nd to keep alive the division of opinion as to
the removal of Arthur. From my view of the canvass the strength
of our position now is in the honesty and success of the administration.
While I have no desire to contrast it with General Grant's, yet
the contrast would be greatly in favor of President Hayes. The
true policy is to rise above these narrow family divisions, and,
without disparagement of any Republican, unite in the most active
and zealous efforts against the common enemy. Senator Conkling
does not seem to have the capacity to do this, and the body of his
following seems to sympathize with him. I doubt, therefore, whether
my appearance in New York would not tend to make divisions rather
than to heal them, to do harm rather than good. I am so earnestly
desirous to succeed in the election that I would even forgo a self-
defense to advance the cause.

"Very truly yours,
"John Sherman.
"Hon. B. F. Manierre, Ch. Rep. Central Campaign Club, New York."

On the first of October I left Washington for Mansfield and spoke
at a mass meeting there on Saturday evening, the 2nd. The canvass
on both sides was very active and meetings were being held in all
parts of the state. The meeting at Mansfield held in the open
square both in the afternoon and evening, was very large. I spoke
each day except Sunday during the following week, at different
places in Ohio and Indiana. Confidence in Republican success grew
stronger as the October election approached. After the vote was
cast it was found that the Republican state ticket was elected by
a large majority in both these states. In pursuance of previous
engagements, I spoke at Chicago, Racine, and Milwaukee, after the
October election. The speeches at Chicago and Milwaukee were
reported in full and were circulated as campaign documents. During
the latter part of the month of October I spoke at the city of
Washington and in Bridgeport, Norwalk and New Haven, Connecticut,
and at Cooper Institute in the city of New York, and then returned
home to vote at the November election.

The result was the election of a large majority of Republican
electors and the certainty of their voting for Garfield and Arthur
as President and Vice President of the United States. I had done
all that it was possible for me to do to bring about that result
and rejoiced as heartily as anyone, for I thoroughly believed in
the necessity of maintaining Republican ascendency in the United