Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02
THE PENNSYLVANIA PRESSURE,
The MeOlure-Grant Interview.
McClure's Version and Grants
Explanation.
correspondence Of the Ner YORK. Times

Correspondence Of the New York Times.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The usua
number of visitors called at headquarter
to-day, and among them were, of course
several Pennsylvania politicians, inten
upon convincing Gen. Grant that thu
cabinet selection from Pennsylvania, pro.
J Vided it was Stuart, or Walsh, or Smith
or somebody else, did not meet with
their approval, in which they succeeded
though they did not succeed in con.
Vincing Gen. Grant that their selection
ought to have his approval. The spokes-
man for the veal or woe Of Pennsylvania
to-day was one A. K. Mcclure, an active
politician, and as he has since repeated
the conversation so often that the streets
and hotels are full Of il, therefore it is
best that he should be made wholly re-
| spoasible for it in his own words, which
+ were taken down ver6dtin from his own
lips this afternoon. This is his version
| went up with q letter from Judge
Reed, concurred in by Judge Williams
and Agnew. 1t was put upon the ground
that Williams Was to be the candidate OF
the Republican party for Supreme Court
Judge. had also dispatch to the effect
that Gov. Geary, who is to be the cam
didate for Governor, had also written q
letter which is now in the mails. Both
letters appeal to Gen. Grant to appoint
Gov. Curtin to q seat in the Cabinet, as
man having the confidence of the Repub-
lIcan party of the State, and as the only
man who, in their judgment, could save
the State next fall. | told Gen. Grant
that this letter from Gov. Geary would
be received by him to-day or this even
ing. | said to the General that simply
wished to present this letter to him as
the expression of the opinion of the men
who are confessedly to be the candidates
of the party in the coming election"
Mr.. Mcclure says Gen Grant replied
to him as follows . d.. r--.
"Of course, | am DESTROYS that the
administration candidate should be elect
ed next fall, but cannot see how they
are to make my Cabinet appointments
for the next four years"
Mr.. Mcclure continued
''This remark entirely satisfied me
that Gov. Curtin would not be appointed
was perfectly satisfied on that point. /
next said to Gen. Grant al accept your
determination not to appoint Gov. Curtin.
| have myself done my duty in present.
lag his name to your consideration, as the
fsvorite of Pennsylvania, but now, Gen.
eral, after what you have said, feel at
liberty, without fear of any imputatiOn of
personal bias, to urge policy upon your
administration. appeal to you to aps
point any fair representative of the Re-
publican party to a place in your cabi-
uet. do not suggest to you Mr.. Curtin
or any other man, but | venture to APP
peal to you not to give the place to any
one Of the class of men understood to be
embraced in the list from which it is
stated you will make your selection. |
mean men ofthe type Of George Fl. Stu
art, Mr.. Boale, Mr.. Walsh and Mr.. Au-
brey Smith. | beg of you not to make
| the appointment from that class Of men.
| They ares eminent and worthy gentle
men, but they have no sympathy what
ever with the active Republicans of the
State. They have no knowledge of our
people, and the appointment of any of
them and the dispensing Of the patronage
| Of the State by than would cause the
+! ntter rum OF The party a-ahs aor7i,,c, can
yass. | again appeal to you not TO APP
point man of this class"
| Mr.. Mcclure says Gen. Grant took up
this point at once and said warmly: II
cannot see how any man could object to
the appointment of such man as George
| Il. Stuart"
| Mr. Mcclure further says: "Mr. Stus
art was the only man the General named,
which confirms me in the opinion that
Mr.. Stuart is the man he has fixed
upon" ..
Gen. Grant, Mr.. Mcclure says, re-
peated the remark about Mr. Stuart as
| follows: II cannot understand how any
man can object to Mr.. Stuart man who
did so much during the war to sustain
the loyal cause"
| To which Mcclure says he replied: II
have been a good many years in active
| politics, and say to you frankly that
do not know him at ell in political life,
and l am sure that there are not five
thousand Of the sixty thousand Republic
| cans Of Philadelphia who do know him.
| They know him only as a man Of biame-
less character, who, as politician, as a
man to vitalize party, is and would be
utterly unknown. l nominate no man,
bat | ask you to give US some man who
will help US keep the State on the loyal
| side"
| Mr.. Mcclure says that Gen. Grant re-
piled to this
| Mr.. Mcclure, 1 am hot the repre-
sentative of a political party myself,
although party voted for me-"
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-There is a
great deal of talk about the Mcclure in
terview of yesterday. All hands admit
that he succeeded in killing himself, as
we'll as Gov. Curtin. Those who sym
pathize with him in what he undertook
profess to be greatly Mortified at Grants
remarks that he was not the representa-
tive of party, though voted for by q
party, and from it some persons are trying
ing to deduce the conclusion that Gen
Grant has deserted the Republican party
He, himself, in talking about the inter
view, says that the remark is twisted
from its meaning by being cut out Of its
connection. Mcclure was objecting
strenously to Stuart, on the ground thai
he was not a representative political man
and that on this account his selection
would give dissatisfaction, and to this
+ kind Of remark Grant responded that the
same objection would apply TO himself
for he was not representative politica
man, though he had been voted for by {
, party and that as the party had shown
confidence in taking him for their candi'
, date, he didn't see how any loyal maj
could object to Mr.. Stuart, who certainly
had performed great and valuable ser
vices during the war. Gen. Grant furthe
says that the notion prevailing that Mr.
Stuart has been selected for a cabins
appointment is not founded On anythinl
| he has said, but on the assumptions 0
; persons who have cross questioned him
Those who know the state Of Stuart
J health are quite confident he would no
, accept post of great labor
, RIOT AT JACKSONVILLE BETWEEN UNI
TED STATES SOLDIERS AND NEGROES
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