The New York herald., 1874-11-21
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
Rumored Reorganization Of the
Entire Party.
General Grant, ThurlOw Weed, Governor
Dix and Senator COnkling Said To
Have Been In Council.

The local leaders OF the republican party were
startled out OF their proprety yesterday afternoon
by strange and sudden rumor. Rain pouring
straight down, mud ankle-deep, siusn Ia ever
deepening pools, and a cold. cutting WIND
had little restraining power over these mag
mates. they took no notice OF the discomforts
In the streets but bravtng all difficulties and run.
ming all RISKS OF rain, mud. slush and coid hurried
from place TO place In search OF information.
When the MIND Is burdened the body Is not over
delicate, and the minds OF leading republicans
were very much Durdened yesterday. This
heavlness OF the mental atmosphere deadened the
sensltlveness OF their persons and they rusned
about needless OF surroundings, intent only on
one object. All this disturbance, uneasiness and
commotion was cailea into life by q rumor started
no one knew how, by whom or where. The rumor
said-and it had not changed the quality 0. rs
news throughout the day. rather singular
circumstance for rumor-that an understand.
ing had been arrived at between President
Grant, Tnurow Weed, General DIX and Senator
Conkng. upon which the reorganization OF the
republican party was to be made .'as soon as Mn
lister Washburne arrived in Washington" II added
that General A. thur was to De requested to give
his chair in the Custom House to Mr.. Hustled, and
that Senator Murphy, District Attorney Bliss and
John l. Davenport were 10 be
SACRIFICED TO THE PARTY
veal. Who the fortunate successors OF these gen.
tlemen were, upon whose shoulders the hopes OF
the whole organization were In mture to be an
chored. the rumor did not say; but that only made
It the more interesting; for each group and shade
OF opinion had It's lavorites it wanted to see sue
cesslul. Several messengers were despatched from
q local centre to ascertain If the Governor were
in town, and when these messengers returned to
,x,xxh
that DIX was III Albany perplexlty was
''Politics makes strange bedfellows,n SAID one
political light who made part OF q
body discussing the situation on the
House ut can't be that there is any truth in this
thing.o said another "for such combination as
they speak Of IS next 70 impossible. Governor Dix
the President" ''Weil," broke In another. "Gov.
"You see" sala the drsG speaker. a prom.
w because he
tributes his defeat IN great part to him and the
remainder TO the President. Governor Dix wanted
tion, and the Senator was bdng his tlme or
course the Governor being candidate could say
noting on b the SUBJECT 96e a late ne9s IN the
was desirons or seeing the senator ad-
aress sis - me voters ana a5 poItng the party
tial renOmnation. Mr. Conkng was over cautious.
He wanted TO remain IN the background as long as
init himself until he knew what the President felt
on the subject. General Grants stubDornhess all
through this matter before the last election caused
great uneasinesS as well as
LOSS TO HIS FRIENDS
and republicans everywhere. He was expected
TO speak up to the last moment, and all arrange.
ments were made with view to his giving
strong denial to these third term discussions which
can tell what will happen, but few days ago 1t
certainly did not look likely. 1t seems to me
any steps now, when. as every one knows, Mr..
washburne is on his way home. We need none OF
dertaKe when he arrives in Washington, and un-
less he has requested certain steps to be taken
tas S n work fan not eny ssaa
been been spoken OF before for place here
not General Arthur's chair; at oil events wnai
there may be behina this rumor will only be
SATISFIED General Grant understands the verdict Of
the people as spoken IN the late election
Nothing could more plainly show their feeling
think the President understands that. lie viii
may 90 out OF office 1t is very diicut to say, bu,
there are few leading men IN the republican ranks
nS Would or not be glad e. step and
party In my opinion the change will De a sweep.
ing one and 1t Will come soon."
General Arthur had not neard the news until II
was communicated to hlm by HERALD re.
porter. He put no iath whatever in It's truth,
saying "if anything oil the kind had taken place
/ would have heard Of 1t from headquarters. We
may rest assured these gentlemen named as hay
ing met have not peen together lately. II
upon me in the interest OF the public welfare am
quite ready to comply with his desires. l think
however, you can rely on my assurance there is
no foundation In this intelligence"
Mr.. Weed said he had had no inter-
view with the President lately. General Dix
everything was possible in life and politics, the
state OF affairs depicted by the rumors as having
occurred and being about to take place were most
improbable. ITO be sure, /" said Mr.. Weed, ''every.
thing Is wild; politics are unsettled, and that
alone would give rise to many rumors; but l have
that. as lar as l am personally concerned this in
telgence Is q canard." Last night some OF the
local lights got an tnkllng OF what was going Tor
ward, and general excitement and anxiety were
the result.