Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-06
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Senator Sprague Visits the Pres
ident.
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LONG BRANCH, June 26, 1871.
Ameng the arrivals here recently was
Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island He
came by The midday boat and drove
out to the Presidents cottage direct
He remained closeted with the Presi-
dent until three O'Clock, when he re-
turned the West End Hotel and dined.
/ enjoyed conversation with him af-
ter dinner, which though brief, was in
teresting. The Senator was fearfully
and wonderfully reticent as to the OBJ
iect of his visit to the President, but
communicative enough on others mat
tiers. .G SIZED sdi 5gH of5 &
sTsuppose SENATOR 1 said, .syou
are favorable to- the renominatian Of
General Grant?n a51 ee asa Z
tssYes, !, he replied; Il am heartily in
favorable of his denomination, and his
denomination will I be equivalent to a
reelection. He has done well as Presi
dent, and / think his course has the APP
provaI of the party and thepeople. OF
course something may turn up before
the election. 1-s.-f
IF GRANT WERE NOMINATED
for the Presidency now and the people
were called upon to vote, he would
certainly be elected; in fact, he would
walk over the course. ] guess he'll be-
elected anyhow. Who have the party
capable of making a run for the White
House but him? No one that know.
He is the only candidate, the party can
put forward" 49,,
"But how will it be, Senator, if the
Democrats put forward a strong man
Hancock for instance a good plat
form? VIII Grant have it all his own
way?" a,e.s5 :, T,s,l..,
GIT WILL BE A TOSS UP
between hay and grass sir?" ae
Just so, Senator; but who will make
hay and who will go to grass?' elil. s.
"That's good. It's along look ahead;
but Judging from the present temper of
the public / am inclined to think that
Grant will be the winner in the Presi-
dental race" aE gs.Efo aaf 80 5l-ft. II
Notwithstanding the new depart
ure' of the Democracy2p .zGoi93
ssThe new departure is a humbug:
the people can't be got to believe in
Democratic expression ofloyalty to the
Union with their pastreeord." isats
Though they should accept the
Chief Justice as their standard bear
er?' g..s5s,4 .l~ar. 5af sesf
81 am not nor ever was in the coun-
els of my father-in-law, and can't
speak for him. He holds a high office,
very high office now; and besides, he
is sick. He might not care to be made
| President s5z,ifIg fi,.t i5i.tt d.
aWhen you said, Senator, that
| Grant was the only man in the party
who could be nominated of course you.
FORGOT HORACE GREELY, '
editor of the Daily I1S5,aation.u a 9,
Greeley! Oh, no. Ibid not forget
him. The old Mani Oh, no, he won't
be nominated. (The Senator laughed
quietly and resumed. The Old Man
| has not been successful in his speciality
which, as you are aware, is farming
And people won't accept man to rule
over them who isn't successful in his
lspecialty. They call him the farmers
candidate. The farmers know that he
doesn't make his own pay, though he
scientific principles. Our farmer:
know too much to be ruined by the
Old Man. I don't think they would
vote tc give him charge of Uncle Sam'i
farm for four years. !" =
!, And then, as if, while he gazeC
thoughtfully from the door of the no
; tel out on the broad sea, his inenta
! vision rested on the "Old Mann in tht
White House, surrounded by immenst
pumpkins, enormous squashes anC
overgrown cabbage, the Senator laugh
ed aloud.