New-York tribune., 1872-04-01
THE REFORM CAMPAIGN.
THE NEW-YORK MANIFESTO.


| GENERAL SENTIMENT AT THE CAPITAL-THE
FRIENDS OF REFORM sANGUINE-vIEws OF
TIE ADVERSE FACTION-sUCCEss OF THE
CINCINNATI MOVEMENT CONCEDED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEI
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Thc letter to Col
Grosvenor. Chairman OF tho Missouri Liberal Republican
Committee, signed by 20 prominent Ncw-York Repub-
caus, and published here yesterday has been tho sub
iect OF general interest aud discussion than any
similar action tho part OF State politicians
soned before. Additional importance has been attached
10 tho call In this city om the fact that IL IL signed by
men who widely known and respected as leaders
the Republican party and who have substantial char
acter among the politicians Of the county. AS might be
expected the call is looked at from different points OF
Wow. Those who according Senator Conkling, "are
cnSing to tho skirts OF power" look ut 1t from
point; those who only half Grant men,
who prefer that he should be thrown
| overheard. at Philadelphia, and somo Republican
with moro than four years OF record behind him, be
nominated in his stead, regard 1t from different atti.
tudes So also do those who absolutely and unyed
ingly opposed TO tho nomination OF Cen Grant. The
Democrats hold altogether different attitude from any
OF tho other political divisions. The Admin
istration followers. both In the Senate, the
House. and the Departments, affect TO regard the
call with Indifference. They say the outbreak In
politics has always occurred prcy to the reelection
OF President. They admit that tho names upon the
call OF kind to follow tangent, but that they
have allowed themselves TO be controlled by their per-
eOnal feelings rather than by true and loyal regard for
the party. They claim that those who sign the
call do not represent tho people OF the State, who
undoubtedly for Grant; and that. finally. tho cal
only unfortunate for those who It, Sons OF the
Administration supporters again. regard the movement
with great fear and apprehension, and say that the
thing ought to be stopped One Administration Con
gresham, In referring to the case aud the dis
tinguished names appended to 1t, said 1t
would all over and that Messrs Selden, Greeley
Waldo Hutclins. JUDGE Fthian 81 iSismund Kaufman,
and tho rest would be supporting Grant with tho
utmost strength. lie cited the fact that, in 1884, Ben
wade and Henry Winter Davis came out IN pronuncia-
mc1tO AGAINST Lincoln but that willie it created little
furry for day or two, IL was soon forgotten,
SO far o can be ascerancd the President has expressed
no opinion on the subject. Those Republicans who
sOnay prefer almost any Republican to Grant and who
known to he rather favorable than otherwise to the
Cincinnati Convertion speak of the call or the Now
Workers very significant and very threaten
Ing and that, whatever the Administration supporters
Iaay say, they in reality much alarmed at tho
strength which the Cincinnati movement is obta'ning,
that they watching with more interest than IL
appar every movement made. These gentlemen, who
may be said to be the connecting link between the Inde
pendent E-publcans and the Administration mon, are
very active in their inquiries 20 whether nominations
will he made at Cincinnati, and what the result o.
the Convention viii be- They would prefer Gs the
best basis Of settlement that Grant should be beaten
az Philadelphia, but this is regarded almost mpos
sibc they content wait and watch for the mani
festations at Cincinnati Thcy say however, that
there cannot be two opinions OF the result OF the
election tho opposition to Grant be united on
strong Republican candidates for President and Vice
President
AS for tho Independent republicans, who openly de-
clare their opposition 10 tie present Administration
they receive the SewYoTk address with great satisac
ton and encouragemcnt, ard they declare With much
earnestncss that this is but tho beginning OF
"A movement which viii, IN the next month
sweep over the country ike a whiriwnd. carrying
with It such strength and courage that IL will
bring ont from the Administration camp al those who
are in reality opposed TO the longer ccunlaon OF the
system OF prescription, dist rganZaton and corruption
which have characterized Gen Grants administration
The ant Grant men say that this movement should not
be compared to the which have preceded
the denomination reelection OF Lincoln, when the
count. ~ was engaged in war; when organized, con-
certed movement was made audwhcn thc.whoc country
was satisfied that IL would be improper 10 MAKE n
change bnt that, the other hand the present posi-
ton ia one i'm which the President himself has divided
the marty in the South in NcwYOrk in Massacsetis,n In
and many the West and that he Is
the rst choice OF but small fragment Of tie voters or
the country The Democrats have but little to say. but
those who have expressed any opinion give 1t as their
belief that ths call does TO make the Cincinnati
Convention success than anything that has thus far