New Orleans Republican., 1872-04-04
The Presidential Question.


WASHINGTON. d. c., March 30-The
| break between Senators Wilson and Sum
| ner is complete. The latter. since lis re-
| turn from the campaign in Connecticut, has
| refused 20 speak to his colleague. Mr..
| Wilson proposes to publish a card denying
| that he was the author of the story that
Mr.. Sumner would preside over or attend
the Cincinnati convention. Several news
| paper correspondents propose in that event
to state that MIR. Wilson informed them
! that he got the statement direct from MIR.
| Sumner.
The manifesto of the Liberal Republicans
| of New York. with such prominent names
as Horace Greeley, Hon. Frederick Conh.
ling. Sl,,i>mund Kaufman, Judge Selden
and Waldo Hutchins, names eminent in the
old Republican party in that State. has Gre
ated the most positive political sensation OF
| the session here. The Grant Republicans
| admit that il is the most damaging blow
| dealt them SO early in the campaign Sen
| ator Morton had a conversation with the
President this morning regarding il. but he
sad that he felt no surprise over it. as he
had been told week ago what was coming.
He was glad. however, to learn at last that
these gentlemen had bOlted the Republican
party. and had gone over to the opposition.
He hoped that others who were within easy
returning distance of the regular organiZa-
ton would either see the proprety OF com
ins back TO The fold or following the course
Greeley Il Co.
The statements put forth in some of the
Democratic papers that August Belmont, as
chairman Of the National Democratic com
mittee held an official conference here with
the National Democratic Congressional
committee. are naturally creating some feel
ing among members of the latter committee.
who, accepting such publications as true.
find they were not invited. The facts are
that no such conference was held. Proha-
bly, dozen or so of Democratic Senators
and members called on Mr.. Belmont while
he was here. He in return visited many on
the floor OF the House the next day. There
is not only his authority, but that of
several mem bers of Congress for saving
that there was no formal conference. that
nothing was decided, that candidates were
hardly talked OF nor plaus proposed, that it
was neither decided to support nor oppose
Judge Davis. and that if there was any
general result from the informal inter
change of opinion. it vas that the Demo
cratic party should take every possible step
to beat Grant. 1t was quite evident that
two dozen Democratic Senators and mem
bers oTt of one hundred and twenty did
not undertake 10 decide what that step
should Ue.
Senator Wilson has been in conference
with the opponents of CultaX and hopes in
a lew days 10 have several Republican pa
pers present his name for Vice President.
Grant. however, wants the old ticket re-
nominated. while the entire West. il is
claimed. VII be either for Iowa Wilson or |
Colfax. and against the New England VII |
son.
Horace Greeley says edi'oriallv the Gin |
cinnati convention will be held and uhuen-
tally attended. No one is excluded from |
and the invitation is SO broad
that many viii doubtless he present WHO
have not been delegated. Cincinnati prof.
fers to al a generous welcome Whether |
the convention will determine to put forth
a declaration of principles, to present ma
'ional candidates or adopt some other form
of appeal 10 the country no one is entitled
to forecas-. Whatever it shall DO and pro
pound viii necessarily derive force from
its accord with public sentiment.