The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-05-16
Washinuton News and Gossip.

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items at Cincinnati, we copy the annexed spe-
cial kilograms from Washington to the New
York World, giving in detail the surmises and
conclusions of the various political elements at
the capital last week. The unfriendliness of
the World to the Cincinnati nominees makes
the expressions in favor of Mr. Greeley all the
stronger as that journal is not disposed to ac-
cord any great strength to the Liberal Republi-
can ticket, and favors the putting forth Demo
cratic standard-bearers in the present contest {:
WASHINGTON, May7.
An important conference of administra-
tion Republicans was held in the marble
room of the Capitol to-day, at which the
Vice-President, Senators Chandler, Morton,
Edmunds, Conkling and Wilson, Colonel For
of this was to decide what course should be
pursued towards the Republicans who had
gone into the Cincinnati movement. Senators
Chandler and Edmunds were in favor of war to
the knife on them. Chandler said they were
traitors to the cause and to the party and ought
to be destroyed That Christian politician,
Senator Wilson, was disposed to favor peace
policy. "It won't do any good to attack Mr..
Greeley" said Wilson; "the Democrats may
nominate their own ticket, and in that event
| Mr.. Greeley and his supporters could return to
the Radical fold and reunite the party. We
can oppose their course but, We need not abuse
their leaders and candidates. Wemay yet well
come Greeley as the prodigal SON." Vice-Pres.
ident Colfax took a similar view, as also did
Forney, and finally it come out in the conver-
sation that the President favored the peace
policy. That was enough. Chandler cooled
down, and it was agreed that a temperate course
should be pursued for the present
The question of the disintegration of the
party was also discussed in another and more
important shape. 1t was suggested that if the
Democrats should indorse the Cincinnati nom
ination there would be little hope of the cleo
ton of Grant as Greeley would carry the South
and several of the largest Northern States, in
cluding New York and Pennsylvania. Several
of the gentlemen present suggested that the
only uay to keep the party together was to get
| Grant to withdraU and to nominate some man
at Philadelphia who could unite the party and
take away the recalctrant Republicans from
Greeley. 1t was broadly intimated that Grant
was ready to withdraw in case the Democrats
should unite upon Greeley. How this was to
be ascertained was the question, as the Demo-
cratic Convention would not meet until after
the Philadelphia Convention. 1t was agreed
that no risk should be taken, and that man
should be nominated at Philadelphia who could
unite all elements of the party. This view
was indorsed by majority of those present.
Zach Chandler dissented from it, and declared
that to make concessions was to publish the
weakness of the party and to invite defeat. 1t
is understood that another conference will be
held tomorrow. In the meantime the Presi-
dent will be made acquainted with what took
place to-day.
As the political situation here becomes more
crystallized, and facts take the place of runnors
and assumptions, quite different phase is
placed upon it. The very generally credited
statement which appeared in the Cincinnati
Enquirer, that ex-senator Hendricks and Hon.
George Fl. Pendleton indorse the Cincinnati
Convention and its nominees, turns out, never
theless. to be mistake. A letter was received
to-day by prominent Democratic member OF
the House from ex-senator Hendricks, in which
he speaks of the result at Cincinnati as pub
lie calamity and absolutely refuses to endorse
it. Another member of the House has SINH
] lar letter from Mr.. Pendleton. Among the
Democratic members the question which every
/ Republican asks them, "Do you indorse Gree
ley?" continues to be the subject of many spec
ulative answers No one, it may be said with
safety, absolutely indorses Greeley, for all are
in favor of letting the campaign more fully de-
velop itself so that so important question may
be deliberately answered in the National Con-
vention. The pressure from the South, how
ever. it must be confessed is not without it's eff
feet, and some of the members from the cities
are more favorable to indorsing the Cincinnati
movement than those representing closer Con-
gressional districts where so important change
would produce important political results
The despatch from New York, whether author
itative or not, which declares that Mr.. Greeley
will withdraw from the field if he is not in
dorsed by the Democratic Convention has also
given rise to no inconsiderabie speculation,
and is construed by some Democrats as an un-
warranted attempt at dictation to the party or
ganization to take no other step, while others
who oppose the Cincinnati movement out and
out, trust that Just such thing will happen,
and after all there will be an old-fashioned
contest between Grant and the Democratic
party.
The movement of some of the more astute
members of the administration Republicans to
| indnce Grant to take a complimentary vote at
Philadelphia and then withdraw does not make
much headway, although the chairman of the
Republican State committees of Wisconsin,
Illinois, and Iowa are in town advising that or
! some other course which will prevent the fur
ther decentralization of the Republicans in the
States named. 1t is quite evident that Grant,
for himself, does not intend to be scared away
from Philadelphia. An article is published
here to-day in the administration organ headed
"Will Grant withdraw" 1t is learned that it
met Executive approval before being placed in
type. The article opens by charging that the
Liberal Republicans have made Greeley the
centre of an intrigue to force Grants with
drawal, and that the Cincinnati Convention
has no other purpose. 1t then says: I'm re-
gard to the rumors of the withdrawal of Presi-
dent Grant it can be said, first, they have not a
shadow of foundation in truth; the leading
statesmen of the party in this city believe, and
do not hesitate to affirm the belief, that General
Grant is not only the strongest man in the par
ty, but that it would be utterly impossible to
elect any one else; second, there was time
when President Grant would have gladly with
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