San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-14

attention OIL zen. ~. "A. Anger WAS
called last night to the references
made to him in the second volume
of Senator Sherman's memoirs,
Gen. Alger said: 81 am very much
surprised. The charges are without
foundation. II any money was
used, which / do not believe, to
purchase votes from the south, it
was against my, positive instruc.
tions, and no bill Of the kind has
ever been presented or paid by me.
/ never could understand why Sem
ator Sherman should try to blight
the name Of man who has never,
by any act, injured him or any
other man."
The quotations from Senator
Sherman's second volume to which
Gen. Alger excerpts are those in
which Senator Sherman, in refer
ring to the contest for the presi-
dental nomination Of 1888 writes:
81 believed and had, as L thought,
conclusive proof that the friends
of Gen. Alger substantially pur-
chased the votes of many Of the
delegates of the southern states
who had been instructed by their
conventions to vote for me-"
Sherman says that he had no
reason to believe that Gen. Harri-
son resorted in the slightest degree
to any improper or corrupt combi-
nations to secure his nomination.
And he adds that the only feeling
of resentment that he himself en-
tertained was in "regard to the
action of the friends of Gen. Alger
in tempting with money poor
negroes to violate the instructions
of their constituents"
Senator Sherman in this volume
dwells upon the history OF his part
in the Hayes cabinet, gives a
pretty complete history OF the
famous controversy between
Blaine and Conkling which was a
momentous event in tho political
history of the next few years. 1t
resulted, he says, in the nomina-
tion and election to the Office OF
the president of the United States
of Chester A. Arthur, and so result
ed in putting into the office of
president of the United States the
very man whom a few years before,
in 1878, Senator Sherman, as
member of Hayes cabinet, had re-
moved from the office. of collector
of the port Of New York "for good
cause"
In speaking of the contest for
the nomination of 1888, Mr.. Sher-
man says he was convinced that
Blaine was not candidate and
that he was confident that he
(Sherman) was to be nominated.
He adds: "On Monday June % i
did not anticipate a change from
the first ballot, the last one on
Saturday. / did expect from my
dispatches that the nomination
would be that day and in my favor,
but as the result proved an ar
rangement had been made on Sat-
urday that practically secured the
nomination of General Harrison.
From the best information | could
gather from many persons with
whom i conversed had no hesita.
tion in expressing the opinion that
1 was defeated for the nomination
by New York. / believed then, as
| believe now, that one of the dele
gates from the state of New York
practically controlled the whole
delegation and that corrupt bar
gain was made on Sunday which
transferred the great body Of the
vote OF New York to Gen. Harri-
son and. thus led to his nomina
ton. 1t is to the credit Of Gen.
Harrison to say, that if the reputed
bargain was made, it was made
without his consent at the time,
nor did he carry it into execution.