Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-16

As the time appointed for the meeting Of
the Cincinnati convention approaches, the
disintorested patriots who propose to take
part In II are becoming more and more con-
fused as to what they shall say and do when
they get there. A month or so ago the re-
calcitrant Republicans, as they are called,
were very bold In announcing their deter
mlnatlon TO make independent nominations
and 20 TO the country with platform OF their
own. They forosaw that President Grant
would, In all probability, be the candidate Of
the party. for the reason that he Is the strong
oct man In the party, and that there Is no
prospect Of winning with any other man.
New Hampshire, and other events Of slim
liar significant character have someway
thrown the plans Of these gentlemen into
disorder. Mr.. sam. Bowles, Of the SPRING
field Republican, who Is one Of the high
apostles OF the reform movement, begins to
talk Of the meeting In Cincinnati, not as q
convention" but as a conference" lie
assures US that they will make no nomlna-
ton, and that any Republican may with per-
feet consistency attend the conference" at
Clnclunat, and afterwards go to the "conyen-
ton" at Philadelphia. The New York Epen-
ing Post, a journal deep In the confidence Of
the same party, takes a similar view Of \,
and tells us that 'the business Of the Western
gathering Is to consult a. to the real Issues Of
the canvass, that It has nothing whatever 70
do with the naming Of candidntss.' u ad-
viscs the Liberal Republicans that Il must
make no corrupt bargains with the Democ-
racy, or engage in entangllns alliances and
that in going to Cinclnnati they neither aban-
don the old organization or declare war
against Il.
II these be the real sentiments Of the 80
called Liberals, II they do not mean TO ratify
nominations that have bean already made or
10 make new oucs, II their object be simply
70 consult together Tor the best Interests Of
the party, We do notsec why that work might
not be done at PHILADELPHIA a. we'll a. Gin
clnnAti, or what need there IL for holding q
conference" in thai city at all. We arc told
that the result OF their deliberations will
have powerful effect % the regular conven-
tion.Y Then why mot 20 10 the convention
and produee their powerful effects" upon ths
assembled members7 What Is the use Of this
Cincinnati sidc-show7 Their arguments
would certainly be a. strong. and stronger i
made In the convention, than II made ou,sids
lu walls, hundreds OF miles distant and
weeks In advance OF ita meeting.
II the Cincinnati gentlemen have thl
strength In the country which they claim q
have, they Gao easily make themselves fell
In the regular nAtl6nAl assembly OF the party,
They do not arege, 20 far a. We have seen o.
heard, thai the convention would not give
them patient and attentive hearing heal
their argumeue on the one-tsrm principle
and on the great reform quosnons Of the day
II Is true that some Of them have been do
nouncing the convention 10 advance, and
telling 1t that itwould be packed with once
i holders" They do not OF course, belley,
this or they would not now be 90 anxious q
create q powerful effect upon it In th'
hope OF influencing its Judgment
We do NOT wish 20 be understood rs op
posed or finding fault with this changs o
base on the part Of tho Liberals. On th,
contrary, we welcome It as an evidence oi
their returning reason, Of their patriotisn
and Of their loyalty to tho party. We arr
willing TO forget that Mr.. schurz said b
would not support President Grant !; h
should be renomlnated, and that Lyman
TrumhulL In an angry speech and In the ehea
Of debate, dropped some fncautious word
which put him, for the time, outside OF th,
party. II they desire 10 return aud TO nee
their brethren In the only legal convention
that can possibly be held, and to abide III