Evening journal., 1910-06-24
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A Cloak Room Prophecy
That Was Fulfilled
BY Holland"
BY "HoiIand."

The late John II. starin, who might
have been governor OF New York had ne
been willing TO accept a nomination In
the late eighties, and who was for some
years a member OF Congress from one
Of the New York Districts. was steem-
ed by business men as one Of the ablest
OF American men of affairs. He sccumu.
lated a very large fortune, was prom.
inent in civic affairs, and 10 him the city
Of New York owes debt OF gratitude
for his services in aiding to establish the
subway -ic transit system.
During a part OF the time that | was
in Congress" said Mr.. starin 10 me sew
eral years before his death. which oc-
CURED In 1909. my scat in the House OF
Representatives adjoined that Of James
A. Garfield. We became very warm
friends, and I conceived so great, an ad-
miration OF his ability that a year or
two before the presidential conventions
Of 1850 ] had come to hold the opinion
that General Garfield was in many re-
spects the most available candidate from
the west for the Republicans TO nominate
for the presidency. OF course, later on. as
the delegate from my own state 10 the
Republican convention. was bound to
/ aAHl0Ai AHt npiliidAlhl OF ArtnNfdl ArrdnI.
But had a lurking feeling that If we
could not nominate Grant, Garfield would
be our man.
1T so happened that both General Gar
field and I planned independently to 20
from Washington TO Chicago to attend
the convention by the same ,rain Car
field was chairman of the Ohio delega.
tion, which had been instructed to sup
port the. nomination Of John Sherman
We were greatly pleased when we dis
covered that we we're TO take the same
train.
I'VE both we're in the House Of Rep
resentatives the morning Of the day we
were 70 leave for Chicago Rather late
in the afternoon Garfeld turned to me
and said: 'Stsrin. It is time for us tc
start My gripsack is IN the cloak room
and ! suppose yours is also Let's &c
together from the capitol to the railway
station. and Ven keep company all the
way to Chicago
'As I was taking my hat and my grip.
sack from tho attendant in me cloak
room. heard someone say to Garneld-
do not now remember who II was. ex,
cept that 1t was a Democrat GARFIELD
who are you going 70 nominate for presi
dent at the convention? You don't er.
pect TO nominate Sherman. do you? Anc
we Democrats figure that Blaine anc
Grant will neutralize each others votes.
In reply Garfield said I am to nomi
nate sherman in behalf Of the state Of
Ohio OF course. we all hope that lie will
be nominated by the convention
" But who are you going to nominate
GARFIELD? persisted the Democrat
II remember perfectly how Garfeit
looked when that question was repeated
to him. He turned half around. there wal
cordial smile upon his face-one tina
was characteristic OF hlm-and then h,
said 7 don't know. It's very likely TO b,
someone not now named II IS Just a,
likely TO be myself as anybody else.
II was nightly in pressed by that reply
II confirmed my own impression tha
Garfield might be our candidate: I ha,
already said TO one or two friends: w
A can't nominate Grant. Blaine cannot b
nominated, and in my opinion Garfel
will be the man And ] am satisfied tina
at the time GARFIELD left Washington 10
Chicago in my company he had reasone
the situation out exactly as had done
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Press)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell O
"Thomss Collier Platt, Humorist."