The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-30

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Held-Butler's Campaign I'm Massa-
chusetts-The Way Opening for a
Democratic Victory-The Italian Gel
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Clothes.
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPOND IT.
NEW YORK, Aug 'st 26.
An attempt is being made among the enemies
ofPresident Grant in the Radical ranks to Or
ganize an opposition to him inside the party,
with the view of defeating his denomination at
the National Convention. The dissatisfied ele-
ments are lying around loose in all Of the
Northern and some of the Southern States:
but nothing has befose been done towards get
ting them together rad welding them into an
effective opposition. There was an informal
meeting of leading anti-Grant men at the
Asor House one evening this week. Mr..
Greeley, however, was not present; but 1t Is
known that he sympathizes with the move
ment. Something was done at the meeting
towards putting the ball In motion.
The malcontents are engaging In hopeless
task. Doubtless they feel that they represent
the great majority OF the Radical party at the
North, and imagine that that backing will give
them strength. The disgust with Grant, and
with his incapacity, selfshness, nepotlsm and
Incidence, is widespread. Greeley well express
ed the predominant feeling when ne said that
there were many other men In the party who
swwould run great Geal better But Grant Is
amounted on the back of the party, and kick
and struggle as 1t may it cannot throw him.
With the whole machinery OF the government
under his control, he will have no trouble IN
forcing his denomination
This can be ciphered out with mathematical
preciseness. The whole number of votes In
Che National Convention will be 3lS; necessary
for choice l60. Every Southern delegation
will go Into the convention pledged for Grant
for an obvious reason. The Radical party in
the South is almost wholly composed Of ne
groes There is a small sprinkling of white
Radicals In each State, and they are mostly
Federal oficeholders. By reason Of being
white men they control the party. BY reason
Of being oficeholders Grant controls them.
Their official lives hang upon his pleasure.
They will see to 1t that their respective State
Conventions elect Grant delegates. This Will
give Grant 103 votes in the National Conven-
don to start with. The action of the New York
Republican State Central Committee on We'd
ton In this city, shows that Grants friends
have complete control of the party machinery
In this State. The Syracuse Convention will
elect 80 Grant delegates to the National Con-
vention. In Pennsylvania, Cameron and For
neg have fixed everything for Grant. and he
Here are l62 votes already, two more than are
required to effect 9 nomination, and nothing
has yet been said of Maine, Ohio, Missouri,
New Jersey and the three Pacific States, In all
of which the party Is manipulated by the Fed
eral officeholders.
Grant viii be renominated. Mr.. Greeley
says he will support him If 1t comes to that.
Other men who esteem the success Of party
above all considerations Of the fitness of can
didates, will do the same; but where will Carl
schurz and the Germans go? What is to be-
come of Logan, Trumbull, Fenton, ex-Seere-
tary Cox, etal?
The first Presidential nominations will come
from Columbus, Ohio, where the Labor Be-
formers will meet In October. The time and
places Of holding the other conventions are
4beginnlng to be discussed by the newspapers.
It seems to be conceded that the Democratic
no intfmation from Mr.. Belmont and other
members of the national committee as to the
time, though as early as the 4th of July, and
after the Grant convention has met, would
give the most satisfaction to their constituents.
The oficeholders will fix their convention at
Philadelphia or Baltimore, or perhaps In
Washington itself, so as to be under the very
shadow of the Executive Mansion. Such
locations as Chicago, where Logan and Trum-
bull have strong influence, or Boston. where
Sumner Is omnipotent, are not to be thought
Of for moment. The convention will not be
trusted out of sight.
The Tribune makes haste to repudiate But
ler, whose blackguard speech at Springfield
opened the gubernatorlal campaign Tor him IN
Massachusetts,. Butler Is In earnest and the
bulldog spirit with which he goes into the
fight BODIES Ill for the party In that State. But.
ler Is the idol of the rowdy element mot q
small one, by any MEANS in Massachusetts.
1t alstens with delight to the familiar billings
gate, issuing like torrent from the lips OF one
whom the loyal North has almost dei6ed. 1t
roa1o ppttp
tackling his opponents. He has begun.
stumping tour Of the State. he will make q
strong light for the Radical nomination. II he
Is defeated In convention. his friends say he
will run independently. In either case, the
party Is certain to be disorganized.
The opposition to Butler will probably con-
centrate on Hsrvey Jewell, Boston lawyer,
the present speaker Of the House OF Repre-
seniatives, aud brother of Governor Jewell, of
Connecticut. Butler hates him, and will not
get out OF the way for him. For the first time
there ls really a good chance of the election OF
chusetts. What whirligig Is time Who
would have believed ten years ago that South
Carolina could ever have become Radical or
Massachusetts Democratic?
Those poor Italians. Why did they select
the wettest day Of the season for parade In
honor OF United Italy? The pageant was q
very beautiful one, but it would have been
prudent to have postponed it. But young
Italy never surrenders NOT even to the ele-
ments. The procession began moving, and
the rain began pelting. All down the Bowery
and up Broadway marched the celebrationists,
and The storm never ceased to rage. The
handsome young women In tights, mounted
on triumphal cars, end representing ancient
: and modern Rome, stood the rain braVely for
awhile, but finally holsted umbrellas. 1mar
.gine the mistress OF the world under an UNI
brella The one hundred little girls In white
muslin, with banners representing the princl-
pal cities of Italy, were speedily soaked. But |
they waved their flags and sneeZed cheer |
fully. To the spectator, under an avn
ing, what visions Of Group, rheumatism, |
neuralgia and consumption in the little |
ones must have ARISEN, The bedraggled pro- |
ceSsonists went through the entire pro-
.gfamme without 1inching, and broke up To- |
Fourteenth street with vociferous cheers for |
Roma cdpitale. There were no hostile demon
strations against them whatever. After they
had changed their wet clothes for dry oIes,
they went to Sulgers East River park tc enjoy
picnic. General Franz Slgel made Q speech |
in behalf of the Germans, and Colonel Signal
go appeared for the Italians of the Southern
States GUS. The latter got off very pref
ty sentiment. he said F.: "As love my mother,
80 love my native lsid, Dut as love my |
wife 30 love America" The idea Is original |
with Carl Schurz. but is none the less appro-
pirate and beautiful for being repeated.