The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-22
IIGBR and SHERMAN.
The Michigan Soldier Answers the
Ohio Statesman.
SENATOR'S STATEMENTS DENIED.

General Aigcr Declares That No MONEY
Was Usedat tho Conycntion TO Influence
Delegates 10 His Favor. as Charged by
the Senator.
DETROIT, Nov. ee-Gencrai r. A. Alger
has written lengthy letter to The Tribune
IN reply to Senator John Sherman's
charges against tho generals friends, as
contained In the second volume OF Sher-
mans recollections.
The writer quotes Senator Sherman's
language In which Sherman, in referring
10 the circumstances attending the contest
in the Republican national convention Of
1859, WROTE y believe, and hat, as Thought.
conclusive proof that the friends of Cen
sral Aigcr substantially purchased the
votes of many Of the delegates from tho
southern states. who had been instructed
by their conventions to vote for mt"
He quotes Senator Sherman's assertion
to the effect that although he had learned
with complaisance Of the explanations Of
the wavering Of the Ohio and New York
delegation from his (Sherman's) support
that the only feeling Of resentment en-
tertained was in regard to the action Of
the frlen Is OF General Algcr in tempting
with money poor negroes to violate tho in
structions OF their constituents
In reply to these quotations, General AL
ger says that he should not have intruded
this mstter upon the public were 1t not for
the fact that it appeared that Senator
Sherman had gone out Of the way to in
suit his (Alger's) friends, as we'll as him
self.
General Aiger says that when the SEN
ator's charges were first made, immedi-
ately after tho convention, he was es-
pecially distressed because of the warm
friendship existing between himself and
family and General w II. Sherman and
family. In view OF this, he wrote General
Sherman, assuring him that there was no
foundation for the charges, and that no
had not replied to them on account OF the
nge OF tho senator, OF his great name, and
/. hecausc of the injury such talk would do
the party.
General sherman in reply wrote. II as
sure you that entertain for you the same
sentiment OF respect aud affection us al
ways. If anything ever shook my faith in
you, 10 was that you stopped to the level Of
a politician. A soldier of repute, a gentle
man and ono who has such family and
business as General Alger, ought to hold
himself above that level. But this Is
cminently a free country and YOU had as
good a right to enter tho race as had John
Sherman. You made good show of votes,
and il you bought some, according to uni
versal usage. surely don't blame YOU.
laughed ut John for trying to throw off on
ANYBODY. He was fairly beaten ut the con
vcntion, and congratulated him ON his
escape"
Continuing General Alpcr saws that dur
ing tho excitement of 'ss he maid little Mt
tention to the reports In question. as moth.
ing lind nprnared over Senator Sherman,s
name but TINT now the case il different.
He then gives an ANALYSIS Of the southern
votes received by sherman and himself at
the Chicago convention. According TO
this showing Sherman on the fifth ballot
(tbe one in which Aluer recetred the high
est number of yotcs> received 100 votes
from southern states. AGAINST Aleer's 90.
moi inclndlng however twcntv.eioh VOTES
fronn Artnrs.s and Misaonri which c,ue
yoluntarilv nlsdged tn Aiger nndor the
IsaSersbin az General Howell clavton md
Uon Thanncov Fulav az tho o,ho,