The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-17

raCy respond Win tQe requisite entuus6sm
"Hav'nt you noticed that the Day Book has
gone for Greeley, ?" he asked. ''You see, "
continued he, "the straight movement was got
up in the Day Book Office. The people on that
paper and some of their. outside friends wrote
the call, hired the Maryland Institute and ran
the convention; and hear, toe, they have had
to ray all the expenses, for most of the dele
gates were shabby .ot, and would not, and
probably could not, contribute cent. Well,
in spite of the loud boasts made by Blanton
Duncan, the thing has fallen still-born. They
have not been able TO get a single Democrat
ofany prominence to join them. Il know, that
they wrote to John Quincy Adams, Dan Voor-
hees and some others who were supposed to
be dead against Greeley, but they have not
even received answers to their letters from
these gentlemen"
1.-THE detection Of the Day Book must have
been serious blow, then ?"
tNtItwas like taking; the llnchpin ont; the
wheels came of, and we are all tumbled to the
ground. The Day Book could not stand the
pressure from the South, where, you know, it
has large circulation. 1t was overwhelmed
with letters from It's subscribers implorlng it
to help save them from four years more OF
Grantism."
.Do you think the bolt will 6zzle out,
noy-r
Substantially 1t ls failure. Because the
Day Book, Judge Flanders and Chauncey
Burr, two of Its chief promoters, have aban-
doned it, and there Is nobody else of conse-
auence around here that sticks. Van Allen is
a good -natured fellow. but he is as visionary
as Daniel Pratt. he deceived me about the
strength of the movement. He let his hopes
run away with his tongue. believe, though,
the Louisville Convention will be held"
ssWho do you suppose will be there' ?"
s.Blsnton Duncan, of course. He is making
little notoriety out of the affair, and have
no doubt he has got or can get what money
, he requires from the Grant managers to pay
the expenses Of the convention. The Grant
: papers and the Grant committee at Washing
ton are giving him all the help they caa. J.
n. Edmunds, the Republican postmaster of
Washington, and secretary Of the Grant con-
gressional campaign committee, is sending
out printed copies Of the call for the Louis
Vile Convention. he sends them to postmas-
ters with the request to have them distributed
among Democrats In their neighborhoods.
Besides Duncan, l suspect there will be pres
ent at the convention Sam Bayard, of Della
ware; Cory, the editor of The Cincinnati Com
moner; Congressman Davis, of West Virginia,
and perhaps some Georgians-nooody else OF
note. The bolt seems to have had more In
don't think 1t amounts to much even there"
isWho do you think they will nominate ?"
"They can't get decent man to stand, I
tell you. Suppose they should take Governor
Wise. He Is utterly without strength. They
might just ss well nominate Mosby. have
heard it suggested that the better plan would
be to nominate John Quincy Adams and Han
cock, and run them whether they accepted or
not, 30 that 1t could be said that there was
real Democratic ticket In the field. The
boilers do not expect to elect their ticket.
They want to defeat Greeley. think 1t pro-
bsble that when election day comes they will
not fool with any straight ticket, but vote d.
rect for Grant,"
stThank you, my friend, for all this lnforma-
ton now tell me how you are going to vote
yourself"
"Hum. Scratching his nose.) Well, this
Is choice of evils you see. I don't like
Greeley and hate Grant. But If Greeley goes
into Office he will be surrounded by my politi-
cal friends, and If Grant goes In he will be
surrounded by my political foes. suppose
will have to swallow Greeley. But the situa-
ton Is forced upon me. did not make 1t,
and wash my hands of the consequences If
anything goes wrong"
Since I interviewed this Bourbon (who
has learned something) I have been taken
intS the confidence of strong Radical
politician, who, for some unaccountable rea-
son, supposes am lukewarm for the wood
chopper. asked him on what he based his
belief that Grant will be reelected.
81 have fonr good reasons for believing il"
he replied, conhdentlally. "First, there are
two hundred thousand ofice-holders in the
Union, who are an active, organized body,
spreading into every town and village in the
country, and who are fighting Tor their places.
This organization alone Is worth hundred OF
your national committees tor real, telling
work. Second, we expect great deal to
come out of the Louisville Convention. There
is a great, quiet undercurrent OF Democratic
disgust with Greeley, and a straight Qonina.
tion will give 1t shape aud development.
Third, in October we shall have some astound-
ing revelations to make about Greeley, which
we are getting out of the rebel archives. We
expect they will produce a reaction among the
Republicans. Fourth: Look here You might
as well know it, Do you think Tanmany has
learned us how to count, and we will not take
advantage of the lesson' We shall count just
wherever 1t is necessary, and just as much as
necessary. My boy, If you have any money to
bet, don't bet 1t on Horace"
go much for the Radical view Of the sltua-
ton. Let me add the result of my Inquiries