The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-30
II WAS HIS OWN STATE.
Ohio, it is Declared, Beat John Sherma
for the Nomination


New York, Oct 92-E. G. Dunnen,
Washington correspondent of the New
York Times. contributes to his paper a
chapter on Senator Sherman in the Re
publican national convention of 1880.
THAT Mr.. Sherman's expectations of
success as presidential nominee of the
Republican party Were not so glowing
10 others as Of himself" says Mr.. Dun
nell, was plain in Washington just be-
fore the convention met in Chicago. The
canvass for Grant had been- made with
great industry and care and the Grant
managers, while claiming upward of
$50 votes, were only sure of something
like 300. The Blaine men, continuing
the traditional Blaine policy of noise
making and claiming, could not find
300 votes.
1T was evident then, two or three
weeks before the delegates began to
pack their trunks for Chicago, that if
Blaine and Grant had or would have
anything like the strength claimed for
them by their partisanS Sherman would
not begin to have more than $50 votes
and his nomination would depend for
success largely upon the attitude of his
own state in the event of the distribu-
ton of the Grant or Blaine column.
'Garfield's opportunities for ascer-
tanning the leaning of the delegates out
side the delegation from the state of
Ohio were poor indeed if he didn't
speedily reach the conclusion that the
Sherman cause was injured by the
character of the delegates forming the
Sherman line, and that about all the
chance there was for Sherman to win
lay in the presentation from the outset
of a solid vote from Ohio for John
Sherman, But everybody knew that
there We're Blaine men in the delegation
and the mercenaries the Federal en-
ployes from different states, but Nrge-
ly from the south, constituted a more
trustworthy body of supporters than
that from Mr.. Sherman's own state.
AT all times. until after the nomina-
ton of Garfield, the headquarters at
the Grand Pacific hotel of the Ohio
delegation We're the starting place of
a continuous succession Of reports
breat thing insincerity in SheIman's in
terest and expectancy OF a result fatal
TO Sherman.
Mr.. Sherman heard some Of these re-
ports before he wrote Mr. Foster the
letter in which he repeated them, while
accepting Mr.. Fosters assurance that
he did not merit the suspicion of trea-
cherry that rested upon him in Mr.
Sherman's mind.
"Garfield'S nomina ton was helped by
an Ohio demonstration made the day
before the convention met. On that
day the Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette
which had been extremely friendly to
Sherman, appeared in Chicago with a
double-leaded leading editorial. admit |
ting the hopelesSneSS of Sherman's cam
vass. and advising the Ohio delegation |
10 so bag and baggage into the Blaine |
camp. This revived with increased |
earneStneSS the talk for Garfield, and |
greatly disguised the diligent but IN !
impressive Sherman supporters"
Regarding the division over the unit |
rule Mr.. Dunnen says:
The division that followed was in |
tereSting TO sherman chiefly because il |
showed Ohio was divided Garfield |
and Foster. with the help Of Bateman |
and MoultOn. had not kept Il solid even /
on this question that was not essential |
II would have made little difference II /
Grant or Blaine il Ohio had voted for |
ty-four votes for the unit rule The
vote might have given the impression |
that the state was 10 be solid for Sher- /
man.
Every delegate to the 1850 conven-
ton. and every spectator who sat |
through the proceedings while Garfield !
nominated Sherman and made Garfield |
personally known 70 thousands who
mad known him only by reputation:
those who Joined in the applause when |
he entered. and wren his name WAS an
noUncoS by one Pennsylvania delegate
for ballot after ballot. al those who
recall mis- only protest against the use
OF his name when il was seen he was
about 10 become the choice OF the con-
ven,ion. viii with difficulty find any
indication in the vote on the thirty
sixth ballot az participation by the
Grant men IN any arrangement that
may have been secretly made by Ohio !
Republicans 10 compass Garfield's nom
nation or sherman defeat Grant be
gan With 81. votes. and he had 500 on |
the call that nominated Garfield.
There was grave dissatisfaction in
the New York delegation over the nom
ination OF Garfield. and NJ Conklinr
was reported 20 have been furio;siy
angry as he walked from the conver-
ton hall - his hotel along With a Sro;,o
q detected staiwarIs
As il was in 1850. 80 IL has haeu in
Republfcan conventions since that /
year. 50 far as Ohio was concerned |
The atmoS pheTe Of ins:ncerity and ;rea-
cherry has lurksd about the delega tons
ron shat state, and this in spite ct the
most profound assurances from leaders
OF their undying fidelity 20 the snstr,Ic-
tsonS recorded ~ home"