Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
They are Disturbed Over Senator
Sherman's Book.
FEAR IT WILL MJUPE THEIR FAVORITE
There is Always a Division Of Sem
t;ment in Ohio.
HEIR ONLY HOP E

The friends of Gov Mckinley are greatly
disturbed over the attention attracted by
Mr.. Sherman's book, and fear that the con-
sequences may be injurious to their favor
ties presidential prospects. The story as 1t
relates to Ohio is merciless in its exposition
of former party feuds, and as many OF the
leaders implicated are still living ana stlli
active in affairs. they may decide TO come
forward in defense of themselves. In this
event the country may be called to witness
the most intensely bitter family row of the
century.
Surprise at the Lack of Foresight.
Surprise is expressed that a man of Mr.
Sherman's experience should not nave lore
seen all this and, moreover, that ne "ouio
subject himself to some of the CRITICISM
that he now levels at Charles Foster ana
Others This criticism is already heard.
A comparison is drawn between the ONO
situation in 1880 and the situation today as
respects the purposes of the repuphcanS
of the state in the matter of a presidential
candidate. Mr.. Sherman complains tnat
he lost the nomination in 1880 because or the
failure of the Ohio delegation to impress
the convention with the sincerity of its sup
port of his candidacy. The delegation IN
this way became discredlted. sherman
stock in other states went down. Leaders
from other states were afraid to trade with
the Ohio people, laboring, as they did, under
the suspicion that the buckeyes, belns at
war among themselves, might not De aDle
to carry out any negotiations entered INTO.
Now, as is pointed out, that IS one OF the
dangers to be apprehended from MIR. sner-
mans present course. He is IN FAVOR OF the
nomination of Gov. Mckinley next year.
He may go as one of the delegates at large
from Ohio to the national convention 10
urge that nomination. But he has impaired
the usefulness of the delegation IN advance. ,.,
The country will then still be ringing with
this story Of 1880. inopportunely revived by
Mr. Sherman, and Ohio will again be an OBJ
feet of suspicion. The question will be ask
ed: Is this delegation any more sincerely Tor
Mckinley than the delegation of 1880 was
for Sherman?
A Division of Sentiment.
Unfortunately for Governor Mckinley,
the charge already exists that there is
division of sentiment In the state in his
case as there was in that of Mr.. Sherman.
If Charles Foster and Gen. Garfield were
lukewarm toward Mr.. Sherman, so also 1t
Is said that J. B. Foraker and others are
delegation will be instructed in the one
case as it was in the other. but the effect
will be lost if the delegation fails to estab-
lish credit with the convention.
The Complaint Against Sherman.
Herein lies the complaint against Mr..
Sherman. He has added to the difficulty of
his home delegation before the next con-
vention. He has tagged it in advance with
q doubt. Friends of other candidates will
be likely to say: Here are those Ohio fell
lows again, shouting for their candidate
with leak in their lungs. Their cry is not
hearty. 1t lacks force. How many of them
are really for Mckinley? And to whom
will they be likely to go with Mckinley out
of it? Is there to be another Garfield de-
veloped?" Not even Mr.. Sherman himself
1t is contended, can hope altogether to
neutralize as a delegate the effect of his
work as historian. Let him plead never
SO earnestly for Mckinley, Ohio's voice
must still be weak in the nominating hail.
Hope of the Mckinley People.
The hope of the Mckinley people is that
the leading men attacked by Mr.. Sherman
may either forego reply at this time, or,
in making one, consider more than Mr..
Sherman has done the interests of the
party and not add unnecessarily to its enl-
barra ssments They are mere than sur
prised at Mr. Shermans Judgment, or lack
of Judgment in this matter. Some of them
are Indignant and it is clear that in the
event of Gov. McKinley's defeat next year
Mr.. Sherman will have score to settle
which may prove to be almost as embar-
RAISING to him as that Gen. Garfield found
himself held for in 1880. Gen. Garfield.
supporting Mr.. Sherman for President,
yielded to an Importantly to take for him.
self what he had found it impo ssible to Sc
cure for his friend. Mr.. Sherman. sup
porting Gov. Mckinley for President, has
the very men upon whom Gov. Mckinley
Is relying for success. If those men are
injured by reason of this action on his
part. and rendered the less effective as
agents next year, Mr.. Sherman will be held
responsible
The Man Who Influenced Him.
The point also is made that Mr. Sherman
has written too much on this subject under
the influence of Warner NJ. Bateman Mr.
Rateman 9 near rela tive Of Mr. Sherman
and was made a delegate at large from
Ohio to the convention in 1850 on that ac-
count. His disappointment was necessar-
lily keener than that of the other delegates
at the failure of the Sherman program,
and the charge is made that he saw things
In a biased and exaggerated light.
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