Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-15
Frank Blair on the New Departure.

a correspondent of the New York
Herald has interviewed Frank Blair with
the following result;
Tne conversation began rs follows:
''fhere is a general desire, without any
diTrere penSee, among democrats to see the
new departure a success, is there not?
General Blair think not; hut we can't
tell what men will do to help a cause
Some democrats undoubtedly think it q
wise movement. The more intelligent,
however, think, will refuse to accept the
platform arranged by Vallandigham.
rrespOndent-Will there be a serious
fight among the democrats Of Missouri on
this question?
General BIair-No 1 think not Mis-
souri, is all safe for a hundred thousand ma
jOrity in the next Presidential election,
without Juggling in any new departures.
| refer to the Germans, who. dissatisie d
with Grants treatment Of Schurz, and
pleased with GratZ Browns fight against
disenfranchising citizens, will come to the
polls and vote the democratic ticket to q
man.
COrrespondent-Wha WAS the moving
influences to suggest the new departure?
General Blair-The "new departure" 4"
so called, is merely second edition and
natural sequence of the
ACTION oFTAlDIANY HALL
when they put Chase in the race as Il can
didate for the Presidency.
espOndent-SuppOse, now, for in
STAGE, the 'new departure" is adopted by
the democracy generally, who do you re-
gard as the most available candidate for
the Presidency?
General Blair-Gratz Brown, present
Governor of Missouri.
spOndent-May l ask your reasons
for deeming him the foremost man in the
democracy?
General Blair-Wen, it viii be necessa-
ry to harmonic the candidate with the
"new departure" Who so well harmon
lied already rs Brown? Furthermore, he
is an especial favOrite with the Germans,
of Missouri particularly. You will TeCOi-
lect that he was the especial champion Cf
the anti-disenfTanchising minority in that
State, and from his perseverance he SON
made it q majority. The German repubii-
cans of Missouri were opposed to olsen
franchisement from the beginning. Brown
SUPPORTED By SHURz AND THE GER
MANS,
won the day on this issue alone. The
Germans all over the Union are incensed
against Grant. and with good cause, be-
cause of his treatment Of Schurz andO ther
Germans within the past year. Brown
could easily receive the support of the
German Republicans III America, which,
added to the regular Democratic vote
would give the election to the Democracy,
and there is no doubt that the Germans
throughout the country would support
such ticket.
COrrespOndent.-NOu on then regard Brown
as the man for the situation.
General Blair.-I do. He is the only
man for the contingency. There would be
no trouble in the world for him to go in on
the new departure.
HE ALWAYS HAS BEEN \ " NEW DEPAR-
TUREIST, ~
and will train along with that principle
like matched team of Kentucky geld
ings.
There was more talk on the subject; but
it is not deemed of sufficient interest to
publish. Suffice it TO say that Blair sees
a new departure, which has not as yet oc-
CURED to the perception OF less fortunate
prophets and should his ideas, and l
think | may say hopes, assume a definite
shape, there will be a new departure one
of these days that will astOnish the sore
heads of both parties.