The Portland daily press., 1895-10-26

thus have secured his nomination.. The
action of these nine delegates. who re-
fused to carry out the wishes OF the State
convention, prevented the possibility oil
the vote of Ohio being cast for Mr.
| Blcine.
| BLAINE'S OPINION OF SHERMAN.
Long before tho convention l had de-
olared in published interview bhat
'Blaine is a splendid man, able ana emil
nently fit for President. If nominated
he will find no one giving him heartier
support than myself. " We were con
nected by early ties of association and
kinship. and had been and were then
| warm friends Blaine, when confident
of the nomination said of me,
| tsTo no living man does the American
neonle owe a deeper debt of gratitude
! than to John Sherman, for giving them
resumption with all its blessings. AS
secretary of the treasury he has been the
success of the age He is as eminently
| fiji for presldenst as any man in America,
and should he be nominated all am
canable of doing will be done to aid in
his election. Should it Ee my fortune
TO become president, or should it fall to
the lot of any Republican, no one olect-
| cd could afford to do less than invite
| S6CI0UtbrY W lOih"th Wnoi0 ho
| isl
The folly Of a few men made co-oper a-
| zion imp racticable I received opposition
| in Ohio from his pretended friends. and
| he therefore lost the Ohio delegation,
which but for this detection would have
made his nomination sure had L failed to
| receive it.
| The speech of Gen. Garfield nominat-
ing me, has always been regarded as a
specimen of brilliant eloquence, the close
! ii which I insert:
"You ask for his monuments. l point
you to twenty five years of national
tatutes Not one great beneficent law
aas been placed OH our statute books
without his intelligent and powerful aid.
he aided to formulate the laws that
Haised our great armies, and carried Us
through the war; his hand was seen in
he workmanship of those statutes that
| 'estored the unity of the States. His
| and was in all that great legislation
that created the war currency, and in a
still greater work that redeemed the
promise Of the government, and made
'ur currency the equal of gold. And
| when at last called from the halls of leg
| Station into a high executive office he
| displayed that experience, intelligence,
| armness, and purpose of character which
| has carried us through stormy period.
| Great fiscal affairs of the nation and the
great business interests OF our country he
has preserved while executing the law of
resumption and effecting his object
without jar, and against the false
prophecies of one-half the press and all
! the Democracy of this continent He
has shown himself able to meet with
calmness the great emergencies of the
government for twenty-five years. He
has trodden the perilous heights of pub.
| lie duty, and against all the shafts Of
malice has borne his breast unharmed
He has stood in the blaze OF that fierce
light which beats upon throne, but
its fercest ray has found no flaw in his
armor, no stain on his shield.
THE DOMINATION OF GARFIELD.
ssOn the first ballot nine of the Ohio
delegation voted for Mr.. Blaine, 81 for
me, and one for Edmunds. The general
result was 3O4 for Grant, 2S4 for Blaine,
SO for Sherman 81 for Edmunds, 80 for
Washington, 10 or Window. The vote