| Show SHERMANS MEMOIRS CHICAGO out 21 trie follow follo winit lou a it ir ui to tue icet or 01 decator rie s re reier terence euce to io nia his memo lre to go the be national convention oi 01 1880 gulch nominated james A garfield or r lne presidency the reerend bibb has bai leu leou the ahe subject ol of i 4 cue newspaper newa paper within the vain fw f w monus monina s i lurloe we lue M dab of april delegates were ver selected from the ulf ferent con districts of the state of ohio 0 attend the late che I 1 he in my favor was wai clearly la in nearly tery every bounly or i ID n the a ate wilde W title to 10 ohio ob to I 1 bad a 8 consultations lt t wita governor foster x donnison Do unison ana a number f ai friends all ot of whom ex great that by this the lime the state convention MOL met the friendly feeling iu in favor of blaine iu in ouie daume of we districts 0 ohio would tw oc W aved in deference deler euce to the ibe apparent wilbea of abe areat majority in abat evona in 10 case my nuM nomination should prove rove she whole delaga lou ion could be very beeny changed tu fu ar blaine As AB to general grant lie be had baa many warm personal rheuda in anio yet ou on account of 0 objections objection jec tion to a third term very 10 lew his hia nomination domination prior to tue state siale convention I 1 had an interview with general garfield Garf lelu which lie be sought at my office iu in the that and be expressed hi b t ai nest desire to secure my a minati oi nil nd his als wish to be a delegate at large 0 that bat lie be aid aue 1 I 1 bad not a doubt of the support oi 01 governor vernor foster with whom I 1 had bad been in cloe corre and who a wrong desire for or my lioni leation lua tion rue named by the convel i iu as ue legates at large larg to the me N na iogal were william deu dell lisota james A garfield Jb arjen foster mad warner M ba baleman tuman who were instructed or bior me the trend of public sentiment entime nt an aa shown by the newspapers indicated that granland Gran tand taud blaine would each have a very strong following in the national convention but that bat the content cout eafe between them teem might lead to my nomination at tuis this time 1 was in constant communication muni cation with gen garfield by let lera late and also by interviews interview as we were both in washington the national convention met june four days day were occupied in perfect g the permanent organization and the nomination of candidate for president during this ime a minority of nine of the delegation of ohio announced their determination mi nation to vote for or blaine tola tills was waa a fatal move tot for ba bline ina aa u oily led to big defeat long before the convention conven tiou I 1 bad declared lu in a published interview that blaine la is a splendid man able and eminently fit fig for or president if nominated be will find bad no one giving bim a heartier support thai ban my self we were connected by early ties of association and kinship and nad bad been and were then w wa m fr ionie blame blaine when confident ot of the nomination cald to me mei to no living man does be american people owe a deeper debt ot of gra gratitude titue e than to john for giving them resumption reu mitlon with 11 II 11 its ita blessin blessings gr As A secretary of the gioi sury he be haa ban been the success of be abe age 1 I he folly of a few men made cooperation impracticable I 1 received opposition in onlo ohio from hit his pretended friends tri endi and he therefore lost the ohio Jele gatin n which but for this defea have made hla his nomination ure sure had bad I 1 tailed to receive it the vote of my friends friende would have bomin tied blat alalue us at any period of the a convention yb ven tion but under the conditions then 11 wag waa impossible to secure luis vote to either blaine or grant tue final result was waa the selection of a new flow candidate and the nomination of garfield the course ot of the ohio delegation wag the U abject of some ome severe oom corn mentana ment and perhaps 0 bounded sus ua vicious or perfidy on the part pan of some of if the be delegate As aa soon as aa 1 beard of the move movement wout to nominate garfield I 1 sent bent the lot fol towing lowing telegram to u mr dennison washington june 18 1880 hon flon william aung convention chicago Wb whenever enever the be vote of ohio will be akey akely to 0 o nominate garfield I 1 appeal ly every delegate defalcate to vote vole tor for him liet let aulo be solid make we same ame appeal lu in my name to north carolina and every delegate who has haa voted for me JOHN the moment too nomination nimi nation waa W made I 1 sent the following Dowing fu dispatch to washington D C ci J june U be 8 1880 hon aou james A garfield chicago I 1 congratulate you with all my heart upon POO your nomination as aa president you have saved the republican party a and ad too country rom irom i a great peril and eadred the continued success of ro be principles JOHN in time I 1 became thoroughly advised of what occurred at the chicago convention and haj become thorough ly reconciled to the result result though ire afterwards afterward I 1 board beard incidents and details which occasioned me great pain and which seemed to establish the want of sincerity rity on the part of some of the delegates and tended to show that for some time before the meetings 0 of the convention the nomination of 0 general darfield had bad been agreed u upon p after its ita cloea I 1 had numerous letters from delegates from other states complaining bitterly of the conduct of the he ohio delegation sod and giving this se ad a s reason why they had bad not voted for me I 1 F was content with wilb the result but was wae deeply wounded by what I 1 could not but regard as a breach of faith on 01 the part ot of some of the ohio delegation and especially of governor fuster who had been fully advised ofay of my feell nga to in regard to bis bin course at the close of the fiscal year and the preparation of the usual statements made a the time there was a period of rest of which I 1 availed myself by taking an excursion along our northeast orn ern coast upon my return to now new york fork I 1 found two letters from general garfield both relating to the progress pro iress of the me canvass and asking my opinion of bis big letter of acceptance in reply 1 I wrote him I 1 NEW YORK july 19 your letter etter ot 0 acceptance I 1 approve of heartily although I 1 thought you yielded a little too much in one or two sentences noes on the civil service question although politicians have undertaken to ridicule and belittle the efforts of president hayes hayea to bring about some sort of civil service yet the necessity of 0 such uch a reform to so BO lathe in the minds of we leading sensible people oi 01 the northern states that anything like an abandonment of that idea will not most meet favor I 1 agree with you that it can only be done by the oc cc operation of Coni 0 1 01 I had bad a conversation with pletcher tober harper at long beach on saturday which leads me to think that he be is anxious upon and also alao upon the financial question the rho silver gilver law threatens threaten to produce within a year or two iwo a single ingle wiver allver standard nod and already there here la Is a feel fed log ing of uneasiness in now new york an ae to whether we can maintain resumption upon the gold standard while the silver allver jaw remaina I 1 could at any nn ment meat by issuing silver freely fre ay iy bring on a orisia crisis upon this question buek but while I 1 hold my pre ent office I 1 certainly will not do so go until the abe gold reserve la Is practically converted into silver a process which in ID going on now at a rate of neavy nearly a month I 1 have no fear however of bing bing forced to thin ibis issue during my term and I 1 hope th tb t congress will come together next winter in such temper that it may arrest the coinage of the silver dollar tf if it will not chan file the ratio thib question however la Is a very delicate one to in popular assemblages and I 1 propose therefore to in my illy es e to make only the faintest allusions alfus lons to it not surrendering however our views upon the subject for upun upon this I 1 take it we are entirely agreed 1 I feel very hopeful of success it in this state business men are generally satisfied and your support is so strong that even if inclined the conkling republicans will not dare oppose or shirk the contest con teat I 1 hear different ferent stories lories about CO conkling Lkling but believe that in due time he be will do what be can though big bia is greatly overrated ted A too votive active support eup by him would excite the prejudices of hoste of people who are determined not to follow where he be leads leade very sincerely erdly you re JOHN SHERMAN |
