The herald., 1895-10-20
FORTY YEARS OF POLITICS
Raises a Tempest in the Re-
publican Teapot
DE YOUNG ON SHERMAN
He Denies the Assertions Of Corrupt
Bargaining
The Senator's BIighted Ambition to Be Pres
ident Responsible for the Bitter and
Unjust Criticism

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.-M. H. dc
Young, vice-chairman OF the Republican
national committee. makes several crit
icisms of Senator Sheramn's new book
entitled Recollections of Forty Years in
the House, Senate and Cabinet.
If had political enemy" said Mr.
de Young II should be pleased to have
him write book. Senator Sherman errs
where ne says that one man CONTROL ed
the New York delegation to the Repubi-
can convention of 1888 and that corrupt
rison during an interview between the
adjournment of the convention and Satur-
day night and the time when it Ieassem-
bed on th 10 next Monday morning. In
the first place the New York delegation
was controlled by Warner Miller Frank
Hiscock. Chauncy Depew and Thomas
G. Platt. 1t was we'll known when the
convention assem- bled that the New York
delegation was for Depew first and Har
rison second. l was working Tor Blaine,
so when Depew withdrew from the eglt
on Friday | moved to adjourn until the
next day in order to prevent a stampede
to Harrison. The New York delegates
were firm Tor Harrison as a second choice.
however, and he received their support
without corrupt ba1agin having been
made as Senator Sherman alleges"
Mr.. de Young said the senator's criti-
cism OF Garfield was cruel, as it was not
justified by facts.
II believe many of the harsh state
ments in the book may BIZ attributed to
Senator Sherman's disappointed am BIZ
tion-the presidency SAID MI. de Young.
"In this connection it may be said
that the senator's ambition would proba-
bly, have been realized long ago if he
had not taken such an extreme stand in
favor of gold standard.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. l9.-To an Asso.
oiated Press reporter A. ]. Atkins of
the Evening Wisconsin said today:
II attended the national Republican
convention that nominated James A.
Garfield for president in 1880, and was
present at all sessions. L heard all the
nominating speeches, and remem Der the
speech of Mr.. Garfield nominating John
Sherman in behalf OF the Ohio delega-
ton. The opening of this speech was
such that no man who heard it can for
get it. Not only the matter but the man
ner of Mr.. Garneld IN the opening of his
speech indicated great zeal, truthfulness
and carnestness IN mis- nomination Of
Senator Sherman. There was no sentence
in any of the speeches comparable in my
idea to the opening sentence of that
speech. The baloting went on from day
to day until the thirtysixth ballot,
when Mr.. Garfield was nominated with
a whoop and hurrsh, as every one knows.
The night before his nomination | called
upon Mr. Garfield with a view to securing
his consent to accept the nomination if
tendered to him. Mr.. Garfield in reject
ing all overtures, coult not be mistaken
by any man who heard such an interview
as | had with INN, and it is due to the
truth of history and the memory Of Mr..
Garfield that he made no trade or ar
rangement by which he should rec1ive
the nomination. He was taken up by
the whrlwind as autumn leaves and car
ried into the presidential CHAR
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. t.19.-Ex-Governor
Foraker. being asked what he knew or
thought about Senator Sherman's new
book, replied
II have not seen the book. do not
know anything about its contents, but
if, as stated in the newspapers, it cr;ti-
cizes prominent Republicans, l am sorry
the proof sheets could not have heen
withheld until after the election"
SARATOGA, N. Y, Oct. l9.-Sv strict