Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-03
HOW HE THING WAS Dose
What the Cincinnati Commercial saiG
this morning.

CINCINNATI, MAY 3-The following double
leadI editorial in The Commercial this morning
has attracted most marked attention, a. reflect
ing the judgment OF the real leaders Of the ii5
eIal republican movement. The Commercial
heads the article with the question, "Shall the
ticket be Greeley and Brown, or Adams and
Trumbull?" and then says: "If we may assume
that the liberal convention will survive the
pangs to which il is subjected, and pass safely
through the trials incident TO the adoption of a
platform touching the tariff, the question will,
in our judgmc Mt, arise speedily, whether the
ticket shall be Greeley for President, with
Gratz Brown ior Vice President, or Charles
Francis Adams for President, with Lyman
Trumbull for Vice President. Let survey
the field and Sc whether this is not the state OF
the case. The great combination which was
Curtin has bee smashed. The job was over
done, and when exposed and denounced it,
success became impossible. When Carl
SchurZ, moved by considerations above those
of personal friendship, or local association, de-
clined to use his great influence TO promote the
ambition OF Gratz Brown to take the first place
on the ticket, there was no use OF talking any
more about Mr.. Brown and that place, and the
Illinois candidates threw each other out OF the
fight. We regard il entirely certain, therefore,
that either Adams or Greeley will be the nomi
nee for the first Office, and the result may de-
pend upon the combinations formed as TO the
second place on the ticket. Greeleys friends
have held New York with tenacious grasp,
overbearng tie wishes Of a large majority; and
while they have hold on Pennsylvania they
are alarmed about the latent strength of Adams
in that state. In the extreme south Greeley l.
strong; and in the states across the Ohio. where
he is not the real favorite, there has been des.
perate struggle D secure for him a compliment
tary vote or two; the presumption of the man
ayers being ng thai everything depends upon the
specially assisted by Mr.. Browns Kentucky
friends. Our readers may have forgotten
that some OF the earliest and most
significant OF Greeley letters, committing him
self to the opposition TO Grant, appeared ia the
country papers in Missouri. In one OF these,
published in the Caucasian. Mr.. Greeley re-
terred in most Il altering terms to Gov. Brown.
and if we are no; mistaken, prOphesied the pres
idency for him, words 10 that effect. Last
night b. Gratz Brown and member or two OF
the Blair family, arrived in the city. They came
on the pretext that there was trouble in
the Missouri delegation, such that their
presence was required, and il was care
fully given out that there was combination
looking to the nomination OF Trumbull,
and that Brown and Blair were called here to
work it mp. The true explanation is that the
gentlemen whose late distinguished arrival we
celebrate are here TO turn over Browns strength
to Greeley, and with the aid of the South to
nominate him-Brown consenting TO take second
place. OF course 1t was necessary that the
Blairs should show their hands In this conven-
ton, and these are their cards III We may be
permitted to change the figure nc once. this Is
the Blair bombsheu. We need not tell those
proceedings OF the Cincinnsd convention that
the Greeley and Brown coalition Y Formidable.
1t Is so strong that we can think Of but one
is Adams and Trumbull. To us IL seems per-
fectly clear that Adams 10 the man for the front
place; that the re y no ether man whoee csndi-
dacy would give the liberal cause the height of
tone and breadth Of movement that would be
impaired BY Adams. The delicate Question has
been whether frumbnll would take the second
place. He might consider Il asscrihce, but we
believe he would cheerfully make it, and, In our
Judgment, there Is no time 70 be lost in giving
practical effect to the alliance OF the names Of
Adams and Trumean. This morning the
(sY0HlQV nm m
the resolutions about federal taxation in
the platform, though 1t is very mild, indeed,
in order 20 prepare the way to yield gracefully,
provided Mr.. Greeley b nominated. They wish
to place themselves in . position of concedng
something TO the platform that they may de-
maDd concessions a. to the ticket After
sharp struggle and . show Of magnanimity.
comes the moment TO ballot for q candidate for
President, and add the strength Of Brown 10
that Of Greeley, giving to the latter the nomin-
alton for the Presidency, and the second place
to Brewn. This Is the scheme that hangs well
together, geographically and personally, and it
viii succeed II not met promptly with Adams
and Trumbull.