New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-30
THE BRYANT MOVEMENT.

Certain parties who support Grant for
the Presidency, either openly or covertly
profess to be dissatisfied with the nominee
of the Cincinnati convention. And in
meddlesome and offcious spirit they are
constantly suggesting other candidates,
whom they declare to be more available.
The object is, of course, to distract and
divide the strength of the party opposed
to Grant, SO that they viii lose the cleo
ton. A few old gentlemen, who are
respectable enough, perhaps, in every
thing but political acumen, recently called
meeting in New York under the pretehse
of considering the free trade question, and
taking some action upon the Presidential
question. A very small handful of men
responded to the call, and little seance
was held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel The
whole affair did not rise to the dignity of
an ordinary ward meeting. Mr. Groes-
beck, who was not present, and takes no
interest in the movement, was nominated
for President, and the meeting adjourned.
An effort has been made in another quar-
ter to galvanize a little life into the long
defunct name of Jerry Black, Of Pennsyl-
vania. He has also been nominated. NJ.
G. Kerr, Of Indiana, received like COM
pliment from country paper in Louisi-
ana. Some indiscreet friends of Judge
Davis have endeavored to feel the public
pulse in regard to their candidate, but
the response was anything but fattering,
and the doctors put up their watches and
shook their heads.
The latest nomination Of the kind is
that of William @. Bryant, of the EUe7aing
Post. He was one of those who figured
in the free trade meeting in New York, at
which Groesbeck was nominated, and prob
ably has not heard yet of the honorable
mention his name hasreceived. But there is
more significance attached to this last
named piece of strategy than to any Of the
others. It is believed that the idea orig
mated with General Butler, who is known
to be the chief manager of the campaign
in the Grant interest. The General is an
old time Democrat, and holds to all his
free trade notions, though he never
thought proper to trouble Congress with
them while representing Massachusetts,
district. What more natural than for him
to suggest the name of one Of his old po-
Iitical associates for the purpose Of
alternating the out-and-out free traders
from the support Of Greeley? The object
being to weaken the latter SO that he may
bring in Grant with flying eolors. An
other reason that is urged for the belief
that Butler is at the bottom of the Bryant
movement is the ready support given to it
by one of the New Orleans journals, which
is popularity supposed to be controlled to
a great extent by the influence Of the dis
tinguished representative from Massachu-
sets. Evidently the whole thing is a
dodge resorted to in the Grant interest,
and Just the thing to be taken up by
paper that is really running in that rut,
while pretending to be dissatisfied with
its position. William Cullen Bryant has
no chance at all of being elected, and none
know this better than those who are call
ing upon him, to try for it. The result
will be too insignificant to attract atten-
ton, and viii not probably spread beyond
New Orleans, where it will be forgotten
before the election.