The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-10
SHELDON IS PHILOSOPHICAL.
Says, However, That Republicans Have
 Barred Business Men.
om the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 The Sheldon incident is regarded by all as unfortunate and sympathy is ex- pressed on all sides for Mir. Sheldon, al- though the opinion is practically unani- nous that the convention did wise thing in rejecting him as available for second place on the ticket, in view of the criti- cism which his trust connections pro- voked.
 Perhaps 1t would afford MT. Sheldon very little consolation in his bitter dis appointment over the outcome of lis po- litical aspirations to know that he has made many admirers among the very men who felt themselves obliged to up hold the decision of the leaders who treated him so shabbily, but it, is fact that he has. Mir. Sheldon is a man of att tractive manners-is. in the language of a delegate who was discussing the de- plorable situation in which Sheldon was placed, "a man with sand" He took his medicine like a little man." was an expression heard today, which summed up the general verdict. Except to his close personal friends his real feeling over the outcome of his candidacy was admirably masked.
 MT. Sheldon, after leaving the long  drawal. was quite used up and made some remarks which his friends regretted and which he, judging from what he said today, evidently thought better of after he had rest and time to think the 5itua- ton over.
 Its all right" he said to his friends. 'If the republican party wants to adver- tise the fact that man in my business can never expect to have preferment from it, it's all right. did not want the nom- nation for lieutenant governor. But It was assigned to me, and when began to be attacked I decided to stand and clear away imputations that my business was not an honorable and respectable one. They tried to get me to withdraw when these attacks were first made but told them that I had as much backbone at least as that old man Platt, who was resisting demands that I be put off, and l would stick until the leaders who gave me the nomination took 1t away. This they have done. after thorough discfs- sion. They know what Is best, and I &C., quiesce."
 Mir. Sheldons friends were moved by the extraordinary trial he nad been sub jected to during the night. Well" one said, there are always recompenses. You have won friends, and the ruture"- 'The future" broke In MT. Sheldon, 'holds nothing for me in politics. nor for any DuslneSS man, apparently. Notice to that effect has been served.'
 This afternoon before he left Saratoga Mir Sheldon was in a more philosophical frame of mind He called on State Chairman Dunn and assured him that he could count on him to do as much for the election of the ticket as if he had received the nomination.
 "Mr Higgins will have my earnest sup port" he said. "I will do everything in my power to elect him. I am too good republican to stand in the way of the party-s success
 To those who extended their sympathy to him he said, reassuringly. Don't worry about me at all have no regreats. I am now myself again. I am nobody's slave, and | am quite satis- fied'
 To his near friends, however, he ex- pressed the feelings which all knew he must really have away down deep in his heart. Tt was cold-blooded assassina- tion,' he said to one of them.
 He was on hand at the convention to- day, sat through the greater part of the proceedings, applauded Higgins, nomina- tion and appeared in excellent humor. When asked if he had any further ann bition for political preferment, he smiled and said:
 None. l am going home to play golf now. It Is a game know something about