The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-11
Sumner on the Right Track
with Civil Rights.
PoIitica! I1uckSters and the
Presidency.
MORTON'S FIDELITY TO GRANT.
FLORIDA BEING FORTIFIED.
The Mexican Claims Conn
mission.


WASHINGTON, May 10, 1872.
Presidential Tuft Hunters al Work i'm
Neutrality-suspicious. or Winding Coa-
1itions All Round.
Nearly every politician who aspres to acknowl-
cdgement u leader in his party, IL in reality
the leader OF a oss-roads clique at home, IL in
Washington Just now. The political atmosphere
here is bracng to snch men, and they grow fat upon
It, Their opinions sought and their advice
asked in such an impressive way that no wonder
they go home expecting, when their Presidential
candidate is elected they will receive Cabinet APP
pontmens. SO il happens that many stories get
out regarding schemes for the withdrawal OF Grant,
&C., all OF which originate in the minds of these
rural gentlemen and are cautiously leaked out by
them into the open ears OF eager correspondents.
At the same time some serious propositions are
submitted for the consideration OF the leaders OF all
parties the success Of which depends the preser
walton Of the utmost secrcsy, and 1t invariably fol
lows that when an mixing OF the truth regarding
them finds its way into print some ofcious friend
rushcs forward with u contradiction. The latest
matter OF this kind is proposition from the
Republican State Central Committee of seve-
raj Northwestern States that the differences
in the republican party shall be healed by the with
drawa Of both Greeley and Grant from the impend-
ing contest Tney have no direct authority to
speak for Mr.. Greeley, far can be ascertaincd,
except what they infer from his printed promises
not to do anything which viii secure the election
OF democrat, and certainly have no authority to
speak for Grant Nevertheless they have been
busy, either in person through their agents, for
several days. talking the matter up until now it has
become a subject of public gossip.
Senator Fenton approached regarding this
matter do-day, and agreed to use his most honest
endeavors to secure It's SUCCESS provided it
necessary after the Philadelphia Convention. The
person who approached him authorized to
speak for the Chairman OF the Republican State
Central Committee OF Illinois, Senator Wilson de-
nounces the scheme as fraud, and says
the whole story Is without foundation. In
fact, all the friends Of the administration
eagerly assert that no such plan has been proposed
by anybody. 1t is, nevertheless, positively true
that certain parties who would not like to be
publicly known as traitors to Grant are now en-
gagged in tampering with Mr. Greeley's supporters,
for the purpose OF making new deal all round, and
uniting the party on a man not yet agreed upon
4 or course the immediate friends Of the numerous
aspirants for the nomination are secretly in favor
Of the movement. but their public utterances give
a contrary indication.
Senator Morton and President Grant.
plains ITSELF
CINCINNATI May TO- 1872,
Is there any foundation for the report about vol
| tcegIaphed last night RICHARD SMITH.
WASHINGTON, May TO- 1872.
| To RICHARD SMITH, CINCINNATI
Do not know what the report is. IT IL Is anything
extraordinary dreadful 1t Is false whatever IL is
O. p. MORTON.
! CINCINNATI, May 10, 1872.
To Hon. o. p NORTON
i That you favor change OF 'front.' and are yourself a
candidate. RICHARD SMITH.
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1872.
| To RICHARD SMITH, CINCINNATI
| shall not be a candidate for the Presidency I'M
der any circumstances. am not for changing
'front.' am , for General en- all Grant IT. eno nrst
| mated in Philadelphia and reelected in
| November, and that no combination can be made
by which he viii be defeated. Any attempt by any
body to use my name in q scheme for his defeat
utterly condemn and reprobate. have been for
his reelection ever since his administration had a
fair trial, and my faith in his success cannot be
shaken by any arrangement that can be made be-
tween the managers Of the Cincinnati Convention
and the democratic party. y. I. MORTON.
Civil Rights Again-The Goat Island
Job-Louisiana Election Day and the
Enforcement Law i'm the senate.
The irrepressible Sumner, with his equally ire.
pressble Civil Rights BILL came to the surface
again in the Senate to-day, and as usual consider
able time was occupied in getting the Senator back
into his seat. He presented it as an original or
rather proposition, and proposed that 1t should
be placed on the calendar without reference to a
committee, to which proposition objection was
made, and the bill went Mr. Sumner proposes
to bring IL to the attention OF the Senate at every
opportunity until he succeeds in forcing some action
on it,
Messrs Cole against the bill, and stewart in sup
port Of 1t, make the early hours of each days ses-
sion in the Senate quite lively by their efforts re-
/ r1 no TO-un n tpIp n
despatch protest from the citizens OF san Francisco
against it's passage was received, embracing the
statement that pending It's consideration in the
House the protestants had been unable to get a
hearing. Mr.. Cole supplemented this stroke of the
opposition with resolution calling upon the Secre
tary OF War for information relative to the expedi
ency OF reservng the island for military purposes
and also relating TO the effect, If any, upon the
harbor of San Francisco by approaching
the island from the mainland with railroad
structures Mr. Stewart asserted that all the OIL
cial information called for was already in the pos
session of the Senate but offered to let the resolu-
tion pass without his objection If the enemies of
the bill would allow it to be referred to the Pacific
Railroad Committee The efrontery OF this bar
gain brought Mr.. Casserly TO his feet, and pending
further discussion the bill went over.
The efforts OF Senator Kellogg, supported by Gov
ernor Morton, to secure action on the Louisiana
Election bill only equailed in pertinacty by Mr.
Summers constant urging of his civil rights hobby
Kellogg manages, with shrcwd parliamentary
diplomacy, to get it up every day, and discussion
follows, the brunt OF which is sustained by Morton
Its consideration to-day shows plainly enough that
on final action it will receive the support OF the reg
ular republican members and be opposed by Trum
bull and the democrats.
The supplementary Enforcement bill, providing
for the appointment, by United states judges, OF
election supervisors in the rural districts, as well
as In cities, so authorized by existing law, was
reached by the Senate to-day, in accordance with
the caucus programme OF business II was dis.
cussed until the hour Of adjournment, and proba-
bly, will occupy all of to.morrow's session after the
morning hour.
Pig Iron on the Rampage I'm tho House
The Fun OF the Thing.
To-day pig iron had neld-day In tha House.
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