The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-21
SHERMAN and His BOOK.
The Ohio Senator Talks Of Hia
Published Statements.
WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM pLATf



His Statements Would Interest the statcs'
anan-Author-IIc lie Declares That He "sin-
ply Wrote history"
NEW yoRg, Nov. 81 Senator John
Sherman talked freely to n reporter yes
torsiay In regard to his recently published
book and other matters: -.
~ would like to read Mr.. Platt's answer
TO what stated conecrning the natlonal
convention of 1885, he said in reply to n
question. "The fact is, desire to know
just what his explanation would DO. 1t
would be interesting to me. Personally,
i have nothing against him, and what
stated in my book was without malice,
and merely introduced rs u matter OF his.
tory. felt that in the interest of history
i should tell things as they werc, and In q
.dispassionato way"
.'Haye you seen Mr.. Platt since you ar
rived2p
Il saw him at distance only"
Z The senator stated that he had met cx-
President Harrison and Warner Miller,
and had had pleasant chats with them.
He added that Mr.. Miller came to his (the
scnntor's) room, and they talked over
many Of tho incidents Of the convention
of lsSa Mr.. Millcr's recollection OF events
tallicd with the senator's
1.-THE New York delegation" added tho
senator, had banquet on the Saturday
night before the convention OF 1888, and
after Senator Miller had made speech
they all agreed to support mo. l received
Ateicgram TO that effect. Sunday inter
vened, and In the meantime Elktns aud
other friends of Harrison got Mr.. Platt to
ngree to vote for him on the first ballot on
Monday. The RESULTS known.
~ have no charges to make against ex
President Harrison, and our relations arc
pleasant. Whatever bargains or promises
his friends might have made he did not
sanction them, because he absolutely re-
fused to appoint Mr.. Plat secretary of
the treasury. Promises may have been
made in regard to federal patronage in
this state, and | do not criticisc that
specially. Mr.. Platt's men, believe, re-
celyed appointments in the state, notably
the collcctorship, The acme Of Mr.. Platts
ambition seems to be to hold the portfolio
of secretary Of the treasury"
In regard to the national convention Of
1880, when Garfield was nominated he
aaid that when he saw the drift was for
Garfield he telegraphcd to his friends to
swing the Ohio delegation for him. Gar
scma rosnocts - he cont,nnsd ..h,it he did
nth ~. ~ vro vs ssron. w viii mower Ho ncr,njttnd
.."a ~. naye ~ atvon s,s WI s,,I % awe. ~ ,na,nnce
him. 1 well remember that after he was
elected president, and had selected Mr..
Blaine as secretary OF state, he caine to me
- sss, sou 'ny 20 ~ ~ t.as,,r, Nv, n p,,ino
s,.o,,,.l,. 1, ,,,o,,id he .rrassin, ,o the
.shas ,.,.s,,,ors ~, NJ Hnyos, cahinot to
,s,aot o,,a ,,,o,,,t,ar a,d not ,nho tben n,l .
- ss,sNts - sgs,,.t,aa - ~, so,,I,,st,., ~
ing sen,y0i ',, 10, sa,,itr,,nI. al inrnr,,,oI
MT oarnSlaI YaH sypS.uuu ,,''i,,,,1
MN s9ae Hlu noV uesi.e w 1T ,,,,a',1
sccretafy OF ehc urs'suIy s'n i,'.a sor
my intensloh peys&H n Es9ss;;aS
she senate. This announcement was !"
great SURPRISE 10 MIN ana MS iriehus, pe-
cause thcy had IL All arranged TO run ex-
Governor Charles roster Tor the senate
But would not nave accepted the treas
ury appointment oven II had not, been Il
chnnlnate Tor the senate ihere was no
: great ooiuness eAlsting pnpWeoh uhruciu
anu inyseit, Dscause ! remcinper wrote
20 him In reply TO letter, advising him 10
appoint MIR. Window secretary OF the
Sfeasury, which he did
2. Did you hear that General Alger in
tended Co answer you soon
mo sir, do not believe he has read my
book yet"
.'Iie will answer that part which refers
. 20 the buying Of delegates Mt tho conven-
tion In 1888"
~ shall be glad to read his answer. My
relations with General Alger have been
pleasant l simply wrote history. 1t was
his agent, who acted for him, that
charged with doing the work"
The senator said he considered Warner
Miller a strong man, and remarked that
hc had made an able senator He then
turned his attention to Secretary Car
isles speech. The basic error of the speech,
he maintained, was the secretary's idea
that legal tenders could be done away with