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

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Grants most dangerous rival for the nomina-
ton, however, is believed to be Colfax who,
while he processes unalterable loyalty to his
chief wishes it to be understood that in the
event of Grants withdrawal or of his being
thrown overheard at Philadelphia, he (Colfax)
is a candidate for the nomination. Not only
Speaker Blaine and Colfax, but Senator Will
son is also in the field, and it is even said that
Morton who is most loud in his professions of
fealty to Grant, is secretly plotting for his
place. Grant himself is growing suspicious of
his thames, and he is not certain but that when
the crisis arrives they will fly from him and
leave him to his fate. The friends of Colfax,
Wilson, Blaine and Morton are certain that
anv one of them if nominated could unite the
Republican party and leave Mr.. Greeley and
the Cincinnati movement without following.
In other words, they think they would destroy
the necessity for the existence OF the Liberal
Republicans. The trouble is to get Grant out
of the way. 1t is in contemplation to make
coup d'etat at Philadelphia which will throw
Grant overheard, when the other aspirsnts will
come upon the scene. How this is to be done
is not clearly set forth, but there can be no
doubt that something of the kind is contempla-
ted. The President does not trust either Col
AS
is not without suspicion as regards Norton
There are those who assert that at the last mo-
ment Grant will decline, but his most intimate
friends hold that he will do nothing of the
kind, and that he is determined to rule or ruin
the party.
Among the Democrats to-day the principal
feature Of political discussion has been the let
ter of Hon. Montgomery Blair, publishing this
morning in the Baltimore Sun, which, assum-
ing to speak for the Democrats, opens in this
wise: "We will have to take Greeley or Grant,
and we will take Greeley, reluctantly of course,
but none the less certainly" That portion of
Mr.. Blair's letter that he knew of one hundred
Federal ofice-holders in Cincinnati as Grants
emissaries favOring the nomination of Adams
is regarded as wild statement to say theleast
Hon. James Brooks, of New York, openly de
clared for Greeley to-day, and predicted that
three-fourths of the States represented in the
Baltimore Convention would vote to indorse
the Cincinnati ticket.
WASHINGTON, May TO-
The Grant Senators still continue to discuss
plans of peace and conciliation, with the faint
hope Of inducing some of the Liberal Republi-
cans to return to the camp. Mr.. Greeleys re-
cent intimation that he would withdraw unless
the Cincinnati ticket was endorsed by the Bal
While Mr.. Sumner has made no positive de-
monstration in favor of the Liberal ticket, the
administration Senatorial cabal have been dis
cussing the propriety of softening his asperity
towards Grant, in the hope that he will not
commit himself publicly to the new party.
With this view it was suggested that Mr.. Sum-
ner be restored to the chairmanshiP OF the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee but it
was soon discovered that Mr.. Cameron would
not be deposed from that position for Mr..
Sumner nor anybody else, and consequently
that part of the programme has been abandon
ed Senator Wilson, who is the great peace
maker, has hopes in view of Mr.. Summers neg
ative silence towards the Cincinnati movement
that he can be at least kept from attacking
Grant. As long as the peace prevails no effort
will be made to oust Mr.. Trumbull from the
craftsmanship of the judiciary Committee, but
the temper of the administration Senators to-
wards him in debate is most offensive, and, as
in the case of Mr.. Edmunds to-day in the Sen
ate, at times highly personal.
The action of the Tennessee Democratic
State Convention in indorsiug Greeley and
Brown has surprised several of the Democratic
members of Congress from that quarter, who
telegraphed receEtly to their political friends
advising that no demonstration be made on the
Cincinnati movement till the action OF the
National Convention had decided what course
the party should pursue.
Governor Walker, of Virginia, is in town and
visited Congress this afternoon, where he rep
resented to Democratic members that the con-
servative party in Virginia would undoubtedly
indorse the Greeley and Brown ticket and ratify
it in November.