New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-12
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what the President doubtless CONSIDERS III
decent aIacr1It, - Their conventions, with lew
executions make haste tto--approve that docu-
ment for what il does not cOnt,H%S tue wi''-
drawal of his name from consideration ana "a:
expression of opinion against secchd re-
election. Two or three Southern State Con
yentions, it is true, have persisted in noml-
mating the President for his own succession
but in every considerable Northern State the
Republicans have seized upon his modified
disclaimer of candidacy as an excuse for de-
claring against his continuance in power after
next year. From this time forward, until the
Republican Convention meets next Spring, we
need expect to hear very little LII favor OF tile
expediency or necessity of his nomination, ex-
cept from an occasional gathering OF the Hes
tiers and Caseys of the South, or from the hall
articulate mutterings which mingle with the
clatter of the culinary utensils handled by the
kitchen organ at Washington. Even the most
devoted of the Presidents adherents feel that
they can now safely waive the question OF his
candidacy. The pOstmasters in Thousand
villages could say the morning after we printed
Gen. Grants White letter, " held some SLACK
"allegiance till now, But now my swords my
Gown" The smaller fry OF third term people
have already begun to scatter their devotion
among their local great men, and they are
doubtless writing by hundreds to Mr. Blaine,
Mr.. Norton and even mourning the expense
of ocean postage to assure Alr. Waslburne that
he is the only man who in their opinion can
heal the wounds of the Commonwealth.
But there is little ring OF Third Term pe0-
ole who never will give mp until the COnstl-
A. II, hofh cta N
way. They still trust that Gen. Grant is
stronger than any other one candidate and
that local iealOusies and prejudces will pre-
vent union Of the Republicans on any one
else They take heart of hope in hearing New
York men say Blaine is a bright fellow but
and then diverge into references to those
mighty powers contracted in pent-up Utica; in
hearing Bristow damned with faint praise in
Wisconsin, and Washburne men mildly but
firmly reminded in Indiana that il is true the
West should always have the President, but
three times running is as much as Illinois can
modestly demand. Unless. during the coming
Winter session, some one Republican shall take
by force of merit and character the undisputed
post of leader IN the party, 1t Is going to De
difficult for national convention to nominate
a strong and available candidate. This is the
foundation of the hope yet entertained by sin
cere Grant men. There comes an hour in
every political convention when strong and
organized movement by men of will and pur-
pose can carry anything. Judd nominated
Lincoln at Chicago by his disposition of the
seats, so that the doubtful delegations should
be caught by the contagious yells of the Rail-
splitter's supporters. The nomination of Sey-
Al. hnn fbn nrnO nrlp
called for the nomination Of Chase was another
wonderful instance of convention stampeded
by resolute movement of few men.
The Republican Convention of next year is not
likely to be so steady and wise as to make
such an accident impossible. If a long wrangle
should take place over the platform and the
organization, and if this should be followed by
protracted series of ballots for a half dozen
candidates, when the patience and the nerves
of the delegates began to give way, the
PSYCHOLOGICAL moment" would come. A man
of good presence, fair size, and strong VOICE
like our own Senator for instance, whose
Gothic beauty seems made for such occasions
could nominate Grant in a neat speech of three
minutes as the only savior of society, and the
convention might do the work required by
hysterical reclamation, before they knew what
was the matter with them. This is the plan
now talked about among the innermOst circle
of the faithful. 1t is not so absurd or i'm
practicable as it might at first appear.
If such a thing should happen it would be a
subject of regret only from one point Of view.
1t would insure the election of q Democrat, and
whether this would prove a national disaster or
not depends largely upon the result of the
Ohio election this year. If Gov Allen should
now be elected on platform of imitation and
incipient reputation, it would be well nigh
impossible to prevent the same detestable
principles from controlling the Democratic
conventions of next year. The fact that an
election can be carried by such means would re-
enforce the rascality latent in all political
organizations, so as to give an easy victory to
the advocates of financial dishonesty. If the
Grant scheme should then succeed dilemma
of the most exasperating sort would be set
before the independent and intelligent voter.
The one side would say to him "You know
"what Grant Administration is; do you
swami it for the rest of your lief" and the
other might respond with equal point, "The
leading issue before the country is honesty
cor Reputation; you know how Grant stands
"On that"
But we will not take all these Nightmares
for granted. Mr.. Allen is not yet elected and
Grant is not renOminated, and if the people of
common honesty and common sense take a
little pains to prevent it, neither disaster will
happen.