The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-12
FRANK 81 AIR, j2.
What He Thinks of The New Departure Ger.
man Republicansto Train with ths Democracy
and Why-A Coming Democratic Victory
What Do You Thick of Graft Brown
for PRECEDENT II Leads tho Van.

CAFE NAY Angus. TO- 1871
An ex Ha10f General, at present United States
senator. dfry yeats u age and tine father o. Mn,
children suoh today Is Frunk =. Blair wno,
although he has not = great History, Il Ia SONS
respects representatives. IN the fullest sense OF the
term OF the Sou,hwe,terIf lawyer and politician
without that polish that Oh yracterizes many SOUTH
western professionals Of theN present day. but I'M
tned with all the qusiities OF Che ''old school" poll
tlcian. 'Old school, I'm American polsrlcs his
Tory, need netbe supposed 10 mean "a cesury down
the mi of time, put nfty years bNk may apply ex-
press the "0t school, meaning in its broadess
sense in the light ~! the Tes uf tue last Quarter
OF "a cen,ury.
BhsrR TEEforuER
Senator blair presents evidence ~ wear UI.
face Is now perfectly smooth, having been d,yestci
OF the rather fierce BOOKING ntstache with which
we are wont TO associate, hun when thinking OF nh
short partnership with jSeymorr and our minds
revert to,the cam Yagn ptcaures. furthermore tho
Senator ~ strictly absemlous in til. OF loud
comforts, yet the views " the pas;- have done tns
work Tor him. and TO day Frank r. Blair presents tho
picture OF bitter. unrelerting, oU'spoken poiu
Clan. very fdr0 0ris, indeed. had the bonOr
OF III intro ducton from frend. We were
daily received by the old dreeaier and gentle
men. who were conversag with him w'the time,
took their leave, one OF them per'sienily
marked,
~ SMELL AN INTERVIEW. LET'S COX"
They did 60 and we slid Into an easy conversations
on social questions. The SENATOR'S extracton and
pedigree were alluded to, ana he very c,eerrully
gave us u full account thereof which, regard for
HERALD space warns me must not he alluded ~.
except 10 say briefly that he is of scoch-irisn na.
uviiy, ana tina, three generatons Of the Bla,rs
have made America their home.
We talked of the wonderful resources OF Missouri.
to leading men IN the State, and from that polincs
was but u step.
was not long In recognizing that General Blair In
perfectly AT home on that subject aud his expert.
ence for the past ten years, varied as IL has BEEN
would hardly lead one to think him possessed
OF much solid ami practical Inlorma
ton. There ia not leading or woul,l-be
leading politician In America to-day whose strong
and weak points are not thoroughly known 10 the
Old Fifteenth corps commander Politics have been
his constant study FOR many years and like the whole
family he has made 1t his business to iamirze bin-
self with the leading characteristics OF leading IN en-
The conversation began as foilows.-
"Iherc Is general desire without any 0,r'fjfe
De"see among democrats TO sec the departure
success, Is there not 2'
General BLAIR think not but we can't tell
what men VIII do To help cause. Some democrats
think IL wise movement. The more
HOWcNCt, VIII TsiuSc W dCttpt
the platform arranged by Vaandlgham.
CORES POND eNr-Will there be "a serious fight
among the democrats OF Missouri this question ?
General BLAiRNO; ! think not. Missouri Ii all
sale for hundred thousand majority IN the next
Presidential election, without Juggling IN any new
refer 10 the Germans, whO disSitls-
fled with Grants treatment Of SchurI, aud pleased
with Graiz Browns fight against discnIranchisin9
cratic ticket to man.
CORRESPONDENCE was the moving influences
to SUCCESS the new departure
General BIAiR-The new DEPARTURE so called, ~
merely second edition aud natural sequence OF the
ACTION OF TAMMANY HALL
when they put chase III The race a. candidate Tor
the Presidency.
the "new departure Is adopted Ov tue democracy
generally, VINO do you regard as the most ayaiiabas
candidate for the Presidency?
General BLAIR-Graz Brown, present Governor
Of Missouri.
d,emng him the foremost man III the democracy
General BLAiR-Wcil, 1t VIII be necessary To har-
VINO SO well GarmonTei T' already as sr"wn9 Fur
tnermore. he Is an especial iavorite with the Ger
that he was the especial champion OF the anti olsen
franchsing minority III that State, and rom his per-
severance he soon made 1t MAJORITY. The German
republicans OF Missouri were opposed t. dIsenrrdn-
from the beginning. Brown,
won the day ON this Issue alone. The Germans all
over the Union are ncensed against Grant, and win
good cause because OF his treatment OF Schurz and
other Germans wthin the past year. Brown could
easily receive the support OF all the German repuh-
licans In America, which, added TO tine regular
democratic vote, would give the election to tina
democracy, and there ~ no doubt that the Germans
throughout the country wouid support such
ticket.
CONSEQUENTLY then regard Brown a. the
man for The situation
General BtAIR--I do. lie IL the only man for the
contingency. There would be no trouble IN tho
world Tor him 10 go In on the new departure.
HE ALWAYS HAS BEEN A "SEw DEPARTURiSr,v
and will train along with that principle Ike u
matched team of Kentucky geldings.
There was more talk the subject; but 10 IL not
deemed OF Sufficient Interest to puolish, Suffice 1t
to say that Blair sees a new departure, which has
not as yet occurred TO the perceptions OF less Ort-
nate prophets, and should his IDEAS, ana think Z
may say hopes, assume definite shape. there will
he new departure one OF these days that wilI
ast0nish the s0reheads OF both parties.
VIEWS OF The PAST.