The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-26

wise, indeed II It did not take advantage OF every
thing possible to make its platform sound and
strong even though to do SO IL would be forced to
take plank or two out OF the platform Of its
rivals"
umph OF the candidates OF the Cincinnati Conyen-
ton ~
''That is question which may be answered in
various ways. You see the Cincinnati Convention
IL an experiment, and the history Of past expert
ments OF the Kind shows that success does not FOL
low them. You, doubtless, remember the Cieve-
land Convention and how the candidates Witndrew
before the election took place. Then the Phila-
delphia~ Convention was another example. 1t Is
very hard to get the people to believe In these ex-
periments.. The Cincinnati Convention may be an
Have you any idea, Judge, that the liberal
republicans can, OF themselves poll enough votes
to defeat Grant, supposing the democrats run
separate ticket Of their own 2n
TAKE GRANT BEFORE DEMOCRAT.
"As to that think the case is very clear one.
Every good republican will prefer Grant to demo-
crat, and the only chance the democrats would
have OF electing their own ticket would lie In the
power OF the liberals to poll strong republican
vote for their candidate. This they cannot do II
the , democrats run ticket Of their own.'
"Why do you think sOY"
Because, as said before, a good republican will
prefer Grant to a democrat Now, my opinion
Is that the only hope the candidates
ton rests with the support Of the democrats. II
they can poll a large republican vote and be sup
OF it, but II the democrats do not support them l
do not think they will have ghost of chance"
THE LIBERALS" NOWHERE WITHOUT THE DEMOC-
RACY.
"Then the success Of the candidates of the Gin
cinnati convention In the long run win depend
upon the democrats ?"
'Precsey. The democrats have the whole thing
in their own hands. The Indications are as far as
have been able to learn, that the democrats will
not nominate any ticket II the action of the Gin
cinnau Convention Is satisfactory; but what their
ideas OF that "satisfactory' are Is question which
don't think anybody can answer just mt present.
The liberal republicans are well aware of this and
VIII, no doubt endeav0r to shape their action az
to draw the democrats to their support. To do
this, and at the same time make platform that
good republicans can stand upon, is no small task,
and 1t will doubtless exercise the ingenuity Of the
trainers OF the resolutions to a considerable eX-
tent"
''rhen you believe that alone by themselves the
liberal republicans are powerless to defeat Grant ~
II believe SO, for this reason IF the democrats
run a ticket OF their own every good republican
preferring Grant to democrat, and seeing that by
clinglng to the fortunes Of the liberal candidates
they indirectly help to elect democrat will go
over to the other side and
SUPPORT THE REGULAR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
'This is my candid opinion, and IL the democrats
run Il separate ticket the result, venture to say,
will bear me out In what l have said. Indeed, l
Will go further, and say that If the democrats run
candidate of their the liberal republican party
will go to pieces and the rank and file go over to
Grant, 80 as to prevent beyond doubt the election
of a Democrat
This ended the interview, and, thanking Mr.. Ire
main for his courtesy, your correspondent with
drew.