Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-15
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
President Grant and the Democracy
Hon. Montgomery Blair on the
TbizG-FoFm Letter.
His Views on the Coming Democratic
NOminn1iOn for Presfdeut-Gar.
rett the Man.

| Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
WASHINGTON, June THE publics-
ton of the Presidents third-term letter
has been followed by publications in
New York and elsewhere, asserting on
the alleged authority of Hon. Mont
| gomery Blair, that General Grant had
| almost daily visited Mr.. Blair's house in
! lS67-6S to cOnsummate negotiations
looking to bringing him out as the Dem .
| ocratic nominee for the Presidency in
1868. These statements were brought
to the attention Of the President to-day,
He pronounced them entirely untrue,
and said that he had never entered into
any negotiations with Mr.. Blair with
any such object in view, and had never
entertained any such idea. Mr.. Blsir's
attention was subsequently called to the
matter, and he said the publications al.
luded TO were made without any au-
thority from him. He remarked, how
ever, that when in the summer of 1867.
he brought forward General GRANTS
name as a suitable person to be nomin-
ated for the Presidency by the Demo-
cratic party, he felt thoroughly satisfied
that it met General Grants approval.
MI Blair says that the late General
RawlIns, who, as is well known, was
the bosom friend Of General Grant,
was at this time thoroughly in favor OF
General Grant receiving the Democratic
nomination. General Grant was not at
this time in sympathy with the Repub-
ican party or with its leaders. He had
an intense dislike to Mr.. Stanton, and
had before this time told President
Johnson that if Stanton was to remain
IN the cabinet be did not want to stay in
Washington, but would like to remove
the army headquarters. Mr.. Blair saws
he was very much Surprised when, after
all this, General Grant did conclude the
bargain by which he became the nOmi-
nee OF the Republican party. In regard
to the third-term, letter, Mr.. Blair says
that 1t does not alter the situation one
particle; that OF course General Grant
does not want a third term if he cannot
get it, but, if the chance is presented to
him, he will clutch it with alacrity, He
looks upon Grant as by odds the strong
est man in the Republican parry, and
his strength will be much greater il, as
is almost certain, the Republican party
is defeated ia the election this fall. Then,
when the Republican convention comes |
together, quarreling will ensue between
the friends Of Blaine, Morton, BristoW |
and other aspirants, and the end of it |
will be that the convention will settle |
down upon Grant as the most available |
man. Grant" said Mr.. Blair, "is a |
very able man in his way. He is not a |
Statesman, and is destitute Of culture; |
but his ability is undoubted have Of |
ten talked to Sumner about him, and |
tried to impress this upon him. But |
sumner never thought anything of |
Grant, even long before his quarrel with
him." MIR. Blair says that the Presi-
lent has an extraordinary capacity fer
discovering the meaner side of mems
natures, and, by taking advantage of
his, he attaches them to his fortunes,
IN the event Of the Democracy nCmi-
hating Bourbon for the Presidency,
which is not probable, there need be
very little doubt, says Mr.. Blair, that
General Grant, who is almost certain to
De the nominee of the Republicans, will
De President for third term. But Mr..
Blair says that he is more convinced
han ever that John w. Garrett will be
he Democratic nominee for the Presi-
lency. The paramount issue will be
monopoly and anti-mOnOpOly, of which
after John w. Garrett is the central
lgure. Mr.. Garrett, he says, comes up
s a fresh man, entirely unfettered by
ny OF the issues Of the past. The off
ers Of his road are not paid high sala-
les to run around the country looking
fter politics, but are required to attend
D their legitimate duties. This has
cen observed by the people of the coun-
~, who are thoroughly conversant with
ne position of Mr.. Garrett. The west,
lr. Blair says, will be for the nomina-
on Of Mr.. Garrett, and, in fact, the de-
land for the nomination will be taken