The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-25

that it had Struck.
Washington, D. c., Oct. Ex-senator
Sj1erman's memoirs do not attempt to
conceal the fact he felt disappointed in
not being able to attain the ambition OF
his life-the Republican nomination for
the presidency. His mental suffering
was even greater in 1888, when Harris
on captured the nomination from him
when he was the leading candidate be-
fore the convention and was confident
the prize was almost within his grasp.
A closer reading of the Sherman mem
oirs will show he pays his respects to a
certain prominent New York Republic
can, whom he has always blamed for
defeating him in his third and last
race for the nomination. One who was
alone with Senator Sherman on that
occasion recalled the incident today
while discussing the recent publlca tIon
by the senator from Ohio. 1t is an in
teresting story and appropriate at this
time.
1t was June 251SSS. The Republican
convention had been in session at Chi
cago for six days without being able
TO make a nomination Seven ballots
had been taken and Senator Sherman
was in the lead, but he could not mus
ter a sufficient number Of votes to gain
the prize. On the fifth ballot Sherman
had 224 votes and Harrison, his nearest
competitor, 212; Alger, 143; Allison, 80;
Gresham, 81; Blaine, as, and Mckinley,
A.
Friends of Senator Sherman were
hard at work in his behalf Sunday, and
just before the convention assembled
received a dispatch from his managers
at Chicago that Sundays missionary
work would appear in the sixth ballot
and the seventh would bring victory IF
the New York delegation. with seventy
two votes, kept faith
SHERMAN WAS CONFIDENT.
Senator Sherman reached the capitol
early that morning and went to the
room of the committee on foreign rela-
tions. He took a seat at the head of a
long table and eagerly went over the
pile of private kilograms that We're
awaiting him. He chatted gayly about
the convention and his prospects and
predicted he would receive the nominal
ton If the New York delegation fell into
line as it was expected to do. Senator
Sherman was as happy and confident
of success as il was possible for any
UIdll UIfdL IclL ne NdS dDUUl 10 dcIllCNe
the greatest political ambition of his
career.
The result of the sixth ballot showed
Sherman PA, Harrison 81, and the 9TH
er candidates about the same as Sat
urday. That ballot was supposed to be
but preliminary to what the senator ex-
pedted TO follow, and the Ohio senator
was not the least disconnected.
There should be decided change
in my favor in the next ballot" re-
marked Senator Sherman as he caress-
ed tile pile of tissue bulletins before
him. He was interrupted by a page
who brought him the result of the sew
enth ballot. 1t showed that Sherman
had jumped up to 279 and Harrison had
fallen off to $50.
Il ought to get it on the next ballot.
If my New York friends do their duty
the break should come on the next
roll call"
Suddenly there was a shout in the
corridor: harrison noninat ted Har-
rison nominated
With a startled expression upon his
usually calm face, the Ohio senator
Strengthened UP in his chair, and said:
What do they say?'
HE READS HIS FATE.
Before his question could be answered
a messenger dashed into the room.
placed a bulletin before the senator, and
disappeared. With deliberate and sup
pressed emotion the Ohioan carefully
smo0thed out the creases in the Tissue
bulletin AS he did so he read his fate.
which seemed almost overpowering.
His head dropped low upon his breast,
his eyes lost their brightness. and he
was the picture of despair.
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