The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-14
THE REMOVAL OF SUMNER.
Public Opinion at WaShington-.-
Grants Political Hari.KaTi.-LOOk-
ing About for Candidate for Next
President.

Public Opinion at WaShington-.-
Grants Political Hari-Kari.-LOOk-
ing About for a Candidate for Next
President.
WASHINGTON, March Is.
The removal OF Mr.. Sumner from the
Craftsmanship of the Committe on For.
eign Relations continues the exciting topic
OF conversation in all political circles, and
Its probable effect upon the future Of the
Republican party and the denomination
of Grant Is freely discussed. All the Re-
publicans, except few Of Summers per.
sOnal enemies, in the Senate agree that
the occurrence is very damaging to the
party, and may prove disastrous, in short
that 1t was gross political blunder. The
Democrats arc highly elatcd about the
affair. They say that Grants rcnOmina.
tiOn Is inevitable, because there is no man
Of sufficient strength to oppose him, but
that his defeat will follow as the necessary
result Of the disScnslOns occasiOned among
Republicans. Many Of the Republicans,
on the other hand, assert that Grants re.
nomination is now out OF the question, and
that II Is necessary to begin TO look about
for more available candidate IL the par
ty Is TO be saved from defeat. They argue
that the entire body Of the New England
Republicans will be hostile to him on nc.
count Of Mr.. Summers removal, and that
1t has alienated also all the original anti
slavery men throughout the country, who
have always formed an active working
element Of the Republican party. There
Is already much canvassing relative to
the merits aud popularity Of many promi.
nent public men, with a view to their
possible candidacy for the Republican
nomination. Among others, the names of
Messrs ColfaX, Blaine, Sumner, Logan,
SchCnCk and Cox arc chiefly mentioned.
A Denial from the British COmmis-
SiOneTS.
New YORK, March 10.
The 7Fibune'S Washington special tele-
graphs that there Is authority for denying
the truth OF the alleged disclosures tClc.
graphGd from this city Saturday, pur.
porting TO represent tho British Minister
as having expressed TO the Secretary OF
State opinions adverse to the retention Of
Sumner on the Committee on Foreign
Relations. No conversation or allusiOn
TO the subject has ever passed between
Sir Edward Thornton or the other MEM
bers Of the British Commission, and the
Secretary states that neither Of them has
ever intimated to the Secretary Of State
any desire for Il change in any of the
committees, or any anxiety or apprChGn.
sion us 10 Summers course or position on
or off the Committee.
II Congress is not in session at the time
the San Domingo Commission reaches
Washington, q special Executive session
Of the Senate will be called by the Presl.
dent, to act upon the treaty Of annex
alton. From the present prospects Con.
gress will not adjourn before the Com
missioners arrive, and, ifsO, the discus.
sion Of the annexation project will be an
additional cause for prolonged session.
Secretary Fish has written u letter to
the Post, in which he says, "The entire
statement Of your correspondent, so fir Us
It relates to any conversation, expression,
discussion or allusion made by Sir Ed.
ward Thornton, to me or by me, to or
with him, or with the British Commits.
siOners, or any or either Of them, on the
subject Of Mr.. Summers position on the
Committee on Foreign Relations, or with
respect to any organization or construction
Of that or any other committee OF the
Senate, is from beginning to end, without
khn SliWhfnat foundation Of tFuth