Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-26
FROM NEW YORK.
The Anti.Grant Conference at rim Az
enue-tireelcy at the Baltimore Con
yentiOn-The New York Times.
Editorial Correspondence.l


New YORK, June %, 1877.
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 moment consider
its composition and results In the first
place, it was composed entirely of men OPP
posed to Grant and friends originally of
the Cincinnati movement 1t belongs le-
ultimately to the Liberal movement. II
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 II sense
of his unfitness for the position he sought.
About onehalf of them became reconciled
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 tate to unite upon
any one else. The spirit of all their adj
dresses was, 1--WE take Mr.. Greeley under
protest. ave take him as so much med-
cine Is there any victory for Greeley i'll
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
Among those thus yielding are Trumbull
and Schurz. They had no alternative left
They were committed to the Cincinnati
movement so far that 10y it they"
had either to sink or swim.
But of the half that met on Friday to
nominate Groesbeck aHd Olmstead were
Ottendorfer, of the New York Stats IN
ting, Rothe, ofthe Cincinnati I'oLstrCund,
and several other German editors who rep
resent more cOtes 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 8
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 forit
commits fully against him strong wing
OF the original Cincinnati movement.
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 OPP
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 1 can Judge il
VIII result in driving from the party IA
strong minority, who will either not vote
at all or support Grant. A prominent
Ohio gentleman, foremost in the Cincin-
natl movement and delegate to the re-
cent conference in this city, admitted to
me. that so far as his observation extended
Greeley would lose more democratic votes
than he would gain Republican. i asked
him how Greeley hoped to be elected. He
10 nf
carrying every Southern State but South
arelina. 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 respondent since Philadelphia, but
they intend to make the most of Balti-
more. If they can stir up some enthusi-
asm among the Democracy, they hope to
revive the hopes of 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 q shameless surren-
der of 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. Coali-
tons made for place and power and not for
principle, will not succeed with intelligent
voters.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The Republicans of Brooklyn held
grand ratification meeting last night,
which shows but slight detection in the
party in 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
ala, and very close on to the latter Its
list is rapidly increasing, and its patrons
all write most encouragingly to its pub
fishers It's 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 ire
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 basis as to circu-
lation and influence that makes it, beyond
doubt, the leading journal of the United
States. With Mr.. Lewis Jennings as its
managing editor; Mr.. G. w. Williams as
its wide-awake and enterprising news edi-
tor; Mr.. Norvell as financial editor and
with such correspondents as Messrs.
Crounse, Crapsey and associates, its present
high standard will certainly be maintain
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