New-York tribune., 1872-06-08
-THEPBEsS 0S RESOMINATIoN
DRIFT OF THE INDEPENDENT JOURNALS.
THE BLUSDFns THAT WEAKEN THE GRANT
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DRIFT OF The INDEPENDENT JOURNALS.
THE FLINDERS THAT WEAKEN THE GRANT
Fros. 1z< sgrias6kh R,Publloan. . -
1t is idle. therefore, to talk of the formal
Try. PrSbs5iy tie feTty itemseys. old ~ tr to
teluaIhey through the motions very crediiahly.
Gen. Grant Is not magnetic man lie Il lnespable Of
tatfs tfrsaS -y eyntbosa.m' There were scores Of men
10 rhv Convention VINO dislike and dstrust MN
OF Ar Greeley; who have been in the habit Of sasIng
only 1a oa R5yssi2Ss RS TS az as Raaaes uHd upoS
gr3i eenplsiSn Ie ssensJ & WIN 1cire Tegr 6e
party eed n pur tothe r6nt IT, strongest man, and
1 thittfantw n tnatman We think theS were reba IL
this, aud that tie rsubsttat0B az this late hOnrof Mo
tou. or Coiiax, or Wilson. would have been, fatal
hunder. The Grant parry could not afford 10 PAT
slight por tssunder he cutanddrying process did not
extend the second pace on the ucket and about th
there has consequently been more uncertainty ana OF
course more cuuOsity But II has been generally sup
posed that while tine Convention had is hand in, 70
would make clean work o. s Job BY renominatinG Mr;
the ticket thought to hold eOOd-thOugh with
diminished f0rce-agninst q change az the foot; and
conviction that the hancwork OF the Chicago Conven
.on OF four years ago Ngull ps eIt nnateTed M ne
nomination viii cause widespread surprise both among
the politicians and the voters Among those Of them VINO
swear by Mr. Coliax II Will he very apt 10 excite stlA
stronger emotions. Dir. Wilson Is an old Republican,
country through MS ureless labors upon the stump
peace maker by disposition, and in many respects an
thongh us presence on tAe ticket would help TO neu
tralize the eject OF Mr.. summers speech But We
show that his nomination was a mistake. In
dsoarding Mr.. Colfax, the Convention has, in
chance OF carrying Indiana for It's nominees and NJ the
time has disappointed thousands Of zeaOGs and
siDe that THIS disappointment may make itself elt az
the polls Mr. Greeley has been very pronounced and
he has had mind Of his own on every subject and has
uttered it with blunt which Las made hm
power politics. But the strength OF the editor u
The weakness az the candidate The Free Traders par
excellence, and wing OF the Democracy profess them
selves unable forget forgive. It's probable there
fore, that midsummer wall three tickets IN the ted
and tickets. too, which viii have come to stay. Of
Gnlnt lt cannut we'll mem ANYTHING else unless we
are to have political miracles Of some sort
Of third domination shall for any reason be aban-
fraction OF the embryo third party would doubtless go
10 Grant another fTdcten would ma Greeley the
simply stav away from the polls Upon the relative size
these fractions, Int possibly depend the result Of
the At present the onens are certainly on the
be implicitly trusted. II Baltimore its hat for
ssburz engage heartily in the canvass; If this that, or
the other thing happe9s why then the situation may
gatheredi" Tue fruit which rpenng pros
perousy for Cen Grants p.ucEns, may -. tarn lL oI'
but vlctual after all 80 long as II Is on the DouA
IL Is inJeOpasdy.
WHAT MAY HAPPEN DESPITE THE "ENrHUsI-
AsW.H
And yet, what with the Temperance Reform
er aud the Labor formers and the Cincinnati kepub-
can RetOrmer. the Democracy may asonish the world
with the astounding results from their adoption or
Greeley and Brown. Who can tell That glorious old
Democratic hero, Gen Jackson, might, perhaps nave
been defeated 1882 with coalition OF the NATIONAL
Republicans, the autMasOns, and the Southern Null
fers aud other outside odds and ends upon common
Presidential ucket but they could not agree 70 JON
their forces they we're divided and Old Hickory walked
over the course. And Van Buren, was elected IN So
and Polk ~, and Taylor in as and buchanan IN CO.
the divisions OF the opposition elements NOthug
but an opposition coalition - Democrats included
- win suffice % make an impression against Grant
and Wilson; and the only available basis Tor
such coalition Is the independent joint stock D-
era ticket OF Greeley and Brown. But the substitution
of Henry Wilson for Schuyler COfaI as the candidate
for the Vice Presidency j. a change in the programme
which requires some explanation. Mr.. Co.fax Us Presl-
OF the Stnate has proved good and faithfuI ON
eer and his party record cannot be impeacued But
some m0nts ago be spoken OF by the autGrant Re
puncln5 as Of their faith, and his Presidential
claims brOached that side OF the house as SUI
celyed In this direction be emphatcaLy disc aimed al
Presidential aspirations and frankly declared MS choice
10 be Gen Grant against the held II Is probable, how
ever that the rumOrs which had been circulated con-
Meeting him with the aforesaid antl-Grant lnulgues
weakened him with the Administration party ana lAus
opened the way 70 Wilson IN the Convention.
THE ARGUMENT AGAINST A SECOND TERM IN
THE ACTION OF THE CONVENTION.
From Tae sun, , -
The course of the Convention on the wee
Presidency affords a powerful argument against giving
Grant second term. II the Convention was Juslned IN
DENYING COlfax chance for second term why should
n be accorded 10 Grant, However, as Gratz Brown VIII
demolsh Wilson November COfaX need not teel SO
very unhappy over his own discontinue IL June.