The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-20
CAPABLE OF PROOF.
That Gen. G arfield Broke Faith
With Sherman.
STATEMENT BY AN OHIO LEADER
Foraker Sorry the Book Was Published
Before the ElectIon-Gen. Har-
rison In Quarantine.

Cincinnati. Oct le.-Hon. ". A. Bate
man, who was one OF the deleg ates-at-
large TO the national Republican eonSen-
ton in 1850 from Ohio. and who has been
a close friend OF Senator Sherman in all
the latter's contests for the presidential
nomination. returned from Boston tonight.
He has been in communication with Sen
ator Sherman during the writing or the
senator's book, and is impressed with the
conservative reference 10 the national
conventions az which Senator sherman
was defeated. Mr. Bateman was the man.
ager Of Senator Saerman's interests for
year or more prior TO the convention or
1Sso. 1t is evident, from his reasons for
not submitting TO formal interview, that
he has evidence OF Gen. Garfeld's course
prior to the assembling of the conven-
ton OF 1850, which shows that the general
was too active in his own interests In
stead OF those OF Sherman, to whom he
was pledged personally as well as by the
instructions OF the Ohio Republican con-
vention. 1t is stated that letters are stin
in existence IN which Gen. Garfield be-
fore going TO the convention wrote earn
estiy to those who We're working for his
nomination. In one letter Gen. Garfield
asked distinguished Republican OF Penn
sylvania whether the latter thought it
would hurt the formers prospects for
Gen. Garfield to go to the Chicago con-
vention at the head of the Sherman
forces. The person advised him to go TO
the convention, present Senator Sherman's
name and fight the Conkling plan for the
nomination Of Gen. T. s Grant.
ination Of Gen. U. s. Grant.
The delegates at large from Ohio in 1870
were Gen. Garfield, Gov. Foster, ex-Ciov.
Dennison and Mr.. Bateman. There were
many reports at the time about this big
four not pulling together: that Garfield
was candidate for the nomination him.
self; that Foster was candidate for vice
president on the ticket with Blaine: that
ex-Goy. Dennison, who had been in Lin
coins cabinet, was candidate for vice
president on the ticket with Grant, and
that Mr. Bateman was the only one who
was sincerely working for Sherman with
out regard TO himself. Mr.. Bateman said
peatedly at the Chicago convention in 1880
before the balloting commenced by the
Grant men and offered the second place on
the ticket. Gov. Dennison declined, but
also stated most emphat.cally that he
would not accept the nomination and
could not in honor do so, as he was
pledged to Senator Sherman as the only
Ohio candidate before the convention.
Garfield and Foster did not attend the
meetings and conferences of Dennison and
Bateman with the Ohio delegates, and
there was at the time no secret among the
other delegates as to the attitude Of these
two delegates at large. The only thing
that is brought out now by the publication
Of Sherman's book is the reference to let
tiers that Garfield wrote to certain friends
in his own interest before leaving for the
Chicago convention in 1850. 1t is generally
believed that Mr.. Bateman has an accu-
mutation of evidence on the defeat Of
Sherman.