New-York tribune., 1872-04-26
THE FEELING IN WASHINGTON.
THE PO LITICIANS ANXIOCS-THE PRESIDENT
DECEIVED AS TO THE STRENGTH OF THE
LIBERAL MOvEMENT-THE ADAMS LETTER.
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THE PO LITICIANS ANXIOUS-THE PRESIDENT
DECEIVED AS TO THE STRENGTH OF THE
LIBERAL MOvEMENT-THE ADAMS LETTER.
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WASHINGTON, April 25.-NO subject is more talked
of in Washington than the Cincinnati Convention.
Everybody is inquiring of every one else what will
be done next week. and no one knows, OF is willing
to venture an opinion 1t Is true that most of the
Liberal Republicans have a choice among the cand-
dates who have been named and do not hesitate to
express it in private conversation; but none Of
them are very tenacious of their opinions,
and nothing has occurred here to give the
least ground for the hope, freely ex-
pressed by some Administration members Of
Congress- that the Cincinnati Convention will break
I'D in row and split into fragments Reports from
the White House show total lack Of appreciation
of the political situation Senator who called to-day
saws he found the President jubilant Somebody had
written him from Illinois that the Liberal movement
in that State had depth, hold upon the people,
and that the State would stand by him with
40 700 majority. Republican member of Con-
gress from the same State assured the President
that his correspondent right and that the Lib
eral leaders in that State wholly without fol-
lowing. When his attention called to the fact
that among the Liberals were several whose support
be considered very valuable if not essential TO his
own success in the Fall of 1870 he had no further
remarks TO make In county in Illinois, il is re-
ported that the entire Republican Committee has joined
the Cincinnati movement leaving 10 call the Ad
ministratiOn County Convention.
Senator Sherman, who has Just returned from Ohio.
found the Liberal movement very strong IN Cincinnati
but thinks it has yet gained but little foohold
the rural population A Government official and true
Administration man, who has just made visit 10 Connect
icut admits his surprise at the detection IN that State
peciaIy among the old, original Republicans He says
that many who have been most active In politics, and
upon whose shoulders the most of the work has faen
are daily declaring in favor OF the Cincinnati movement
Charles Francis Adamss letter, printed to-day, has
been much discussed In the first place, several Of the
most prominent OF Masssch politicians In Washing
ton refuse TO believe that Mr. Adams wrote the letter at
ALL and they have been going about the capital with old
volumes Of the Diplomatic Correspondence in hand
and the letter in the other, attempting 10 prove
from the style composition that Is not possible
that the letter could have been written by the
author Of the dispatches with which 1t Is compared
Others equally familiar with Mr. Adams and his style OF
compostion speak the letter as very characteristic
lust such dgnifed and statesmanke letter as they
should expect Mr. Adams 10 write and they scout the
idea that II forgery Every western train from this
city takes away many OF those who Will attend the Con-
ventOn.