The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-27

designing officeseekers and intriguing politicians
to make Arrangements for the offices and patron;
among themselves Ss's and their special friends.
se time has arrived when these
State and national, and the candidate for Presi-
dent nt be directly elected by the people: .u,u
most incompreheDsible audience with fervid ap
pea! for Union and reconciliation. 1t seemed as II
ne might as well have been talking to o benighted
py saving he endorsed all Johnson said about bis
talking the S ss
extract from Johnson's Nashville speech in which
traitors were to be punished and treason made
rom Congress and went or into the his.
tory Of that struggle. Maynard's kindly and
purpose Of recommending Johnson all along.
Maynard feels that Cheatham Is sure Of the rebel
vote, and now II he can only get the conservative
his walking in between the two. Maynard felt
much more at home ONE here than he aid At Bristol
probation Of him In their looks.
wound up the debate. IL sad in the words of
custOmed to oratory. His life, when not in the
army, was spent as farmer, and neither avoca-
was ts to q e m fn
Convention that nominated him that he might
do his humble best for his country. He detailed
how that Convention came to give him the nOmina-
ton, and pronounced 1t the greatest ever held In
the State. The General spoke calmly and huenty
enough for about fifteen minutes. and on c0nclud-
Ing was given a round of applause. There were no
rcjolnders, and the meeting Immediately separated
as mysteriously as 1t came together.
INTERVIEW WITH MIR. JOHNSON.
Speaking to eX-Presdent Johnson this evening
after the meeting was over asked him,
.HOw do you intend to meet this clamOr in West
ern Tennessee about your action In Mrs. Surratts
case ~
81 have no fear Of that clamor; II there are PEG.
pie stll 30 ignorant as to believe c0mpassed or
rpanONSlhla for the death Of Mrs.
Surratt leave them where they are"
"What Is the exact fact. Mr.. Johnson, about
Annie Surratt's attempt to reach you at the white
House, and being. repulsed either through your
order or by the order of Preston King9"
81 never knew until after Mrs. Surratt had been
executed that her daughter had been seeking to
pulsng her: There was fellow named Mazzy-I
think he Is In Washington stlll-tacked himself on
to me at the White House In some way or other,
and finding this girl
LOOKING IN FRANTIC WAY
for me, and unable very likely to understand
her refused her admission. Of this ] knew
to the case of Mrs. surratt, Mr.. Lincoln
as you may know was assassinated at time when
tia law prevailed In the District. The opinion Of
the Attorney General was taken as to the mode Of
trial for the conspirators and he decided that they
SsnS oe ney hsa @ OF and %'sy y
trial, and all four alike were found guilty.
1w eo"G do o r b. o sr
Could pardon her without pardoning the rest,
where there was nothing but sympathy for her sex
meet and answer it wherever 1t comes upn
"What are your expectations of being elected ?"
"Well have every hope OF being elected If the
agitation OF this canvass does not restore the rebel
animus, and If the conservative party of the pre-
sent remains intact and desires to keep closed the
bloody chasm."
The triumvlrate rest from their labors tomorrow
and will resume on Friday forty miles west, at q
place called NOrrlstOwn.