Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-06-25
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FROM NEW YORK. @
The Anti-Grant Conference at Fifth Ay-
enuc-GreeICy at tIse Baltimore Con
VcniiOu-The New York Times.
Editorial Correspondencel
New YORK, June p, 1872.
The event of the week in the political
world has been the conference of anti
Grant men at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The Greeley men are trying to make great
capital out of it. In order to appreciate its
importance, let US for a moment consider
its composition and results. In the first
place, it was composed entirely of men Op-
posed to Grant and friends originally of
the Cincinnati movement. 1t belongs le
ultimately to the Liberal movement. 1t
ought to have been for Greeley heartily
from the announcement of the
nominations at Cincinnati. But most
of its delegates were anti-Greeley
because overwhelmed from sense
of his untitness for the position he sought
About one-half Of them became Teconciled
to his nomination. and at the conference
announced their aCquiscense in his candi-
dacy upon the ground that they were sat
isfied, that it was too late to mite upon
any one else. The spirit of all their ad-
dresses was, "We take Mr.. Greeley under
protest. 1--WE take him as 50 much medi
cine" Is there any victory for Greeley in
the results of such a conference? He Sc
cured from half of about sixty delegates,
who ought all to have been for him-be
cause they were for the movement that
brought him abOut-a reluctant support
that can benefit him but little, because of
the reasons they give for their action. Is
this a victory of which to be proud +?
Among those thus yielding are Trumbull
and SchurZ. They had no alternative left
They were committed to the Cincinnati
movement so far that by it they
had either to sink or swim.
But of the half that met OH Friday to
nominate GrOesbeck and Olmstcad were
Ottend0rfer, of the New York Stats HI
t1t1g, Rothe, of the Cincinnati TOLhsfrcURd,
and several other German editors who rep
resent more UOteS than any other dele
gates. 1t is significant that of all the Ger
mans present, SchurZ alone gave up to
Greeley. He gave as an excuse to his
friends that he could not go back TO Grant,
and Greeley was the only other hope. The
conference then brings to Greeley only q
small part Of what originally belonged to
him and shows cOnclusively that the Ger
man vote is nearly solid against him.
When we come then to look at this confer
ence it is but little to encourage Greeley,
but much to encourage his opponents for it
commits fully against him a strong wing
Ol lIlc NluCluudJl lllON6illcul.
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
1t is generally conceded now that Gree
ley will be nominated at Baltimore. Many
earnest democrats still refuse to believe it,
and strong element will be active in Op-
posing him at Baltimore, but his fuglemen
have manipulated skilfully and nomina-
ton seems to me to be reasonably certain. |
What will be the result? This is ques-
ton often asked. So far as I can Judge it |
will result in driving from the party a |
strong minority, who will either not vote |
at all or support Grant a prominent |
Ohio gentleman, foremost in the Cincin- |
natl movement and a delegate to the re- |
cent conference in this city, admitted to |
me, that so far rs his observation extended |
Greeley would lose more democratic votes |
than he would gain Republican. I asked !
him how Greeley hoped to be elected. He |
said his slate was made upon the basis of |
every Southern State but South /
Carolina. A bad slate that, as he will |
find out in good time.
The tendency Of the news from the diff
ferent Democratic State Conventions is to
encourage Greeley's friends. They have
been despOndent since Philadelphia, but
they intend to make the most of Balti-
more. II they can stir up some enthusi-
asm among the Democracy, they hope to
revive the hopes their friends. You will |
see that from now on they will make all |
the capital possible out Of the Democratic
endorsement.
Grants friends are confident. They re-
ly on the good sense and honesty of the |
people. They know that such an unnat-
ural alliance and such a shameless surren-
der of a political party cannot inspire re-
spect or enthusiasm, and they are there
fore content to let the peoples sober Sec
Ond thought decide the election. CoaIi-
tiOns made for place and power and not for
principle, will not succeed with intelligent |
voters.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The Republicans of Brooklyn held u
grand ratification meeting last night,
which shows but slight detection i'll the
party III Kings county.
Mr.. Geo. Jones, Of the New York Times, |
sailed to-day for Europe, to be gone until
the last Of August. The Times has now |
daily circulation second only to the Her.
aid, and very close on to the latter. Its
list is rapidly increasing, and its patrons
all write most encOuragingly to its pub
Ilshers' Its political news is fuller, more
reliable and better arranged than that of
any other New York paper Its weekly,
under the energetic canvassing and man.
agement of Mr.. Wells, is attaining tre-
mendous circulation, going into every
State. The straightforward, courageous
and successful war upon the corrupt Tam
many Ring, and the able and sincere
manner in which it has advocated Repub-
lican principles and defended the Presi-
dent has placed it upon a basis as to circu-
latiOn and influence that makes it, beyond |