Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-14
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Some Opinions About the Cincinnati
Ttcket-HOw the Matter is Regarded
at the Capital.


Ttcket-HOw the Matter is Regarded
at the Capital.
III. V. R." writes from Washington to
the Cincinnati Commercial May 4, as fol-
lows:
ATsEA.
If there was confusion in Cincinnati
about whom to nominate, there is more
confusion in Washington about the nomi-
nation as made. The nomination of Gree
ley was not expected here. The news
dropped in among the denizens here and
hereabout like bombshell, and had some
thing of a bombshelPs effect. They are all
astonished, some bcwildered, some amused,
some gratifed, some mad, and some whose
feelings are best illustrated by compound
of all the emotions.
MR.. SUMNER rs NOT PLEASED.
Mr.. Sumner likes Horace Greeley, as they
have labOred long together in the cause of
African freedom and a number of things,
but he is not pleased with the Cincinnati
business. The platform is far more to him
than the candidates. The moment he cast
his eyes over the planks of the platform,
and saw no civil rights for the negro
Incorporated, he shook his head and
growled. Had the Convention bated
its hook with a negro they would
have caught Mr.. Sumner, but as
they did not they need not count upon his
cordial support for the nominees. What
he viii do is hard to determine, as he has
repeatedly affirmed that he would not sup
port Grant, ''the bold, bad man." to use his
own words. Perhaps he will wait until af-
ter the Democratic Convention, and see if
they do not incorporate his civil rights hob
by, in which event he would be tempted to
90 with ssthat crowd" Mr.. Sumner seems
to think that there is but one thing lacking
to complete the happiness of the American
people, and that is to give negroes equal
rights in churches, hotels and burying
grounds.
SENATOR SHERMAN.
dropped in upon Senator Sherman, at
his Finance Committee rooms, and found
him busily at work, as usual.
aWhat do you think of the Cincinnati
nomination" l asked, knowing very well
that he had no high opinion Of it.
''0h, it's fizzle and farce"
sNot likely to seriously injure the Repub-
lican party, then?"
''Not al all. The people understand it.
1t win amount to nothing"
Senator Ames also expressed about the
same opinion. The Senator has long been
personal friend of Grants, and, as his
father-in-law, Ben. Butler, has long been
an enemy Of Greeley's, it is not to be sup
| posed that Ames would fall down and
worship the Cincinnati movement. He did
not think that Greeley would develop much
strength.
81 am quite certain he viii in the South"
| 1 said.
81 am not SO sure about that" replied
the Senator. "Take Mississippi, for in
stance. There are no Liberal Republicans
there of any consequence; they all died out
with the failure of the Dent campaign. AS
for the Democratic masses of the State.
they can't be brought to the support of
Greeley any way it can be fixed"
THE POINT IN THE BUSINESS. e..
Gov. Noyes, Ohio's honored Chief Mag
istrate, dropped in. He does not haYe a
very august opinion of the Cincinnati Con-
ventlon, its nominees or make up. He
does not think there is much real strength
behind the movement, although a good
deal of blow. BE compared the Cincinnati
Convention to an Ohio State Convention,
and did not think it had advantage either
in ability, attendance or enthusiasm.
"Governor," said l, suppose the Demo
Gratis put no ticket in the field, and rally to