The Indianapolis journal., 1895-10-22

heartier support than myself We were con-
kinship. a. and had had been and were then warm arm,
friends. Blaine, when confident of the nom
nation, said OF me: TO no living man does
of gratitude than to John Sherman for
giving them resumption with all its bless
ings. AS Secretary of the Treasury he has
eminently lit for President as any man in
America and should he be nominated, all
I am capable of doing will be done to aid
in his election. Should 1t be my fortune
to become President. or should ii fall to the
lot of any Republican, no one elected could
afford to do less than invite Secretary
of a few men made cooperation imprac-
ticable. L received opposition in Ohio from
the Ohio delegation, which. but for this
detection, would have made his nomination
sure had / failed TO receive it.
GARFIELD'S MEMORABLE SPEECH.
'sThe speech of General Garfield nominat-
ing me has always been regarded as
specimen of brilliant eloquence rarely sur
passed, the close of which insert:
"eYou ask for his monuments I point
YOU to twenty-five years of national stat
utes Not one great beneficent law mas
been placed our statute books without
his intelligent and powerful aid. He aided
to formulate the laws that raised our great
armies and carried US through the war,
his hand was seen in the Workmanship OF
the States His hand in all that great
legislation that created war currency, and
in a still greater work that redeemed
our currency the equal of gold. And when.
at last called from the halls OF legislation
into into gsne nigh intellisence firmness and
pose of character which has carried us
through the stormy period. The great fiscal
affairs of the Nation and the great bust
ness interests of our country he has pre-
served while executing the law or reSump-
ton and erecting it's object, without a jar,
and against the false prophecies or one
half the press and all the Democracy of
this continent He has shown. himself able
to meet with calmness the. great emergen-
years He has trodden the perilous heights
of public duty and against all the shafts
OF malice has borne his breast unnaTmea, afe,
light which beats upon a throne but It's
fiercest ray has found no flaw in his armor,
no stain on his shield.
and 1 for Edmunds. The general result was
sOi for Grant M ITrnds M ros ' ~ for y Washburne.
10 for Window. The vote OF my friends
would have nominated Blaine, at any period
fions then existing it was impossible 10
secure this vote to either Blaine or Grant.
Tie final result was the seiectlon OF
field. Ii is probable that II | had received
the united vote of the Ohio delegation l
would have beer been Garai nomn5i'eGG Grant nf and Mr..
Rlaine were of a friendly character, but
II is hardly worth while to comment on
s.T,ba Course of the Ohio delegation was
the subject of severe comment ana per-
hans of unfounded suspicious of perfldy on
as 7 heard Of the movement to nominate
GARFIELD | sent the following telegram TO
Mr. Dennison: ,, 1854
"sTo Hon. William Dennison, Conven-
tion. Chicago. Ill, - ,,La
whenever the vote Of Ohio VII BELL be IKE
ly TO assure the nomination OF Garneio; |
appeal TO every delegate TO vote for nm;
dde det ohio be solid Make the same appeal
in my name to North Carollna anu e'e''
oeiesa'e "''o ".JOHN SHERMAN.
.sThe moment the nomination was made
I sent the following dispatch 10 oarheiu
TO Hon. James A. Garfield. Chicago:
81 congratulate you with All my nea.s
y4n;ifed states You have saved the Repub-
lican party and the country from sIea.
neril and assured the continued success
OF Republican psinc,p.egsG; SHERMAN,
RAD FAITH ALLEGED.
s.In time I became thoroughly advised OF
what occurred at the Chicago convention
and had become entirely reconciled TO the
result. though frequently afterward heard
Incidents and details which occasioned me
great pain and which seemed to establish
the want of sincerity on the part of some
of the delegates and tended TO show tnat
for some time before the meeting OF the
convention the nomination of General Car
field had been agreed upon. After its close
had numerous letters from delegates from
other States complaining bitterly oil the
conduct of the Ohio delegation and giving
this as a reason why they had not voted
for me- | was assured that large portions
of the Massachuset,s Honnee.Su' ION, hd no,i.;ed IT
Governor Foster that they were ready 10
vote for me whenever their vote was re-
quired. but no such request ca came ne from rom
ject of public discussion in the newspapers.
/ was content with the result, but was
regard as a breach of faith on the part of
some of the Ohio delegation, and especially
of Governor Foster, who had been fully
course / received a letter from him on
the 23d of June answering the allegations
that had been publicly made in regard to
him and explaining his action In reply 1
wrote him the following letter:
Washington ID. c., June 80, 1880.
Dear Sir--Y0ur letter of the 23d came
while l was still absent on the Chesapeake
bay. 1 regret that did not see you. for
free conversation would be far more
satisfactory than letter writing. l wish
to be, perfectly frank with you. as since /
| felt for YOU warm friendship and have al
ways had the greatest confidence in you.
Il confess. however, lndl the lnIorudtlOn
received in regard TO your operations in
Chicago has greatly weakened this feel
| ing and left painful impression upon my
| would have done by you under like circum-
| stances. Your letter chased away much of
| this impression. and perhaps the better
| way would be for me TO write no more,
| but to treat your letter as entirely satis-
| factory and conclusive. Still 1 think it
right for me to give you the general basis
| of the impressions had formed.
My first impulse was TO send you at
| once a mass OF letters from delegates and
| others attending the convention, but this
| would only create a controversy and per-
| haps betray confidence which I could not
| doubt The general purport of these letters
| is that while you spoke freely and kindly
| of me, yet there always kind of re-
serve in favor Of Blaine and a hesitation
| in pressing me that indicated a divided
| opinion. that partly by the divisions in the
| ohio delegation and partly by the halfway
| support OF yourself, and perhaps others,
| the Ohio delegation lost its moral strength
| and practically defeated me before any
ballot was had
DID NOT ACCEPT VOTES.
" This general impression i could have
passed by but 1t was distinctly stated to
me by delegates and friends of delegates
present in the convention that they offered
I the votes Of large lortions OF their re-
spective delegations to you with the UNDER
standing that they were TO be cast for me
whenever you indicated the proper moment.
This was specifically said as to Indiana