The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-03
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
Some Effects of sherman,s rhe
Eyes of the Nation Are On Mr. Pad


New York, December 9Th. n,,v,os'
Washington special says we are ho,,nd to
hear great deal Of John Sherman : hook
before the winter is over. 1t ia NOT likely
to be dramatized, but simply as tho story
of many political acts, it was canab1e of
stirring up in Ohio great deal Of the
oontentiousness that has PREVAILED at
all times in the Buckeye State. IT seems
that the Ohio plan was to be daveloned
by the McKinleyites in such a fashion as
to land all the Ohio leaders in stfat"
places. Mckinley was to be the candidate
for President; Sherman was to baoome
his Secretary of the Treasury; Foster was
to be made Senator. This scheme did not
make Foraker Senator or provide for his
further elevation; but everything that
could help Mckinley had been done when
Senator Sherman's book appeared.
Now, since Sherman's book has been
discussed, there are new breaches in the
Ohio forces. Mr.. Sherman has awakened
old animosities and provoked new ones.
He does not care much for the Treasury
bait; he much more than half susnects
and despises Foster, and he has no use
for Foraker. The chances of securing a
solid Mckinley delegation, that will start
from Ohio ''solid, and for once he solid
when it reaches the National Convention.
have not been at ell increased nv the
opportunity to read about events as Sher-
man remembers them.
The publication of his recollections by
Sherman recalls little talk heard not
long ago at Chamberlin's between
General Absalom Baird and General John
Gibbon. These two hardy veterans were
swapping war stories and bringing out
hitherto undescribed points in actions
in which they were engaged, ana at last
General Baird, after hearing a particular
ly bright account by Gibbon of an action
in which he had participated, declared !.
why. you have told me many things
I never heard of before You should
write your recollections. ="
General Gibbon waved his hand toward
his soldier friend in deprecating man
ner, and in low calm serious voice re-
piled: No; don't talk to me about pub
fishing recollections. These fellows who
have been publishing their recollections
ought to have remembered more correctly
or forgotten completely. My memory has
SO far served me faithfully. AS matter
OF fact, there are many things about the
war that 1t would be agreeable to forget.
No; it won't do for me to try to recollect.
recollect too many things as it isl
THE UNUSUAL SPECTACLE
of the appearance of man at once can
didate for the Speakership and the Presi-
dency is both novel and exciting, for. un-
less Mr.. Reed shall make great many
mistakes, he will be much better adver
tised and helped than either Of his rivals
for the nomination can hope to be. Mr..
Allison, for instance, will hardly invite
too close attention to his performances in
the Senate, for they must be dull in
comparison with those of the Speaker.
and, as Mr.. Allison is not man who
easily, candidly, Or at all recklessly forms
or expresses an opinion, it will he relief
to his cautious disposition to have an.
other attraction about, providing that he
can at the proper and critical time divert
to himself tho attention that he has
previously summed.
1t may not mean very much to learn
that in Washington Mr. Reed appears to
be far ahead of other candidates in
popularity.
But the men who have just come to
Washington may be assumed to bring
along with them good deal of their
home opinion. Unless he does lose a
share of the esteem he is now in position
to command, he must be a trou blesorfe
obstacle to the success of the Mckinley
movement
WASHTNGTON,S CHARMS