The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-30
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NEW YORK, January 27.
The cali issued by the Liberal Republicans
of Missouri for national convention, to meet
at Cincinnati on the 9Th of May, solves the
difficulty about the Inauguration OF an anil
Grant movement among the Republicans. IL
is the fist step towards giving shape and CO.
hesiyeness to the new party, which looks
towards forming coalition with the Demo-
erals to defeat Grant In the next presidential
election. 1t is of interest to observe how the
ayowed anti-adminstratlcn Republican jour-
nails in this city regard the new movement.
The Tribune, while it does not venture to ap-
prove 1t. saws nothing against 1t. 1t calls at
ter{ion TO the action of the MissourlanS as
warning to the party that 1t cannot afford 10
risk success by nominating man WIN Wnom
80 large section Of Republicans are dlssaiis-
fed.
The Post shows strong leaning towards the
movement, but hopes that General Grants
friends NAV vet heal the breach by inducing
hun to withdraw. 1t is patent that ooth
these influential organs of the anll.Grant ne.
publlcans are ready 10 endorse 10 the @ aclTn hoa .,
the Cincinnati Convention, If 1t will give them
a popular Republican to support for President.
who will the candidate be? Coming as tne
movement does from Missouri, It would seem
to be In the interest of Graiz Brown. nave
heard anti-administration Republicans mere
say that ticket with Brown for PresldenIand
Governor Parker, of New Jersey, for vice
President, would be acceptable to them. They
are willing 10 give the second place TO any
Democrat of un0bjectionable Wat record John
Quincy Adams, General Hancock, Samuel j.
'Tllden, and Governor Randolph. OF New Jer-
sew, are mentioned in The same connection.
The friends of Justice Davis, OF The Supreme
Court, are still actively working TO get tne
Democrats to nominate him for President.
The Sun Keeps the names OF Trumonil ior
President and Tilden for Vice President at Its
editorial head. 1t is known, too, thai Dir.
Greeley has hopes. So does every man VINO
once gets the Presidential magsot IN his oraln.
Gralz Browns availability as the general op-
position candidate seems to have made the
stronger Impression on the public mind. IL Is
urged that be possesses O combination or sue
cesslul elements. He Is acceptable 10 hepuo-
-licans because he was an early and consistent
auii-s'slavery" man. He Is acceptable 10 Dem.
ocrats because he was originally Democrat,
cardinal points, except the one which Is now
settled and dht OF the way. He Is acceptable
to the West because he is revenus reformer.
He Is acceptable TO the South because he 10
.Kentuckian, born of an old Virginia family.
anhlearned his craftsmanship at The feet OF
Kentucky, the bosom friend and disciple OF
Jefferson. He is acceptable to the great con-
trolling German element OF the Northwest 6e-
cause ne is of German extraction on his
mothers side, and the Intimate pontlcal
associate Of Senator schuIT VINO says ne
He is acceptable to the Smorality" ele-
ment because he Is practical though
not a fanatical temperance man, and
gentleman Of unimpeachable private eharac-
ter; and, fl0aliy, his culture as scholar, MS
experience as legislator and statesman, his
affable personal manners, and MS laoinsrsnee ,ss
to Office, except as means 10 accomplish
some public purpose, are expected to win the
esteem of the American people at large.
These are the fair Things his friends say OF
him. In explanation Of the last notlced lea
ture In his character, we are remlnoeo tnat ne
held the office OF United States senator from
Missouri for three years only. and then re-
signed and retired to private life, because, as
he expressed IT, s'Missouri had other men who
,ooula s;rve her as we'll in the Senate as HIM
self"
Mr.. Greeley Is 10 have a brazen statue. The
placing Of the e1igy of Franklin at one END OF
Printing House Square has suggested 10 the
ne newspaper fraternity the propriety of giving
the other end to a statue of "Our later Frank
lin n as the poet Whittier calls the editor Of
ths Tribune. A subscription was started
few days ago, and in short time SIG, 600 were
put down for the purpose, Dana, OF tae sun,
leading of with $500. The proposed spot ior
the Greeley statue Is the space In front the
new Staals zsituDg building, formerly Tryon
Row.
could be induced to give much towards tne
glorifying in bronze Of their most relentless
foe. MIR. Greeley has invented the term
"J5hn Thomas" as descriptive of the Times
It is probably In alluslon to the circumstance
that London cockney Is the editorial mana
ger or that paper. The leading dailtes indulge
in many pet names In describing each otner.
The Tribune usually aludes 10 the Herald as
the s.Bsily Blatbersklte," the Times ts John
Thomas" and the World is ridlculed for lis
sssrithmetic man" In reference to lis hopeful
figuring about election times. The Herald's
complimentary titles Tor its rivals WILL De re-
membered, though since old Mr.. Bennetts
retirement they have been dropped. me
editor Of the World was 'sMsntilinl Marble"
he of the Tribune was 'Massa Greeley" and
RaymoDd, OF the Times. Was the Little Vii
lain" The Sun impartially blackguards all it's
contemporaries, but "0ur later Franklin" gets
most ofits mud.
Mr., Charles Fechter, the London faVorite,
has resolved to try theatrical managership l:
New York. He has purchased the building on
Fourteenth street, originally known as the
Theatre Francais, and has expended ninety
thousand dollars in fitting 1t up. Some OF The
interior arrangements are novel, and we might
almost add experimental. He dispenses Win
footlights, and hides his orchestra under The
stage. He also gives part of the parquelle
to q fountain which will throw up water while
the band plays between the acts. BE Is now
In England srlecing company, and will re-
turn in time to open the housed in March, when
he will give the public spectacular plays In the
style OF those whichw so attractive under
his long management at the Princess Theatre
in London. His New York.temple is 10 be re-
christened 1.-THE Lyceum." NYA.
PLANNING GRANTS DEFEAT.