Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-20
THE OINOINNATI CONVENTION.
Its Strength and Its supporter,
Sumner Bids GOOd-By to the Republic
can Party.
special 70 the Cincinnati Gazette.

can Party.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-While Sena-
tor Sumner has not been asked, and, of
course, has not consented, to preside over
the Cincinnati convention, there is the high
est authority for saying that he considers
himself out of the Repeblican party. In the
most friendly way he informed Senator
wilson that they had reached the fork of
the road, and would hereafter travel in diff
terent directions. He does not abandon
Republican principles, however, and his
course will be governed by future events.
Under no circumstances will he support
Grant, but it is not at all certain he will
support an opposition candidate. What he
understands by general amnesty is explain
ed by the amendmEnt he offered in the
Senate against which every Democrat
and every so called liberal Republican vo-
ted. He attaches as much importance to
that principle as Horace Greeley does to pro-
lection, and the latter, in Saturdays 1'gi-
6ln1e, gives full and distinct notice that, if
the Cincinnati Convention goes for free
trade or revenue tariff, that no possible
candidate could induce him TO support it.
| Pennsylvanians who support the Cincinnati
movement also say that protection must be
one Of the planks, or they will have nothing
to do with it. Onthe other hand, the prime
movers in the Cincinnati enterprise say rev.
enue reform, or what is called free trade, is
the essential basis of the undertaking, and,
II this is abandoned, there will be nothing
worthy the formation of new party. Civil
service reform and amnesty may be gener-
allied, but not so the tariff. Upon this
! this there must be distinct utterance.
| On the Democratic side there is gener-
al demand that no nominations be made at
! Cincinnati. This is seconded by all the
Eastern Republican newspapers favorable
| to the Cincinnati Convention, with the ex-
! ception of the Tribune, which is non-com-
initial on that point. 1t is conceded on all
| hands that Grant will be nominated at Phil
adelphia. While many Republican MEM
berS of Congress would prefer some other
man, il may be stated that very few Repub-
lican Senators OF Representatives will leave
| the Republican party on that account, or
fail to support it. With the eXcep6on of
Sumner, Trumbull and Schurz, no men of
influence are likely to go over in any event.
! Upton, who is now West, is regarded on
all sides as heavy load to any party he
may connect himself with.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, March IA conversa-
tisn with Senator Sumner to-day revealed
the fact that he had not been asked to pre-
side at the Cincinnati Convention, for the
simple reason that there is nobody having
authority to offer him such position; but
there is little doubt that he will attend the
Convention, and there is little doubt that if
m ln h., al to 10 -. l..
liberatiOns. la his conversation to-day he
said he was the master of his own opinion,
and that while he would not, on any ac-
count, ally himself to a party wherein
Democrats were made candidates, and
would not, oil any account, vote for or en-
courage the election of a Democrat, neither
would he, on any account support
Gen. Grant for denomination or re-
election. His colleague, Senator
Wilson, had long conversation with him
on Friday, when the whole subject was dis
cussed. Mr.. Sumner announced to Mr..
Wilson that he feared the time had come,
Or would shortly come, when their paths
politically would diverge, but that he hoped
no personal unfriendliness would grow out
of their political alienation. He advised
Senator Wilson to- go with other strong
friends of tie President to Gen. Grant and
urge upon him to withdraw his name as a
candidate before the American people, and
not allow it to 90 before the delegates to the |
Philadelphia Convention, and thus achieve
a name for unselfiSh and magnanimous con-
duct second to none in history; that if he |
persisted in being candidate, and the Of |
fice-holders should succeed in re-nominat- |
ing him, he would simply and emphatically |
be the disunion candidate SO far as the party |
is concerned.
Some of the Presidents friends express |
the belief that he will be the authOr of a |
coup detdt such as was never known in |
political history. 1t being nothing less |
than an intention on the part of the Presi- |
dent to decline, if he shall receive the nomi- |
nation Of the Philadelphia Convention. |
This, however, is simply absurd, and will |
not be credited by any impartial observer Of |
political events.
ANTI GRANT NIOYEMENT-GAR ARFIELD AND |
DAWES.
The Associated Press dispatch from Gin
Cinnati representing that Senator Upton |
had announced that the two leaders of the |
House, MeSsrs. Dawes and Garfield, were
secretly in the movement against Grant, !
does not create any particular interest here,
although both gentlemen have been be-
sieged with the loyal newspaper correspon-
dents to-day, TO obtain denials of the truth
fulness of Tipton's representations. No
denials were authorized by either Dawes or
Garfield. Ii is too well known here that
they do not favor the denomination of
Grant, and neither has ever pretended other
wise. Both, however, would prefer that he
should be beaten within the Republican
Convention at Philadelphia, and will hest
tate long before they will consent to oppose
the candidate of that Convention even if it
should be Gen. Grant.
Ger. Garfield stated in substance to-day
that he did not feel called upon TO announce
any preference at this time, that he still
holds himself independent, and there is no
occasion in advance of the assembling of
the conventions of his own party to express
any partiality for particular men. If the
Cincinnati Convention makes nominations
of straight out-and-out Republicans, men
of long and undoubted standing, and pre-
sents a platform strong and decided,
it will be time enough then
for him to decide Whether he will
support such candidates or not. He said
emphatcally that he did not express any
condemnation of the Cincinnati Conven-
ton, but on the contrary he could see that
1t might acc0mpllSn much good. lie VIII
not be present at its proceedings because
his duties will keep him here, and for the
same reason he had declined an invitation
to The Ohio Convention, at which he had
been asked to make speech. Mr.. Dawes
sees much to condemn in both parties, in
both the Administration and independent
ranks.
When asked in regard to Tipton's asser-
tions, Mr.. Dawes said they were without
authority, but he failed to deny their truth
fulness. When asked what his opinion was
regarding the Cincinnati Convention and
the course of the Administration party in
the Senate, he saidi "While ! have not
particle of sympathy with the political
movement at Cincinnati, have as little
with the unwise course pursued in the SEN
ate toward its promoters, without which
there would be nothing to sustain"
No better evidence could be given that
both of these gentlemen are opposed to
Gen. Grant, and to their number may be
added the name Of ex-GOv. Blair, of Mchi-
gan, who is regarded as one Of the very
,Llos+ y,r,rnst and most pOnspioutiOrrc rror, |