The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-03-26
GAZETTE BUILDING DIRECTORY.
SHERMAN'S BOOK.


There is vast amount of meat in
John Sherman's two books reviewing
events during his forty years in Con-
gress or in the cabinet. There are
certain portions of the work, however
which are extremely interesting and
applicable at this time. Because just
now it seems that Maj. VIM. Mckinley
of Ohio, among the foremost OF
American statesmen, seems to have a
lead pipe cinch on the Presidential
nomination. In 1887 John Sherman
and his friends supposed that he, too,
had sure thing on the Presidential
nomination. But the big wire pullers
like Plat and Quay, and their ilk, en-
compassed the Senator's defeat. In
his works, touching on this subject, he
says:
From the best information 1 could gather
from many persons with whom conversed
I.uhave no hesitation in expressing the
opinion that was defeated for the nomina-
ton by New York. 1 was assured before the
of ~ n r n oxyc
six votes at the outset from that State, and
could reasonably hope for a large addition
from that State in the progress of the bal
loting. Instead of this I did not receive a
single vote from that State, although three
or more of the delegates had been distinctly
selected in my favor, and had given pledges
to their constituents that they would vote
for me; but they did not in single ballot dc
so. except, was advised, that on one ballot
one of them voted for me. I believed then
as believe now, that one of the delegates
from the State of New York controlled the
whole delegation, and that a corrupt bar
gain was made on Sunday which transferred
the great body OF the vote of New York tc
Gen. Harrison and thus lead to his nomina
ton. 1t is to the credit of Gen. Harrison t.
say that, if the reputed bargain was made
it was without his consent at the time, MOI
did he carry it into execution.
Senator Sherman tells his readers
how he first anticipated that Gen
Harrison would be reelected il
| 1892, and how, later in the campaign
he changed his mind, and saw tina
the election of Cleveland was a fore
gone conclusion. On this subject, b
says:
From later developments became salts
fed that Harrison could not be elected; tina
Plat and a powerful New York infnenc
would defeat him if nominated. therefor
preferred the nomination of new mai
such as VIM Mckinley, but he had CON
mitted himself to Harrison, and accordin
| to my code of honor, could not accept tn
nomination, even if rendered him." AS la,
! as September Mr., Sherman's observation
led him to conclude that the people had col
fidence in Harrison, and that the gener
drift seemed to be in his favor, Toward tt
close of October, however, he noticed tina
while the Republican meetings were larg
the Democrat meetings were also large; TIL
the personality of Cleveland and that h
Autocratic command of his party, were kee
ing it in line while his firm adherence
sound financial principles in spite of the tel
dency of his party to free coinage and irr
deemable money, commanded the respect
the business men, and was likely to assure
the silent vote of thousands of Republican
1t is we'll known that the RESULT of the CO.
decisive majority. Mr.. Sher nan points o
that Harrison did not receive the electori
| NOlC VI Oily OuC VI Lille SOuluCIu oldICS Ill
we're mainly responsible for his nominatio
nor any one of the doubtful states of t
North that contributed to that result, i
Guiding Indiana, where he resided, al
which went Democratic by a consideraf
plurality. On the other hand, as rule, t
States that voted in the Convention f
Blaine and Mckinley gave Harrison the
ELECTORAL votes.