The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-02

n Bingham and the more violent impcachers, said
good things OF James = Wilson because OF MS BACK
II wardness in the great asslze. Wilson, therefore,
n came out OF the trial az little scathcd as any OF its
n managers. He expected to be put upon GRANTS
y Cabinet list, and report says that he offered the
q Secretaryshp OF state, in place Of Washburne, and
4; refused II because Washburne made so many APP
Il po ntments before Wilson's turn came about. Sec
X rotary Fish and his friends, however, have denied
that anybody ever received announcement for this
office except Fish himself who was put down for It
some time before the Inauguration. 1t has also
n been said that Wilson could have received the
q Attorney Generalshp or the Postmaster General
,S ship. Whatever the acts he took nothing and
retired to Iowa. to pursue certain railroad enter
prises which had received his support while in Con-
rress His friends and himself have since regretted
"a his retirement from national life, and J. b. Grinne
OF Iowa. who was delegate at Cincinnati, started
& as long ago as last December, movement to put
wilson on the ticket with Grant in 1872, or II pos
sible, to make him the candidate even Tor the Pres
dency In the prosecution or this plan Grnnel made
~ an extensive tour from Iowa through the Western
States and New York to New England and returned
r by way OF Washington to the Ohio Valley. Grinne
4 said at Cincinnati that he saw no possibility OF
y nominating Wilson at Philadelphia and therefore
n swung In with the Cincinnati movement. Some or
Wilson'S acquaintances say that this action OF Grim
b nell and his friends has further melted the Pres
q dent against him. He has no great following in
the East and unless he should have very great sup
n port in the South and the whole West it is not
a likely that he be nominated here. John Logan
"A william $. Hyer, Senator Spencer and Others are
y his crones He Is not as good a stumper as Henry
u Wilson, but is better versed IN the law than Coax
u and he can make fair speech to collection OF
II sober-minded people. He Is not man OF large
means, and indeed all three OF the persons named
for the Vice Presidency rank very low in worldly
estate.
n coLFAX's CHANCES
The Indications that COliax still holds the pole
u to go the ticket for he has the moral support or
n his organization, and although he Is not as popular
gas before his marriage, when he was in the market
Z and when he presided over the House he has sti
kept up his correspondence with people in all parts
a OF the country and number of the States have
n already decided for him. Some think that any
change in the ticket at this time would prejudice it,
and that Coliax's friends in the odd Fellows lodges,
temperance societies and various secret orders in
n which he stands in high fellowship would feel his
n reputation as slight Maine, Indiana, Delaware.
Y Maryland Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode
4 Island and Vermont-all small states, with one ex-
%ception-have instructed their delegates to vote for
Colfax. Cofax has never had the earnest support
q OF Oliver p Morton in Indiana 1t is not known
that any very prominent politicians viii go to Phta-
delpha to take charge OF his fortunes. Defrees, who
was mainly instrumental in securing his n nom.
q and Henry Wilson, at Chicago, four years ago,
J has gone over to the Greeeyites. >, Since
appendices frequently in newspapers and on the
II rostrum and has entertained such propositions of
i tive business enterprises for the benefit of his fam
n lily that a number of his supporters have been
a thrown of their guard and had made other prom
Y ises. The feeling of attachment between Grant and
VI Colfax may be described as good to middling Be-
tween the men there is no real affinity; they go to
III the same church and neighbors, and CollaX has
y asked for no Offices to speak OF at Grants hands,
y although half dozen OF his connections, such as
! HOLSTER, Collector Of Internal Revenue in Utah,
and three officials in Colorado, hold good executive
= positions. The immediate adherents OF the Presl
q dent look upon Collax with favor. but without en-
Il thusiasm.' He Is, however, an adroit, energetic
Mpolitcian, with prudence, continuity, and a blame
n less official record His name has never been as
@socated with lobbery of any description, ana as
presiding officer at both ends of the Capitol he has
n been admirable. Even Henry Wilson's friends
concede that he could hardly manage t the
n fax. II is not little singular that many
II of the Old Wade school of OHIO and Western
Il politicians are vehement opponents OF Cofax's re-
Mlumbia, formerly Of Cleveland. who was the right
n hand man of Wade, prefers Wilson to ColfaX this
q year. Wade himself has little To say, for he is now
y a sort of halfuncle or Mr.. ColaX Col,aX has the
u benefit OF very extensive Acquaintance with an
u less extensively, but has been longer in public life,
y and has the good will Of almost everybody.
THACHANCEs or HENRY WILSON.
{ The points in Wilson'S favor his poverty,
his genaity and his long service in the party which
= has been recognized by nobody except his con-
= stituents OF Massachusetts. He is not man who
d seeks onices or turns men out Of them: the civil
81 service would have few better exemplidcatons
"a than himself Although temperate, thrifty and
81 democratic man, he is one of the very poorest men
~ in public life. There is story current IN Washing
q ton city that he never has above 81 900 in bank,
n and can induced at almost any time to
x give away $40 Of this to any drummer
~ for charitable society. He is handsome man
IA large, portly, with good coors, with good neigh
VI borly address and with no mean literary acquire
y ments He can make as plausible cordial and per-
Speaker Pennington, OF New Jersey. He is the most
VI popular man among the masses or New England
nuence upon the morals and the affections of the
republican party and although differing on the per-
: availability with Mr.. Sumner yet these two Sena-
tors have never fallen out for 1t is next to impossi-
Z bic to quarrel with Henry Wilson. Only one man
has ever successfully accomplished that and that
man Is Jerry Black 1t will be urged in Wilson'S fa
4 vor that his nomination will conciate good deal
OF that feeling in Massachusetts and New England
n which has shown some sympathy with Mr.. Summers
y deposition from his commttee. His nomination
will put on the stump a personal representative of
ctn thn nnfv ira
effect. 1t will also be said that no man In the
party has profted SO little by It as Henry
: Wilson, and that he was beaten for the place he
4 had fairly earned, of second on the republican
ticket, rather by surprise and by combinations
than by fair play Mr.. Wilson told me, at Wash
ington that he hardly thought he could afford to go
q to Philadelphia in view OF his prominence as a can
N didate. He makes no secret that he wants the
! position and ought to have it. Among his friends
: party-ke Jerome b. Chatfee, the Delegate from
Colorado, and very wealthy banker at Denver
n The newspapers OF the United states In the
y republican party which stood solidly for
Mr.: Coiax four years ago, are now nearly all for
= good showing for the ..Natick cobbern 1t win be
said that Mr.. Coax has already resigned three or
q four times, and, therefore, there can be no dis
courtesy in dropping him from the ticket Indeed,
some of the delegates here intimate that Mr.. Col
u fax will add fourth and final resignation by de-
= Ginning to stand at all at Philadelphia, and vir-
tuay yield up his chances to Wilson. The best ar
gument that ColfaN will get the nomination is that
he has not already declined; for that shrewd young
phia unless he had q tolerable certainty
In his own mind that he could run through;
: and with many men Collax's opinion as to
political chances has great weight. The
workingmen all over the country recognize Wilson
as one of their number; the temperance people
hold him to be as good an ally as Mr.. Collax. He
has been even more avOwed than Colfax on the
= temperance issue, and would, therefore, perhaps
ose more strength in Illinois, where Governor
Oglesby has put "beer" plank in his platform, and
expects to carry the State with the German vote.
It has got to be a dangerous thing nowadays for q
- p,,h liz man tn
to Carl SchurZ at Cincinnati, that If he would have
Greeley elected he would have to get that phoso-
pher to 90 out before witnesses and drink glass OF
beer, when the German populace would Mt once cry
4 "Yah'' and forget their disappointment Beer Is
now the question OF the day. II man wants to be
! elected to small office he must be total absti
hence man, particularly In New England; If he
wants big ONCE his temperance is an obstruction;
! for there Is tho German vote at once to be con-
sidered.
j The weather here is cool and refreshing, the city
healthy and the market full of sot-she crabs. BY
tomorrow we shall have many arrivals.
Arrangements for the Accommodation Of