and
with this paid the expenses of the Gov
ernment instead of intrenching on the
Oh hft Dc Of
course. would have been paid for in
LEGAL tender notes. Instead of doing
this. the Administration had permitted
Democratic and foreign bankers to
clear SII ,O0000 by selling bonds for
gold at q per cent. Carlisle'S plan pro-
posed last year was impr&cticable.
There are =. 900 national banks. and it
would not do in order to have cur
rency to take the gold out of the United
States Treasury and scatter it around
for these banks to redeem money that
had been issued by these banks.
The Senator said he did not know
when the Republicans would be able
TO organize the Senate. When it came
to an issue in regard to the money. he
thought the East would be against the
Vest. irrespective of party. As long as
Cleveland was President he said, there
would be no silver legislation, because
he favored sound money. The Senator
thought the SlINef craze was On tie
Nane.
INDIANA REPUBLICANS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 20.-The bi
ennial conference of Indiana Repubh-
cans was held tonight
Colonel Richard n. Thompson was
nominated for Chairman of the confer>
ence and was chosen by acclamatioa
with great enthusiasm, which was
heightened by an eloquent speech when
he ascended the rostrum.
The meeting was then opened to vol
unteer speakers. and General Tom Nei-
son of Terre Haute, Charles w. Fair
banks of this city and others addressed
the meeting.
The feature of the conference was a
scene during the speech Of Mr.. Fair
hanks that was remarkable. In he
course Of his remarks Mr.. Fairbanks
declared that the Republicans would be
led to victory in 1896 by the most Illus
tr;ous Republican in the United Statea
BENJAMIN Harrison" At this point
several cheers were made for Mckinley.
over 500 representative Indiana Re-
publicans were present At midnight